Wikislippy:Selected anniversaries/June 11

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  • June 11:
  • 1509 - England's King Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon.
  • 1942 – World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.
  • 1987 - Margaret Thatcher became the first British prime minister in 160 years to win a third consecutive term in office.
  • 1998 – Compaq Computer pays $9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.
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