Historical Events for 11th June 2026

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1231 - Harderwijk (Netherlands) becomes a city
1905 - Pennsylvania Railroad debuts the fastest train in the world, capable of traveling from NY to Chicago in 18 hours
1921 - Brazil adopts women's suffrage
1938 - French Championships Men's Tennis: American Don Budge beats Roderich Menzel of Czechoslovakia 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 for the 2nd leg of his Grand Slam
1951 - NY Times reports the NYC subway will auction off unclaimed items left behind on the trains
1988 - 120th Belmont Stakes: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard Risen Star wins in 2:26.6
1992 - US Olympic baseball team plays 1st exhibition game, beat Venezuela 20-0
2006 - French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal of Spain wins his 2nd straight French title; beats Roger Federer 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6

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