The Korea Times

THURSDAY, June 11, 2026

1184 B.C.-Troy is sacked and burned during the Trojan War, according to calculations by Eratosthenes 631-Emperor Taizong of Tang sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk for the release of Chinese prisoners captured on the northern frontier during the transition from the Sui to Tang dynasty and succeeds in freeing 80,000 1776-Continental Congress appoints a committee to draft the Declaration of Independence, with Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston as members 1963-U.S. President John F. Kennedy says segregation is morally wrong and that it is "time to act" 1987-Margaret Thatcher is the first British Prime Minister in 160 years to win a third consecutive term 2009-The World Health Organization declares H1N1 swine flu to be a global pandemic, the first such incident in over forty years 2014-Islamic State of Iraq forces seize control of government offices and other important buildings in the northern city of Mosul

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