On this day
June 11
Only day-precision events appear here — fuzzy dates never fake an anniversary.
1962
Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers escape Alcatraz using papier-mâché dummy heads, improvised tools, and a raft made from raincoat linings
The June 1962 Alcatraz Escape2001
Timothy McVeigh executed at ADX Florence
Terry Nichols — Sentenced for Oklahoma City Bombing Conspiracy2001
Timothy McVeigh executed by lethal injection at the U.S. Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute
Timothy McVeigh convicted for the Oklahoma City bombing, June 2, 1997