Thursday,  June 11th, 2020

The United States surpasses two million cases of COVID-19, the first country in the world to do so. (CNN)

Several people, including George Floyd’s brother, testify about police brutality and systemic racism before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee in support of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020. (NPR)

A gunman opens fire at a police station in Paso Robles, California, injuring a deputy with the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office. He then flees and kills a transient, leading to a manhunt. (San Francisco Chronicle)

NASCAR announces that the display of the Confederate flag will be prohibited from all of its events and properties. (ESPN)

A&E cancels Live PD after police brutality protests. (EW)

The End

1837 – The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish.

1895 – Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the “first motor race”, takes place.

1938 – Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.

1955 – Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports.

1963 – Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.

2008 – The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit.