Video: 'Native American Occupation of Alcatraz Captured in Rare Footage | KQED Arts'

(Friday, June 11, 1971, afternoon PDT; during the Occupation of Alcatraz) — A government force of 35 marshals recaptured Alcatraz Island without resistance today, removing 15 Native American holdouts remaining from an occupation that begun 19 months ago on Nov. 20, 1969. Continue reading Native Americans expelled from Alcatraz Island, ending 19-month occupation 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 11 1971) →

Video: 'Documentaries The execution of Timothy McVeigh'

(Monday, June 11, 2001, 7:14 a.m. CDT) — With the sting of a needle in his right leg, Timothy McVeigh was sedated, injected with poison and executed today by the government he so despised, a quiet end for the man who sent 168 people to their deaths in screams, flames and crushing concrete. Continue reading Timothy McVeigh executed by lethal injection for killing 168 people in Oklahoma City bombing 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 11 2001) →