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June 11

3 sourced moments from June 11 in history: The Le Mans disaster killed more than 80 spectators (1955); Three men escaped Alcatraz with dummy heads - and vanished (1962); and John Wayne, the face of the Hollywood Western, died at 72 (1979).

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3 things happened on June 11

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1979 Culture & Arts · Film & TV

John Wayne, the face of the Hollywood Western, died at 72

After half a century and well over 150 films, the actor known as the Duke lost a long fight with cancer.

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1962 Society & Economy · Crime

Three men escaped Alcatraz with dummy heads - and vanished

In 1962 a guard's flashlight fell on three sleeping inmates. They were papier-mache heads, and the men were already gone.

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1955 Sports · Motorsport

The Le Mans disaster killed more than 80 spectators

A single split-second collision turned a celebrated endurance race into the deadliest accident motorsport has ever known.

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