June 11

Track	Year	Event	Artist	Song	Album
1	1184 BC	Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes.	Helen of Troy	Glory Everlasting	Helen of Troy / Racebannon Split
2	173	Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle of the rain".	Peanut	Thank Goodness for the Rain	One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found Disc 4
3	1837	The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish.	Boris	Riot Sugar	Heavy Rocks
4	1892	The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.	Aesop Rock	Limelighters (ft. Camp Lo)	Bazooka Tooth
5	1919	Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the Triple Crown.	Count Me Out	Stakes is High	Permanent
6	1920	During the U.S. Republican National Convention in Chicago, U.S. Republican Party leaders gathered in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to come to a consensus on their candidate for the U.S. presidential election, leading the Associated Press to first coin the political phrase "smoke-filled room".	Ben Folds Five	Smoke	Whatever and Ever Amen
7	1962	Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.	DYS	Escape	Fire & Ice
8	1963	Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.	Stars	Set Yourself on Fire	Set Yourself on Fire

(Historical facts about June 11 are from Wikipedia.)