Event:
Postmaster General bans D H Lawrence's book, Lady Chatterley's Lover (overruled by U.S. Court of Appeals in Mar 1960)
More Notable Events on June 11:
1986 Amnesty International megaconcert
1975 1st oil pumped from North Sea oilfield
1964 Manfred Mann record Do Wah Diddy Diddy
1859 Comstock silver load discovered near Virginia City, Nevada
1770 Captain James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia
