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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 11 > Captain Cook discovers - by running into it - the Great Barrier Reef in 1770

Captain Cook discovers - by running into it - the Great Barrier Reef in 1770

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
June 11, 2008

Today is Wednesday, June 11, the 163rd day of 2008. There are 203 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlights in History

On June 11, 1776, the Continental Congress formed a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence calling for freedom from Britain.

On this date

In 1509,....

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