On this day: July 11

Published On: Jul 09 2012 11:33:52 AM EDT   Updated On: Jul 11 2012 02:00:00 AM EDT
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A vice president duels for honor, the Marine Corps is re-established, a folk singer debuts, a space station plummets to Earth and Martin Luther King earns a posthumous honor, all on this day.