December 11th, 1936:

Britain's King Edward VIII becomes the first and only monarch to voluntarily give up his country's throne.

Edward abdicates in order to marry an American divorcee, Wallis Warfield Simpson, and he takes the title, the Duke of Windsor...

Edward's brother becomes King George VI.

George's daughter becomes Queen Elizabeth II more than 15 years later....

1941:

World War II widens even further as Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy declare war on the United States.

America in turn declares war on Japan's Axis partners, just days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

1946:

Birth of UNICEF, the UN agency devoted to helping the world's children, especially in developing countries.

And, 1980:

Magnum PI, starring Tom Selleck as a private eye in Hawaii, premieres on TV on CBS.

Today in History, December 11th,________,The Associated Press.