|
|---|
| Birthday July 11, 1754 Thomas Bowdler, famous prude, bowdlerized Shakespeare. |
| Birthday July 11, 1767 John Quincy Adams is born |
| Birthday July 11, 1767 John Quincy Adams, 6th Pres (D) (1825-1829) in Braintree, Mass |
| Birthday July 11, 1838 John Wanamaker, merchant |
| Birthday July 11, 1899 E.B. White, writer (Charlotte's Web, The Elements of Style). |
| Birthday July 11, 1899 Yasonari Kawabata, Japanese novelist (Thousand Cranes) (Nobel 1968). |
| Birthday July 11, 1899 Charlotte's Web author E.B. White born |
| Birthday July 11, 1920 Yul Brynner, Actor (The King and I, The Ten Commandments). |
| Birthday July 11, 1931 Tab Hunter, Actor. |
| Birthday July 11, 1951 Bonnie Pointer, Singer |
| Birthday July 11, 1953 Leon Spinks, world heavyweight boxing champ (1978). |
| History July 11, 1533 Pope Clement VII excommunicated England's King Henry VIII |
| History July 11, 1656 First Quaker colonists land at Boston |
| History July 11, 1782 British evacuate Savannah, Georgia |
| History July 11, 1798 US Marine Corps was created by an act of Congress |
| History July 11, 1804 VP Aaron Burr kills Alex Hamilton in a pistol duel near Weehawken |
| History July 11, 1861 Union notches a victory at the Battle of Rich Mountain |
| History July 11, 1864 Confederate forces led by Gen J Early begin invasion of Wash D.C. |
| History July 11, 1869 Tall Bull dies |
| History July 11, 1909 Simon Newcomb celestial mechanics authority dies. |
| History July 11, 1914 Babe Ruth makes MLB debut |
| History July 11, 1916 President Woodrow Wilson signs Federal Aid Road Act |
| History July 11, 1918 German command makes final plans for renewed offensive on the Western Front |
| History July 11, 1921 Mongolia gains independence from China (National Day). |
| History July 11, 1922 Hollywood Bowl opens |
| History July 11, 1934 Pres FDR became 1st pres to travel through Panama Canal |
| History July 11, 1936 Triborough Bridge linking Manhattan Bronx & Queens opened |
| History July 11, 1939 Yanks host 7th All Star Game McCarthy starts 6 Yanks AL wins 3-1 |
| History July 11, 1944 Hitler is paid a visit by his would-be assassin |
| History July 11, 1945 Soviets agree to hand over power in West Berlin |
| History July 11, 1955 New USAF Academy dedicated at Lowry AFB in Colo |
| History July 11, 1960 The Hollwood Argyles' Alley Oop leads a novelty-song outbreak |
| History July 11, 1962 1st transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I) |
| History July 11, 1962 Cosmonaut Micolaev set longevity space flight record-4 days |
| History July 11, 1966 Public opinion approves bombing of North Vietnam |
| History July 11, 1967 Senators debate U.S. policy in Vietnam |
| History July 11, 1969 Thieu challenges NLF to participate in free elections |
| History July 11, 1974 House Judiciary Committee releases evidence on Watergate inquiry |
| History July 11, 1974 World Football League plays 1st games. |
| History July 11, 1977 Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. |
| History July 11, 1978 Gas fire incinerates crowded campsite |
| History July 11, 1979 Skylab crashes to Earth |
| History July 11, 1979 US Skylab enters atmosphere over Australia & disintegrates. |
| History July 11, 1980 American hostage Richard I. Queen freed by Iran |
| History July 11, 1982 Italain soccer team wins 1st World Cup in 44 years |
| History July 11, 1985 Astros' Nolan Ryan 1st to strike out 4000 (Mets' Danny Heep) |
| History July 11, 1986 Mary Beth Whitehead christens surrogate Baby M Sara. |
| History July 11, 1995 U.S. establishes diplomatic relations with Vietnam |
| History July 11, 2010 Barefoot Bandit is captured in the Bahamas |