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What happened in history on this day: January 11?
On January 11 in ...
- 1776 - Continental Congress makes Continental currency legal tender.
- 1816 - A disasterous fire closes down the Philadelphia Mint.
- 1861 - Alabama becomes fourth state to secede.
- 1863 - Naval engagement near Galveston between CSS Alabama and USS Hatteras.
- 1863 - Union forces capture Arkansas Post, or Fort Hindman, Arkansas.
- 1865 - Battle of Beverly, West Virginia.
- 1902 - Popular Mechanics magazine is first published, in the USA.
- 1908 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt declares the Grand Canyon in northwestern Arizona a national monument.
- 1913 - First sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at 13th Auto Show (New York City, New York).
- 1925 - Franc B Kellogg replaces Charles Hughes as US Secretary of State.
- 1930 - At 12:00 PM, the first official theater-based Mickey Mouse Club begins, at the Fox Dome Theater in Ocean Park, California.
- 1942 - -23 degrees F (-31 degrees C), Kingston, Rhode Island (state record).
- 1943 - US and Britain relinquish extraterritorial rights in China.
- 1949 - The first snowfall in Los Angeles, California is recorded.
- 1961 - Racial riot at University of Georgia, USA.
- 1963 - First discotheque opens, The Whiskey-a-go-go in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 1964 - Panamá severs diplomatic relations with US.
- 1964 - US Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous.
- 1973 - Trial of the Watergate burglars begins in Washington DC.
- 1982 - (to January 17) A brutal cold snap sends temperatures to all-time record lows in dozens of cities throughout the Midwestern United States.
- 1984 - US Supreme Court reinstates US$10 million award to Karen Silkwood's family.
- 1986 - First US black Lieutenant-Governor since reconstruction sworn in (Douglas Wilder of Virginia).
- 1989 - Kindergarten student caught with loaded handgun at Bronx school, New York.
- 1991 - US Congress empowers President George H.W. Bush to order attack on Iraq.
- 1991 - Jason Christmas dies of gunshot wound during robbery in New York at age 49.
- 1993 - American independent presidential candidate Ross Perot publicly returns to politics.
- 1994 - The Superhighway Summit is held in Los Angeles, California. It is the first conference to discuss the growing information superhighway and is presided over by U.S. Vice President Al Gore.
- 1995 - 5th US TV network Warner Brothers begins (WPIX-TV in New York City, New York).
- 1997 - 23rd People's Choice Awards: Bill Cosby wins.
- 1998 - 24th Annual People's Choice Awards: Seinfeld, Tim Allen win.
- 2001 - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approves the merger of America Online and Time Warner to form AOL Time Warner.
- 2006 - The Augustine Volcano in Alaska erupts twice, marking its first major eruption since 1986.
- 2009 - In Beverly Hills, California, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, presents the Golden Globe Awards.
- Best drama: Slumdog Millionaire
- Best director: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
- Best screenwriter: Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire
- Best musical score: Slumdog Millionaire
- Best film musical or comedy: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Best actress in a drama: Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road
- Best supporting actress: Kate Winslet for The Reader
- Best actor in a drama: Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler
- Best actor in a musical or comedy: Colin Farrell for In Bruges
- Best actress in a musical or comedy: Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky
- Best supporting actor: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
- Best animated film: Wall-E
- Best foreign language film: Waltz With Bashir
- Best original song: "The Wrestler"
- Best TV drama program: Mad Men
- Best TV comedy: 30 Rock
- Best TV comedy actor: Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock
- Best TV comedy actress: Tina Fey for 30 Rock
- Best TV drama actor: Gabriel Byrne for In Treatment
- Best TV drama actress: Anna Paquin for True Blood
Births on January 11
- 1908 - Birth of Lionel Stander in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Max - Hart to Hart, Unfaithfully Yours).
- 1912 - Birth of Donald Barry in Houston, Texas, USA; actor (Mr Gallo - Mr Novak).
- 1912 - Birth of Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe in Waco, Texas, USA; pitcher (Detroit Tigers).
- 1916 - Birth of James Henry Quillen AKA Jimmy Quillen in Scott County, Virginia, USA; American politician (Representative-Republican-Tennessee, 1963-1997).
- 1919 - Birth of Veda Ann Borg in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Avalanche, Accomplice).
- 1922 - Birth of Tony Charmoli in Minnesota, USA; choreographer (Cher, Julie Andrews).
- 1924 - Birth of Don Cherry in Wichita, Texas, USA; singer (Dean Martin Summer Show).
- 1928 - Birth of Mitchell Ryan in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actor (Chase, Executive Suite).
- 1931 - Birth of Ed Hall in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Dr Bicker - Medical Center).
- 1933 - Birth of Goldie Hill in Karnes County, Texas, USA; country singer (Grand Ole Opry).
- 1936 - Birth of Linda Lawson in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; actress (Don't Call Me Charlie).
- 1946 - Birth of Naomi Judd [Diana Ellen] in Ashland, Kentucky, USA; singer (Judds - "Why Not Me").
- 1949 - Birth of Caskey Swaim in Lexington, North Carolina, USA; actor (Sergeant Fitz - Project UFO, Friday the 13th Part V).
- 1952 - Birth of Ben Daniel Crenshaw in Austin, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1974 Rookie of Year, 1976 Bing Crosby).
- 1952 - Birth of Lee Ritenour in Los Angeles, California, USA; jazz musician.
- 1958 - Birth of Vicki Peterson in Los Angeles, California, USA; rock guitarist/vocalist (Bangles).
- 1960 - Birth of Vicki Peterson in Los Angeles, California, USA; rocker (Bangles - "Walk Like an Egyptian").
- 1962 - Birth of Donn Pall in Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA; pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies, Florida Marlins).
- 1962 - Birth of Kim Coles in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Synclaire - Living Single).
- 1963 - Birth of Kate Gompert in Ames, Iowa, USA; tennis star.
- 1963 - Birth of Tracy Caulkins in Winona, Minnesota, USA; swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1984).
- 1965 - Birth of Barbara Belding in San Diego, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-17th-1994).
- 1965 - Birth of Karl Van Calcar in Torrance, California, USA; 3k steeplechase.
- 1965 - Birth of Olivia Barash in Miami, Florida, USA; actress (Laura - Out of the Blue).
- 1965 - Birth of Steve Vancil in Oregon City, Oregon, USA; golfer (1989 City of Portland).
- 1967 - Birth of Jeff Bankett in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Tyler - One Life to Live).
- 1968 - Birth of Ben Rivera; Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1968 - Birth of Sharon Brown in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Chantal - Generations).
- 1969 - Birth of Dave Cruikshank in Northbrook, Illinois, USA; speed skater (Olympics-1994).
- 1971 - Birth of Stephen Smith in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; high jumper.
- 1972 - Birth of Amber Medlin in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA; Miss Virginia-America (1995).
- 1974 - Birth of Warren Morris in Alexandria, Louisiana, USA; baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1987 - Birth of David Allen; American actor/comedian/writer.
- 1993 - Birth of Flora Cross, American actress.
Deaths on January 11
- 1943 - Carlo Tresca, New York's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, is murdered.
- 1988 - Gregory (Pappy) Boyington, American ace WWII pilot, dies at age 75 of cancer (born 1912).
- 1991 - Death of Carl David Anderson, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1905).
- 1994 - John Bradley, raised US flag at Iwo Jima, dies at age 70.
- 2003 - Death of Richard Simmons, American actor (born 1913).
- 2007 - Death of Robert Anton Wilson, American author and conspiracy researcher (born 1932).
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