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What happened in history on this day: March 11?
On March 11 in ...
- 1861 - Confederate convention in Montgomery, Alabama, adopts constitution.
- 1862 - General Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester, Virginia.
- 1862 - Lincoln removes McClellen as general-in-chief and makes him head of Army of the Potomac. General Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief.
- 1864 - Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek (Sparta), Tennessee.
- 1865 - General Sherman's Union forces occupy Fayetteville, North Carolina.
- 1897 - In New Martinsville, West Virginia, a man is reported struck by a meteorite, a horse killed, and walls pierced.
- 1927 - First armored commercial car hold-up in US, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- 1927 - Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens famous Roxy Theater (New York City, New York).
- 1930 - US President and Chief Justice William Taft buried in Arlington cemetary.
- 1941 - In the United States, Congress passes "An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States", known as the Lend-Lease Act, authorizing the President to sell, lease, lend, transfer, or exchange war supplies to any nation deemed vital to defence of the US. Total value is US$1.3 billion.
- 1942 - US General Douglas MacArthur leaves Corregidor (Bataan) for Australia.
- 1953 - An American B-47 accidentally drops a nuclear bomb on South Carolina, the bomb doesn't go off due to six safety catches.
- 1954 - US Army charges Senator Joseph McCarthy used undue pressure tactics.
- 1960 - Pioneer 5 launched into solar orbit between Earth and Venus.
- 1965 - James Reeb, US vicar/civil rights activist, is murdered.
- 1970 - 12th Grammy Awards: "Aquarius", Crosby Stills and Nash, Peggy Lee win.
- 1976 - Near Newport, Rhode Island, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurs.
- 1977 - Muslims hold 130 hostages in Washington DC.
- 1982 - Harrison Williams, Democratic Senator for New Jersey, resigns rather than face expulsion.
- 1991 - Janet Jackson signs US$40 million three-album deal with Virgin Records.
- 1992 - Manuel De Dios Unanue, US anti-drug journalist, murdered at age 48.
- 1993 - Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate as Attorney General of the United States.
- 2005 - Three people, including a judge, are murdered in the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia; the main suspect, Brian Nichols, surrenders to police the next day.
- 2008 - At the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US space shuttle Endeavour lifts off headed for the International Space Station. Its cargo includes part of a Japanese space laboratory and a Canadian-built robotic system.
- 2008 - The US Federal Reserve promises to lend up to US$200 billion of Treasury bonds on a monthly basis with mortgage-backed securities as collateral.
- 2010 - The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rules against a challenge (filed in 2007) to the motto "In God We Trust" appearing on US coins.
Births on March 11
- 1908 - Birth of Lawrence Welk in Strasburg, North Dakota, USA; orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show) (dies 1992).
- 1911 - Birth of Alan Gifford in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Time Lock, Up Periscope).
- 1918 - Birth of Al Eben in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Doc Bergman - Hawaii Five-O).
- 1922 - Birth of Vinnette Carroll in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Alice's Restaurant, The Reivers).
- 1923 - Birth of Althea Louise Brough Clapp in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; tennis player (four-time Wimbledon champion).
- 1928 - Birth of Albert Salmi in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Daniel Boone, 79 Park Avenue).
- 1934 - Birth of Sam Donaldson in El Paso, Texas, USA; ABC White House correspondent (Prime Time).
- 1936 - Birth of Antonin Scalia in Trenton, New Jersey, USA; 105th Supreme Court Justice (1986-).
- 1945 - Birth of Tricia O'Neil in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; actress (Piranha Part II).
- 1947 - Birth of Mark Stein in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA; rocker (Vanilla Fudge - "You Keep Me Hanging On").
- 1950 - Birth of Jerry Zucker in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; director (Airplane, Naked Gun).
- 1952 - Birth of Susan Richardson in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Susan - Eight is Enough).
- 1956 - Birth of Curtis L Brown Jr in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, USA; Major US Air Force/astronaut (STS 47, STS 66, 77, 85, 95).
- 1966 - Birth of Steve Reed in Los Angeles, California, USA; pitcher (Colorado Rockies).
- 1974 - Birth of Kevin Donovan in Des Plaines, Illinois, USA; figure skater (1997 Great Lakes-second).
- 1981 - Birth of Lee Evans; American football player.
- 1981 - Birth of LeToya Luckett; American singer.
- 1981 - Birth of David Anders; American actor.
- 1982 - Birth of Thora Birch; American actress.
Deaths on March 11
- 1944 - Hendrik W van Loon, Netherlands/US radio commentator/writer, dies at age 62.
- 1957 - Richard E Byrd, American explorer (Antarctica), dies at age 68.
- 1960 - Roy Chapman Andrews, US biologist/explorer, dies at age 76.
- 1965 - James Reeb, US vicar/civil rights activist, is murdered.
- 1970 - Erle Stanley Gardner, US writer (Perry Mason), dies at age 80.
- 1971 - Philo T Farnsworth, US TV pioneer, dies at age 64.
- 1971 - Whitney M Young Jr, leader (National Urban League 1961-71), dies at age 49.
- 1987 - [Wayne] Woody Hayes, football coach (Ohio State), dies at age 74 (born 1913).
- 1989 - Death of James Kee, American politician (born 1917).
- 2002 - Death of James Tobin, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918).
- 2007 - Death of Betty Hutton, American actress (born 1921).
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