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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.
- 1785 - Continental Congress convenes in New York City, New York.
- 1803 - US Minister to France Robert Livingston and James Monroe sail for Paris to buy New Orleans; they buy Louisiana.
- 1805 - Michigan Territory is organized.
- 1816 - A disasterous fire closes down the Philadelphia Mint.
- 1861 - Alabama becomes fourth state to secede from the USA.
- 1863 - Naval engagement near Galveston between CSS Alabama and USS Hatteras.
- 1863 - USA forces capture Arkansas Post, or Fort Hindman, Arkansas.
- 1865 - Battle of Beverly, West Virginia.
- 1892 - William D McCoy of Indiana is appointed US minister to Liberia.
- 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 - The 5th US television network "The WB" by Warner Brothers begins operations, with flagships WPIX in New York City and KTLA In Los Angeles.
- 1997 - 23rd People's Choice Awards: Bill Cosby wins.
- 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.
Births on January 11
- 1850 - Birth of J C Arthur in Lowville, New York, USA; botanist (studied rusts).
- 1888 - Birth of Chester Conklin in Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA; actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed).
- 1890 - Birth of Monte Blue in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; silent film actor (Montana, Oh Boy).
- 1908 - Birth of Lionel Stander in The Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Max - Hart to Hart TV show, Eddie Cantor Show radio show, Kraft Music Hall, The Fred Allen Show, Mayor of the Town, Stage Door Canteen, The Jack Paar Show, The Life of Riley (1941), 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, "Band of Gold").
- 1925 - Birth of Grant Tinker in Stamford Connecticut, USA; co-created MTM Enterprises, Emmy-winning producer (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, The Bob Newhart Show, WKRP in Cincinnati, Hill St. Blues), president and CEO of NBC.
- 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).
- 1934 - Birth of Mitchell Ryan in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actor (Chase, Executive Suite, Dharma and Greg, Santa Barbara, The Chisholms).
- 1936 - Birth of Linda Lawson in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; actress (Don't Call Me Charlie, Ben Casey, Adventure in Paradise).
- 1946 - Birth of Naomi Judd AKA 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).
- 1958 - Birth of Vicki Peterson in Los Angeles, California, USA; rock guitarist/vocalist (The 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, The Geena Davis Show).
- 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).
- 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).
Deaths on January 11
- 1797 - Death of Francis Lightfoot Lee at age 62; US farmer, signed Declaration of Independence.
- 1893 - Benjamin F Butler, US General, presidential candidate (anti-monopoly), dies at age 74.
- 1943 - Carlo Tresca, New York's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, is murdered.
- 1979 - Death of Jack Soo from throat cancer at age 63; Japanese-American actor (Detective Sergeant Nick Yemana - Barney Miller TV show, Green Berets).
- 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.
- 1997 - Death of Sheldon Leonard at age 89; American actor (Jack Benny radio and TV shows), producer/director (Make Room for Daddy, I Spy, The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle, My World and Welcome to It, The Dick Van Dyke Show).
- 2005 - Death of James Griffin at home in Nashville, Tennessee, USA at age 61 from cancer; guitarist and song-writer (Bread - "Make It With You", "Baby I'm-a Want You", "Everything I Own").
- 2007 - Death of Robert Anton Wilson, American author and conspiracy researcher (born 1932).
- 2021 - Death of Sheldon Adelson of complications from non-Hodgkins lymphoma at age 87; founder of casino operator Las Vegas Sands.
- 2023 - Death of Charles Kimbrough at age 86 in hospital in Culver City, California, USA; actor (Jim Dial - Murphy Brown TV show).
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