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What happened in history on this day: November 11?
On November 11 in ...
- 1714 - A highway in the Bronx is laid out, later renamed East 233rd Street.
- 1778 - Iroquois Indians in New York kill 40 in Cherry Valley Massacre.
- 1864 - USA Army General Tecumseh Sherman's troops destroy Rome, Georgia.
- 1865 - Mary Edward Walker, first US Army female surgeon, is awarded the Medal of Honor.
- 1868 - First American amateur track and field meet (New York City).
- 1889 - Washington state is admitted as 42nd state of the USA.
- 1903 - US President Theodore Roosevelt recognizes the independence of Panama.
- 1921 - President Warren Harding dedicates Tomb of Unknown Soldier.
- 1922 - Largest US flag displayed (150 X 90 feet).
- 1925 - Louis Armstrong records first of Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings.
- 1931 - Cornerstones laid for Opera House and Veterans Building.
- 1933 - "Great Black Blizzard" first great dust storm in the Great Plains of the USA.
- 1935 - National Geographic Society-funded American Explorer II balloon sets altitude record of 72,395 feet over South Dakota.
- 1939 - Kate Smith first sings Irving Berlin's "God Bless America".
- 1959 - Seals Stadium in San Francisco is demolished.
- 1966 - Gemini XII launched on 4-day flight.
- 1972 - US Army turns over Long Bihn base to South Vietnamese army.
- 1982 - 5th space shuttle mission-Columbia 5-launches first commercial flight.
- 1983 - Ronald Reagan becomes the first U.S. President to address the Diet, Japan's national legislature.
- 1987 - Judge Anthony M Kennedy nominated to the US Supreme Court.
- 1988 - In Sacramento, California, police find a body buried in the lawn of 60-year-old boardinghouse landlady Dorothea Puente (seven bodies are eventually found and Puente is convicted of three murders and sentenced to life in prison).
- 1993 - Disney announces plans to build a 150-acre amusement park called Disney's America with a history theme in Piedmont, Virginia. The 3,000 acre, US$650 million development would also include a campground, golf course, 2500 homes, and two million square feet of office/commercial space.
- 1995 - In New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, the casino venture files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- 2009 - At the Greensville Correctional Center in In Jarratt, Virginia, USA, John Allen Muhammad is executed by lethal injection. Muhannad was convicted of sniper shootings that killed 10 people and terrified the Washington, D.C., region in 2002.
Births on November 11
- 1885 - Birth of George Smith Patton in San Gabriel, California, USA; US general "Old Blood and Guts".
- 1899 - Birth of Pat O'Brien in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; actor (Knute Rockne, Angels with Dirty Faces).
- 1909 - Birth of Robert Ryan in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Billy Budd, The Dirty Dozen, The Longest Day).
- 1915 - Birth of Edward William Proxmire AKA William Proxmire in Lake Forest, Illinois, USA; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Wisconsin 1957-1989) (created Golden Fleece Awards).
- 1918 - Birth of Stubby Kaye in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Guys and Dolls, Lil' Abner, Cat Ballou).
- 1925 - Birth of Jonathan Winters in Dayton, Ohio, USA; comedian (Jonathan Winters Show, Mork and Mindy).
- 1927 - Birth of Mose Allison in Mississippi, USA; jazz artist ("Black Country Suite").
- 1929 - Birth of LaVern Baker in Chicago, Illinois, USA; rhythm and blues vocalist ("I Cried a Tear").
- 1937 - Birth of Warner Wolf in Washington DC, USA; sportscaster (WABC-TV, WCBS-TV).
- 1938 - Birth of John Reilly in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Sean - General Hospital, Dallas, The Hamptons).
- 1944 - Birth of Jesse Colin Young in New York, USA; rocker (The Youngbloods - "Soul of a City Boy").
- 1945 - Birth of Denise Alexander in New York City, New York, USA; actress (General Hospital, Another World).
- 1951 - Birth of Fuzzy Zoeller in New Albany, Indiana, USA; PGA golfer (Masters 1981).
- 1959 - Birth of Vincent Irizarry in Queens, New York, USA; actor (Guiding Light, Santa Barbara).
- 1962 - Birth of Demi Moore [Guynes] in Roswell, New Mexico, USA; actress (7th Sign, Blame it on Rio).
- 1964 - Birth of Philip McKeon in Westbury, New York, USA; actor (Tommy - Alice, Return to Horror High).
- 1965 - Birth of Brian Wilson in New York City, New York, USA; murderer (FBI Most Wanted List).
- 1974 - Birth of Leonardo DiCaprio in Louisiana, USA; actor (Luke - Growing Pains).
Deaths on November 11
- 1869 - Death of John Walker in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA; attorney (1826-35, 1849-57, 1864-69), US senator from Mississippi (1835-45), US Treasury secretary (1845-49), Kansas territory governor (1857-58).
- 1973 - Death of Stringbean AKA David Akeman at age 58, murdered (and his wife) in his home by burglars in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; country comedian/banjo player (Grand Ole Opry radio show, Ozark Jubilee TV show, Hee Haw TV show).
- 1984 - Reverend Martin Luther King Sr dies in Atlanta, Georgie, USA at age 84.
- 1986 - Roger C Carmel, actor (Harry Mudd - Star Trek, Mothers-in-Law), dies at age 54.
- 2009 - At the Greensville Correctional Center in In Jarratt, Virginia, USA, John Allen Muhammad is executed by lethal injection. Muhannad was convicted of sniper shootings that killed 10 people and terrified the Washington, D.C., region in 2002.
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