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What happened in history on this day: April 11?
On April 11 in ...
- 1862 - Confederates surrender Fort Pulaski, Georgia.
- 1863 - Battle of Suffolk, Virginia (Norfleet House).
- 1865 - Battle of Mobile, Alabama - evacuated by Confederates.
- 1865 - US President Abraham Lincoln urges a spirit of generous conciliation during reconstruction.
- 1890 - Ellis Island is designated as an immigration station.
- 1898 - President William McKinley asks for Spanish-American War declaration.
- 1899 - Treaty of Paris is ratified, ending Spanish-American War; Spain cedes Puerto Rico to US.
- 1900 - US Navy's first submarine makes its debut.
- 1921 - Iowa imposes first state cigarette tax.
- 1942 - Distinguished Service Medal for Merchant Marines authorized.
- 1945 - American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.
- 1945 - US captures Tsugen Shima.
- 1945 - US troops conquers Mülheim, Oberhausen, Bochum, Unna, Essen.
- 1950 - US B-29 bomber shot down above Latvia.
- 1951 - American President Harry Truman fires General Douglas McArthur.
- 1956 - Singer Nat Cole attacked on stage of Birmingham (Alabama) theater by whites.
- 1960 - First weather satellite launched (Tiros 1).
- 1963 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1965 - 40 tornadoes strike US midwest killing 272 and injuring 5,000.
- 1967 - Harlem (New York City) voters defy US Congress and re-elect Adam Clayton Powell Junior.
- 1968 - US President Lyndon Johnson signs 1968 Civil Rights Act.
- 1969 - The export ban of US silver coins is lifted.
- 1970 - Apollo 13, the third manned lunar landing mission, is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying astronauts James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert, and Fred W. Haise.
- 1972 - Benjamin L Hooks is named to the US Federal Communications Commission.
- 1980 - American Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulates sexual harrassment.
- 1981 - US President Ronald Reagan returns to the White House from hospital after being shot on March 30.
- 1983 - The 55th Academy Awards, hosted by Liza Minnelli, Dudley Moore, Richard Pryor, and Walter Matthau, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. Gandhi wins Best Picture, Ben Kingsley wins Best Actor, Meryl Streep wins Best Actress.
- 1990 - New York Lotto pays US$35 million to two winners (numbers are 6-14-24-32-34-51).
- 1991 - New York City's Museum of Broadcasting becomes "Museum of Radio and Television".
- 1996 - King and I premieres at Neil Simon Theater in New York City for 781 performances.
- 2022 - U.S. passports begin allowing a third gender option of "X".
Births on April 11
- 1794 - Birth of Edward Everett in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA; Governor-Massachusetts, statesman/orator.
- 1902 - Birth of Quentin Reynolds in New York City, New York, USA; newscaster (Its News to Me), author (FBI).
- 1904 - Birth of Paul McGrath in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Witness, No Time for Love).
- 1907 - Birth of Paul Douglas in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Adventure Theater, Clash by Night).
- 1912 - Birth of John Larkin in Oakland, California, USA; actor (Saints and Sinners, 12 O'Clock High).
- 1921 - Birth of Virginia O'Brien in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Francis in the Navy, Gus, Ziegfeld Follies, Thousands Cheer).
- 1930 - Birth of Carl Franklin in Richmond, California, USA; actor (Fantastic Journey).
- 1931 - Birth of John[ny] Sheffield in Pasadena, California, USA; American actor (boy in many Tarzan movies).
- 1932 - Birth of Joel Grey [Joe Katz] in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor (Cabaret, Remo Williams, 7 percent Solution).
- 1933 - Birth of Tony Brown in Charleston, West Virginia, USA; newsman (Tony Brown's Journal).
- 1939 - Birth of Louise Lasser in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Mary Hartman! Mary Hartman!).
- 1941 - Birth of Frederick "Rick" Hauck in Long Beach, California, USA; astronaut (STS-7, STS 51-A, STS-26).
- 1947 - Birth of Peter Riegert in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Americathon, Animal House, Crossing Delancey).
- 1950 - Birth of Bill Irwin in Santa Monica, California, USA; actor (My Blue Heaven, Scenes From a Mall).
- 1958 - Birth of John Castellanos in San Diego, California, USA; actor (John Silva - The Young and the Restless).
- 1961 - Birth of Lucky Vanous in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; model (GQ, Diet Coke).
- 1966 - Birth of Steve Scarsone in Anaheim, California, USA; infielder (San Francisco Giants).
- 1967 - Birth of Wendel Suckow in Marquette, Michigan, USA; luger (Olympics-1994).
- 1970 - Birth of Joe Vitiello in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; infielder (Kansas City Royals).
- 1970 - Birth of Sean Bergman in Joliet, Illinois, USA; pitcher (San Diego Padres).
Deaths on April 11
- 1970 - John H O'Hara, American journalist (Pal Joey, Rage to Live), dies at age 65.
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