11 April History


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  • 1512    -    The forces of the Holy League are heavily defeated by the French at the Battle of Ravenna.
  • 1713    -    The Treaty of Utrecht is signed, ending the War of Spanish Succession. France cedes Maritime provinces to Britain.
  • 1783    -    After receiving a copy of the provisional treaty on 13 March, Congress proclaims a formal end to hostilities with Great Britain.
  • 1814    -    Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.
  • 1898    -    American President William McKinley asks Congress for declaration of war with Spain.
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  • 1941    -    Germany bombers blitz Conventry, England.
  • 1942    -    Detachment 101 of the OSS–a guerrilla force–is activated in Burma.
  • 1945    -    After two frustrating days of being repulsed and absorbing tremendous casualties, the Red Army finally takes the Seelow Heights north of Berlin.
  • 1951    -    President Truman fires General Douglas MacArthur as head of United Nations forces in Korea.
  • 1961    -    Israel begins the trial of Adolf Eichman, accused of war crimes during WWII.
  • 1961    -    Folk singer Bob Dylan performs in New York City for the first time, opening for John Lee Hooker.
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  • 1968    -    President Johnson signs the 1968 Civil Rights Act.
  • 1974    -    The Judiciary committee subpoenas President Richard Nixon to produce tapes for impeachment inquiry.
  • 1981    -    President Ronald Reagan returns to the White House from hospital after recovery from an assassination attempt.
  • 1986    -    Dodge Morgan sails solo nonstop around the world in 150 days.
  • 1991    -    The U.N. Security Council issues formal cease fire with Iraq.
  • 1996    -    Forty-three African nations sign the African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty.
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  • 11 April Birthdays

  • 1370    -    Frederick I, elector of Saxony.
  • 1722    -    Christopher Smart, English poet.
  • 1755    -    James Parkinson, English physician.
  • 1770    -    George Canning, British prime minister (1827).
  • 1794    -    Edward Everett, governor of Massachusetts, statesman and orator.
  • 1862    -    Charles Evans Hughs, 11th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • 1893    -    Dean G. Acheson, U.S. secretary of state (1949-53) who helped create NATO.
  • 1901    -    Glenway Wescott, writer.
  • 1925    -    Ethel Kennedy, wife of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
  • 1932    -    Joel Grey (Joe Katz), actor.
  • 1941    -    Ellen Goodman, Pultizer Prize-winning columnist.
  • 1950    -    Bill Irwin, actor and choreographer.