WillDekkard
03-11-2010, 05:06 AM
Hear are some notable events that happened on This Date in History
- March 11th
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* 1387 Battle of Castagnaro: English condottiero Sir John Hawkwood leads Padova to victory in a factional clash with Verona.
* 1565 The Siege of Malta (also known as the Great Siege of Malta) ended in defeat for the Ottoman Empire who attempted to invaded the island, then held by the Knights of Malta with support from the Spanish Empire, and other European Allies.
* 1641 Battle of Mbororι, Guaranνs from Jesuit Reductions against Bandeirantes, and portuguese explorers after separation of the Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal.
* 1649 The Frondeurs and the French government sign the Peace of Rueil.
* 1702 The Daily Courant, the UK's first national daily newspaper is published for the first time.
* 1708 Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
* 1824 The United States War Department creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
* 1845 The Flagstaff War: Unhappy with translational differences regarding the Treaty of Waitangi, chiefs Hone Heke, Kawiti and Māori tribe members chop down the British flagpole for a fourth time and drive settlers out of Kororareka, New Zealand.
* 1848 Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin become the first Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government.
* 1851 The first performance of Rigoletto, written by Verdi.
* 1861 American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted.
* 1864 The Great Sheffield Flood: The largest man-made disaster ever to befall England kills over 250 people in Sheffield.
* 1867 The first performance of Don Carlos written by Verdi.
* 1872 Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
* 1872 The Meiji Japanese government officially annexes the Ryukyu Kingdom into what would become the Okinawa prefecture.
* 1888 The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
* 1917 World War I: Baghdad falls to the Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude.
* 1927 In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
* 1931 Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR, abbreviated as GTO, is introduced in the Soviet Union.
* 1941 World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.
* 1942 World War II: General Douglas MacArthur abandons Corregidor.
* 1945 World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy attempts a large-scale kamikaze attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored at Ulithi atoll in Operation Tan No. 2.
* 1977 The 1977 Hanafi Muslim Siege: more than 130 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations.
* 1978 Coastal Road massacre: At least 37 are killed and more than 70 are wounded when Al Fatah hijack an Israeli bus, prompting Israel's Operation Litani.
* 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the Soviet Union's leader.
* 1990 Lithuania declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.
* 1990 Patricio Aylwin is sworn-in as the first democratically elected Chilean president since 1970.
* 1993 Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn-in the next day, becoming the first female Attorney General of the United States.
* 1999 Infosys becomes the first Indian company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
* 2004 Madrid Train Bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid (Spain) kill 191 people.
* 2005 Brian Nichols goes on shooting rampage at Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia, killing three. He kills a fourth person before surrendering to the police the next day.
* 2006 Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as first female president of Chile.
* 2009 Winnenden school shooting 17 people are killed at a school in Germany.
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- March 11th
c/p from Wikipedia
* 1387 Battle of Castagnaro: English condottiero Sir John Hawkwood leads Padova to victory in a factional clash with Verona.
* 1565 The Siege of Malta (also known as the Great Siege of Malta) ended in defeat for the Ottoman Empire who attempted to invaded the island, then held by the Knights of Malta with support from the Spanish Empire, and other European Allies.
* 1641 Battle of Mbororι, Guaranνs from Jesuit Reductions against Bandeirantes, and portuguese explorers after separation of the Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal.
* 1649 The Frondeurs and the French government sign the Peace of Rueil.
* 1702 The Daily Courant, the UK's first national daily newspaper is published for the first time.
* 1708 Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
* 1824 The United States War Department creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
* 1845 The Flagstaff War: Unhappy with translational differences regarding the Treaty of Waitangi, chiefs Hone Heke, Kawiti and Māori tribe members chop down the British flagpole for a fourth time and drive settlers out of Kororareka, New Zealand.
* 1848 Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin become the first Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government.
* 1851 The first performance of Rigoletto, written by Verdi.
* 1861 American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted.
* 1864 The Great Sheffield Flood: The largest man-made disaster ever to befall England kills over 250 people in Sheffield.
* 1867 The first performance of Don Carlos written by Verdi.
* 1872 Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
* 1872 The Meiji Japanese government officially annexes the Ryukyu Kingdom into what would become the Okinawa prefecture.
* 1888 The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
* 1917 World War I: Baghdad falls to the Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude.
* 1927 In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
* 1931 Ready for Labour and Defence of the USSR, abbreviated as GTO, is introduced in the Soviet Union.
* 1941 World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.
* 1942 World War II: General Douglas MacArthur abandons Corregidor.
* 1945 World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy attempts a large-scale kamikaze attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored at Ulithi atoll in Operation Tan No. 2.
* 1977 The 1977 Hanafi Muslim Siege: more than 130 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations.
* 1978 Coastal Road massacre: At least 37 are killed and more than 70 are wounded when Al Fatah hijack an Israeli bus, prompting Israel's Operation Litani.
* 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the Soviet Union's leader.
* 1990 Lithuania declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.
* 1990 Patricio Aylwin is sworn-in as the first democratically elected Chilean president since 1970.
* 1993 Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn-in the next day, becoming the first female Attorney General of the United States.
* 1999 Infosys becomes the first Indian company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
* 2004 Madrid Train Bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid (Spain) kill 191 people.
* 2005 Brian Nichols goes on shooting rampage at Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia, killing three. He kills a fourth person before surrendering to the police the next day.
* 2006 Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as first female president of Chile.
* 2009 Winnenden school shooting 17 people are killed at a school in Germany.
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