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| − | '''February 11''' | + | '''February 11''' in history: |
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| + | * 1752, Directory:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] Hospital, the first hospital in the [[Directory:United States of America|United States]], opens | ||
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| + | * 1794, first session of United States Senate open to the public | ||
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| + | * 1809, Robert Fulton patents the steamboat | ||
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| + | * 1812, [[Directory:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] Gov. Elbridge Gerry signed a redistricting law favoring his party --- giving rise to the term "gerrymandering" | ||
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| + | * 1814, [[Directory:Norway|Norway]]'s independence is proclaimed, marking the ultimate end of the Kalmar Union | ||
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| + | * 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln departed Springfield, [[Directory:Illinois|Illinois]], for Washington | ||
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| + | * 1929, [[Directory:Italy|Italy]] and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty | ||
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| + | * 1937, a sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers Union | ||
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| + | * 1938, BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Capek play R.U.R., which coined the term "robot" | ||
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| + | * 1939, Lockheed P-38 flies from [[Directory:California|California]] to [[Directory:New York|New York]] in 7 hours 2 minutes | ||
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| + | * 1941, first Gold Record is presented to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo" | ||
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| + | * 1943, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower is selected to command the allied armies in [[Europe]] | ||
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| + | * 1953, the Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with [[Directory:Israel|Israel]] | ||
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| + | * 1971, 87 countries, including the US, UK, and USSR, sign the Seabed Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons in international waters | ||
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| + | * 1973, Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from [[Directory:Vietnam|Vietnam]] takes place | ||
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| + | * 1972, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company and Life magazine canceled plans to publish what turned out to be a fake autobiography of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes | ||
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| + | * 1979, Islamic revolution of [[Directory:Iran|Iran]] achieves victory under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini | ||
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| + | * 1986, Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky was released by the Soviet Union after nine years of captivity as part of an East-West prisoner exchange | ||
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| + | * 1990, Nelson Mandela, a political prisoner for 27 years, is freed from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, [[Directory:South Africa|South Africa]] | ||
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| + | * 2007, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, marking the 28th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, vowed [[Directory:Iran|Iran]] would not give up uranium enrichment | ||
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| + | [[Category:February]] [[Category:Days of the Year]] | ||
Revision as of 15:39, 11 February 2008
February 11 in history:
- 1752, Directory:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] Hospital, the first hospital in the United States, opens
- 1794, first session of United States Senate open to the public
- 1809, Robert Fulton patents the steamboat
- 1812, Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry signed a redistricting law favoring his party --- giving rise to the term "gerrymandering"
- 1814, Norway's independence is proclaimed, marking the ultimate end of the Kalmar Union
- 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln departed Springfield, Illinois, for Washington
- 1929, Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty
- 1937, a sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers Union
- 1938, BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Capek play R.U.R., which coined the term "robot"
- 1939, Lockheed P-38 flies from California to New York in 7 hours 2 minutes
- 1941, first Gold Record is presented to Glenn Miller for "Chattanooga Choo Choo"
- 1943, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower is selected to command the allied armies in Europe
- 1953, the Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel
- 1971, 87 countries, including the US, UK, and USSR, sign the Seabed Treaty outlawing nuclear weapons in international waters
- 1973, Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place
- 1972, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company and Life magazine canceled plans to publish what turned out to be a fake autobiography of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes
- 1979, Islamic revolution of Iran achieves victory under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
- 1986, Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky was released by the Soviet Union after nine years of captivity as part of an East-West prisoner exchange
- 1990, Nelson Mandela, a political prisoner for 27 years, is freed from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa
- 2007, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, marking the 28th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, vowed Iran would not give up uranium enrichment
