What Happened on Mar 11

Napoleon Decides To Start Building A Flotilla Of Barges To Invade Britain

Having by his attempt to re-enslave the people and army in St. Domingue made enemies of what became the army of Haiti, and destroyed most the... Read more

Congress Ratifies Confederate Constitution

The states that left the American Union in 1860 and 1861 brought with them a rich tradition of constitutionalism. Many Southern Leaders explained... Read more

Great Sheffield Flood

The Great Sheffield Flood, also known as the Great Inundation, was a flood that devastated parts of Sheffield, England, on 11 March 1864, when the... Read more

General William T. Sherman Captures The Town Of Fayetteville, North Carolina

During March and April of 1865, troops under command of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston fought General William T. Sherman's 60,000-man... Read more

Great Blizzard of 1888

The notorious "Blizzard of 1888" literally paralyzed The Northeast after three days of snow, wind and freezing temperatures. Two-and-a-half to four... Read more

Toronto Blueshirts win Stanley Cup

The 1913–14 NHA season was the sixth season of the National Hockey Association (NHA). At the end of the regular season, a tie for first place... Read more

Fall of Baghdad (1917)

On 11 March 1917, the British Indian Army fighting the Ottoman Turks in the First World War, after a series of defeats, captured Baghdad in a... Read more

"Les Cousins" Is Released

Les Cousins is a 1959 French New Wave drama film directed by Claude Chabrol. It tells the story of two cousins, the decadent Paul and the naive... Read more

Jesse Jackson Jr. is Born

Born Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr. on March 11, 1965, in Greenville, SC; son of Jesse Louis (famous civil rights activist) and Jacqueline (Davis)... Read more

FDA Approves Roche Palo's Naprosyn

Naprosyn is in a group of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Naproxen works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation... Read more

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is released

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is a full-length animated film produced by Walt Disney Productions and first released on March 11, 1977. It... Read more

Coastal Road massacre

The Coastal Road Massacre of 1978 was a Palestinian terrorist attack involving the hijacking of a bus on Israel's Coastal Highway in which 38... Read more

"Diva" Is Released

Diva is a 1981 film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, adapted from a novel of the same name by Daniel Odier (under the pseudonym Delacorta). It is... Read more

"The Purple Rose Of Cairo" Is Released

The Purple Rose of Cairo is a 1985 film written and directed by Woody Allen. Inspired by Sherlock, Jr., Hellzapoppin' and Pirandello's Six... Read more

UFC 2: No Way Out

UFC 2: No Way Out (later renamed UFC 2 or The Ultimate Fighting Championship 2) was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting... Read more

MST3K Ep. 622 - "Angels Revenge"

A really bad copycat of Charlie's Angels. Six women fight a drug dealer. Includes Jim Backus as Commander March, Jack Palance as Farrell, Alan... Read more

Federal appeals court rules that Guantanamo Bay detainees have no legal rights in the US

In answer the Supreme Court rejected the proposition "that the Fifth Amendment confers rights upon all persons, whatever their nationality,... Read more

Madrid Train Bombings

On the morning of March 11 2004, as thousands of commuters made their way to work, 10 bombs packed with nails and dynamite exploded on four trains... Read more

Slobodan Milošević Is Found Dead in His Prison Cell

Milošević was found dead in his cell on March 11, 2006, in the UN war crimes tribunal's detention center, located in the Scheveningen section of... Read more

Snoop Dogg Releases Album "Ego Trippin'"

The album was originally set to feature no guests and showcase Snoop Dogg only, hence the title "Ego Trippin'". However, Snoop Dogg proved this... Read more

Snoop Dogg Releases Single "Life of da Party"

Life of da Party is the third single from Snoop Dogg's ninth solo album Ego Trippin'. It features Too Short & Mistah F.A.B. and was produced by... Read more

Detroit Red Wings defeat Minnesota Wild, 5-1

DETROIT - The Wild produced more shots on goal in the first period against Detroit on Thursday than it did the entire game in a shootout loss to... Read more

Merlin Olsen Dies

Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman with the Los Angeles Rams who was a charter member of the team's famed Fearsome Foursome, then made... Read more

Merlin Olsen Dies at 69

Merlin Olsen, the Hall of Fame tackle who anchored the Los Angeles Rams’ Fearsome Foursome, the line that glamorized defensive play in the N.F.L.,... Read more

Minnesota Golden Gophers defeat Penn State Nittany Lions, 76-55

INDIANAPOLIS - Damian Johnson snatched the ball from Sasa Borovnjak. And the Penn State forward looked at his hands as if Johnson had performed... Read more