What Happened on Jul 11

Ottobuono de' Fieschi (Adrian V) elected Pope

Ottobuono belonged to a feudal family of Liguria, the Fieschi, Counts of Lavagna. His first clerical position came in 1243, when he was created a... Read more

British Evacuate Savannah, GA

On this day in 1782, British Royal Governor Sir James Wright, along with several civil officials and military officers, flee the city of Savannah,... Read more

Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Duel

On July 11, 1804, two of the most famous men in America stood in a clearing at Weehawken, New Jersey, facing each other with loaded dueling... Read more

Jean-Pierre Boyer Agrees to Payment of Crippling Financial Indemnities to France in Exchange for Haiti's Recognition as an Independent Country

Boyer was anxious to remove the threat of France and opened negotiations. An agreement was reached on July 11, 1825, when (with fourteen French... Read more

Battle of Rich Mountain

The Battle of Rich Mountain took place on July 11, 1861, in Randolph County, Virginia (now West Virginia) as part of the Operations in Western... Read more

Battle of Fort Stevens

Other Names: Washington Location: District of Columbia Campaign: Early’s Raid and Operations against the B&O Railroad (1864) Date(s): July... Read more

Lincoln Comes Under Confederate Fire at the Battle of Fort Stevens

Description: On July 11, Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early’s exhausted Confederates reached the outskirts of Washington near Silver Spring. Skirmishers... Read more

Babe Ruth makes his major league debut

Ruth appeared in five games for the Red Sox in 1914, pitching in four of them. He picked up the victory in his major league debut on July 11. The... Read more

Third Battle of Ypres (Battle of Passchendaele)

Allied Forces, 1,000,000 General Sir Douglas Haig, Commander-in-Chief General Sir William Robertson, Chief of Staff 2d British Army—General... Read more

Transcontinental and Western Air's Star of Lisbon Crashes

TWA Flight 513, registration NC86513, Star of Lisbon, was a Lockheed Constellation operated by Transcontinental and Western Air on a training... Read more

'To Kill A Mockingbird' is Published

Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is the rare American novel that can be discovered with excitement in adolescence and reread into adulthood... Read more

The Doors Release "Waiting for the Sun"

Waiting for the Sun is The Doors' third studio album. It was released in 1968 and became the band's first and only number one album and spawned... Read more

Los Alfaques Disaster

Mari Carmen Masiá is the owner of the campsite Tarragona Aftermath in San Carlos de la Rapita, destroyed on July 11, 1978 by the explosion of a... Read more

Def Leppard release High 'n' Dry

High 'n' Dry is the second studio album by British heavy metal band Def Leppard, released on 11 July 1981. Its title song, "High 'n' Dry (Saturday... Read more

Italy Defeats West Germany to Win Their Third FIFA World Cup Championship

Paolo Rossi was the hero in Spain, his six goals propelling Italy to a third world crown. The Azzurri ran out 3-1 Final winners against a German... Read more

Guns N' Roses replace Steven Adler with Matt Sorum

Adler was briefly fired from the band, but was reinstated after signing a contract promising to stop using drugs. On April 7, 1990, he performed... Read more

Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 Crash-Lands in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

It was early in what pilots call the "takeoff roll" when first officer Kent Davidge signalled to his captain that he had a possible blown... Read more

The Rolling Stones Release 'Voodoo Lounge'

Voodoo Lounge is the 20th studio album by The Rolling Stones, released in July 1994. As their first new release under their new alliance with... Read more

Kyuss release ...And the Circus Leaves Town

...And the Circus Leaves Town is the fourth studio album by American stoner rock/metal band Kyuss, released on July 11, 1995. Upon its release,... Read more

Motörhead release Sacrifice

Sacrifice is the twelfth studio album by British band Motörhead. Released in 1995, it is the second, and last album, to feature the four man line... Read more

MST3K Ep. 908 - "The Touch of Satan"

A young man gets lost while driving, and becomes the guest of a young woman who turns out to be a witch. Read more

Mötley Crüe release New Tattoo

New Tattoo is the eighth studio album by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe released in 2000. Artistically, New Tattoo shows the band going... Read more

South Park Episode 504 - "Scott Tenorman Must Die"

Cartman goes medieval on Scott Tenorman's ass when ginger-haired Scott tricks our supple hero into buying his pubic hair for $16.12. Radiohead... Read more

Lady Bird Johnson Dies

Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson (December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007) was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 during the... Read more

Baltimore Orioles defeat Boston Red Sox, 7-3

BOSTON --The last time he faced the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park, Clay Buchholz overcame the nerves of his second major-league start and the... Read more