What Happened on Jul 11
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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'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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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