This Day in History
11 Apr 1079
Bishop Stanislaus of Krakow is executed by order of Bolesaw II of Poland
11 Apr 1471
Wars of the Roses King Edward IV of England siezes London from Henry VI
11 Apr 1551
English premier John Dudley appointed Duke of Northumberland
11 Apr 1567
Dutch prince William of Orange flees from Antwerp to Breda
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Apollo 13 launched to moon
On April 11 1970 Apollo 13 the third lunar landing mission is successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Florida carrying astronauts James A. Lovell John ...
Henry Ford marries Clara Jane Bryant
On this day in 1888 24-year-old Henry Ford marries Clara Jane Bryant on her 22nd birthday at her parents home in Greenfield Township Michigan. Clara F...
Napoleon abdicates the throne and is exiled to Elba
On this day in 1814 Napoleon Bonaparte emperor of France and one of the greatest military leaders in history abdicates the throne and in the Treaty of Font...
International Labor Organization founded
On this day in 1919 in Paris France the International Labor Organization (ILO) is founded as an independent affiliated agency of the League of Nations.The ...
Troops from Hawaii sent to South Vietnam
One hundred U.S. troops of the Hawaiian-based 25th Infantry Division are ordered to temporary duty with military units in South Vietnam to serve as machine gunn...
B-52s strike North Vietnamese positions
On this day B-52 strikes against communist forces attacking South Vietnamese positions in the Central Highlands near Kontum remove any immediate threat to that...
Phil Mickelson wins first major at Masters
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President Carter hosts White House Easter egg roll
On this day in 1977 President Jimmy Carter along with first lady Rosalynn Carter hosts local children at the traditional White House Easter egg roll....
French Foreign Minister Talleyrand offers to sell Louisiana Territory to U.S.
In one of the great surprises in diplomatic history French Foreign Minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand makes an offer to sell all of Louisiana Territory to ...
Bob Dylan plays his first major gig in New York City
Who knows how many other young men arrived in New York City in the winter of 1961 looking like James Dean and talking like Jack Kerouac It would have been diff...
Dorothy Parker resigns as drama critic for The New Yorker
The witty and caustic Dorothy Parker resigns her job as drama critic for The New Yorker. However she continues to write book reviews until ...
Cher wins Best Actress Oscar for Moonstruck
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Last survivors of Wahine ferry accident rescued in New Zealand
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Lord Muncaster of Britain is kidnapped in Greece, nearly causing war
While visiting Marathon Greece Lord Muncaster of Britain is kidnapped by brigands almost resulting in war. The pirates led by Takos Arvanitakis were experi...
President Truman relieves General MacArthur of duties in Korea
In perhaps the most famous civilian-military confrontation in the history of the United States President Harry S. Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of ...
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