TODAY’S HISTORY LESSON: AUGUST 11
1792 A revolutionary commune is formed in Paris, France.
1856 A band of rampaging settlers in California kill four Yokut Indians. The settlers had heard unproven rumors of Yokut atrocities.
1860 The first successful silver mill in America began operations. The mill was in Virginia City, NV.
1906 In France, Eugene Lauste receives the first patent for a talking film.
1909 SOS 1st used by an American ship, Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, NC
1929 Babe Ruth hits his 500th major league home run against the Cleveland Indians.
1942 The German submarine U-73 attacks a Malta-bound British convoy and sinks HMS Eagle, one of the world’s first aircraft carriers.
1944 German troops abandon Florence, Italy, as Allied troops close in on the historic city.
1945 Allies refuse Japan’s offer to surrender on the condition that Emperor Hirohito retains his status
1960 Chad gains its independence from the French
1965 Following the arrest of a young black motorist, the predominately black neighborhood of Watts in Los Angeles erupted in riots that lasted six days and left 34 dead.
1975 US vetoes admission of North and South Vietnam to UN.
1984 U.S. President Ronald Reagan was preparing for his weekly radio broadcast when, during testing of the microphone, the President said of the Soviet Union, “My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you that I just signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.” https://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/11/this-day-in-politics-aug-11-1984-241413
1988 Al Qaeda formed at a meeting in Peshawar, Pakistan.
1989 Voyager 2 discovers two partial rings around Neptune.
1992 In Bloomington, MN, the Mall of America opened. It was the largest shopping mall in the United States.
1997 U.S. President Clinton made the first use of the line-item veto approved by Congress, rejecting three items in spending and tax bills.
2003 NATO assumes command of the international peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, its first major operation outside Europe.
REFERENCE: history.net, onthisday.com, thepeopleshistory.com, timeanddate.com, scopesys.com, on-this-day.com
