Major Events
- 660 BC Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu
- 1858 First vision of the Virgin Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes, France
- 1929 Vatican City, the world's smallest country, is made an enclave of Rome
- 1975 Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for leadership of the British Conservative Party
- 1990 Nelson Mandela is released after 27 years imprisonment in South Africa
- 2011 Egyptian Revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 18 days of protests (Arab Spring)
- 2013 Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation from February 28, the first pope to resign since 1415
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Feb 11 in Film & TV
- 1938 World's first science fiction TV program - a broadcast of the play R.U.R. by Karel Čapek
Feb 11 in Music
- 1949 "Lovesick Blues" single released by Hank Williams (Cashbox "Best Hillbilly Record of the Year", Billboard Song of the Year 1949)
Feb 11 in Sport
- 1878 1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms
Did You Know?
World War II: The Royal Navy's Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 116 of 156 captured German U-boats
William Henry Fox Talbot
Alexander H. Stephens
Thomas Edison
Manuel Noriega
Jeb Bush
Jennifer Aniston
Famous Weddings
- 1638 Dutch countess Louise of Solms marries earl John of Brederode
- 1810 French leader Napoleon I marries 2nd wife Marie-Louise of Austria
- 1902 US military leader George Marshall (22) weds Elizabeth Carter Coles in San Antonio, Texas
More February 11 Weddings
René Descartes
Thomas Cole
Sylvia Plath
Frank Herbert
Peter Benchley
Whitney HoustonArticles, Photos and Quiz
Thomas Edison, The ‘Invention Factory’ Wizard
Thomas Edison, hailed by many as America’s greatest practical genius, was born on this day. He went on to become the holder of a world record 1,093 patents.
February 11, 1847
Yalta Conference
Conference of the Big Three at Yalta (from left to right) Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin
February 11, 1945
Grammy Awards 2019
Cardi B at the 2019 Grammy Awards
February 11, 2019
Weekly Quiz for February 10 - 16
Who was awarded the 1st ever gold record? Which invaders sacked Baghdad in 1258, ending the Abbasid Caliphate? Which city condemned Socrates to death in 399 BC?
