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March 11th in
History …
1861 - The Confederate States of America adopted its
constitution.
1888 - A torrential rainstorm hit the East Coast. The rain
turned to snow the next day and it became the Blizzard of 1888,
the most famous snowstorm in American history. It caused more
than 400 deaths.
1930 - William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to be
buried in the National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
1941 - President Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Bill.
1942 - General Douglas MacArthur leaves the Philippines saying,
"I shall return."
1985 - Mikhail Gorbachev became head of the Soviet Union
following the death of Konstantin Chernenko. At 54, he was the
youngest member of the ruling Politburo.
1990 - Augusto Pinochet of Chile, dictator since 1973, steps
down.
1990 - A newly elected parliament in Lithuania declared its
independence from the Soviet Union.
1993 - Janet Reno won unanimous Senate confirmation to be the
first female U.S. Attorney General. |
2004 - Over 200 people were killed and over 1,400 were injured
when bombs exploded in Madrid train stations. Al-Qaeda took
responsibility for the attacks.
In 1903 …
Panama declares independence from Colombia (Nov. 3).
King Alexander of Serbia and his wife are assassinated by
conspirators (June 10).
Henry Ford organizes Ford Motor Company.
The first transcontinental trip by automobile--San Francisco to
New York in 52 days.
The Wright brothers make aviation history with their first
flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
President: Theodore Roosevelt
Vice President: none
Population: 80,632,000
Federal spending:
$0.52 billion
Unemployment: 3.9%
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.02 |