October 11th
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What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
1987 Scotland Loch Ness Monster
11th October, 1987 : A three day hunt costing 1.6 million dollars hoping to prove or disprove the legend of The Loch Ness Monster ended today with no scientific proof except three sonar blips that showed objects in the middle of the 754-foot-deep loch . If Nessie does exist the best guess is that it is an prehistoric reptile a plesiosaur.
11th October, 1987 : A three day hunt costing 1.6 million dollars hoping to prove or disprove the legend of The Loch Ness Monster ended today with no scientific proof except three sonar blips that showed objects in the middle of the 754-foot-deep loch . If Nessie does exist the best guess is that it is an prehistoric reptile a plesiosaur.
1910 U.S.A. Theodore Roosevelt
11th October, 1910: Theodore Roosevelt became the first US president to fly aboard an airplane with Archie Hoxsey, an aviator for the Wright Brothers .
11th October, 1910: Theodore Roosevelt became the first US president to fly aboard an airplane with Archie Hoxsey, an aviator for the Wright Brothers .
1921 U.S.A. Sleeping Sickness
11th October, 1921 : A plague that medical science can not explain is taking more and more lives each year. The Plague is sleeping sickness which affects young and old , rich and poor. Last year in Ohio the toll was 200 and this year it will exceed that number and many are hoping that medical science will find the cause of this terrible disease. .
11th October, 1921 : A plague that medical science can not explain is taking more and more lives each year. The Plague is sleeping sickness which affects young and old , rich and poor. Last year in Ohio the toll was 200 and this year it will exceed that number and many are hoping that medical science will find the cause of this terrible disease. .
1939 U.S.A. Albert Einstein Writes To President
11th October, 1939 : Albert Einstein wrote his famous letter to FDR about the potential of the atomic bomb. In the letter, he argued the scientific feasibility of atomic weapons, and urged the need for development of a US atomic program.
11th October, 1939 : Albert Einstein wrote his famous letter to FDR about the potential of the atomic bomb. In the letter, he argued the scientific feasibility of atomic weapons, and urged the need for development of a US atomic program.
1939 World War II Russia Threatens Finland
11th October, 1939 : Russian troops, tanks and artillery are massing on the Finnish border as a Finnish envoy goes to Moscow to receive Russian demands, currently a mass evacuation of women and children from major towns and cities is underway in preparation for war.
11th October, 1939 : Russian troops, tanks and artillery are massing on the Finnish border as a Finnish envoy goes to Moscow to receive Russian demands, currently a mass evacuation of women and children from major towns and cities is underway in preparation for war.
1941 World War II German Offensive on Russia
11th October, 1941: Berlin released a statement today saying that the massive offensive against Russia is almost complete and only a mopping up operation is now needed to take full control of the last English Ally on the continent of Europe. Many believe that although Russia's plight is critical it is not terminal as the red army are still a force to be reckoned with and as the cold Russian winter sets in Russia will gain back much of the ground it has lost.
11th October, 1941: Berlin released a statement today saying that the massive offensive against Russia is almost complete and only a mopping up operation is now needed to take full control of the last English Ally on the continent of Europe. Many believe that although Russia's plight is critical it is not terminal as the red army are still a force to be reckoned with and as the cold Russian winter sets in Russia will gain back much of the ground it has lost.
1952 Great Britain Accidents in The Home
11th October, 1952: An alarming report produced by the Department of Health in England says that more children under the age of 15 are killed in accidents in the home mostly through burns and scolding than in any way including on the roads.
11th October, 1952: An alarming report produced by the Department of Health in England says that more children under the age of 15 are killed in accidents in the home mostly through burns and scolding than in any way including on the roads.
1968 U.S.A. Apollo 7
11th October, 1968: Apollo 7, NASA's first three-man space mission, is launched from Cape Canaveral .
11th October, 1968: Apollo 7, NASA's first three-man space mission, is launched from Cape Canaveral .
1973 Middle East Arab Israeli War
11th October, 1973 : The Arab -- Israeli war is now in it's sixth day and Israeli ground forces have crossed the cease fire line agreed after the 1967 6 day war, in commando attacks on Syrian forces with torpedo boats and commando forces. Meanwhile Jordan who are not currently involved in the war may be bowing to other Arab countries to enter the war and is known to be mobilizing it's forces on the Israeli border. Both American and Soviet involvement is currently with limited re-supply, but concerns that Israel are being overwhelmed could well mean a full scale re-supply of arms by the US which will lead to a similar re-supply by the Soviet Union. The last Arab --- Israeli War was over on the sixth day but this one has much longer to run unless a diplomatic solution can be reached .
11th October, 1973 : The Arab -- Israeli war is now in it's sixth day and Israeli ground forces have crossed the cease fire line agreed after the 1967 6 day war, in commando attacks on Syrian forces with torpedo boats and commando forces. Meanwhile Jordan who are not currently involved in the war may be bowing to other Arab countries to enter the war and is known to be mobilizing it's forces on the Israeli border. Both American and Soviet involvement is currently with limited re-supply, but concerns that Israel are being overwhelmed could well mean a full scale re-supply of arms by the US which will lead to a similar re-supply by the Soviet Union. The last Arab --- Israeli War was over on the sixth day but this one has much longer to run unless a diplomatic solution can be reached .
1974 England Harold Wilson Wins
11th October, 1974 : Harold Wilson's Labour government has won the general election and a second term in office. .
11th October, 1974 : Harold Wilson's Labour government has won the general election and a second term in office. .
1975 U.S.A. Saturday Night Live
11th October, 1975 : The comedy-variety show Saturday Night Live premiered with George Carlin as the host .
11th October, 1975 : The comedy-variety show Saturday Night Live premiered with George Carlin as the host .
1976 China New Party Chairman
11th October, 1976 : The new chairman of China's Communist Party, Hua Guofeng, has ordered the arrest the so-called Gang of Four which is led by Chairman Mao's widow Jian Qing, and includes Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Zhang Chunqiao.
11th October, 1976 : The new chairman of China's Communist Party, Hua Guofeng, has ordered the arrest the so-called Gang of Four which is led by Chairman Mao's widow Jian Qing, and includes Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Zhang Chunqiao.
1982 England The Mary Rose Raised
11th October, 1982 : The Mary Rose, flagship of King Henry VIII, has been raised to the surface after 437 years at the bottom of the Solent. The ship's remains of mud-caked timber were successfully re-floated and experts will now begin the long process of restoring the Mary Rose in a dry dock in Portsmouth. The Mary Rose now forms part the maritime museum at Portsmouth and together with HMS Victory attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
11th October, 1982 : The Mary Rose, flagship of King Henry VIII, has been raised to the surface after 437 years at the bottom of the Solent. The ship's remains of mud-caked timber were successfully re-floated and experts will now begin the long process of restoring the Mary Rose in a dry dock in Portsmouth. The Mary Rose now forms part the maritime museum at Portsmouth and together with HMS Victory attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
1984 U.S.A. Kathy Sullivan
11th October, 1984 : Kathy Sullivan becomes the first American woman to walk in space during a Test for orbital refueling on the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-G .
11th October, 1984 : Kathy Sullivan becomes the first American woman to walk in space during a Test for orbital refueling on the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-G .
1986 Iceland Arms Talks
11th October, 1986 : President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Reykjavik, Iceland, to continue discussions about curbing their intermediate missile arsenals in Europe.
11th October, 1986 : President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Reykjavik, Iceland, to continue discussions about curbing their intermediate missile arsenals in Europe.
1987 U.S.A. Aids March
11th October, 1987: Hundreds of thousands march for lesbian and gay rights marched by the White House and then assembled on the national Mall below the U.S. Capitol. The march was led by about 3,000 people with AIDS, some in wheelchairs, others in chartered buses. .
11th October, 1987: Hundreds of thousands march for lesbian and gay rights marched by the White House and then assembled on the national Mall below the U.S. Capitol. The march was led by about 3,000 people with AIDS, some in wheelchairs, others in chartered buses. .
1991 U.S.A. Unemployment Benefit Blocked
11th October, 1991 : President Bush today vetoed a bill that would have provided up to an additional 20 weeks unemployment benefit calling it poorly designed and unnecessarily expensive.
11th October, 1991 : President Bush today vetoed a bill that would have provided up to an additional 20 weeks unemployment benefit calling it poorly designed and unnecessarily expensive.
1998 U.S.A. US Dollar
11th October, 1998 : After a week of heavy currency speculation the dollar settles at it's lowest level against the Japanese Yen with the dollar trading at 116 yen ( current Dollar - Yen Exchange Rate 99 Yen October 2008)
11th October, 1998 : After a week of heavy currency speculation the dollar settles at it's lowest level against the Japanese Yen with the dollar trading at 116 yen ( current Dollar - Yen Exchange Rate 99 Yen October 2008)
2000 U.S.A. AOL
11th October, 2000 : America Online becomes the biggest, richest and most successful Internet company with nearly 30 million subscribers world wide paying the monthly fee to connect to the Internet. AOL which now includes to its CompuServe subsidiary now has stock market value stood of $133bn which is higher than IBM stock market value.
11th October, 2000 : America Online becomes the biggest, richest and most successful Internet company with nearly 30 million subscribers world wide paying the monthly fee to connect to the Internet. AOL which now includes to its CompuServe subsidiary now has stock market value stood of $133bn which is higher than IBM stock market value.
2000 U.S.A. Environmental Disaster
11th October, 2000 : A major environmental disaster happens when Over 300 gallons of black sludge is released into the Mississippi River near Inez, Kentucky as the result of the collapse of an energy company’s dam resulting in the death of millions of fish and cost nearly 78 million dollars to clean up. the company was charged guilty of Clean Water Act violations.
11th October, 2000 : A major environmental disaster happens when Over 300 gallons of black sludge is released into the Mississippi River near Inez, Kentucky as the result of the collapse of an energy company’s dam resulting in the death of millions of fish and cost nearly 78 million dollars to clean up. the company was charged guilty of Clean Water Act violations.
2002 U.S.A. Carter Wins Nobel Peace Prize
11th October, 2002: Former President Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts at ending the middle east conflict and acting as a mediator between Egypt and Israel .
11th October, 2002: Former President Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts at ending the middle east conflict and acting as a mediator between Egypt and Israel .
2002 U.S.A. Iraq War
11th October, 2002: The United States Senate joined the House of Representatives in approving 77-23 the use of America's military against Iraq.
11th October, 2002: The United States Senate joined the House of Representatives in approving 77-23 the use of America's military against Iraq.
2002 U.S.A. 8th Murder By Washington Beltway sniper
11th October, 2002: Kenneth Bridges filling up his car at a gas station near Fredericksburg, Va., was shot to death in the eighth murder linked to the Washington Area sniper. John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo were finally captured on October 24.
11th October, 2002: Kenneth Bridges filling up his car at a gas station near Fredericksburg, Va., was shot to death in the eighth murder linked to the Washington Area sniper. John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo were finally captured on October 24.
2006 U.S.A. Small Plane Crashes Into High Rise New York
11th October, 2006 : A small aircraft crashed into a high-rise building in Manhattan's Upper East Side killing Yankees baseball player Cory Lidle and his flying instructor. The accident caused concern to New Yorkers raising fears of another terrorist strike until the FBI ruled out any terrorist connections.
11th October, 2006 : A small aircraft crashed into a high-rise building in Manhattan's Upper East Side killing Yankees baseball player Cory Lidle and his flying instructor. The accident caused concern to New Yorkers raising fears of another terrorist strike until the FBI ruled out any terrorist connections.
