December 11 in History
What happened on December 11 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on december 11 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on december 11 in history.
?>2008
Bernard “Bernie” Madoff arrested and charged with securities fraud in what was called a $50-billion Ponzi scheme.
2006
President of Mexico Felipe Calderon launches a military-led offensive against drug cartel violence in the state of Michoacan.
2005
Cronulla riots begin in Cronulla, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
2001
People’s Republic of China joins the World Trade Organization.
1997
The Kyoto Protocol international treaty intended to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses, opens for signature.
1981
Military forces in El Salvador kill over 800 civilians in what is known as the El Mozote massacre during the Salvadoran Civil War.
1978
Massive demonstrations take place in Tehran against the shah.
1972
Challenger, the lunar lander for Apollo 17, touches down on the moon’s surface, the last time that men visit the moon.
1967
The Concorde, a joint British-French venture and the world’s first supersonic airliner, is unveiled in Toulouse, France.
1964
Frank Sinatra, Jr., is returned home to his parents after being kidnapped for the ransom amount of $240,000.
1955
Israel raids Syrian positions on the Sea of Galilee.
1951
Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement from baseball.
1945
A Boeing B-29 Superfortress shatters all records by crossing the United States in five hours and 27 minutes.
1943
U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull demands that Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria withdraw from the war.
1941
The United States declares war on Italy and Germany.
1936
Britain’s King Edward VIII abdicates the throne to marry American Wallis Warfield Simpson.
1933
Reports say Paraguay has captured 11,000 Bolivians in the war over Chaco.
1930
As the economic crisis grows, the Bank of the United States closes its doors.
1927
Nearly 400 world leaders sign a letter to President Calvin Coolidge asking the United States to join the World Court.
1882
A production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe at Boston’s Bijou Theatre becomes the first performance in a theatre lit by incandescent electric lights.
1863
Union gunboats Restless, Bloomer and Caroline enter St. Andrew’s Bay, Fla., and begin bombardment of both Confederate quarters and saltworks.
1862
Union General Ambrose Burnside occupies Fredericksburg and prepares to attack the Confederates under Robert E. Lee.
1861
A raging fire sweeps the business district of Charleston, South Carolina, adding to an already depressed economic state.
1816
Indiana is admitted to the Union as the 19th state.
1688
James II abdicates the throne because of William of Orange landing in England.