November 11
1620 - The Mayflower Compact was signed by Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. It would provide the basis for all governments of the American colonies.
1831 - Former slave Nat Turner was executed.
1889 - Washington became the 42nd state.
1918 - The Allies and Germany signed an armistice to end World War I.
1921 - The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated in Arlington National Cemetery.
1938 - Irish-born cook Mary Mallon, who’d gained notoriety as the disease-carrying “Typhoid Mary” blamed for the deaths of three people, died on North Brother Island in New York’s East River at age 69 after 23 years of mandatory quarantine.
1965 - Rhodesia proclaimed independence from Britain.
1966 - Gemini 12 blasted off on a four-day mission with astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. aboard; it was the tenth and final crewed flight of NASA’s Gemini program.
1987 - Following the failure of two Supreme Court nominations, President Ronald Reagan announced his choice of Anthony M. Kennedy, who would go on to win confirmation.
1992 - The Church of England voted to ordain female priests.
2004 - Yasir Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, died in Paris. Mahmoud Abbas was elected to take his place.
2020 - Georgia’s secretary of state announced an audit of presidential election results that he said would be done with a full hand tally of ballots because the margin was so tight; President-elect Joe Biden led President Donald Trump by about 14,000 votes out of nearly 5 million votes counted in the state. (The audit would affirm Biden’s win.)
Birthdays
28 - Tye Sheridan (actor)
30 - Connor Price (actor)
34 - Ashley Rose Orr (actress)
38 - Jon Batiste (musician)
50 - Leonardo DiCaprio (actor)
60 - Calista Flockhart (actress)
62 - Demi Moore (actress)
64 - Stanley Tucci (actor)
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Today in Sports History - November 11
1868 - The first indoor amateur track and field meet was held by the New York Athletic Club.
1944 - The New York Rangers set an NHL record of 25 games without a win (0-21-4).
1946 - The New York Knickerbockers (later the Knicks) played their first game at Madison Square Garden. New York lost the game 78-68 to Chicago.
1963 - Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) tied Rocket Richard's record of 544 career goals.
1981 - Fernando Valenzuela (L.A. Dodgers) became the first pitcher to win Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young award in the same season.
1981 - The Minnesota North Stars scored 8 goals in the second period against the Winnipeg Jets. The North Stars won the game 15-2.
1984 - The Houston Oilers ended their streak of 23 consecutive road losses when they beat Kansas City 17-16.
1990 - Derrick Thomas (Kansas City Chiefs) set an NFL record when he had 7 sacks in a game against the Seahawks.
1997 - Roger Clemens (Toronto Blue Jays) became the third major league player to win the Cy Young Award four times.
1997 - NHL’s new Columbus franchise (scheduled to begin play in 2000) announce team’s name would be “Blue Jackets” after soldiers in the Union army during the American Civil War.
1997 - The WNBA announces new franchises for Detroit (Shock) and Washington D.C. (Mystics) which will begin play in 1998.
2002 - Barry Bonds became the first major league baseball player to win the leagues Most Valuable Player title five times.
1620 - The Mayflower Compact was signed by Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. It would provide the basis for all governments of the American colonies.
1831 - Former slave Nat Turner was executed.
1889 - Washington became the 42nd state.
1918 - The Allies and Germany signed an armistice to end World War I.
1921 - The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated in Arlington National Cemetery.
1938 - Irish-born cook Mary Mallon, who’d gained notoriety as the disease-carrying “Typhoid Mary” blamed for the deaths of three people, died on North Brother Island in New York’s East River at age 69 after 23 years of mandatory quarantine.
1965 - Rhodesia proclaimed independence from Britain.
1966 - Gemini 12 blasted off on a four-day mission with astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. aboard; it was the tenth and final crewed flight of NASA’s Gemini program.
1987 - Following the failure of two Supreme Court nominations, President Ronald Reagan announced his choice of Anthony M. Kennedy, who would go on to win confirmation.
1992 - The Church of England voted to ordain female priests.
2004 - Yasir Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, died in Paris. Mahmoud Abbas was elected to take his place.
2020 - Georgia’s secretary of state announced an audit of presidential election results that he said would be done with a full hand tally of ballots because the margin was so tight; President-elect Joe Biden led President Donald Trump by about 14,000 votes out of nearly 5 million votes counted in the state. (The audit would affirm Biden’s win.)
Birthdays
28 - Tye Sheridan (actor)
30 - Connor Price (actor)
34 - Ashley Rose Orr (actress)
38 - Jon Batiste (musician)
50 - Leonardo DiCaprio (actor)
60 - Calista Flockhart (actress)
62 - Demi Moore (actress)
64 - Stanley Tucci (actor)
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Today in Sports History - November 11
1868 - The first indoor amateur track and field meet was held by the New York Athletic Club.
1944 - The New York Rangers set an NHL record of 25 games without a win (0-21-4).
1946 - The New York Knickerbockers (later the Knicks) played their first game at Madison Square Garden. New York lost the game 78-68 to Chicago.
1963 - Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) tied Rocket Richard's record of 544 career goals.
1981 - Fernando Valenzuela (L.A. Dodgers) became the first pitcher to win Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young award in the same season.
1981 - The Minnesota North Stars scored 8 goals in the second period against the Winnipeg Jets. The North Stars won the game 15-2.
1984 - The Houston Oilers ended their streak of 23 consecutive road losses when they beat Kansas City 17-16.
1990 - Derrick Thomas (Kansas City Chiefs) set an NFL record when he had 7 sacks in a game against the Seahawks.
1997 - Roger Clemens (Toronto Blue Jays) became the third major league player to win the Cy Young Award four times.
1997 - NHL’s new Columbus franchise (scheduled to begin play in 2000) announce team’s name would be “Blue Jackets” after soldiers in the Union army during the American Civil War.
1997 - The WNBA announces new franchises for Detroit (Shock) and Washington D.C. (Mystics) which will begin play in 1998.
2002 - Barry Bonds became the first major league baseball player to win the leagues Most Valuable Player title five times.
