Today, March 11, is the 70th day of the year (71st day in leap year) on the Gregorian Calendar. The Zodiac sign for individuals born on this day is Pisces.
March 11, 1302 was the wedding date given to Romeo and Juliet’s in Shakespeare’s tragic play about two star-crossed lovers entitled, Romeo and Juliet. In the year 1669, a volcano named Etna erupted in Italy. This eruption killed 15,000 people. In 1850, this date became a milestone in women’s history when the Women’s Medical College of Penn became the first female medical school. Broadcasting began on WBAL TV on channel 11 in Baltimore, MD in 1948. The year 1967 on this date brought us the release of Pink Floyd’s first song, Arnold Layne. This day in 1997, that Paul McCartney, one of the members of the group The Beatles, was knighted Sir Paul by the Queen of England.http://www.brainyhistory.com/days/march_11.html
AP March 11 in History
March 11, 1918
1918: The first cases of Influenza are at a hospital at Fort Riley, Kansas, the first of an epidemic that would kill over 20 Million people worldwide.
March 11 Moment of Zen
The Daily Show: Robot trumpeter (2004)
The Daily Show: Coyote Ugly (2003)
The Daily Show: Twisted Feet (1999)
The Daily Show: Blitzer Prostitution (2008)
The 2010s
The 2000s
The 1990s
- 1997: Paul McCartney of the Beatles was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1997: Gene Roddenberry, Star Trek author's ashes are launched into space
- 1997: San Francisco Giant J. T. Snow recieves a fractured eye socket when hit by a pitch. http://www.brainyhistory.com/days/march_11.html
- 1996: In New Zealand vs. Australia World Cup, Chris Harris scores 130.
- 1995: The Kazachstan parliament is disbanded by President Nazarbajev
- 1995: A world record is set by Yolanda Chen when she hop-skip-jumps indoors for a record of 15.03m.
- 1991: Virgin records signs a deal with Janet Jackson for $40M and 3 albums.
- 1990: The country Lithuania declares its Independence
The 1980s
- 1989: COPS makes its debut on the FOX Network.
- 1987: Athlete Wayne Gretzky scores the 1,500th NHL point.
- 1986: The NFL adopts instant replay rule.
- 1985: Mikhail Gorbachev was chosen to succeed the late Soviet Union President Konstantin Chernenko.
- 1981: President Augusto Pinochet begins his 2nd term and Chilean constitution begins.
The 1800s
- 1861: The Confederate States of America adopt their constitution.
Famous Birthdays
- 1971: Johnny Knoxville - Jackass
- 1969: Terrence Howard - Mr. Holland's Opus
- 1936: Antonin Scalia - Supreme Court Justice
- 1934: Sam Donaldson - ABC News
- 1931: Rupert Murdoch - News Corporation CEO
Famous Deaths
- 2006: Slobodan Milosevic - Serbian war criminal
- 2006: Bernie Geoffrion - Montreal Canadiens Alumni
- 1955: Oscar Mayer - Meat Packer
- 1847: Johnny Appleseed - Pioneer
