Today in History

Listings for Friday, March 11, 2022.

Birthdays:


Events:
  • Zeta Bo”tid meteor shower, radiant in Bo”tes
  • 1810 Emperor Napoleon married by proxy to Archduchess Marie Louise
  • 1861 Confederate convention in Montgomery, adopts constitution
  • 1867 Great Mauna Loa eruption (volcano in Hawaii).
  • 1892 First public game of basketball.
  • 1938 Germany invades Austria.
  • 1941 FDR signs Lend-Lease Bill with England.
  • 1942 Gen MacArthur leaves Bataan for Australia.
  • 1960 Pioneer 5 launched; orbits sun between Earth & Venus
  • 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko.

That's all for today.



Today In History