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| January 11th |
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| About January 11th is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 354 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (355 in leap years). Births 1757 - Alexander Hamilton, Founding Father, Secretary of the Treasury 1825 - Bayard Taylor, poet, critic, author 1876 - Elmer Flick, Hall of Fame baseball player 1895 - Paddy Driscoll, Hall of Fame quarterback 1906 - Albert Hofmann, scientist, researcher (discovered LSD) 1946 - Naomi Judd, country singer, songwriter 1952 - Ben Crenshaw, professional golfer 1971 - Mary J. Blige, singer, actress ("Be Without You") Deaths 1843 - Francis Scott Key, poet, lawyer 2000 - Bob Lemon, Hall of Fame baseball player 2008 - Edmund Hillary, mountaineer, explorer Events 1569 - England holds their first state lottery. 1861 - Alabama secedes from the Union. 1902 - Popular Mechanics magazine was published for the first time. 1878 - Milk is first delivered in bottles by Alexander Campbell in New York. 1908 - United States President Theodore Roosevelt declares the Grand Canyon a national monument. 1922 - Leonard Thompson becomes the first person to be treated with insulin to treat diabetes at Toronto General Hospital. 1935 - Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to California. 1964 - The United States government releases their first report that says smoking may be a health hazard. 1964 - The famous Whisky-a-Go-G0 nightclub in West Hollywood, California opens. 1967 - Jimi Hendrix begins recording "Purple Haze" in London. 1970 - The Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Minnesota Vikings at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana in Super Bowl IV. 1973 - Owners of American League baseball teams vote 8-4 to adopt the designated-hitter rule on a 3-year trial basis. 1987 - John Elway executes ''The Drive'', leading the Denver Broncos over the Cleveland Broncos by a score of 23-20. |
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