October 11 in History |
| October 11th is… General Pulaski Memorial Day National Coming Out Day International Day of the Girl Child Sausage Pizza Day |
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1138 (Earthquake) Aleppo, Syria 1767 – Surveying for the Mason–Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania was completed. 1811 -The Juliana began operation as the first steam-powered ferry service between New York City, New York, and Hoboken, New Jersey. 1852 – The University of Sydney, Australia’s oldest university, opened. 1890 – The Daughters of the American Revolution were founded, in Washington, DC. 1958 – NASA launched the lunar probe Pioneer 1. 1962 – Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council, changing several rules, including saying The mass in the local languages and having the celebrant (priest) face the congregation. 1968 – NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful manned Apollo mission. 1973 – Aliens allegedly in Mississippi abducted Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker, and they told authorities. #1 Hit October 11, 1975 – October 31, 1975: Neil Sedaka – Bad Blood 1984 – Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to perform a spacewalk on the Space Shuttle Challenger. #1 Hit October 11, 1986 – October 24, 1986: Janet Jackson – When I Think of You #1 Hit October 11, 1997 – January 16, 1998: Elton John – Candle in the Wind ’97 2006 – 30 Rock premiered on NBC |
