July 11
1533 - The Church of England splits from the Catholic church after Pope Clement VII excommunicated England's King Henry VIII.
1798 - The U.S. Marine Corps was formally re-established by a congressional act that also created the U.S. Marine Band.
1804 - Former Vice President Aaron Burr fatally wounded former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in a pistol duel at Weehawken, New Jersey; Hamilton died the following afternoon.
1859 - Big Ben, the great bell inside the famous London clock tower, chimed for the first time.
1864 - Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early and his troops attacked Washington, D.C. They retreated the next day, ending the Confederate threat to occupy the capital during the Civil War.
1960 - Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" was published.
1972 - The World Chess Championship opened as grandmasters Bobby Fischer of the United States and defending champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union began play in Reykjavik, Iceland. (Fischer won after 21 games.)
1977 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
1979 - The abandoned U.S. space station Skylab made a spectacular return to Earth, burning up in the atmosphere and showering debris over the Indian Ocean and Australia.
1991 - A Nigeria Airways DC-8 carrying Muslim pilgrims crashed at the Jiddah, Saudi Arabia international airport, killing all 261 people on board.
1995 - The United States and Vietnam established full diplomatic relations.
1995 - The U.N.-designated "safe haven" of Srebrenica in Bosnia-Herzegovina fell to Bosnian Serb forces, who subsequently carried out the killings of more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys.
2006 - Eight bombs hit a commuter rail network during evening rush hour in Mumbai, India, killing more than 200 people.
2011 - The "News of the World," a British newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch, closed after several allegations that the paper's journalists hacked into voicemail accounts belonging to not only a 13-year-old murder victim, but also relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
2022 - President Joe Biden revealed the first image from NASA's new space telescope, the farthest humanity has ever seen in both time and distance, closer to the dawn of the universe and the edge of the cosmos.
Birthdays
23 - Sophia Anne Caruso (actress)
28 - Alessia Cara (singer)
29 - Joey Bosa (football player)
34 - Carolina Wozniacki (tennis player)
34 - Connor Paolo (actor)
35 - David Henrie (actor)
37 - Cristina Vee (actress)
40 - Serinda Swan (actress)
43 - Andre Johnson (football player)
44 - Tyson Kidd (professional wrestler)
50 - Lil' Kim (rapper)
52 - Michael Rosenbaum (actor)
54 - Justin Chambers (actor)
61 - Lisa Rinna (actress)
65 - Richie Sambora (musician)
65 - Suzanne Vega (singer)
66 - Mark Lester (actor)
68 - Sela Ward (actress)
71 - Mindy Sterling (actress)
72 - Stephen Lang (actor)
74 - Bruce McGill (actor)
81 - Susan Seaforth Hayes (actress)
90 - Giorgio Armani (fashion designer)
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Today in Sports History - July 11
1914 - Babe Ruth made his Major League debut as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
1982 - Italy defeats West Germany 3-1 to win the World Cup.
1985 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros became the first major league pitcher to earn 4,000 strikeouts in a career.
1987 - Bo Jackson signed a five-year contract to play football for the Los Angeles Raiders while also under a Major League Baseball contract with the Kansas City Royals.
1988 - Heavyweight boxing champion hires Donald Trump as an advisor.
1995 - Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle made his final public appearance.
2010 - Spain defeats the Netherlands 1-0 to win the World Cup.
2012 - Future Hall of Fame guard Steve Nash is traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Los Angeles Lakers.
2015 - Serena Williams becomes the oldest Wimbledon champion in the Open era at age 33.
2021 - Novak Djokovic wins Wimbledon and ties a record with his 20th career Grand Slam singles title.
1533 - The Church of England splits from the Catholic church after Pope Clement VII excommunicated England's King Henry VIII.
1798 - The U.S. Marine Corps was formally re-established by a congressional act that also created the U.S. Marine Band.
1804 - Former Vice President Aaron Burr fatally wounded former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in a pistol duel at Weehawken, New Jersey; Hamilton died the following afternoon.
1859 - Big Ben, the great bell inside the famous London clock tower, chimed for the first time.
1864 - Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early and his troops attacked Washington, D.C. They retreated the next day, ending the Confederate threat to occupy the capital during the Civil War.
1960 - Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" was published.
1972 - The World Chess Championship opened as grandmasters Bobby Fischer of the United States and defending champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union began play in Reykjavik, Iceland. (Fischer won after 21 games.)
1977 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
1979 - The abandoned U.S. space station Skylab made a spectacular return to Earth, burning up in the atmosphere and showering debris over the Indian Ocean and Australia.
1991 - A Nigeria Airways DC-8 carrying Muslim pilgrims crashed at the Jiddah, Saudi Arabia international airport, killing all 261 people on board.
1995 - The United States and Vietnam established full diplomatic relations.
1995 - The U.N.-designated "safe haven" of Srebrenica in Bosnia-Herzegovina fell to Bosnian Serb forces, who subsequently carried out the killings of more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys.
2006 - Eight bombs hit a commuter rail network during evening rush hour in Mumbai, India, killing more than 200 people.
2011 - The "News of the World," a British newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch, closed after several allegations that the paper's journalists hacked into voicemail accounts belonging to not only a 13-year-old murder victim, but also relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
2022 - President Joe Biden revealed the first image from NASA's new space telescope, the farthest humanity has ever seen in both time and distance, closer to the dawn of the universe and the edge of the cosmos.
Birthdays
23 - Sophia Anne Caruso (actress)
28 - Alessia Cara (singer)
29 - Joey Bosa (football player)
34 - Carolina Wozniacki (tennis player)
34 - Connor Paolo (actor)
35 - David Henrie (actor)
37 - Cristina Vee (actress)
40 - Serinda Swan (actress)
43 - Andre Johnson (football player)
44 - Tyson Kidd (professional wrestler)
50 - Lil' Kim (rapper)
52 - Michael Rosenbaum (actor)
54 - Justin Chambers (actor)
61 - Lisa Rinna (actress)
65 - Richie Sambora (musician)
65 - Suzanne Vega (singer)
66 - Mark Lester (actor)
68 - Sela Ward (actress)
71 - Mindy Sterling (actress)
72 - Stephen Lang (actor)
74 - Bruce McGill (actor)
81 - Susan Seaforth Hayes (actress)
90 - Giorgio Armani (fashion designer)
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Today in Sports History - July 11
1914 - Babe Ruth made his Major League debut as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
1982 - Italy defeats West Germany 3-1 to win the World Cup.
1985 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros became the first major league pitcher to earn 4,000 strikeouts in a career.
1987 - Bo Jackson signed a five-year contract to play football for the Los Angeles Raiders while also under a Major League Baseball contract with the Kansas City Royals.
1988 - Heavyweight boxing champion hires Donald Trump as an advisor.
1995 - Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle made his final public appearance.
2010 - Spain defeats the Netherlands 1-0 to win the World Cup.
2012 - Future Hall of Fame guard Steve Nash is traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Los Angeles Lakers.
2015 - Serena Williams becomes the oldest Wimbledon champion in the Open era at age 33.
2021 - Novak Djokovic wins Wimbledon and ties a record with his 20th career Grand Slam singles title.
