February 11 - The Day in History

February 11 : General Interest 1990 : Nelson Mandela released from prison Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, is released from prison after 27 years on February 11, 1990... read more

American Revolution 1776 : Georgia's governor escapes imprisonment http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/georgias-governor-escapes-imprisonment Automotive 1937 : GM signs first autoworkers contract http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gm-signs-first-autoworkers-contract Civil War 1861 : President-elect Lincoln leaves Springfield http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-leaves-springfield Cold War 1956 : Burgess and Maclean resurface http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/burgess-and-maclean-resurface Crime 1916 : Birth control pioneer arrested http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/birth-control-pioneer-arrested Disaster 1952 : Avalanches plague central Europe http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/avalanches-plague-central-europe General Interest 1858 : Virgin Mary appears to St. Bernadette http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/virgin-mary-appears-to-st-bernadette 1945 : Yalta Conference ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yalta-conference-ends 1970 : The world's fourth space power http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-worlds-fourth-space-power Hollywood 2008 : Tolkien heirs file Lord of the Rings lawsuit http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tolkien-heirs-file-lord-of-the-rings-lawsuit Literary 1778 : Voltaire is welcomed home http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/voltaire-is-welcomed-home Music 1960 : The Payola scandal heats up http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-payola-scandal-heats-up 2012 : Pop superstar Whitney Houston dies at age 48 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pop-superstar-whitney-houston-dies-at-age-48 Old West 1805 : Sacagawea gives birth to Pompey http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sacagawea-gives-birth-to-pompey Presidential 1945 : FDR and daughter Anna leave Yalta Conference http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-and-daughter-anna-leave-yalta-conference Sports 1990 : Underdog Buster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/underdog-buster-douglas-knocks-out-mike-tyson Vietnam War 1962 : Farm Gate aircraft crashes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/farm-gate-aircraft-crashes World War I 1918 : Russia's General Kaledin commits suicide http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/russias-general-kaledin-commits-suicide World War II 1942 : The "Channel Dash" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-channel-dash

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