April 11 - The Day in History

April 11 : General Interest
1814: Napoleon exiled to Elba

On this day in 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France and one of the greatest military leaders in history, abdicates the throne, and, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba... read more


American Revolution
1721 : Moravian missionary David Zeisberger is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/moravian-missionary-david-zeisberger-is-born

Automotive
1888 : Henry Ford marries
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry-ford-marries

Civil War
1862 : Confederates surrender Fort Pulaski
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fall-of-fort-pulaski-georgia

Cold War
1951 : Truman relieves MacArthur of duties in Korea
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-relieves-macarthur-of-duties-in-korea

Crime
1870 : War is narrowly averted
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/war-is-narrowly-averted

Disaster
1968 : Last survivors of ferry accident rescued
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/last-survivors-of-ferry-accident-rescued

General Interest
1970 : Apollo 13 launched to moon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/apollo-13-launched-to-moon
1979 : Idi Amin overthrown
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/idi-amin-overthrown

Hollywood
1988 : Cher wins Best Actress Oscar for Moonstruck
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cher-wins-best-actress-oscar-for-moonstruck

Literary
1931 : Dorothy Parker resigns as drama critic for The New Yorker
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dorothy-parker-resigns-as-drama-critic-for-the-new-yorker

Music
1961 : Bob Dylan plays his first major gig in New York City
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bob-dylan-plays-his-first-major-gig-in-new-york-city

Old West
1803 : Talleyrand offers to sell Louisiana
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/talleyrand-offers-to-sell-louisiana

Presidential
1977 : President Carter hosts White House Easter egg roll
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-carter-hosts-white-house-easter-egg-roll

Sports
2004 : Phil Mickelson wins first major at Masters
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/phil-mickelson-wins-first-major-at-masters

Vietnam War
1963 : Troops from Hawaii sent to South Vietnam
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/troops-from-hawaii-sent-to-south-vietnam
1972 : B-52s strike North Vietnamese positions
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/b-52s-strike-north-vietnamese-positions

World War I
1919 : International Labor Organization founded
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/international-labor-organization-founded

World War II
1945 : The U.S. army liberates Buchenwald concentration camp
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-us-army-liberates-buchenwald-concentration-camp