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