March 11 - The Day in History

March 11 : General Interest 1997: Paul McCartney knighted On this day in 1997, Paul McCartney, a former member of the most successful rock band in history, The Beatles, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his "services to music." read more American Revolution 1779 : Congress establishes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-establishes-the-us-army-corps-of-engineers Automotive 2009 : Toyota sells 1 millionth hybrid in U.S. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/toyota-sells-1-millionth-hybrid-in-us Civil War 1862 : President Lincoln shuffles the Union command http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-shuffles-the-union-command Cold War 1985 : Mikhail Gorbachev picked to succeed Chernenko http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mikhail-gorbachev-picked-to-succeed-chernenko Crime 1989 : COPS makes TV debut http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cops-makes-tv-debut Disaster 1888 : Great Blizzard of '88 hits East Coast http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/great-blizzard-of-88-hits-east-coast General Interest 1861 : Confederate constitution adoptede http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/confederate-constitution-adopted 1941 : FDR signs Lend-Lease http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-signs-lend-lease 1942 : MacArthur leaves Corregidor http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/macarthur-leaves-corregidor 1990 : Lithuania proclaims its independence http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lithuania-proclaims-its-independence 2004 : Terrorists bomb trains in Madrid http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/terrorists-bomb-trains-in-madrid Hollywood 1989 : COPS debuts on Fox http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cops-debuts-on- Literary 1818 : Frankenstein published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/frankenstein-published Music 1903 : Lawrence Welk is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lawrence-welk-is-born Old West 1884 : Gunslinger Ben Thompson dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gunslinger-ben-thompson-dies Presidential 1947 : Truman thanks Herbert Hoover for aiding post-WWII reconstruction http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-thanks-herbert-hoover-for-aiding-post-wwii-reconstruction Sports 1901 : Newspaper reports signing of so-called Chief Tokohama http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/newspaper-reports-signing-of-so-called-chief-tokohama Vietnam War 1967 : Heavy battle rages during Operation Junction City http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heavy-battle-rages-during-operation-junction-city World War I 1918 : First cases reported in deadly influenza epidemic http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-cases-reported-in-deadly-influenza-epidemic World War II 1942 : MacArthur leaves the Philippines http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/macarthur-leaves-the-philippines