December 11 in history
Events on December 11
Notable events that happened on December 11 in past years.
- 2020
The Food and Drug Administration issues an Emergency Use Authorization on the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by the agency.
Wikipedia article: Food and Drug Administration - 2008
Bernie Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
Wikipedia article: Bernie Madoff - 2005
The Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire in Hemel Hempstead, England.
Wikipedia article: Buncefield fire - 1997
The Kyoto Protocol, an agreement committing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, opens for signature.
Wikipedia article: Kyoto Protocol - 1990
Demonstrations by students and workers across Albania begin, which eventually trigger the fall of communism in Albania.
Wikipedia article: Albania - 1978
The Lufthansa heist is committed by a group led by Lucchese family associate Jimmy Burke. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time.
Wikipedia article: Lufthansa heist - 1960
French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French president Charles de Gaulle.
Wikipedia article: French Algeria - 1941
World War II: Poland declares war on the Empire of Japan.
Wikipedia article: Polish government-in-exile - 1934
Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the final time.
Wikipedia article: Bill W. - 1917
World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.
Wikipedia article: World War I - 1901
Guglielmo Marconi transmits the first transatlantic radio signal from Poldhu, Cornwall, England to St. John's, Newfoundland.
Wikipedia article: Guglielmo Marconi - 1815
The U.S. Senate creates a select committee on finance and a uniform national currency, predecessor of the United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Wikipedia article: United States Senate - 1640
The Root and Branch petition, signed by 15,000 Londoners calling for the abolition of the episcopacy, is presented to the Long Parliament.
Wikipedia article: Root and Branch petition - 1041
Michael V, adoptive son of Empress Zoë of Byzantium, is proclaimed emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.
- 220
Emperor Xian of Han is forced to abdicate the throne by Cao Cao's son Cao Pi, ending the Han dynasty.
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