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What Happened On October 11

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1958: NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit. 1962: The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years. 1811: The Juliana begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor. 1797: The Royal Navy decisively defeats the Batavian Navy at Camperdown during the French Revolutionary Wars. 2002: A bomb exploded in the Myyrmanni shopping center in Helsinki, Finland (aftermath pictured), resulting in seven deaths and 159 injuries. 1984: Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan (pictured) became the first American woman to perform a space walk. 1973: Typhoon Nora, the fourth-most intense tropical cyclone on record, dissipated after killing 40 people and leaving more than a million homeless across Taiwan and the Philippines. 1968: Apollo 7, the first manned mission of NASA's Apollo program, and the first three-man American space mission, launched from Complex 34 in Cape Kennedy, Florida. 1950: CBS's field-sequential color system for television was the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. 1987: The AIDS Memorial Quilt is first displayed during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.

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1958 Weird
NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit.
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1962 First ever
The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1811 First ever
The Juliana begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor.
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1797 Oddly true
The Royal Navy decisively defeats the Batavian Navy at Camperdown during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2002 Oddly true
A bomb exploded in the Myyrmanni shopping center in Helsinki, Finland (aftermath pictured), resulting in seven deaths and 159 injuries.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1984 First ever
Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan (pictured) became the first American woman to perform a space walk.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1973 Oddly true
Typhoon Nora, the fourth-most intense tropical cyclone on record, dissipated after killing 40 people and leaving more than a million homeless across Taiwan and the Philippines.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1968 First ever
Apollo 7, the first manned mission of NASA's Apollo program, and the first three-man American space mission, launched from Complex 34 in Cape Kennedy, Florida.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1950 First ever
CBS's field-sequential color system for television was the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1987 First ever
The AIDS Memorial Quilt is first displayed during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Observed today

2018Soyuz MS-10, launching an intended crew for the ISS, suffers an in-flight abort. The crew lands safely. Wikipedia →
2013A migrant boat sinks in the Channel of Sicily, with at least 359 people drowning. Wikipedia →
2002A bomb attack in a Myyrmanni shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland kills seven. Wikipedia →
2001The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection. Wikipedia →
2000NASA launches STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission. Wikipedia →
1999Air Botswana pilot Chris Phatswe steals an ATR 42 from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport and later crashes it into two other aircraft at the airport, killing himself. Wikipedia →
1991Prof. Anita Hill delivers her televised testimony concerning sexual harassment during the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination. Wikipedia →
1987The AIDS Memorial Quilt is first displayed during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Wikipedia →
1987Start of Operation Pawan by Indian forces in Sri Lanka. Thousands of civilians, insurgents, and soldiers die. Wikipedia →
1986Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Iceland to continue discussions about scaling back IRBM arsenals in Europe. Wikipedia →
1984Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk. Wikipedia →
1984Aeroflot Flight 3352 crashes into maintenance vehicles upon landing in Omsk, Russia, killing 178. Wikipedia →
1982The hull of the Mary Rose is recovered, over four hundred years after her sinking during the battle of the Solent. Wikipedia →
1976George Washington is posthumously promoted to the grade of General of the Armies. Wikipedia →
1968NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful crewed Apollo mission. Wikipedia →
1962The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years. Wikipedia →
1958NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit. Wikipedia →
1954In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam. Wikipedia →
1950CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Wikipedia →
1944The Tuvan People's Republic is annexed by the Soviet Union. Wikipedia →
1942World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force. Wikipedia →
1941Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia. Wikipedia →
1937The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on 22 October. Wikipedia →
1918The 7.1 Mw San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico. The quake and resulting tsunami kill up to 116 people. Wikipedia →
1912First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani. Wikipedia →
1910Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane. Wikipedia →
1906San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students. Wikipedia →
1899The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State. Wikipedia →
1890In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded. Wikipedia →
1865Hundreds of black men and women march in Jamaica, starting the Morant Bay rebellion. Wikipedia →
1862American Civil War: Confederate troops conduct a raid on Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Wikipedia →
1852The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney. Wikipedia →
1840The Maronite leader Bashir Shihab II surrenders to the Ottoman Empire and later is sent to Malta in exile. Wikipedia →
1811The Juliana begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor. Wikipedia →
1797The Royal Navy decisively defeats the Batavian Navy at Camperdown during the French Revolutionary Wars. Wikipedia →
1776American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777. Wikipedia →
1649Cromwell's New Model Army sacks Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians. Wikipedia →
1643A Parliamentarian cavalry force defeats a Royalist cavalry force in the battle of Winceby. Wikipedia →
1634The Burchardi flood kills around 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany. Wikipedia →
1614The New Netherland Company applies to the States General of the Netherlands for exclusive trading rights in what is now the northeastern United States. Wikipedia →
1531The five Catholic cantons defeat the Protestant canton of Zurich in the battle of Kappel. Wikipedia →
1311The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of English kings with the Ordinances of 1311. Wikipedia →
1142A peace treaty ends the Jin–Song wars. Wikipedia →
1138A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever. Wikipedia →
944Caliph al-Muttaqi is blinded and deposed by the Turkish general Tuzun. Wikipedia →

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1948The New York Times
STOLEN TAXI ON RAMPAGE
A truck driver stole a taxicab last night and in afour-block ride smashed into another car, careened through a plate…
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