December 11 in Pop Culture History |
| Babies born today were probably conceived on Saint Patrick’s Day. |
| December 11th is… National App Day Have A Bagel Day Holiday Food Drive for the Needy Animals Day International Mountain Day Noodle Ring Day UNICEF Day for Change |
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1769 – Venetian Blinds were patented in London by Edward Bevan in England. 1844 – Dr. Horace Wells became the first person to have a tooth extracted after receiving an anesthetic (Nitrous Oxide) for the dental procedure, by Dr. John M. Riggs. 1882 – Boston’s Bijou Theater had its first performance, the first American playhouse lit with electricity. 1911 – In Stockholm, Sweden, Marie Curie became the first person to be awarded a second Nobel prize. 1936 – Britain’s King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson. 1941 – Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. 1946 – The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was founded. 1947 – The United Mine Workers union withdrew from the American Federation of Labor. 1961 – #1 Hit December 11, 1961 – December 17, 1961: The Marvelettes – Please Mr. Postman 1964 – Singer Sam Cooke was shot and killed by the motel manager of the Hacienda Motel, where he was staying. 1967 – The Concorde, a British/French venture; the world’s first supersonic airliner, was unveiled in Toulouse, France. 1972 – Apollo XVII astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt landed on the moon for the final Apollo mission. 1980 – Hawaii-based Magnum, P.I. premiered on CBS. 1981 – Muhammad Ali fought his 61st and final fight to Trevor Berbick. 1982 – #1 Hit December 11, 1982 – December 17, 1982: Toni Basil – Mickey 1985 – The Unabomber killed his first victim, Hugh Scrutton who was killed in his computer store when a mailed package exploded, in Sacramento, California. 1987 – Throw Momma From the Train, Empire of the Sun and Wall Street debuted in theaters. 1991 – Hook was released in theaters. 1992 – The Muppet Christmas Carol and A Few Good Men were released in theaters. 1993 – #1 Hit December 11, 1993 – December 24, 1993: Janet Jackson – Again 1997 – More than 150 countries agreed at a global warming conference in Kyoto, Japan, to control the Earth’s global-warming “greenhouse gases.” 2004 – #1 Hit December 11, 2004 – December 31, 2005: Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell – Drop It Like It’s Hot 2008 – Bernie Madoff was arrested for bilking clients for hundreds of millions of dollars. 2009 – The Lovely Bones was released in theaters. 2010 – #1 Hit December 11, 2010 – December 17, 2010: Pink – Raise Your Glass 2010 – The first customer delivery of a Nissan Leaf (an all-electric vehicle) was made at by a dealer at Petaluma, California. |