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July 11 is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) ... In the next 27 years he discovers another 36 comets, more than any other person in history.
Events. 1796 – The U.S. takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty.; 1798 – The United States Marine Corps is re–established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War.
Highlights of this day in history: America normalizes diplomatic ties with Vietnam; Aaron Burr mortally wounds Alexander Hamilton in a duel; Skylab makes a fiery return to Earth; Babe Ruth's major ...
11 July 11, 1974 (Thursday) 12 ... and Meiktila when the accident happened. ... the St. Louis Cardinals became the first player in National League history, ...
11 July 11, 1944 (Tuesday) 12 July 12 ... Connecticut. 167 people died in one of the worst fire disasters in U.S. history. ... After learning of what had happened ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa extends South Africa's level four restrictions for 14 days until July 25 amid a third wave of COVID-19 caused by the Delta variant. (Business Tech) COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania. COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
1801 – French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons co-discovered the first of his 37 comets, more than any other person in history. 1833 – Yagan , a Noongar warrior wanted for leading attacks on British colonists in Western Australia , was killed, becoming a symbol of the unjust and sometimes brutal treatment of indigenous Australians by colonial ...
The Fourth of July was celebrated annually throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, and in 1870, Congress declared the day a federal holiday. But it wasn’t until 1941 that the date became a paid ...