History for July 11

History for July 11 - On-This-Day.com
John Quincy Adams 1767 - Sixth President of the United States, Yul Brynner 1915, Tab Hunter 1931 - Actor


Giorgio Armani 1934, Leon Spinks 1953, Suzanne Vega 1959 - Musician


1533 - Henry VIII, who divorced his wife and became head of the church of England, was excommunicated from the Catholic Church by Pope Clement VII.


1804 - The United States' first secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton, was killed by Vice President Aaron Burr in a duel.


1914 - Babe Ruth debuted in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox.


1955 - The U.S. Air Force Academy was dedicated in Colorado at Lowry Air Base.


1962 - The first transatlantic TV transmission was sent through the Telstar I satellite.


1985 - Dr. H. Harlan Stone announced that he had used zippers for stitches on 28 patients. The zippers were used when he thought he may have to re-operate.


1995 - Full diplomatic relations were established between the United States and Vietnam.


1999 - A U.S. Air Force jet flew over the Antarctic and dropped off emergency medical supplies for Dr. Jerri Nelson after she had discovered a lump in her breast. Nelso was at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Research Center.