History for July 11

History for July 11 - On-This-Day.com

John Quincy Adams 1767 - Sixth President of the United States

• 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.
• 1786 - Morocco agreed to stop attacking American ships in the Mediterranean for a payment of $10,000.
• 1798 - The U.S. Marine Corps was formally re-established by "An Act for Establishing a Marine Corps" passed by the U.S. Congress. The act also created the U.S. Marine Band. The Marines were first commissioned by the Continental Congress on November 10, 1775.
• 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.
• 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.