April 11th in History
April 11th in History
- 1814: Former French leader Napoleon Bonaparte exiled to the island of Elba
- 1898: President McKinley asks for Spanish-American War declaration Hearst newspapers just flourish
- 1899: Treaty of Paris ratified. Spain cedes Puerto Rico to US.
- 1941: Belgrade, in Yugoslavia, occupied by German forces during World War 2
- 1945: At the end of World War 2, the Red army enters the Austrian city of Vienna
- 1951: General MacArthur relieved of command in the Far East, over Korea
- 1961: Israel begins the Adolf Eichman world war II crimes trial
- 1970: The American Apollo 13 spacecraft launched to the Moon
April 11th birthdays
- 1893: Dean Acheson, American statesman
- 1913: Oleg Cassini, French fashion designer