What happend on 11th July

10.07
12.07
1940

World War II: Vichy France regime formally established. Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Prime Minister of France.

1936

Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.

1921

Former US President William Howard Taft sworn in as 10th Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, becoming the only person to ever be both President and Chief Justice.

1921

Mongolia becomes independent (from China).

1921

Truce called in the Irish War of Independence; see Irish calendar.

1919

Eight-hour working day and free Sunday made into law in the Netherlands.

1914

Babe Ruth debuts in Major league baseball.

1897

Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to try to reach the North pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.

1895

The brothers Lumière show film for scientists.

1893

The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kokichi Mikimoto.