A Brief History
This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 11th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.
Digging Deeper
On October 11, 1138, the city that would one day become the most populous city in modern Syria, Aleppo, was hit with a catastrophic earthquake.
On October 11, 1779, Polish cavalry officer and American Brigadier General, Casimir Pulaski, died of wounds incurred during the Battle of Savannah (Georgia) during the American Revolutionary War.
On October 11, 1883, the heads of the major railroads met in Chicago to adopt our Standard Time System, which divided the country into four time zones with exactly one hour difference in each zone.
On October 11, 1910, with aviation still in its infancy, President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt took a flight in a Wright Brothers airplane piloted by Archibald Hoxsey, a former auto mechanic from Illinois.
On October 11, 1932, in the heart of Depression Era Tennessee, little Dorothy Marie Marsh, better known to Country Music fans as “Dottie” West, was born.
On October 11, 1972, a race riot took place not in a city, but at sea!
On October 11, 1975, television audiences in the United States experienced one of those magic moments when an icon was born, as the comedy skit show, Saturday Night Live (SNL) debuted with George Carlin as host.
On October 11, 1975, the iconic television show Saturday Night Live made its debut with the late, great George Carlin hosting.
On October 11, 2001, Polaroid Corporation filed for bankruptcy and a year later went out of business.
On October 11, 2016, the first episode of season one of American horror anthology television series Channel Zero will air on SyFy.
On Wednesday, October 11, 2017, action thriller fans had their chance to be among the first in Cleveland to see The Foreigner before it opened in theaters on October 13, 2017.
On October 11, 2018, the United States of America stood united in celebrating National Sausage Pizza Day, one of Major Dan’s favorite holidays!
On October 11, 2018, the Russian manned space mission, Soyuz MS-10, suffered a booster failure shortly after liftoff, necessitating an emergency abort.
Spy film fans in the Cleveland area of Ohio had a chance to receive 1 (one) run of engagement pass (good for 2 people) for No Time To Die, a No Time To Die baseball cap, phone card wallet, tote bag, and travel cup (all valued at about $100.00) valid at Cleveland Area AMC Theatres beginning Monday, October 11th, 2021 through the run of the engagement on Monday through Thursday.
On October 11, 2023, in the Middle East and around the world, many felt a sense of anxiety over what would happen next in the war between Israel and Hamas.
Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Which event that occurred on today’s date would you like to learn more about?
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020.
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