Today in history: Jan. 11
Aviator Amelia Earhart began an 18-hour trip from Honolulu to Oakland, California, that made her the first person to fly solo across any part of the Pacific Ocean, and more events that happened on this day in history.
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1908: The Grand Canyon
In 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed the Grand Canyon National Monument (it became a national park in 1919).
1935: Amelia Earhart
In 1935, aviator Amelia Earhart began an 18-hour trip from Honolulu to Oakland, California, that made her the first person to fly solo across any part of the Pacific Ocean.
1943: China
In 1943, the United States and Britain signed treaties relinquishing extraterritorial rights in China.
1964: Luther Terry
In 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued “Smoking and Health,” a report that concluded that “cigarette smoking contributes substantially to mortality from certain specific diseases and to the overall death rate.”
1989: Ronald Reagan
In 1989, nine days before leaving the White House, President Ronald Reagan bade the nation farewell in a prime-time address, saying of his eight years in office: “We meant to change a nation and instead we changed a world.”
2001: No Gun Ri
In 2001, the Army acknowledged that U.S. soldiers killed an “unknown number” of South Korean refugees early in the Korean War at No Gun Ri, but said there was no evidence they were ordered to do so.
2010: Miep Gies
In 2010, Miep Gies (meep khees), the Dutch office secretary who defied Nazi occupiers to hide Anne Frank and her family for two years and saved the teenager’s diary, died at age 100.
2011: Tucson, Arizona
Ten years ago: During a public Mass at St. Odilia Catholic Church in Tucson, Arizona, several hundred mourners remembered the victims of the shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
2016: Alabama
Five years ago: No. 2 Alabama outlasted No. 1 Clemson in a 45-40 victory in the College Football Playoff championship game.
2016: Arlene Foster
Five years ago: Northern Ireland lawmakers appointed Arlene Foster as the first female leader of their unity government.
2016: Baghdad
Five years ago: Gunmen stormed into a Baghdad mall, killing 18 people; the Islamic State group claimed responsibility.
2016: Monte Irvin
Five years ago: Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, 96, died in Houston.
2020: Iran
One year ago: Iran admitted that its military had “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian jetliner three days earlier, killing all 176 people aboard; the statement blamed “human error” for the shootdown, which took place just hours after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at U.S. forces.
2020: Wuhan
One year ago: Health authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan reported the first death from what had been identified as a new type of coronavirus; the patient was a 61-year-old man who’d been a frequent customer at a food market linked to the majority of cases there.
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