TUESDAY, July 11, 2023

1740 ― Jewish people are expelled from Little Russia by order of Czarina Anna

1792 ― Prussian army moves into French territory

1812 ― U.S. invades Canada (Detroit frontier)

1905 ― Black intellectuals & activists organize Niagara movement

1921 ― Mongolia gains independence from China (National Day)

1936 ― Triborough Bridge linking Manhattan, Bronx & Queens opens

1960 ― Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta & Niger declare independence

1962 ― First transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I)

1977 ― Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Rev Martin Luther King Jr

1984 ― England's MusicBox begins satellite transmission to Europe

1988 ― Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor

1990 ― NYC police arrest "Dart Man" (stabbed over 50 women with darts)

1991 ― Total solar eclipse is seen in Hawaii