On This Day in History

February 11

Historical Events

1858 First vision of the Virgin Mary to 14-year-old Bernadette of Lourdes, France.

1929 Vatican City, the world's smallest country, is made an enclave of Rome.

Margaret Thatcher campaigning to stay in Europe during the 1975 referendum

1975 Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for leadership of the British Conservative Party.

1990 Nelson Mandela is released after 27 years imprisonment in South Africa.

2011 Egyptian Revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 18 days of protests (Arab Spring).

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Famous Birthdays

William Henry Fox Talbot 1800 - 1877 Leó Szilárd 1898 - 1964

Manuel Noriega 1934 - 2017 Jennifer Aniston 55th Birthday

Also Alexander H. Stephens, Jeb Bush and Sheryl Crow (62).

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Famous Deaths

Sylvia Plath 1932 - 1963 Whitney Houston 1963 - 2012

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Thomas Edison, The ‘Invention Factory’ Wizard

Thomas Edison, hailed by many as America’s greatest practical genius, was born on this day. He went on to become the holder of a world record 1,093 patents.

Thomas Edison the Inventor