On this day in history
February 11
American
2012Whitney Houston is found dead in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub at age 48.
Whitney Houston is found dead in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub at age 48.
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World
1979The Shah's government collapses in Iran, and Ayatollah Khomeini's revolution takes power.
The Shah's government collapses in Iran, and Ayatollah Khomeini's revolution takes power.
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1990Nelson Mandela walks free after 27 years in prison, raising his fist to a cheering crowd outside Cape Town.
Nelson Mandela walks free after 27 years in prison, raising his fist to a cheering crowd outside Cape Town.
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1929Mussolini and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty, creating the independent Vatican City.
Mussolini and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty, creating the independent Vatican City.
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2013Pope Benedict XVI announces he will resign, the first papal resignation in nearly 600 years.
Pope Benedict XVI announces he will resign, the first papal resignation in nearly 600 years.
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