On this day in history
March 11
American
1888The Great Blizzard of 1888 buries the East Coast, killing 400 people and paralyzing New York.
The Great Blizzard of 1888 buries the East Coast, killing 400 people and paralyzing New York.
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1941Roosevelt signs Lend Lease, arming Britain and the Allies against Hitler.
Roosevelt signs Lend Lease, arming Britain and the Allies against Hitler.
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World
2004Islamist terrorists bomb four Madrid commuter trains, killing 193 people.
Islamist terrorists bomb four Madrid commuter trains, killing 193 people.
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2011A 9.0 earthquake off Japan triggers a tsunami that kills 18,000 and wrecks the Fukushima nuclear plant.
A 9.0 earthquake off Japan triggers a tsunami that kills 18,000 and wrecks the Fukushima nuclear plant.
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1990Lithuania declares independence from the Soviet Union, the first republic to break away.
Lithuania declares independence from the Soviet Union, the first republic to break away.
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