The Battle of Valcour Island — Conflict on Lake Champlain
On October 11, 1776, one of the earliest naval battles of the American Revolutionary War was fought on Lake Champlain. Commanded by Brigadier General Benedict Arnold, a hastily assembled American ...
George Washington — General of the Armies
On October 11, 1976, President Gerald Ford approved Public Law 94-479, a congressional joint resolution authorizing and requesting the posthumous appointment of George Washington as General of the Armies of ...
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Eleanor Roosevelt — Champion of Human Rights
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884, at 56 West 37th Street in Manhattan, New York. Born into one of America’s most prominent and wealthy families, she endured ...
Theodore Thomas — Conducting the Future
Born on October 11, 1835, in Esens, Germany, Theodore Thomas rose to become one of the most influential and consequential pioneers of orchestral music in American history. After immigrating to ...
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USS Wahoo — Submarine Loss in the Pacific
On October 11, 1943, during her seventh and final war patrol, the legendary U.S. Navy submarine USS Wahoo (SS-238) was sunk in La Pérouse Strait with the loss of all ...
Lewis — Mystery on the Natchez Trace
On October 11, 1809, Meriwether Lewis—co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and governor of the Upper Louisiana Territory—was found dead from gunshot wounds at Grinder’s Stand, a remote inn ...
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The Daughters of the American Revolution — Continuing a Lineage
On October 11, 1890, the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was formally organized at the Strathmore Arms in Washington, D.C. Eighteen women gathered for the founding meeting, inspired ...
The 44th New York Infantry — The Ellsworth Avengers
On October 11, 1864, the battle-tested soldiers of the 44th New York Infantry Regiment stood in formation at Albany, New York, for their formal muster-out, ending more than three years ...
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Saint Anselm College — Monastic Dedication
On October 11, 1893, Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, was formally dedicated in a ceremony attended by Benedictine monks and civic and church dignitaries. Founded in 1889 by ...
Thomas Edison at Pearl Street — Electrical Pioneering
On October 11, 1919, a historic photograph captured American inventor Thomas Alva Edison standing outside 257 Pearl Street in Lower Manhattan, returning to the birthplace of modern commercial electric power ...
Abraham Lincoln — The Monmouth Ambrotype
On October 11, 1858, Abraham Lincoln sat for a head-and-shoulders ambrotype portrait by photographer William Judkins Thomson in Monmouth, Illinois. Taken during his campaign for the United States Senate against ...
The 1913 World Series — Athletics Triumph
On October 11, 1913, the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Giants, 3–1, in Game 5 at the Polo Grounds to win the World Series, four games to one. It ...
The World’s First Commercial Steam Ferry — The Juliana
On October 11, 1811, a profound revolution in maritime logistics and urban transport commenced in New York Harbor as the steam ferry Juliana officially began regular operation. Developed by prominent ...
Apollo 7 — Human Spaceflight and the First Live Space Broadcast
On October 11, 1968, the United States launched the historic Apollo 7 mission from Cape Kennedy, Florida, marking America’s return to crewed spaceflight. Crewed by Commander Walter M. Schirra Jr., ...
Theodore Roosevelt Takes Flight — Arch Hoxsey and the Wright Biplane
On October 11, 1910, former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American president to fly in an airplane, riding with pioneering aviator Arch Hoxsey at Kinloch Field near St ...
