TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019

It is International Day of Women and Girls in Science (UN Women)

On this day in history:

1788 – The first criminal court session is held in the penal colony of New South Wales.

1858 – A French girl, Bernadette Soubirous, claimed to have seen a vision of the Virgin Mary near Lourdes.

1861 – Burke and Wills reach the northern coast but are unable to actually reach the sea, due to mangrove swamps.

1867 – The ship Zanoni capsizes in the relatively sheltered waters of Gulf St Vincent.

1929 – The Lateran Treaty was signed. Italy now recognised the independence and sovereignty of Vatican City.

1945 – During World War II, the Yalta Agreement was signed by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin.

1975 – Margaret Thatcher became the first woman to head a major party in Britain when she was elected leader of the Conservative Party.

1979 – Nine days after the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran (after 15 years in exile) power was seized by his followers.

1982 – France nationalised five groups of major industries and 39 banks.

1990 – Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity.

1990 – In Tokyo, Japan, James “Buster” Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson in the tenth round to win the heavyweight championship.

2000 – Great Britain suspended self-rule in Northern Ireland after the Irish Republican Army failed to begin decommissioning (disarming) by a February deadline.

Birthdays

Eva Gabor 1921 - Actress Gerry Goffin 1935 Songwriter

Gene Vincent 1935

Burt Reynolds 1936 - Actor Bobby “Boris” Pickett 1938 Jeb Bush 1953

Sheryl Crow 1962 - Singer, musician

Jennifer Aniston 1969 Actress

Michael Kenji “Mike” Shinoda 1977 - Musician (Linkin Park)