San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Sunday, April 11, 2021.
Today’s highlight in history
On April 11, 1945, during World War II, American soldiers liberated the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald in Germany.
On this date
In 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as Emperor of the French and was banished to the island of Elba.
In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln spoke to a crowd outside the White House, saying, “We meet this evening, not in sorrow, but in gladness of heart.” (It was the last public address Lincoln would deliver.)
In 1899, the treaty ending the Spanish-american War was declared in effect.
In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which included the Fair Housing Act.
In 1970, Apollo 13 blasted off on its ill-fated mission to the moon.
In 1980, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued regulations specifically prohibiting sexual harassment of workers by supervisors.
Today’s birthdays
Ethel Kennedy is 93. Actor Joel Grey is 89. Actor Louise Lasser is 82. Writer-director John Milius is 77. Actor Peter Riegert is 74. Model-actor Lucky Vanous is 60. Singer Lisa Stansfield is 55. Singer Joss Stone is 34.