April 11 is the 102nd day of the year.
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From Asimov, Isaac. Isaac Asimov’s Book of Facts. New York, Bell Publishing Company, 1981
William of Orange faced an insoluble legal dilemma when he sought the crown of England in 1689 after the flight of James II.
Only Parliament could declare William king but only the king could summon Parliament.
A hurriedly gathered convention got around the dilemma by simultaneously offering William the crown and declaring itself a Parliament.
William was crowned April 11, 1689 along with Mary, his wife.
April 11, 1814 – Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to the island of Elba.
President McKinley asked for Spanish-American War declaration on April 11, 1898.
In 1921 Iowa became the first state to impose a cigarette tax.
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
Apollo 13 was launched on April 11, 1970. Its three man crew were James A. Lovell, Jr., John L. Swigert, Jr., and Fred W. Haise, Jr. It was the seventh manned Moon mission in the Apollo program. The lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank in the service module (SM) failed two days into the mission. The crew instead looped around the Moon, and returned safely to Earth on April 17.
The Apple I was created on April 11, 1976. The Apple I went on sale in July 1976 at a price of US$666.66. As of 2013, sixty-three Apple I computers have been confirmed to exist. Only six have been verified to be in working condition.
1985 – Scientists in Hawaii measured the distance between the earth and moon within one inch.
1986 – Kellogg’s stopped giving tours of its breakfast-food plant. The reason for the end of the 80-year tradition was said to be that company secrets were at risk due to spies from other cereal companies.