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What happened in history on this day: December 11?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On December 11 in ...
- 1997 - US District Judge Thomas Jackson issues a preliminary injunction against Microsoft, requiring Microsoft allow Windows 95 licensees the option of not including Internet Explorer. The request for imposition of a US$1 million per day fine is turned down.
- 1998 - Warner Bros. Pictures releases the film You've Got Mail to theaters in the USA. The film title is the phrase used by the America Online software, which is shown and used in the film. The icon for Microsoft Word appears on a computer desktop. An Apple Powerbook and an IBM laptop computer are used throughout the film.
- 2000 - Gabon issues a postage stamp depicting a sledgehammer about to strike a personal computer, to eradicate the Y2K bug.
- 2004 - File downloads of the Firefox Web browser reach ten million.
- 1925 - Disney completes the 27th Alice Comedy film, Alice's Balloon Race.
- 1925 - Bard's Glendale Theater in Los Angeles previews the Alice Comedy film Alice's Balloon Race.
- 1957 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled The Horse of the West.
- 1959 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the eighth "Tales of Texas John Slaughter" episode, Wild Horse Revenge.
- 1960 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the second "Daniel Boone" episode, And Chase the Buffalo.
- 1963 - Buena Vista pre-releases Disney's live-action feature film The Three Lives of Thomasina to selected theaters in New York.
- 1966 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Joker, the Amiable Ocelot.
- 1970 - Disney premieres the animated feature film The Aristocats in Los Angeles, California.
- 1976 - The NBC TV network airs NBC All-Disney Saturday Night at the Movies featuring Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. and Nature's Half Acre.
- 1982 - The CBS TV network airs the Walt Disney show, entitled Winnie the Pooh and Friends.
- 1988 - The NBC TV network airs the special Disneyland's All-Star Comedy Circus.
- 1990 - Maldives issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney characters in Aesop's Fables.
- 1992 - Disney releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film The Muppet Christmas Carol to theaters. The film was produced by Jim Henson Productions.
- 1996 - Michael Eisner hands Michael Ovitz the press release announcing Ovitz' resignation as president.
- 1998 - Buena Vista releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film The Parent Trap to theaters in Great Britain.
- 1998 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Rushmore to theaters in the US.
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Someone says "... to the voice of Buzz Lightyear, Tim Allen".
- 2009 - Disney releases the animated feature film The Princess and the Frog to theaters in the US.
- 1939 - Finnish forces counterattack Soviet forces at Suomussalmi.
- 1940 - Near Sidi Barrani, Egypt, a reserve brigade of British 7th Armored Division captures 14,000 retreating Italian troops.
- 1941 - (0300 hours) The Japanese Imperial Fourth Fleet arrives near the Wake atoll.
- 1941 - (0500 hours) Japanese ships begin a bombardment of Wake Island.
- 1941 - (0610 hours) As Japanese ships off Wake Island prepare to launch a second bombardment, guns on Wake open fire and planes take off to attack the ships.
- 1941 - (0800 hours) After two hours of attacks on Japanese ships off Wake Island, the destroyers Hayak and Kisaragi are sunk, eight other ships are damaged, and 500-700 troops are killed. Two US planes are wrecked.
- 1941 - (1200 hours) 30 Japanese bombers make a fourth run over Wake Island. Four are shot down, four others leave trailing smoke.
- 1941 - (Hong Kong time) The "D" Company of the Winnipeg Grenadiers engages the Japanese in the Hong Kong New Territories, the first Canadians to fight in the war on Japan.
- 1941 - Lieutenant Boyd "Buzz" Wagner, flying a P-40 from Clark Field on Luzon, in the Philippines, shoots down four Zero fighters and destroys five more planes on the ground at the Japanese landing site.
- 1941 - A peace treaty is signed between Japan and Siam. Japan grants to Siam former Siamese territories in Laos, part of northern Malaya, and part of Burma. The Japanese 15th Army crosses Siam into Burma.
- 1941 - Germany, Italy, and Japan sign an agreement on joint prosecution of the war. Each promises to pursue the war against Great Britain and the United States, and to make peace only by mutual agreement.
- 1941 - In the Reichstag in Germany, Adolf Hitler announces his declaration of war on the United States.
- 1941 - Italy declares war on the United States.
- 1941 - The U.S. Congress declares war on Germany and Italy.
- 1941 - (about 1600 hours) A US plane patrolling near Wake Island sees a Japanese submarine, and bombs and sinks it.
- 1941 - (evening) Japanese forces capture Laoag airfield.
- 1943 - Louis Mountbatten establishes the Eastern Bomber Command in south-east Asia.
- 1944 - British Bomber Command makes an air raid by Mosquito aircraft against Duiburg, Germany.
- 1944 - British Bomber Command makes an air raid against Osterfeld, Germany.
- 1992 - Naxat releases the Nexzr video game for the PC Engine in Japan.
- 1998 - Warner Bros. Pictures releases the Jack Frost film to theaters in the USA. A character says he has packed "batteries for the Game Boy".
- 2001 - Sony CEA releases the Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Someone says "... played a lot of Tetris".
- 2006 - Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 2008 - Sony opens its social networking site PlayStation Home for open beta testing.
- 2012 - Nintendo releases the Paper Mario: Sticker Star video game for the Nintendo 3DS in the USA.
- 1915 - The steamship Stockholm of the Swedish America Line leaves Göteborg on its maiden voyage to America with 202 passengers.
- 1967 - The Finance Minister announces that the 50c and $1 coins minted in nickel will be of a smaller size, making the nickel coins easier to strike.
- 1973 - André Ouellet launches the Canadian Olympic Coin Program.
- 1936 - Distribution of Columbia, South Carolina, Sesquicentennial commemorative half dollars begins.
- 1973 - TV show Hawaii Five-O airs, entitled "The $100,000 Nickel", with appearance of the Olsen specimen of the US 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin.
- 1866 - First yacht race across the Atlantic Ocean.
- 1909 - Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before crowd of 15,000.
- 1926 - Queensland win their first Sheffield Shield cricket match, versus New South Wales.
- 1928 - Major League Baseball National League President John Heydler proposes designated hitter for pitchers.
- 1934 - 1935 All-Star Game is assigned to Cleveland, Ohio.
- 1934 - First Toronto Maple Leafs' penalty shot, Conacher unsuccessful versus New York Rangers.
- 1934 - Ford C Frick becomes president of American baseball's National League.
- 1934 - National League votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team).
- 1937 - 25th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 30-7.
- 1938 - New York Giants win NFL championship.
- 1941 - New York Giants acquire Johnny Mize from Saint Louis Cardinals for three players and $50,000.
- 1947 - Pacific Coast League application for major league status rejected.
- 1949 - Chicago Bears' Johnny Lujack passes for six touchdowns versus Chicago Cardinals (52-29).
- 1949 - Cleveland Browns beat San Francisco 49ers 21-7 in final AAFC championship game.
- 1950 - Baseball owners vote 9-7 not to renew Commissioner Chandler's contract.
- 1951 - Joe Dimaggio announces his baseball retirement.
- 1959 - New York Yankees trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer and Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley and Joe Deaestri.
- 1960 - Cleveland Browns' Bernie Parrish sets club record for longest interception return with a 92 yard run.
- 1966 - Al Nelson sets NFL record returning missed field goal, 100 yards.
- 1968 - US Soccer Football Association refuses to let NASL disband.
- 1970 - Start of the first Test match at the WACA, versus England.
- 1970 - Test Cricket debut of Gregory Stephen Chappell.
- 1972 - Jet's Don Maynard becomes all time pro reception leader (632).
- 1973 - Houston Astros' Caesar Cedino jailed in death of 19-year-old woman.
- 1973 - North American Soccer League awards Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Vancouver franchises.
- 1975 - Great New York Yankees trade getting Willie Randolph, Dock Ellis and Ken Brett from Pittsburgh Pirates for George "Doc" Medich.
- 1979 - Geoff Boycott scores cricket century in a limited-over international.
- 1980 - Dirk Wellham scores 100 on first-class debut, New South Wales versus Victoria.
- 1981 - Muhammad Ali's 61st and last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick.
- 1981 - Washington Capitals' biggest margin of victory (9) beating Toronto Maple Leafs 11-2.
- 1983 - Grêmio (Brazil) becomes the new soccer world champion, after beating Hamburger SV (Germany) by 2-1.
- 1983 - 72nd Australian Men's Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (6-1, 6-4, 6-4).
- 1983 - Jan Stephens/Fred Couples win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
- 1985 - NHL record 62 points scored, Edmonton (36) beats Chicago (17) 12-9 and ties record of 21 goals.
- 1986 - A Bartlett Giamatti becomes president of American baseball's National League.
- 1987 - Test debut of Carl Hooper, West Indies versus India at Bombay.
- 1989 - Mark Davis signs record US$3.25 million per year Kansas City Royals contract.
- 1993 - 59th Heisman Trophy Award: Charlie Ward, Florida State (quarterback).
- 1994 - Kelly Robbins and Tammie Green win LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches.
- 1995 - Thomas O Hicks buys NHL Dallas Stars for US$84 million.
- 2000 - Alex Rodriguez signs the richest contract in sports history, a ten-year deal with the Texas Rangers worth US$252 million.
- 2003 - Andy Pettitte signs a three-year, $31.5 million deal with the Houston Astros.
- 2021 - At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats Dallas Stars by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Minnesota Wild by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats Seattle Kraken by score 5-4.
- 2021 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Calgary Flames by score 4-2.
- 2021 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Philadelphia Flyers beats Arizona Coyotes by score 5-3.
- 2021 - At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats New Jersey Devils by score 4-2.
- 2021 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Montreal Canadiens by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Anaheim Ducks by score 1-0.
- 2021 - At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 5-4.
- 2021 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Buffalo Sabres by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 4-0.
- 1972 - Apollo 17 becomes the sixth American mission to land on the Moon. Astronauts Cernan and Harrison become 11th and 12th astronauts on the Moon.
- 1981 - Spacelab I arrives at Kennedy Space Center.
- 1990 - US 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) returns from space.
- 1905 - 120 degrees F (49 degrees C), Rivadavia, Argentina (South American record).
- 1990 - Thirteen die in 83-vehicle accident in Chattanooga, Tennessee (I-75), due to fog.
- 1992 - Nor'easter storm hits New York, doing $650 million+ worth of damage.
- 1816 - Indiana becomes the 19th U.S. state.
- 1844 - First dental use of nitrous oxide, in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
- 1862 - Union army under Burnside takes Fredericksburg, Virginia.
- 1906 - US President Theodore Roosevelt attacks abuses in the Congo.
- 1909 - Colored moving pictures demonstrated at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York.
- 1917 - Thirteen black soldiers are hanged for alleged participation in Houston, Texas riot.
- 1919 - The citizens of Enterprise, Alabama erect a monument to the boll weevil, the pest that devastated their fields but forced residents to end their dependence on cotton and to pursue mixed farming and manufacturing.
- 1928 - Buenos Aires (Argentina) police thwart an attempt on US President-elect Herbert Hoover.
- 1930 - Bank of the United States opens in New York City, New York.
- 1941 - In the Reichstag in Germany, Adolf Hitler announces his declaration of war on the United States.
- 1941 - Italy declares war on the United States.
- 1941 - The U.S. Congress declares war on Germany and Italy.
- 1941 - Japanese attack Wake Island (only failed World War II-landing).
- 1941 - Germany, Italy, and Japan sign an agreement on joint prosecution of the war. Each promises to pursue the war against Great Britain and the United States, and to make peace only by mutual agreement.
- 1954 - USS Forrestal christened in Newport News, Virginia.
- 1961 - US President John Kennedy provides American military helicopters and crews to South Vietnam.
- 1972 - Apollo 17 becomes the sixth American mission to land on the Moon. Astronauts Cernan and Harrison become 11th and 12th astronauts on the Moon.
- 1978 - Six men rob a Lufthansa cargo facility in New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport and make off with US$5.8 million in cash and jewelry.
- 1980 - CERCLA is enacted by the U.S. Congress.
- 1981 - Spacelab I arrives at Kennedy Space Center.
- 1985 - Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 1,500 for first time (1,511.70).
- 1985 - General Electric acquires RCA Corporation and its subsidiary, NBC Radio and Television.
- 1989 - Catalina Vásquez Villalpando begins term as 39th Treasurer of the US.
- 1990 - Thirteen die in 83-vehicle accident in Chattanooga, Tennessee (I-75), due to fog.
- 1992 - Nor'easter storm hits New York, doing $650 million+ worth of damage.
- 1997 - Federal judge orders Microsoft not to bundle Internet Explorer 4 in Windows 98.
- 1998 - The House Judiciary Committee approves three articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton.
- 2001 - The United States government indicts Zacarias Moussaoui for involvement in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- 2002 - Chile government concludes bilateral trade agreement with the USA.
- 2007 - In New York, Sotheby's auctions the Society of the Cincinatti badge of George Washington (later owned by the Marquis de Lafayette) for US$5.035 million.
Other history:
- 1931 - British Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Newfoundland.
- 1936 - British King Edward VIII abdicates throne to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson; Duke of York becomes King George VI.
- 1985 - NHL record 62 points scored, Edmonton (36) beats Chicago (17) 12-9 and ties record of combined 21 goals.
- 1992 - Nor'easter storm hits New York, doing $650 million+ worth of damage.
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