Shimla, July 11 – Keekli Bureau
1302
In the Battle of the Golden Spurs, an untrained Flemish infantry militia defeated a professional force of French and patrician Flemish cavalry, thus halting the growth of French control over Belgium.
1798
The U.S. Marine Corps, originally established in 1775, was formally reestablished.
1863
Angered by unfair practices in Civil War conscription, New York City workers rioted and attacked draft headquarters.
1914
George Herman (“Babe”) Ruth played in his first major league baseball game, for the Boston Red Sox.
1916
Australian politician Gough Whitlam—who served as his country’s prime minister from 1972 until 1975, when he was dismissed by the governor-general—was born in Kew, Victoria.
1936
The Triborough Bridge (later renamed the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge), designed by David Barnard Steinman, opened in New York City.
1953
Leon Spinks, who, like his brother Michael, won a world boxing title—the first set of brothers to do so—was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
1955
The U.S. Air Force Academy officially opened at temporary quarters at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado.
1960
American author Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird was published and became a classic, noted for its sensitive treatment of a child’s awakening to racism and prejudice in the South.
1989
British actor Laurence Olivier, arguably the greatest English-speaking actor of the 20th century, died near London.
2007
American first lady (1963–69) and environmentalist Lady Bird Johnson—the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States—died in Texas.
1924
Muslim-Hindu rebellion in Delhi, India
2006
209 people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India
Nurturing Creativity – Keekli Charitable Trust, Shimla
Very informative