Interesting things that happened July 11th:

Birthdays on this date:

• In 1754 Thomas Bowdler, famous prude, bowdlerized Shakespeare
• In 1767 John Quincy Adams (in Braintree, MA), 6th President (1825-1829)
• In 1838 John Wanamaker, merchant
• In 1899 E. B. White, writer (Charlotte's Web, The Elements of Style)
  + Yasonari Kawabata, Japanese novelist (Thousand Cranes) (Nobel 1968)
• In 1920 Yul Brynner, actor (The King and I, The Ten Commandments)
• In 1931 Tab Hunter, singer, actor (Damn Yankees, Grease 2, Dark Horse)
• In 1951 Bonnie Pointer, singer
• In 1953 Leon Spinks, world heavyweight boxing champ (1978)
• In 1959 Richie Sambora, musician (Bon Jovi), songwriter
  + Suzanne Vega, singer

Events worth noting:

• + Dog Days
  + Feast of St. Olga, first Russian saint of Orthodox Church
  + Feast of St. Pius I, pope (141-55), martyr
  + National Holiday of the People's Republic of Outer Mongolia (Celebrated mainly in Ulan Bator, yurt capital of Asia)
• In 1533 Pope Clement VII excommunicated England's King Henry VIII.
• In 1798 US Marine Corps was created by an act of Congress.
• In 1804 VP Aaron Burr mortally wounds former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in a pistol duel near Weehawken N.J.
• In 1864 Confederate forces led by Gen J. Early begin invasion of Wash D.C.
• In 1909 Simon Newcomb, celestial mechanics authority, dies.
• In 1921 Mongolia gains independence from China (National Day).
• In 1934 FDR became first president to travel through the Panama Canal.
• In 1936 Triborough Bridge linking Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens opened.
• In 1939 Yanks host 7th All Star Game, McCarthy starts 6 Yanks, AL wins 3-1.
• In 1955 New US Air Force Academy dedicated at Lowry Air Base in Colorado.
• In 1962 Cosmonaut Micolaev set longevity space flight record -- 4 days.
  + First transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I).
• In 1974 House Judiciary Committee releases evidence on Watergate inquiry.
  + World Football League plays first games.
• In 1977 Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
• In 1979 Abandoned US space station Skylab burns up in the atmosphere.
• In 1980 American hostage Richard I. Queen freed by Iran.
• In 1982 Italian soccer team wins first World Cup in 44 years.
• In 1985 Houston Astro's Nolan Ryan first pitcher to strike out 4000 batters as he fanned Danny Heep of the New York Mets.
• In 1986 Surrogate mother Mary Beth Whitehead christens "Baby M," Sara.

And remember ...

• Baked Beans Month
• Hot Dog Month
• Ice Cream Month
• National Cell Phone Courtesy Month