Today is Thursday, July 11, the 193rd day of 2024. There are 173 days left in the year. On July 11, 1995, the U.
N.-designated “safe haven” of Srebrenica (sreh-breh-NEET’-sah) in Bosnia-Herzegovina fell to Bosnian Serb forces, who subsequently carried out the killings of more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys. In 1798, the U.
S. Marine Corps was formally re-established by a congressional act that also created the U.S.
Marine Band. In 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton during a pistol duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. (Hamilton died the next day.
) Related Articles Is 1974 the 3rd-best year ever for great albums? From Bob Marley to Joni Mitchell, it’s a contender Today in History: July 10, the Battle of Britain begins in World War II St. Paul’s Highland Park Water Tower opens a panoramic view of summer in July Today in History: July 9, 14th Amendment ratified Today in History: July 8, Thai cave rescue In 1859, Big Ben, the great bell inside the famous London clock tower, chimed for the first time. In 1864, Confederate forces led by General Jubal Early began an abortive invasion of Washington, D.
C., turning back the next day. In 1914, Babe Ruth made his Major League baseball debut, pitching the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over Cleveland.
In 1921, fighting in the Irish War of Independence ended with a truce. In 1960, Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” was published. In 1972, the World Chess Championshi.
