What happened on 11 july

There have been several significant events that occurred on July 11 throughout history. Here are a few:

  1. 1859 - The first modern Olympic Games, organized by Pierre de Coubertin, open in Athens, Greece.
  2. 1918 - The United States Congress passes the Civil Liberties Act, which provides reparations to Japanese Americans who were interned during World War II.
  3. 1945 - The United States Army drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, killing an estimated 39,000-80,000 people immediately.
  4. 1960 - The United States launches the Explorer 10 spacecraft, which becomes the first spacecraft to study the Earth's magnetosphere.
  5. 1979 - The United States and the Soviet Union sign the SALT II treaty, which limits the number of nuclear missiles each country can possess.
  6. 1985 - The Live Aid concerts are held in London and Philadelphia to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
  7. 1996 - The United States launches the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft, which includes the Sojourner rover, the first rover to explore the surface of Mars.
  8. 2006 - The United States Supreme Court rules in the case of Gonzales v. Oregon, holding that the federal government cannot enforce the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the use of certain drugs for medical purposes.
  9. 2016 - The United States and China sign the Paris Agreement, a global accord aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating climate change.

These are just a few of the many events that have occurred on July 11 throughout history.