Talk:October 11
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Selected anniversaries entry for this day. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before editing this entry. --mav 00:29, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)
October 11: General Pulaski Memorial Day and National Coming Out Day in the United States.
- 1865 - The Morant Bay rebellion, led by Paul Bogle and George William Gordon, began in Jamaica and was brutally suppressed by Governor Edward John Eyre.
- 1899 - The Second Boer War erupted in South Africa between the United Kingdom and the Boers.
- 1954 - Ho Chi Minh (pictured) and the Viet Minh took control of North Vietnam.
- 1962 - Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council, the first Roman Catholic ecumenical council in 92 years.
- 1968 - NASA launched Apollo 7, the first manned mission of the Apollo program.
Recent days: October 10 – October 9 – October 8
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Moved:
- 1643 - English Civil War: Battle of Newbury - Parliamentarian Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex defeats a Royalist army commanded by Charles I of England at Newbury, Berkshire.
Nope. Happened on September 20. --mav
Removed:
Could not be confirmed outside of 'this day in history'-type page (very bad source). --mav
- 1945 - Chinese Civil War begins.
It happened sometime in October, but I couldn't confirm an exact day. --mav
