This Day in History: February 11th

Here are 10 historical events that took place on February 11th, listed in chronological order:

1. 660 BC: Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
2. 1808: Anthracite coal is first burned as a fuel, in an experiment in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Fell successfully burned anthracite coal in a grate in his home.
3. 1858: Bernadette Soubirous’s first vision of the Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France.
4. 1929: Italy and Vatican City sign the Lateran Treaty, recognizing Vatican City as an independent state under the sovereignty of the Holy See.
5. 1938: BBC Television produces the world’s first science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play “R.U.R.”, that coined the term “robot”.
6. 1979: The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
7. 1990: Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa, after 27 years as a political prisoner.
8. 2006: Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots Harry Whittington in the face, neck, and chest during a hunting trip in Texas.
9. 2011: The Arab Spring begins with a series of protests across the Middle East and North Africa.
10. 2012: Whitney Houston, American singer, and actress, dies at the age of 48.

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