This Day in History: April 11th

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

1. 491 – Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
2. 1241 – Battle of Liegnitz: Mongol forces defeat the Polish and German armies.
3. 1689 – William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
4. 1713 – The Treaty of Utrecht is signed, ending the War of the Spanish Succession.
5. 1814 – Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates as Emperor of the French and is exiled to the island of Elba.
6. 1868 – The Shogunate is abolished in Japan, and Meiji Restoration is declared.
7. 1945 – World War II: American forces liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.
8. 1951 – The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.
9. 1968 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
10. 1979 – Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is overthrown by Tanzanian troops and Ugandan exiles.

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