February 11th in History
February 11th
1177
John de Courcy's army defeats the native Dunleavey Clan in Ulster. The English establish themselves in Ulster.
1531Henry VIII declared himself as supreme head of the Church of England.
1542Catherine Howard, the fifth queen consort of Henry VIII, was confined in the Tower of London to be executed three days later. Henry learned that Catherine had had several affairs before their marriage and had Parliament declare it treason for an unchaste woman to marry the king. The night before her execution, Catherine spent many hours practising how to lay her head upon the block.
On February 11, 1586, Sir Francis Drake captured the Spanish city of Cartagena de Indias, located in present-day Colombia. Drake’s attack was part of the Anglo-Spanish War, aiming to weaken Spain’s influence in the Americas. The capture of Cartagena demonstrated England’s growing naval power and marked a significant blow to Spanish colonial interests. Drake’s actions not only enriched him and his crew but also contributed to the tension between England and Spain, eventually leading to the Spanish Armada’s defeat in 1588.
Thomas Edison’s Phonograph Patent: On February 11, 1878, Edison patented the phonograph, a device that could record and reproduce sound. This invention revolutionized the music industry and communication.
1938: The fledgling BBC Television service produces the world's first known science fiction TV program, a 35 minute section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R. The play is famous for coining the term "robot".
1990: Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after serving 27 years of a life sentence.
Music1963: The Beatles record 10 songs for their debut album Please Please Me in under twelve hours at London's Abbey Road Studio. To make up the 14 tracks required for the UK version of the LP the four sides of their first two singles are added.
On its release in March Please Please Me would hit the top of the UK album charts and remain there for 30 weeks.
1177
John de Courcy's army defeats the native Dunleavey Clan in Ulster. The English establish themselves in Ulster.
1531Henry VIII declared himself as supreme head of the Church of England.
1542Catherine Howard, the fifth queen consort of Henry VIII, was confined in the Tower of London to be executed three days later. Henry learned that Catherine had had several affairs before their marriage and had Parliament declare it treason for an unchaste woman to marry the king. The night before her execution, Catherine spent many hours practising how to lay her head upon the block.
On February 11, 1586, Sir Francis Drake captured the Spanish city of Cartagena de Indias, located in present-day Colombia. Drake’s attack was part of the Anglo-Spanish War, aiming to weaken Spain’s influence in the Americas. The capture of Cartagena demonstrated England’s growing naval power and marked a significant blow to Spanish colonial interests. Drake’s actions not only enriched him and his crew but also contributed to the tension between England and Spain, eventually leading to the Spanish Armada’s defeat in 1588.
Thomas Edison’s Phonograph Patent: On February 11, 1878, Edison patented the phonograph, a device that could record and reproduce sound. This invention revolutionized the music industry and communication.
1938: The fledgling BBC Television service produces the world's first known science fiction TV program, a 35 minute section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R. The play is famous for coining the term "robot".
1990: Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after serving 27 years of a life sentence.
Music1963: The Beatles record 10 songs for their debut album Please Please Me in under twelve hours at London's Abbey Road Studio. To make up the 14 tracks required for the UK version of the LP the four sides of their first two singles are added.
On its release in March Please Please Me would hit the top of the UK album charts and remain there for 30 weeks.
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