20 events of March 11th - On this day events in History

Описание: 20 events of March 11th, on this day events in History.
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March 11th, on this day in history events.
In 222, Alexander Severus becomes emperor of Rome, replacing his cousin, 18-year-old Elagabalus. The bodies of the assassinated emperor and his mother, Julia Soaemias, are dragged through the streets of the city and thrown into the Tiber.
In 1702, The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper, is published for the first time. The newspaper consisted of a single page, with advertisements on the reverse side. It was produced by Elizabeth Mallet, who intended to publish only foreign news and would not add any comments of her own, supposing her readers to have "sense enough to make reflections for themselves".
In 1708, Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation. Anne withheld royal assent from the Scottish Militia Bill 1708, in case the militia raised in Scotland was disloyal and sided with the Jacobites. She was the last British sovereign to veto a parliamentary bill, although her action was barely commented upon at the time. The invasion fleet never landed and was chased away by British ships commanded by Sir George Byng.
In 1784, The signing of the Treaty of Mangalore brings the Second Anglo-Mysore War to an end. The Treaty of Mangalore was signed between Tipu Sultan and the British East India Company on 11 March, 1784. It was signed in Mangalore and brought an end to the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
In 1851, the first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice. Rigoletto is an opera in three acts. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the 1832 play “Le roi s'amuse” by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors, who had control over northern Italian theatres at the time, the opera had a triumphant premiere at “La Fenice” theatre, in Venice, on 11 March 1851.
In 1861, The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted, on March 11, and was in effect from February 22, 1862, to the conclusion of the American Civil War. The Confederacy also operated under a Provisional Constitution from February 8, 1861, to February 22, 1862. The original Provisional Constitution is located at the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia, and differs slightly from the version later adopted. The final, handwritten Constitution is located in the University of Georgia archives.
In 1917, Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude. The Mesopotamian campaign was a campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, fought between the Allies represented by the British Empire, troops from Britain, Australia and the vast majority from British India, against the Central Powers, mostly from the Ottoman Empire.
In 1927, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre, in New York City. The Roxy Theatre was a 5920 seat movie theater, located at 153 West 50th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues. It opened on March 11, 1927, with the silent film “The Love of Sunya”, produced by and starring Gloria Swanson. The huge movie palace was a leading Broadway film showcase through the 1950s, and was also noted for its lavish stage shows. It closed and was demolished in 1960.
In 1941, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan. The Lend-Lease policy, formally titled ”An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States”] was a program under which, the United States supplied the United Kingdom, Free France, the Republic of China, and later the Soviet Union and other Allied nations with food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and August 1945. This included warships and warplanes, along with other weaponry. It was signed into law on March 11, 1941, and ended in September 1945. In general the aid was free, although some hardware (such as ships) were returned after the war. In return, the U.S. was given leases on army and naval bases in Allied territory during the war.
In 1946, Rudolf Höss, the first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, is captured by British troops. Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss was a German SS officer during the Nazi era who, after the defeat of Nazi Germany, was convicted for war crimes. Höss was the longest-serving commandant of Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp.
In 1983, Bob Hawke is appointed Prime Minister of Australia. Robert James Lee Hawke was an Australian politician who served as Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the Labor Party from 1983 to 1991. He led Labor to a landslide victory at the 1983 election, and was sworn in as Australia's 23rd Prime Minister. He went on to lead Labor to victory three more times, in 1984, 1987 and 1990, making him the most electorally successful and longest-serving Labor Prime Minister in history.