March 11

Friday 11, 1977:

130+ hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims were set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations joined negotiations.

Tuesday 11, 1941:

World War II: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.

Thursday 11, 1880:

Harry H. Laughlin, American eugenicist (d. 1943)

Sunday 11, 1708:

Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from a militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.

Saturday 11, 1702:

The first regular English-language newspaper, The Daily Courant, is published in London.