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.
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