Today in History March 11th

Hello Gentle Reader, its time once again to dip into the tortilla chip of history into the chilli sauce of time.

 

 1702- The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper is published for the first time.

 

 1918 – The first case of Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic.

 

1990- Lithuania declares independence from the Soviet Union.

 2004: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid Spain, kill 191 people.

 

2011– An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130 km (81 mi) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunamikilling thousands of people. This event also triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

 

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