Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and final Apollo mission to land on the Moon. Date: December 11, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Lufthansa heist is committed by a group led by Lucchese family associate Jimmy Burke. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time. Date: December 11, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day…
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (also known as Superfund) is enacted by the U.S. Congress. Date: December 11, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
El Mozote massacre: Armed forces in El Salvador kill an estimated 900 civilians in an anti-guerrilla campaign during the Salvadoran Civil War. Date: December 11, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Soviet Air Force Il-76 aircraft crashes while participating in the Armenian earthquake relief, killing 78 people. Date: December 11, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
Several fatal collisions in the 1990 Interstate 75 fog disaster result in a total of 12 deaths and 42 being injured Date: December 11, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Demonstrations by students and workers across Albania begin, which eventually trigger the fall of communism in Albania. Date: December 11, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
A block of the Highland Towers condominium complex collapses following a landslide caused by heavy rain and water flowing from a construction site at Ampang district in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 48 of its residents die, including one who died in hospital after being rescued alive, leaving only two survivors. Date: December 11, 1993 Read more…
A bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, en route from Manila, Philippines, to Tokyo, Japan, killing one. The captain is able to land the plane safely. Date: December 11, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
First Chechen War: Russian president Boris Yeltsin orders Russian troops into Chechnya. Date: December 11, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)