WHAT HAPPENED ON 11. SEPTEMBER
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Salvatore Maranzano is murdered by Lucky Luciano's hitmen. (11. September 1931)

Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura, Polish Challenge 1932 winners, are killed when their RWD 6 airplane crashes during a storm. (11. September 1932)

World War II: Canada declares war on Germany, the country's first independent declaration of war (11. September 1939)

George Stibitz performs the first remote operation of a computer. (11. September 1940)

Ground is broken for the construction of The Pentagon. (11. September 1941)

Charles Lindbergh's Des Moines Speech accusing the British, Jews and the Roosevelt administration of pressing for war with Germany. (11. September 1941)

World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija. (11. September 1943)

World War II: Start of the liquidation of the Ghettos in Minsk and Lida by the Nazis. (11. September 1943)

World War II: The first Allied troops of the U.S. Army cross the western border of Germany. (11. September 1944)

World War II: RAF bombing raid on Darmstadt and the following firestorm kill 11,500. (11. September 1944)

World War II: Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo. (11. September 1945)

Hurricane Edna hits New England as a Category 3 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths. (11. September 1954)

Foundation of the World Wildlife Fund. (11. September 1961)

Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state. (11. September 1961)

Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Army captures the town of Burki, just southeast of Lahore. (11. September 1965)

Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and 6 crew. (11. September 1968)

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) was found. (11. September 1968)

The Dawson's Field hijackers release 88 of their hostages. The remaining hostages, mostly Jews and Israeli citizens, are held until September 25. (11. September 1970)

The Egyptian Constitution becomes official. (11. September 1971)

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system has its opening day of passenger service. (11. September 1972)

   
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