CoM Moderators Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 1471 - Wars of the Roses: King Edward IV of England seizes London from Henry VI 1933 - Hermann Goering becomes Premier of Prussia 1936 - George Abbott, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "On Your Toes", choreographed by George Balanchine, and starring Ray Bolger and Tamara Geva, opens at the Imperial Theatre (later transfers to Majestic), NYC; runs for 515 performances 1961 - 15th NBA Championship: Bos Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1 1961 - Trial of Adolf Eichmann for war crimes in World War II begins in Jerusalem, Israel 1972 - Benjamin Hooks named to Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 1st African-American to serve 1974 - WW II war criminal JP Philippa arrested 1981 - Larry Holmes beats Trevor Berbick by unanimous decision in Las Vegas to retain his WBC heavyweight boxing title 1993 - 57th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Bernhard Langer of Germany wins his second green jacket by 4 strokes from Chip Beck 2023 - Myanmar military kill at least 133 civilians, including children, in an airstrike on Kanbalu township in an area not under control of the military junta More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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