April 11
| 1512 | The forces of the Holy League are heavily defeated by the French at the Battle of Ravenna. | |
| 1713 | The Treaty of Utrecht is signed, ending the War of Spanish Succession. France cedes Maritime provinces to Britain. | |
| 1783 | After receiving a copy of the provisional treaty on 13 March, Congress proclaims a formal end to hostilities with Great Britain. | |
| 1814 | Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba. | |
| 1898 | American President William McKinley asks Congress for declaration of war with Spain. | |
| 1941 | Germany bombers blitz Conventry, England. | |
| 1942 | Detachment 101 of the OSS–a guerrilla force–is activated in Burma. | |
| 1945 | After two frustrating days of being repulsed and absorbing tremendous casualties, the Red Army finally takes the Seelow Heights north of Berlin. | |
| 1951 | President Truman fires General Douglas MacArthur as head of United Nations forces in Korea. | |
| 1961 | Israel begins the trial of Adolf Eichman, accused of war crimes during WWII. | |
| 1961 | Folk singer Bob Dylan performs in New York City for the first time, opening for John Lee Hooker. | |
| 1968 | President Johnson signs the 1968 Civil Rights Act. | |
| 1974 | The Judiciary committee subpoenas President Richard Nixon to produce tapes for impeachment inquiry. | |
| 1981 | President Ronald Reagan returns to the White House from hospital after recovery from an assassination attempt. | |
| 1986 | Dodge Morgan sails solo nonstop around the world in 150 days. | |
| 1991 | The U.N. Security Council issues formal cease fire with Iraq. | |
| 1996 | Forty-three African nations sign the African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty. |
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