January 11 Events

2011 The Arctic sun rises two days earlier than expected over Ilulissat, Greenland
2011 Scientists posit that streams of antimatter positrons detected annihilating electrons cause Terrestrial gamma-ray flashes on top of thunderstorms
2010 The theory that Egypt's pyramids were built by free workers, not slaves, is reinforced by the discovery of new tombs near the great pyramids
2007 Vietnam becomes the 150th member of the World Trade Organization
2006 Alaska's Augustine volcano erupts
1998 "Proposals," closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 76 performances
1998 24th Annual People's Choice Awards - Seinfeld, Tim Allen win
1998 AFC Championship: Denver Broncos beat Pittsburgh Steelers 24-21
1998 NFC Championship: Green Bay Packers beat San Francisco 49'ers 23-10
1998 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan
1997 23rd People's Choice Awards: Bill Cosby wins
1997 Martina Hingis beats Jennifer Capriati at Sydney Tennis International
1997 Telstar 401 Satellite Fails
1996 Space Shuttle STS-72 (Endeavour 10), launches into space
1995 5th TV network (WB) Warner Brothers begins (WPIX-TV in New York City)
1995 Birmingham Barracudas granted CFL franchise
1995 DC-9 crashes near Maria La Baya, Colombia: 51 die, 9 yr old girl lives
1995 NHLPA and owners agree to end NHL strike
1994 Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy
1994 Irish government announces end of a 20-year broadcasting ban on IRA
1993 Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Buffalo, New York on WKBW
1993 Independent President candidate Ross Perot publicly returns to politics
1992 Algeria's President Chadli announces his resignation
1992 Paul Simon opens a tour in South Africa
1992 U.S. female Figure Skating championship won by Kristi Yamaguchi.
1991 Congress empowers Bush to order attack on Iraq
1991 Ric Flair wins NWA/WCW wrestling title
1991 Soviets storm buildings in Vilnius to block Lithuania independence
1991 Ben Johnson 1st race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use, he finished 2nd
1990 200,000 demand return of Lithuania's independence
1990 Actor Joseph Cotton undergoes vocal cancer operation at 84
1990 Bobby Knight becomes basketball's Big 10 winningest coach (229)
1990 Pat Lafontaine sets New York Islander record of scoring goals in 11 straight
1989 140 nations agree to ban chemical weapons (poison gas, etc)
1989 Denver Nuggets' rookie Jerome Lane misses 7 free throws in a game against Milwaukee, one missed by 2 feet
1989 Kindergarten student caught with loaded handgun at Bronx school
1988 Test debut of Phil Simmons, WI vs. India, Madras
1988 U.S.S.R. announces it will participate in Seoul Summer Olympics
1987 Largest crowd (76,633) at NFL New York Giant Stadium (beat Washington 17-0)
1986 1st black lt Governor since reconstruction sworn in (Douglas Wilder of Va)
1984 Denver Nuggets 163, San Antonio Spurs 155-highest-scoring NBA game
1984 STS-41-B vehicle moves to launch pad
1984 Supreme Court reinstated $10M award to Karen Silkwood's family