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Today in History
Wednesday, 11 March 2026
2009
Winnenden school shooting
2006
Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as first female president of Chile.
2004
Madrid train bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain, kill 191 people.
1999
Infosys becomes the first Indian company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
1993
Janet Reno is confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn-in the next day, becoming the first female Attorney General of the United States.
1990
Lithuania declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.
Patricio Aylwin is sworn-in as the first democratically elected Chilean president since 1970.
1985
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the Soviet Union's leader.
1978
Coastal Road massacre: At least 37 are killed and more than 70 are wounded when Al Fatah hijack an Israeli bus, prompting Israel's Operation Litani.
1977
The 1977 Hanafi Muslim Siege: more than 130 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations.
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