2011 - Neptune completes its first orbit since its discovery on September 23, 1846.
1977 - Martin Luther King Jr. is posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
1975 - Chinese archaeologists unearth the "Terra-Cotta Army"
1922 - The Hollywood Bowl opens
1893 - The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kokichi Mikimoto
This Day In Business
2008 - IndyMac, the largest loan originator in the country, fails and the FDIC seizes all of the bank's assets which total over $30 billion.
1969 - David Bowie releases the song "Space Oddity," a music single about a fictional astronaut.
1781 - Thomas Hutchins was appointed as (only ever) Geographer of the U.S.
1914 - The Babe, makes his debut as a 19 year-old pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
July 11th Holiday
World Population Day - Promotes awareness of global population issues, first observed on July 11, 1987 when the world's population reached 5 billion.
Today's Birthday Trivia
She has claimed to be a big fan of the shows Gossip Girl, House, and The Office. Who is she?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the July 11 Birthday Horoscope.
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