11/11 In history:
the arts:
2011 Well... Skyrim.
1990 "Shadowlands" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 169 performances
1985 1st AIDS theme TV movie - "An Early Frost"
1969 Beatles with Billy Preston release "Get Back" in UK
1968 John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear nvde on cover of "2 Virgins" album
1959 1st episode of "Rocky and His Friends" airs
1939 Kate Smith 1st sings Irving Berlin's "God Bless America"
1925 Louis Armstrong records 1st of Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings
1865 Thomas Robertsons "Society," premieres in London
1862 Opera "La Forza Del Destino" is produced (St. Petersburg Russia)
1725 Georg F. Handels opera "Tamerlano," premieres in London
Other Stuff:
1940 Willys unveiled its General Purpose vehicle - Jeep
1933 "Great Black Blizzard" 1st great dust storm in Great Plains
1925 Robert Millikan announces discovery of cosmic rays
1851 Alvan Clark patents telescope
1620 41 pilgrims land in Massachusetts, sign Mayflower Compact (just and equal laws)
and most fitting:
November 11, 1911 The Great Blue Norther of was a cold front that affected the central United States. Many cities had record high temperatures in the early afternoon and record dropping temperatures by nightfall. This was the only day that many cities in the Midwest were able to break record highs and lows for the same day. Cities such as Springfield, Missouri recorded a high of 80°F (27°C) before the cold front, 40°F (4°C) by nightfall, and a record low of 13°F (-11°C) by midnight. The main cause for the dramatic cold snap was an extremely strong storm system that separated the warm, humid air from the frigid, arctic air.