On this day …
January 11, 2015
- In 1759, the first American life insurance company was incorporated in Philadelphia.
- In 1787, William Herschel discovered Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
- In 1805, the Michigan Territory was created.
- In 1861, Alabama seceded from the United States.
- In 1922, insulin was used for the first time to treat diabetes in a human patient.
- In 1927, Louis B. Mayer announced the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at a banquet in Los Angeles.
- In 1964, Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry published his landmark report on the hazardous effects of smoking.
- In 1972, East Pakistan was renamed Bangladesh.
- In 1973, Major League Baseball owners voted to approve the designated hitter rule in the American League.
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