January 11, 1757 - Alexander Hamilton, first U.S. Secretary of Treasury, later killed by Aaron Burr in a duel, is born.

January 11, 1770 - Rhubarb arrives in the United States. It was sent from London by Benjamin Franklin.

January 11, 1813 - Hawaii plants its first crop of pineapples.

January 11, 1878 - Milk begins to be delivered in glass bottles.

January 11, 1902 - The debut issue of Popular Mechanics is published.

 

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January 11, 1908 - President Theodore Roosevelt declares that the Grand Canyon will be designated a national monument.

January 11, 1935 - The first solo flight from Hawaii to North American begins with Amelia Earhart as pilot.

January 11, 1964 - In an attempt to educate the public about the effects of smoking, the U. S. Surgeon General makes the first official statement that smoking cigarettes can be fatal.

January 11, 1973 - Major-league baseball agrees to let the American League experiment with the designated hitter.

"The winds that blow through the wide sky in these mounts, the winds that sweep from Canada to Mexico, from the Pacific to the Atlantic - have always blown on free men." - Franklin D. Roosevelt