April 11 in History

• 1900

  April 11, 1900:

  The U.S. Navy purchases the maiden edition of the modern submarine. The watercraft, also known as ‘USS Holland (SS-1)’, was built and designed by John Philip Holland.

• 1955

  April 11, 1955:

  American romantic movie, "Marty", premieres. It marks the directorial debut of filmmaker, Delbert Mann.  The movie’s cast comprises actors like Betsy Blair and Ernest Borgnine.

• 1966

  April 11, 1966:

  American singer, Frank Sinatra, records his hit song titled "Strangers in the Night".

• 1976

  April 11, 1976:

  Apple Computer Company launches the Apple-1 desktop computer. It was designed by Steve Wozniak.

• 1980

  April 11, 1980:

  English singer, Paul McCartney drops hit single titled "Coming Up". It is the opening song on his album titled “McCartney II”.

• 1983

  April 11, 1983:

  Ben Kingsley wins best actor award at the Academy Awards. He earned the prize for playing the title role in the film called "Gandhi".

• 1989

  April 11, 1989:

  Philadelphia Flyers’ star Ron Hextall becomes the first goaltender in the history of the NHL to score in a playoff.

• 1991

  April 11, 1991:

  Musical "Miss Saigon" makes its Broadway debut in New York City.

• 2012

  April 11, 2012:

  Blockbuster movie, "The Avengers", premieres. The movie features stars like Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., and Jeremy Renner.

• 2013

  April 11, 2013:

  A number of fossilized eggs of a dinosaur, which contains embryos, are found in China.