March 11, 2027 celebrates World Plumbing Day, plus 1 more. Every year on March 11th, World Plumbing Day highlights the important role of plumbing in protecting public health.
Events that occurred on March 11 throughout history
1869
1869
Thanks to a pardon from out-going President Andrew Johnson, Dr
Thanks to a pardon from out-going President Andrew Johnson, Dr. Samuel Mudd boards the steamer ship Liberty bound for his family in Maryland. He leaves behind his cell at Fort Jefferson located on an island of the Dry Tortugas off the Gulf Coast of Florida where he was imprisoned as a co-conspirator in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. John Wilkes Booth was the actual assassin.
1930
1930
President William Howard Taft is interred at Arlington National Cemetery
President William Howard Taft is interred at Arlington National Cemetery. He's the first president and chief justice of the United States to be buried in the national cemetery. John F. Kennedy is the only other president buried there.
1959
1959
The Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway in New York City
The Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway in New York City debuts Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. It's the first production written by an African American woman to be seen on Broadway.
2020
2020
World Health Organization Director-General Dr
World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirms the COVID-19 outbreak is a pandemic.
