On This Day in History - July 11 |
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| What Happened On This Day In History - July 11 |
1962 July 11
1962-07-11
1st transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I)
1978 July 11
1978-07-11
Auto with liquid gas crashes & explodes in Spain, 160 killed
1985 July 11
1985-07-11
The Coca Cola company makes one of worst decisions in marketing history when it decides to change it's original formula and introduces New Coke, this was a resounding flop and the public did not like the taste, after just a short period the old coke product was reintroduced as Classic Coke
1987 July 11
1987-07-11
Today for the first time in history the worlds population exceeded 5 billion when the UN Secretary General proclaimed the infant Matej Gasper(Yugoslavia) born today as the 5 billionth person on earth.
2006 July 11
2006-07-11
Bombay terrorist attack on trains.
