December 11, 1816: Indiana became the 19th state.
December 11, 1844: Nitrous oxide was used for the first time in dentistry.
December 11, 1936: King Edward VIII abdicated the throne of Britain for the woman he loved, Mrs. Wallis Simpson.
December 11, 1941: Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.
December 11, 1946: The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was established.
December 11, 1994: Russian troups invaded Chechnya in an unsuccessful attempt to restore Moscow's power in the region.
December 11, 1997: Housing secretary Henry Cisneros was indicted for conspiracy, obstructing justice, and false statements to the FBI.
December 11, 2008: Bernard Madoff, an investment manager, was charged with defrauding clients of as much as $50 billion in what might be the largest swindle in Wall Street history.
More events from This Day in History: December 11
December 11, 1816: Indiana became the 19th state.
December 11, 1844: Nitrous oxide was used for the first time in dentistry.
December 11, 1936: King Edward VIII abdicated the throne of Britain for the woman he loved, Mrs. Wallis Simpson.
December 11, 1941: Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.
December 11, 1946: The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was established.
December 11, 1994: Russian troups invaded Chechnya in an unsuccessful attempt to restore Moscow's power in the region.
December 11, 1997: Housing secretary Henry Cisneros was indicted for conspiracy, obstructing justice, and false statements to the FBI.
December 11, 2008: Bernard Madoff, an investment manager, was charged with defrauding clients of as much as $50 billion in what might be the largest swindle in Wall Street history.
More events from This Day in History: December 11
