Female Firsts
January 11, 1935 - aviator Amelia Earhart began a trip from Honolulu to Oakland, Calif., that made her the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean.
Sports
January 11, 1973 - owners of American League baseball teams voted to adopt the designated-hitter rule on a trial basis.
Equal Rights
January 11, 1885 - Alice Paul, chief strategist for the militant wing of the suffrage movement and author of the Equal Rights Amendment, was born Moorestown, New Jersey. The product of an upper middle-class Quaker family, Paul attended Swarthmore College and earned a doctorate in social work from the University of Pennsylvania.
Equality of Rights Under the Law Shall Not Be Denied or Abridged By the United States Or Any State On Account of Sex.
--Alice Paul,
Equal Rights Amendment
To the Constitution,
Introduced by the National Woman's Party,
1923.
Technology
January 11, 1993 - Apple unveiled a working model of its much-awaited Newton, a hand-held computer, on this day in 1993. Although the Newton spent years in development and was introduced with much fanfare, the product failed to catch on. Hand-held computing did not really catch on until U.S. Robotics, ultimately bought by 3Com, introduced its PalmPilot several years later.
Automotive
January 11, 1913 - The world?s first closed production car was introduced: Hudson Motor Car Company?s Model 54 sedan. Earlier automobiles had open cabs, or at most convertible roofs.
Entertainment
January 11, 1963 - The first discotheque, the Whiskey-A-Go-Go, opened in Los Angeles.
January 11, 1984 - "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood creates a stir at the BBC because of sexual content as DJs refuse to play it and is eventually, officially banned.
January 11, 1935 - aviator Amelia Earhart began a trip from Honolulu to Oakland, Calif., that made her the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean.
Sports
January 11, 1973 - owners of American League baseball teams voted to adopt the designated-hitter rule on a trial basis.
Equal Rights
January 11, 1885 - Alice Paul, chief strategist for the militant wing of the suffrage movement and author of the Equal Rights Amendment, was born Moorestown, New Jersey. The product of an upper middle-class Quaker family, Paul attended Swarthmore College and earned a doctorate in social work from the University of Pennsylvania.
Equality of Rights Under the Law Shall Not Be Denied or Abridged By the United States Or Any State On Account of Sex.
--Alice Paul,
Equal Rights Amendment
To the Constitution,
Introduced by the National Woman's Party,
1923.
Technology
January 11, 1993 - Apple unveiled a working model of its much-awaited Newton, a hand-held computer, on this day in 1993. Although the Newton spent years in development and was introduced with much fanfare, the product failed to catch on. Hand-held computing did not really catch on until U.S. Robotics, ultimately bought by 3Com, introduced its PalmPilot several years later.
Automotive
January 11, 1913 - The world?s first closed production car was introduced: Hudson Motor Car Company?s Model 54 sedan. Earlier automobiles had open cabs, or at most convertible roofs.
Entertainment
January 11, 1963 - The first discotheque, the Whiskey-A-Go-Go, opened in Los Angeles.
January 11, 1984 - "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood creates a stir at the BBC because of sexual content as DJs refuse to play it and is eventually, officially banned.