Today is Day 11 of 2024
1842
Philosopher
William James
born in New York City.
1861
Alabama secedes from the
United States.
1908
Grand Canyon National
Monument is created.
1924
Blues
harpist Slim Harpo
born in Lobdell, LA.
1963
The Whiskey-A-Go-Go
opens on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
1967
Jimi Hendrix records
Purple Haze.
1970
Super Bowl IV -
Chiefs beat the Vikings 23-7 in New Orleans.
1973
Major League
Baseball votes to allow the American League
to implement the designated
hitter rule.
2007
Discordian pope and
saint, mystic, author and playwright Robert Anton
Wilson (Cosmic Trigger) passes in
Capitola, California.
2015
Swedish film star Anita Ekberg (La Dolce
Vita) passes in Rocca di Papa, Italy.