(Saturday, March 11, 1865; during the Carolinas Campaign, part of the American Civil War) — Union forces under General William T. Sherman occupied Fayetteville, North Carolina, today.
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Gorbachev picked to succeed Chernenko as Soviet leader 30 years ago this hour (Mar 11 1985)
Video: '3/11/85: Gorbachev Becomes Soviet Leader'
(Monday, March 11, 1985, publicly announced at 6:15 p.m. MSK; during the Cold War) — Mikhail Gorbachev, 54, was elected General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union by the Politburo today, only three hours after the death of Konstantin Chernenko.
Gorbachev’s policies of glasnost (“openness”) and perestroika (“restructuring”) as well as summit conferences with United States President Ronald Reagan and his reorientation of Soviet strategic aims would contribute to the end of the Cold War.
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The Beatles arrive in London from the Bahamas 50 years ago this hour (Mar 11 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles return from the Bahamas with Eleanor Bron'
(Thursday, March 11, 1965, 7:05 a.m. GMT) — Following a fortnight of filming for their second feature Help! on New Providence Island, Bahamas, The Beatles arrived at London Airport early this morning.
