On This Day for July 11 - Duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, Robert the Bruce is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. July 11 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Robert the Bruce READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1804 Duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2007: American first lady (1963–69) and environmentalist Lady Bird Johnson—the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States—died in Texas. [Take our quiz about the first ladies of the United States.] 1989: British actor Laurence Olivier, arguably the greatest English-speaking actor of the 20th century, died near London. [ Test your knowledge of actors and acting.] 1960: American author Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird was published and became a classic, noted for its sensitive treatment of a child's awakening to racism and prejudice in the South. [How much do you know about To Kill a Mockingbird?] 1953: Leon Spinks, who, like his brother Michael, won a world boxing title—the first set of brothers to do so—was born in St. Louis, Missouri. [ Take our sports quiz.] 1936: The Triborough Bridge (later renamed the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge), designed by David Barnard Steinman, opened in New York City. [Test your knowledge of bridges.] 1916: Australian politician Gough Whitlam —who served as his country's prime minister from 1972 until 1975, when he was dismissed by the governor-general—was born in Kew, Victoria. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Australia.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1903 Rudolf Abel Soviet spy 1767 John Quincy Adams president of United States 1920 Yul Brynner Russian-born actor 1274 Robert the Bruce king of Scotland 1967 Jhumpa Lahiri American author 1934 Giorgio Armani Italian fashion designer SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help