MARCH 11 | Birthdays and Events

Notable Birthdays for March 11

Thomas Hastings (1860-1929) - Architect who designed the New York Public Library.

Herm McFarland (1870-1935) - MLB outfielder who made the first grand slam in AL history.

Vannevar Bush (1890-1974) - Engineer who developed the first electronic analogue computer.

Lawrence Welk (1903-1992) - Accordion player and bandleader from North Dakota, the home state of National Day Calendar.

James Franklin Hyde (1903-1999) - Inventor of silica.

Jimmy Iovine (1953-Still Living) - Co-founder of Beats Electronics.

Memorable Events for March 11

1779 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is established for the first time.

1824 - The U.S. War Department creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

1850 - The second women's medical school opens in PA.

1892 - The first basketball game is played in public.

1941 - President Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies.