January 11

Today in History
• 1569 - England's first state lottery was held
• 1770 - The first shipment of rhubarb was sent to the United States from London
• 1805 - The Michigan Territory was created
• 1861 - Alabama seceded from the United States
• 1878 - In New York, milk was delivered in glass bottles for the first time
• 1902 - "Popular Mechanics" magazine was published for the first time
• 1913 - The first sedan-type car was unveiled at the National Automobile Show in New York City
• 1935 - Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Heritage Treasures Day
• Kosrae Constitution Day
• National Arkansas Day
• National Hot Toddy Day
• National Milk Day
• National Take the Stairs Day
• Secret Pal Day
• World Sketchnote Day

Birthdays
• 347 - Emperor Theodosius I of Rome, last emperor to rule the east and west empire
• 1755 - Alexander Hamilton, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury
• 1807 - Ezra Cornell, founder (Western Union Telegraph, Cornell University)
• 1815 - John A. Macdonald, First Prime Minister of Canada
• 1842 - William James, American psychologist and philosopher
• 1852 - Konstantin Fehrenbach, German chancellor
• 1878 - Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general and dictator
• 1885 - Alice Paul, American suffragist (National Woman's Party)