Today in History: In 1302, Romeo and Juliet were married
March 11 is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 295 days remain until the end of the year.
1302 – The characters Romeo and Juliet were married this day according to William Shakespeare.
1702 – The Daily Courant, the first regular English newspaper was published.
1867 – In Hawaii, the volcano Great Mauna Loa erupted.
1969 – Levi-Strauss started selling bell-bottomed jeans.
1986 – Popsicle announced its plan to end the traditional twin-stick frozen treat for a one-stick model.
2011 – Massive Earthquake Hits Japan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 hit the coast of Japan causing massive amounts of damage and dangerous tsunamis, making it the most powerful earthquake in Japan in recorded history. The earthquake and tsunami caused damage to reactors in the Fukushima nuclear plant creating a radiation leak and forcing locals to evacuate, as well as worldwide anxiety over possible meltdown. Thousands of people were killed as a result of the earthquake and the homes of hundreds of thousands of people were destroyed. The amount of damage that Japan sustained from the earthquake and tsunamis would likely take years to recover from.
A United States congressional committee has announced that it will investigate the recall of over one million General Motors vehicles. The recall was over a faulty ignition that was linked to thirteen deaths. Controversy surrounded the recall as GM admitted some employees knew about the issues as early as 2004.
