April 11 in History: Significant Events and Celebrity Birthdays
Today is April 11, 2026, marking the 101st day of the year with 264 days remaining. On this day in history, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1968, which included the Indian Civil Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act. Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as emperor of the French in 1814 and was banished to the island of Elba. President Abraham Lincoln delivered his last public address in 1865 before his assassination. U.S. troops liberated the Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp in 1945. President Harry S. Truman relieved Gen. Douglas MacArthur of his command in the Korean War in 1951. Former Nazi SS officer Adolf Eichmann went on trial in Israel in 1961. Apollo 13 launched on its ill-fated mission to the moon in 1970. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published guidelines on sexual harassment in the workplace in 1980. George Zimmerman was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in 2012 for the shooting of Trayvon Martin.
Celebrity birthdays today include actor Joel Grey (94), actor Louise Lasser (87), actor Peter Riegert (79), actor Bill Irwin (76), former MLB catcher Jason Varitek (54), actor Jennifer Esposito (53), rapper David Banner (52), model Alessandra Ambrosio (45), singer Joss Stone (39), singer Summer Walker (30), rapper Ken Carson (26), and actor Milly Alcock (26).