On December 11th in History
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On December 11th in 1620 - 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock
On December 11th in 1719 - 1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in north American colonies (New England)
On December 11th in 1816 - Indiana was admitted to the Union as the 19th American state.
On December 11th in 1844 - Dr. Horace Wells of Hartford Connecticut became the first person to have a tooth extracted after receiving Nitrous Oxide, or laughing gas as an anesthetic for a dental procedure.
On December 11th in 1872 - Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback became America's first black governor when he took office as acting governor of Louisiana.
On December 11th in 1882 - Boston's Bijou Theater had its first performance. It was the first American playhouse lit exclusively by electricity.
On December 11th in 1902 - The US signs a treaty with Cuba allowing for a 20 percent reduction of tariff rates on imported Cuban products
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