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On February 11th in 1903 US Congress adopts the Expedition Act, which authorizes the Attorney General to 'expedite' anti-trust cases through the courts, reflecting growing popular support for President Theodore Roosevelt's "trust busting" campaign
On February 11th in 1907 Passenger ship Larchmont sinks by Block Island, off Rhode Island, 322 die
On February 11th in 1916 Emma Goldman arrested for lecturing on birth control
On February 11th in 1916 Germany and Austria-Hungary notify the US that they will sink any armed merchant ships starting on 1 March
On February 11th in 1918 President Wilson makes another speech before Congress and announces 'the Four Principles for Peace' - freedom of navigation, and end to secret diplomacy, and similar items - that supplement his Fourteen Points
On February 11th in 1919 Friedrich Ebert (SPD) elected president of Germany
On February 11th in 1936 Pumping begins to build Treasure Island in SF Bay
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| Photo credit: Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, San Francisco. |
On February 11th in 1937 44-day sit-down strike at General Motors in Flint Mich ends
On February 11th in 1941 Lt-Gen Erwin Rommel arrives in Tripoli
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