Alternative names: Virdie M Truett, Verdie M Truett, Verdie Tucker, Verdie Tucker, Verdie Mae Truett, Vindy M Truitt, Vindy M Truett, Bertie Tucker, Verdie Mae (Tucker) Truett
Georgia, Death Index, 1919 - 1998, Ancestry.com, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 031848 / Ancestry.com
January 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
February 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
March 31 » Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by American forces.
April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
Day of death August 11, 1985
The temperature on August 11, 1985 was between 8.8 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 28 » Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief.
May 5 » Ronald Reagan visits the military cemetery at Bitburg and the site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where he makes a speech.
July 13 » Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
September 13 » Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games.
September 19 » A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City.
October 3 » The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight.
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