Infoplease - This Day in History Events from This Day in History from the Editors of Infoplease http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory en-us Copyright 2008 Pearson Education editor@infoplease.com webmaster@infoplease.com Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:05:00 GMT Infoplease - This Day in History http://img.infoplease.com/images/04ip_logo113x20.gif 113 20 http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory <![CDATA[Oct 11, 1899: The Boer War began in South Africa.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Oct-11 <![CDATA[Oct 11, 1939: A letter from Albert Einstein was delivered to President Franklin D. Roosevelt concerning the possibility of atomic weapons.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Oct-11 <![CDATA[Oct 11, 1984: Space shuttle Challenger astronaut, Kathryn Sullivan, became the first American woman to walk in space.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Oct-11 More events from This Day in History: Oct 11 http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Oct-11