Here is a list of things which happened on the 11th of July over the years:
Mathematical calculations suggest that it is on this day that Pluto moved from the ninth to the eighth most distant planet from the Sun for the last time before 1979. (1735)
Pogrom: Jews are expelled from Little Russia. (1740)
Halifax, Nova Scotia is almost completely destroyed by fire. (1750)
The United States takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty. (1796)
Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr mortally wounds former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in a duel. (1804)
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is published. (1859)
Former U.S. President William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person to ever be both President and Chief Justice. (1921)
The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic. (1936)
The phrase In God We Trust is added to all U.S. currency. (1955)
According to the United Nations, the world population crosses the 5,000,000,000 (5 billion) mark. (1987)