Important Events From This day in History – 11 April

Today in History

• 2006 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has enriched uranium

  The Iranian nuclear program has sparked considerable debate. Several countries, some of which have nuclear weapons of their own, accuse Iran of developing an atomic bomb.

• 2006 Mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano is arrested

  Provenzano was one of Cosa Nostra’s central figures. The mafioso was arrested near Corleone, Sicily after 40 years on the run.

• 1979 Uganda’s dictator Idi Amin is overthrown

  The despot’s eight-year reign was marked by widespread human rights violations and repression. Hundreds of thousands of people were killed as a result of his actions, according to estimates.

• 1972 The first episode of I’m sorry I haven’t a clue is aired

  Humphrey Lyttelton’s classic comedy show, which he chaired until his death in 2008, is one of the longest-running British radio shows of all time.

• 1961 The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins

  The ex-Nazi was a key organizer of the Holocaust, which slaughtered millions of people. In 1962, he was executed for war crimes.