Today, Friday, Oct. 11, marks the 285th day of 2024 with 81 days remaining in the year. On this day in history, notable events include Anita Hill accusing Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment in 1991, the San Francisco Board of Education segregating Asian students in 1906, and the first American woman walking in space in 1984. Additionally, in 1986, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev held talks in Iceland, and in 2017, the Boy Scouts of America announced they would admit girls into the Cub Scouts.
Birthdays today include former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry (97), actor Amitabh Bachchan (82), singer Daryl Hall (78), and rapper Cardi B (32).
In more recent news, Jon Gruden resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders due to offensive messages he wrote years earlier, and NFL linebacker T.J. Watt turns 30 today. This content is copyrighted by The Associated Press.
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Anita Hill Testifies at Clarence Thomas Hearings on October 11 in History
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