January 11

• 1805: The Michigan Territory was created.
• 1861: Alabama seceded from the Union.
• 1964: U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued the first government report saying smoking may be hazardous to one's health.
• 1988: Vice President George H.W. Bush met with representatives of independent counsel Lawrence E. Walsh to answer questions about the Iran-Contra affair.

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