On this day — July 11

Richard Branson, into space, the first company ever to do so.

his second escape.

Cyprus.

Uganda, killing 74 people and injuring 85 others.

Spain defeat the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to win their first FIFA World Cup title.

209 people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India.

Srebrenica massacre begins, lasting until 22 July.

Saudi Arabia, killing all 261 passengers and crew on board.

Ecuador, killing all 119 passengers and crew on board.

Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.

A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists.

assassinated in 1968, is posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

In response, the FAA bans smoking in airplane lavatories.