This day in history - October 11

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1776 - The first naval battle of Lake Champlain or Valcour Island was fought. The Americans lost the battle but won the war by delaying the British assault of Fort Ticonderoga.

1779 - General Casimir Pulaski, Polish immigrant to the U.S., died in battle at the siege of Savannah, Georgia.

1811 - The first steam-powered ferryboat, the Juliana, began operating between New York City and Hoboken, New Jersey.

1968 - Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, was launched.

- Jim

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1984 - Space shuttle Challenger astronaut, Kathryn Sullivan, became the first American woman to walk in space.