January 2
January 2
First censuring of a U.S. senator
Senator Timothy Pickering, a Federalist from Massachusetts, becomes the first senator to be censured when the Senate approves a censure motion against him by a vote of 20 to seven.…
A Year In History: 1811
This Year in History:
1811
Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
June 14
June 14
Writer and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe is born
Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, is born on June 14, 1811 in Litchfield, Connecticut, the seventh child of Congregationalist minister Lyman Beecher. Stowe studied at private schools…
October 30
October 30
“Sense and Sensibility” is published
On October 30, 1811, Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility is published anonymously. A small circle of people, including the Prince Regent, learned Austen’s identity, but most of the British public…
