March 11

What happened on March 11 in history

3 events fall on March 11, from 1702 to 2011. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

Guess where and when

Explore a 360° historical scene and place it on the map and the timeline. Free, no sign-up.

Play today's challenge

Events on March 11

  1. 1702

    The first English daily newspaper appears

    The Daily Courant is published from premises near Fleet Street.

    Play the Exploration & revolution round

  2. 1918

    The first recorded case of the 1918 flu

    A soldier reports sick at Camp Funston, Kansas, in the pandemic's first wave.

    Play the 20th century round

  3. 2011

    The Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

    A magnitude 9.0 quake and huge waves devastate north-east Japan and flood Fukushima.