On this day in history - Today, April, 11

Today in History

• 1961 The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins

  The ex-Nazi was one of the main organizers of the Holocaust, in which millions of people were slaugh

• 1972 The first episode of I'm sorry I haven't a clue is aired

  The BBC's classic comedy show, which was chaired by Humphrey Lyttelton until his death in 2008, is o

• 1979 Uganda's dictator Idi Amin is overthrown

  The despot's 8-year rule was characterized by extensive human rights abuse and repression. According

• 2006 Mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano is arrested

  Provenzano was one of Cosa Nostra's central figures. The mafioso was arrested near Corleone, Sicily

• 2006 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has enriched uranium

  The Iranian nuclear program has become a source of great controversy. Several countries, some of the