This day in #history 1112
DECEMBER 11TH
1816 – Indiana becomes 19th state in US
1931 – Brit Statute of Westminster gives complete
legislative independence to Canada , Australia, NZ, South Africa , Ireland , Newfndlnd
1946 – Spain suspended from UN
1946 – UN Children’s Fund ( UNICEF) established
(Nobel 1965 )
1958 – Upper Volta (now Bourkina Faso ) gains
autonomy from France
1981 – Muhammad Ali’s 61st & last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick
2001 – The People ‘s Republic of China joins the
World Trade Organization