This day in history: Tolkien heirs file Lord of the Rings lawsuit

FEB. 11, THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Nelson Mandela released from prison, 1990

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Georgia's governor escapes imprisonment,1776

AUTOMOTIVE

GM signs first autoworkers contract,1937

CIVIL WAR

President-elect Lincoln leaves Springfield, 1861

COLD WAR

Burgess and Maclean resurface, 1956

CRIME

Birth control pioneer arrested, 1916

DISASTER

Avalanches plague central Europe, 1952

GENERAL INTEREST

Virgin Mary appears to St. Bernadette, 1858

Yalta Conference ends,1945

The world's fourth space power, 1970

HOLLYWOOD

Tolkien heirs file Lord of the Rings lawsuit, 2008

LITERARY

Voltaire is welcomed home, 1778

MUSIC

The Payola scandal heats up, 1960

Pop superstar Whitney Houston dies at age 48,2012

OLD WEST

Sacagawea gives birth to Pompey, 1805

PRESIDENTIAL

FDR and daughter Anna leave Yalta Conference,1945

SPORTS

Underdog Buster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson, 1990

VIETNAM WAR

Farm Gate aircraft crashes, 1962

WORLD WAR I

Russia's General Kaledin commits suicide, 1918

WORLD WAR II

The "Channel Dash", 1942