Event:
British team led by Ranulph Fiennes completes longest and fastest crossing of Antarctica, reaching Scott base after 75 days (2,500 miles)
More Notable Events on January 11:
2006 Alaska's Augustine volcano erupts
1973 American League adopts designated hitter rule
1973 Trial of Watergate burglars begins in Washington D.C.
1949 Snowfall 1st recorded in Los Angeles
1693 Mount Etna erupts, Sicily
