Event:
Twenty people die on the island of Madagascar from bubonic plague, which is transmitted to humans via rat fleas; chronic overcrowding and unhygienic prison conditions are identified as the root cause of the outbreak
More Notable Events on December 11:
1997 Federal judge orders Microsoft not to bundle IE4 in Windows
1985 General Electric acquires RCA Corp and its subsidiary, NBC
1981 Muhammad Ali's 61st and last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick
1961 John F. Kennedy provides U.S. miltary helicopters and crews to South Vietnam
1938 New York Giants win NFL championship
