Event:
In China, more than 9,000 pigs were found rotting in the Huangpu river, threatening to contaminate Shanghai's drinking supply; the government said the water quality in the city tested as normal
More Notable Events on March 11:
1997 Ashes of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry are launched into space
1997 Beatle Paul McCartney knighted Sir Paul by the Queen
1974 Mount Etna in Sicily erupted
1918 Moscow becomes capital of revolutionary Russia
1918 Save the Redwoods League founded
