2016-07-11

An explosion at the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base killed 13 people, including the head of the Cyprus Navy.

The Islamist militia group Al-Shabaab carried out multiple suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, killing 74 people and injuring 85 others.

Spain defeated the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to win their first FIFA World Cup title (pictured lifting the trophy).

Shortly after taking off from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 caught fire and crashed, killing all 261 people on board.

Italy defeated West Germany 3–1 to win their third FIFA World Cup title.

To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee featuring themes of racial injustice and the loss of innocence in the Deep South of America, was published.

New York City's Triborough Bridge, the "biggest traffic machine ever built", opened to traffic.

Archaeologist Ivan Borkovský discovered a medieval skeleton at Prague Castle; competing factions claimed the skeleton as Germanic or Slavic in origin.

The US Navy launched the USS Nevada (BB-36) as its first Standard-type battleship.

American Civil War: Confederate forces under Jubal Early began an unsuccessful attempt to capture Washington, D.C..