Celebrations and notable events that occurred on December 11, 2026.
Events that occurred on December 11 throughout history
The British and French governments and associated airlines reveal the first prototype Concorde in Toulouse, France. The supersonic jet takes its maiden flight on March 2, 1969.
Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt become the 11th and 12th people to land on the moon. Their Apollo 17 mission began on December 7, 1972. Ronald Evans remained with the command module and performed a spacewalk during the mission.
The Oliver Stone directed Wall Street premiered. Starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen, the film won an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Scientists reported in the journal Science that they had deciphered the entire genetic blueprint of the nematode worm. It was the first complete genetic code of a multi-celled animal. In 2003, the Human Genome Project completed mapping the human genome. December 11th Celebrated (And Not So Celebrated) Birthdays