Timeline November 1911

Events in November 1911 4

• 1911 Agadir Crisis German gunboat diplomacy inflames Franco-German rivalry over Morocco Germany sent the gunboat Panther to the Moroccan port of Agadir on 1 July 1911 to challenge French control over Morocco. The move provoked a tense diplomatic standoff with France and Britain, pushing Europe closer to war. The crisis was resolved by a November 1911 accord giving France a protectorate over Morocco in exchange for territory in the French Congo.
• 1911 First Transcontinental Flight Across the United States Cal Rodgers completes a coast-to-coast journey by airplane Aviator Cal Rodgers departed Sheepshead Bay, New York, on 17 September 1911 aiming to win a $50,000 prize for the first transcontinental flight. He landed in Pasadena, California, on 5 November 1911 after numerous crashes and repairs, arriving too late to claim the prize. His flight demonstrated that long-distance air travel across a continent was possible.
• 1911 – 1998 Roy Rogers (1911-1998) Died 6 July 1998, aged 86 Roy Rogers, the American singer and actor known as "King of the Cowboys" for his many Western films and television appearances, died on 6 July 1998. He was one of the most popular Western stars of the mid-20th century.
• 1911 – 1992 Samuel Reshevsky American chess prodigy Samuel Reshevsky was one of the strongest grandmasters of the mid-20th century and competed for the world title multiple times.