On this day: February 11

POSTED: 09:59 PM PST Feb 09, 2013    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Feb 10, 2013 

America's first hospital opens, Glenn Miller earns the first gold record, Nelson Mandela is released from prison after 27 years, and Whitney Houston passes away, all on this day.

OTD February 11 - sit-down strike
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Library of Congress

1937: A sit-down strike among automobile industry workers in Flint, Mich., ends after more than a month when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers Union.

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