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 - Janet Reno
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U.S. Department of Justice

1993: U.S. President Bill Clinton nominates Janet Reno to be the first female attorney general. She would be confirmed by the Senate a month later.

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