History events By jlassiej Jan 11, 1914 WW1 Period: Jan 11, 1914 to Jan 11, 2013 Major History Events Jan 11, 1921 NCSS is founded Jan 11, 1961 First Man in Space (Yuri Gagarin, Ruissa) Jan 11, 1969 First Man on the Moom (Neil Armstrong, USA) Jan 11, 1974 Watergate Scandal Richard Nixon decided to resign rather than be impeached after tapes were found that he had covered up. Sep 11, 2001 World Trade Center Attacks Jan 11, 2014 First Satelite Launched (Sputnik, Russia) Led to the space race where the US fought hard to compete science-wise against Russia.