March 11 in San Antonio history...
1884
In the most famous shootout in San Antonio history, Ben Thompson and King Fisher are killed at the Vaudeville Theatre located at the northwest corner of Commerce and Soledad streets. The location will be referred to as "The Fatal Corner" for years thereafter.

1916
The First Aero Squadron at Kelly Field has been ordered to accompany the expedition to the border and into Mexico in the [Pancho] Villa chase.

1939
The groundbreaking for the Alamo Cenotaph is held today.

1945
The old Menger Bar once patronized by Theodore Roosevelt was moved in the hotel's remodeling program.

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