On this day, March 11

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2026

Finance09/24/2026@EnterpriseDesk
Salesforce Prices $25 Billion of Bonds to Fund a Record Buyback
Salesforce Tower, 415, Mission Street, Rincon Hill, San Francisco, California, 94105, United StatesSalesforce
Starts 03/11/2026 9:48PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better234 days ago
The release is datelined "SAN FRANCISCO—March 11, 2026" and the Business Wire copy is stamped "Mar 11, 2026 5:48pm EDT".^[1]
Salesforce sold $25 billion of senior notes in eight tranches maturing from 2028 to 2066, to pay for a $25 billion accelerated share repurchase agreed the same evening.
$25B

On this day, March 11 · Chronopin

2024

Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Mumbai Coastal Road Phase One Opens
Marine Drive, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Starts 03/11/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.6 years ago
Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "inaugurated on 11 March 2024".
Mumbai opened the first phase of its Coastal Road, an eight-lane highway built on reclaimed land and sea-facing tunnels along the Arabian Sea.
$1.7B
Automotive10/26/2026@MotorDesk
Porsche Unveils the Taycan Turbo GT With Up to 1,108 PS and a 2.2 s Weissach Version, From GBP 186,300
Porsche Development Centre, Porschestrasse, 71287 Weissach, GermanyPorsche
Starts 03/11/2024CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2.6 years ago
Porsche's livestream was titled 'World premiere of an even more dynamic Taycan - Watch it live on 11 March'; Car (12 March), TechRadar^[4] (12 March) and AutoBuzz^[5] (12 March) report the unveiling the following day; the Wikipedia^[2] citation for the Laguna Seca record launch is dated 11 March 2024.
Porsche premiered the Taycan Turbo GT on 11 March 2024: 580 kW (778 hp) normally and up to 815 kW (1,108 PS) with Launch Control, 0-100 km/h in 2.3 s (2.2 s with the two-seat Weissach package), a 105 kWh battery and up to 555 km WLTP, from GBP 186,300 in the UK.
≈$238.8K

2020

Health09/21/2026@HealthDesk
WHO Calls COVID-19 a Pandemic
World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, SwitzerlandWorld Health Organization
Starts 03/11/2020CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better6.6 years ago
The Director-General used the word at the media briefing of 11 March 2020, the date the WHO's^[2] own COVID-19 timeline carries.
Six weeks after declaring a public health emergency, the WHO's Director-General told a Geneva briefing that COVID-19 could be characterised as a pandemic - 118,000 cases in 114 countries at the time. Most of the world's lockdowns began within a fortnight.
Food10/12/2026FoodDesk
WENHEYOU CHANGSHA — Changsha restaurant guide
湘江中路海信广场1-6楼
Starts 03/11/2020ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence6.6 years ago
Operating-by upper bound supported by a dated customer review on 2020-03-11. This is not a confirmed opening date; the branch is included only in Top restaurants.^[1]
Snacks at 湘江中路海信广场1-6楼. The branch listing names Rice with Lard / 豬油拌飯, Grilled Beef Tallow / 烤牛油, Scallion Oil Rice Cake / 蔥油粑粑. See the sample menu for published prices and source notes.
Food10/12/2026FoodDesk
Wang Hou Yuan Dumplings, Liaoning Cuisine & Roast Duck (Shenbei Branch) — Shenyang restaurant guide
蒲昌路1-33号（华顺冷面店隔壁）
Starts 03/11/2020ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence6.6 years ago
Operating-by upper bound supported by a dated customer review on 2020-03-11. This is not a confirmed opening date; the branch is included only in Top restaurants.^[1]
Snacks at 蒲昌路1-33号（华顺冷面店隔壁）. The branch listing names Shrimp with Kewpie Mayonnaise / 丘比蝦仁, Squirrel-Shaped Fish / 松鼠魚, Northeastern Wide Glass Noodles / 東北大拉皮. See the sample menu for published prices and source notes.

2011

Infrastructure09/14/2026@ThePinGang
Japan Decides to Wall Off Its Coast After the Tōhoku Tsunami
Rikuzentakata, Iwate, JapanMinistry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Starts 03/11/2011CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better15.6 years ago
The seawall program has no single completion date and remains partly unfinished as of 2026, so this pin is dated to the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku tsunami — the confirmed, exact date of the disaster that led Japan to commit to building it (construction of the network itself began in 2012, per contemporary sources).^[1]
Weeks after a tsunami kills nearly 20,000 people, Japan commits to a chain of concrete seawalls along 400 km of the Tōhoku coast — a decision that is still dividing the fishing towns behind it.
$8.2B
Energy10/24/2026@EnergyDesk
Onagawa Unit 2 Shuts Down During the Great East Japan Earthquake
Onagawa Nuclear Power Station Unit 2, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Starts 03/11/2011CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins95% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 95%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better15.6 years ago
The source explicitly dates this event.
The reactor safely shuts following the earthquake and tsunami; this unit is distinct from the damaged Fukushima reactors.