Event:
Thousands of union employees protest outside of the capital building in Lansing, Michigan, as Michigan's government passes legislation, becoming the nation's 24th right-to-work state, and most highly unionized state in the U.S. to have such laws
More Notable Events on December 11:
1997 Federal judge orders Microsoft not to bundle IE4 in Windows
1985 General Electric acquires RCA Corp and its subsidiary, NBC
1981 Muhammad Ali's 61st and last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick
1961 John F. Kennedy provides U.S. miltary helicopters and crews to South Vietnam
1938 New York Giants win NFL championship
