On this day in history - January 11

What Happened On This Day – January 11

• 2002 The first prisoners arrive in Guantanamo Bay

  Following reports of torture, Amnesty International called the situation at the US detention camp a “human rights scandal”.

• 1985 The first Rock in Rio music festival is held

  A whopping 1.5 million people attended, making it the world's largest music festival.

• 1962 A massive landslide kills 4,000 in Peru

  Nine villages in the Río Santa Valley were engulfed by a 12-meter wall of rock and ice.

• 1935 Amelia Earhart flies solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland

  She was the first person to achieve this feat. Her journey took her from Honolulu to Oakland, California.

• 1922 Insulin is used for the first time to treat diabetes

  14-year-old Leonard Thompson was the first person to receive the medication to combat his Type 1 diabetes.