daily dose of trivia for all the history buffs out there. So sit back and take a ride to all the fascinating things that happened today! People are trapped in history and history is trapped in people, and hence, every day has been a significant one in the foibles of History. Let’s take a tour of “This Day in History – 11th of April”. 1831Lewis Chess piece gets exhibited - Advertisement - The 12th century Lewis chess pieces are exhibited at the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, shortly after their rediscovery in a sandbank on the Scottish Isle of Lewis.