May 11

Sunday 11, 2003:

Benvenuto Cellini's Saliera is stolen from the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

Monday 11, 1998:

ZDTV, "the official technology television network", begins broadcasting. It lasts six years before merging with G4 to become G4techTV, a gaming channel.

Friday 11, 1934:

Dust Bowl: A strong two-day dust storm removes massive amounts of Great Plains topsoil in one of the worst dust storms of the Dust Bowl in North America.

Thursday 11, 1911:

The United States becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

Monday 11, 1818:

Charles XIV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden.

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