May 11
Tuesday 11, 2004:
The Stockline Plastics factory explosion in Glasgow kills nine people.
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.
Sunday 11, 1997:
IBM's Deep Blue chess-playing supercomputer defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player.
Saturday 11, 1996:
After taking-off from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled oxygen canisters in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592 causes the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades killing all 110 on board.
Thursday 11, 1995:
In New York City, more than 170 countries decide to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty indefinitely and without conditions.
Monday 11, 1987:
The first heart-lung transplant takes place (Baltimore, Maryland).
Saturday 11, 1985:
56 spectators die when a flash fire strikes a football ground during a match in Bradford, England.
Friday 11, 1984:
A transit of Earth from Mars takes place; no one is there to observe it.
Monday 11, 1981:
Death of Reggae legend Bob Marley.
Tuesday 11, 1976:
The last episode of the TV medical drama Marcus Welby, M.D. is aired.
Friday 11, 1973:
Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg has his charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times dismissed.
Monday 11, 1970:
The Lubbock Tornado: An F5 tornado hits downtown Lubbock, Texas, killing 26.
Sunday 11, 1969:
Vietnam War: Operation Apache Snow – Near the Laos border, American and South Vietnamese forces fight North Vietnamese troops for Ap Bia Mountain (aka Hill 937 or "Hamburger Hill").
Monday 11, 1964:
Terence Conran opened the first Habitat store on London's Fulham Road.
Wednesday 11, 1960:
1960 - The first contraceptive pill is made available on the market.
Monday 11, 1953:
The Waco Tornado: An F5 tornado hits downtown Waco, Texas, killing 114.
Wednesday 11, 1949:
Israel joins the United Nations.
Thursday 11, 1944:
World War II: The Allies start a major offensive against the Axis Powers on the Gustav Line.
Tuesday 11, 1943:
World War II: American troops invade Attu in the Aleutian Islands in an attempt to expel occupying Japanese forces.
Monday 11, 1942:
William Faulkner's collections of short stories, Go Down, Moses, is published.
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.
Friday 11, 1928:
The first analog TV service is inaugurated by WGY, Schenectady, New York.
Wednesday 11, 1927:
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded.
Thursday 11, 1911:
The United States becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
Wednesday 11, 1910:
An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana.
Friday 11, 1894:
Pullman Strike: Three thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike in Illinois.
Saturday 11, 1867:
Luxembourg gains its independence.
Wednesday 11, 1864:
American Civil War: Battle of Yellow Tavern – Confederate General JEB Stuart is mortally wounded at Yellow Tavern, Virginia.
Sunday 11, 1862:
American Civil War: The ironclad CSS Virginia is scuttled in the James River northwest of Norfolk, Virginia.
Tuesday 11, 1858:
Minnesota is admitted as the 32nd U.S. state.
Monday 11, 1857:
Indian Mutiny: Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British.
Monday 11, 1818:
Charles XIV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden.
Monday 11, 1812:
Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons, London.
Friday 11, 1792:
Captain Robert Gray becomes the first documented Caucasian to visit the Columbia River.
Tuesday 11, 1745:
War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy – At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army.
Sunday 11, 1502:
Christopher Columbus leaves for his fourth and final voyage to the West Indies.
Sunday 11, 330:
Byzantium is renamed Nova Roma during a dedication ceremony, but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople.
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