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Birthday May 11, 1722 Peter Camper, anatomist |
Birthday May 11, 1852 Charles Warren Fairbanks, (R), 26th U.S. vice-president (1905-09) |
Birthday May 11, 1888 Irving Berlin, dreaming of a white Christmas |
Birthday May 11, 1892 Dame Margaret Rutherford, British Actress (Murder Most Foul) |
Birthday May 11, 1896 Western writer Mari Sandoz is born |
Birthday May 11, 1902 Bid£ Sayao, Brazilian soprano |
Birthday May 11, 1904 Salvador Dal¡, surrealist |
Birthday May 11, 1912 Phil Silvers, U.S. comedian, Actor |
Birthday May 11, 1916 Camilo Jose Cela, in Spain, author |
Birthday May 11, 1927 Mort Sahl, comedian |
Birthday May 11, 1938 Doug McClure, Actor |
History May 11, 0330 Constantinople founded |
History May 11, 1752 1st US fire insurance policy is issued - in Philadelphia |
History May 11, 1776 Washington recommends using German-American troops to Congress |
History May 11, 1792 Columbia River discovered & named by American Capt Robert Gray |
History May 11, 1812 British prime minister assassinated |
History May 11, 1850 Work starts on 1st brick building in SF |
History May 11, 1858 Minnesota becomes 32nd state |
History May 11, 1858 Minnesota enters the Union |
History May 11, 1864 Confederate Cavalry General J.E.B. Stuart is mortally wounded |
History May 11, 1871 John Herschel - cataloguer of southern hemisphere stars - dies at 79 |
History May 11, 1897 Wash Senator Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers |
History May 11, 1907 Bank of SF incorporated |
History May 11, 1916 Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented |
History May 11, 1919 Yanks Jack Quinn & Senator Walter Johnson - 12 inning 0-0 tie |
History May 11, 1919 Germans prepare to protest Versailles Treaty terms |
History May 11, 1929 1st regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week) |
History May 11, 1942 Go Down, Moses, by William Faulkner, is published |
History May 11, 1944 Allies attack the Gustav line in drive for Rome |
History May 11, 1947 B.F. Goodrich Co. announces development of tubeless tire |
History May 11, 1947 BF Goodrich manufactures 1st tubeless tire - Akron - Oh |
History May 11, 1949 The Queen of Poisoners takes her toll |
History May 11, 1949 By a vote of 37-12 Israel became 59th member of UN |
History May 11, 1951 Jay Forrester patents computer core memory |
History May 11, 1960 Israelli soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires |
History May 11, 1961 President Kennedy orders more troops to South Vietnam |
History May 11, 1969 Paratroopers battle for Hamburger Hill |
History May 11, 1975 Flyers 1-Isles 2 - Semi Finals- Series tied at 3 games |
History May 11, 1975 Israel signs an agreement with European Economic Market |
History May 11, 1977 President Carter puts in a long day at the office |
History May 11, 1981 Bob Marley dies |
History May 11, 1982 Canucks 4-Isles 6 - Stanley Cup- Isles hold 2-0 lead |
History May 11, 1985 Fire kills 50 at soccer stadium |
History May 11, 1987 Butcher of Lyon on trial |
History May 11, 1988 Kim Philby dies |
History May 11, 1997 Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess match |
History May 11, 1997 Deep Blue beats Kasparov |
History May 11, 2000 George Clooney makes return appearance on ER |