Interesting things that happened May 11th:
Birthdays on this date:
In 1720 Karl Friedrich Hieronymus (in Bodenwerder, Germany), Baron von
Munchhausen, German soldier, storyteller
In 1854 Ottmar Merganthaler (in Hachtel, Germany), inventor (Linotype)
In 1888 Irving Berlin, composer extraordinaire
In 1904 Salvador Dali, surrealist artist
In 1912 Phil Silvers, comedian, actor (Sgt. Bilko)
In 1916 Camilo Jose Cela (in Spain), author
In 1918 Richard Phillips Feynman, physicist
In 1927 Mort Sahl, humorist
In 1933 Louis Farrakhan, social reform advocate
Events worth noting:
+ Eat What You Want Day
+ Feast Day of St. Gengulf, patron of those in unhappy marriages
In 1752 First US fire insurance policy is issued, in Philadelphia.
In 1812 The Waltz is introduced into English ballrooms. Most observers
consider it disgusting and immoral. No wonder it caught on!
In 1850 Work starts on first brick building in San Francisco.
In 1858 Minnesota becomes the 32nd state.
In 1862 Confederates scuttle the CSS Virginia off Norfolk, VA.
In 1864 Gen. J.E.B. Stuart is mortally wounded at Yellow Tavern.
In 1897 Wa****ngton Senator Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted
stealers.
In 1907 Bank of San Francisco incor****ated.
In 1919 Yanks Jack Quinn and Senator Walter Johnson, 12 inning 0-0 tie.
In 1929 First regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week).
In 1947 B.F. Goodrich manufactures the first tubeless tire, Akron, Oh.
In 1949 By a vote of 37-12 Israel became the 59th member of the UN.
+ First Polaroid camera sold $89.95 (New York City).
In 1951 Jay Forrester patents computer core memory.
In 1960 Israelli soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
In 1963 21st Mersenne prime (2^9,689 - 1) is discovered.
In 1973 Judge W.M. Byrne, citing government misconduct, dismisses
charges
against Daniel Ellsberg for his role in the Pentagon Papers
case.
In 1975 Israel signs an agreement with The European Economic Market.
In 1981 Rastafarian reggae singer Bob Marley dies of cancer at age 36.
In 1989 The first flight test of the Midgetman missile is called a
'qualified' success when it blows up 70 seconds after launch.
In 2003 Rafael Palmeiro hits homerun #500.
And remember ...
National Tavern Month
National Moving Month
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