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May 11, 1998 India resumes underground nuclear tests after more than a 20 year gap May 11, 1997 "Play On!" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 61 performances May 11, 1997 New York Mets C. Everett and Butch Huskey are 9th to hit consecutive pinch HRs May 11, 1997 Paine Webber Senior Golf Invitational May 11, 1997 Sara Lee LPGA Classic May 11, 1997 Scott McCarron wins Bellsouth Golf Classic May 11, 1997 Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Sara Lee Classic May 11, 1996 Florida Marlin Al Leiter no hits Colorado Rockies, 11-0 May 11, 1996 Valujet DC-9 crashes in Miami, 109 die May 11, 1994 "Grease," opens at Eugene O' Neill Theater New York City for 1,503 performances May 11, 1994 "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult," released in France May 11, 1994 6 white racists sentenced to death in South Africa May 11, 1994 Inter Milan wins 23rd UEFA Cup May 11, 1993 28th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins May 11, 1993 Paramaribo Suriname TV studio destroyed by fire May 11, 1990 New York Yankees trade Dave Winfield to Angels for Mike Witt May 11, 1989 217th and final episode of "Dynasty" is aired May 11, 1989 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island May 11, 1989 Kenya announces worldwide ban on ivory to preserve its elephant herds May 11, 1989 President Bush orders nearly 2,000 troops to Panama May 11, 1988 France performs nuclear test May 11, 1988 KV Mechelen wins 28th Europe Cup II May 11, 1988 Mario Andretti records fastest Indianapolis 500 lap (221.565 mph) May 11, 1987 1st heart-lung transplant take place (Baltimore) May 11, 1987 Corazon Aquino is elected president in the Philippines May 11, 1986 Muffin Spencer-Devlin wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic May 11, 1985 40 die and 150 injured in fire at Bradford City football ground May 11, 1985 Booby trap bomb kills 86 people in India May 11, 1985 Madonna's "Crazy For You," single goes #1 May 11, 1985 Pope John Paul II arrives in Netherlands May 11, 1985 Soccer stadium in Bradford England catches fire; 53 die May 11, 1985 Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cincinnati Red teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez and Cesar Cedeno May 11, 1984 Johan Cruijff quits soccer May 11, 1984 Tigers set best 30 game start record (26-4) May 11, 1984 Transit of Earth as seen on Mars May 11, 1983 "Dance a Little Closer" opens and closes at Minskoff Theater New York City May 11, 1983 Aberdeen wins 23rd Europe Cup II May 11, 1983 Comet C/1983 H1 (IRAS-Araki-Alcock) approaches 0.0312 AUs of Earth May 11, 1982 Canucks 4-Isles 6-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 2-0 lead May 11, 1981 Andrew Lloyd Webber/T.S. Eliot's musical "Cats", premieres in London May 11, 1981 Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" hits #1, stay there 9 weeks May 11, 1980 Pam Higgins wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament May 11, 1980 Pete Rose, 39, steals second, third, and home in one inning for Phillies May 11, 1978 Margaret A. Brewer is 1st female general in the U.S. Marine Corps May 11, 1977 Hamburger SV wins 17th soccer Europe Cup II May 11, 1977 Ted Turner manages an Atlanta Braves game May 11, 1976 Emmy 3rd Daytime Award presentation May 11, 1976 Last broadcast of "Marcus Welby, MD" on ABC-TV May 11, 1975 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic May 11, 1975 Flyers 1-Isles 2-Semifinals-Series tied at 3 games May 11, 1975 Israel signs an agreement with European Economic Market May 11, 1974 "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Frank Sinatra hits #83 May 11, 1974 "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield hits #7 May 11, 1974 Steely Dan releases "Rikki Don't Lose that Number" May 11, 1973 Dutch government of Uyl forms May 11, 1972 Giants trade Willie Mays to Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and cash May 11, 1972 John Lennon says his phone is tapped by FBI on Dick Cavett Show May 11, 1972 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 2 May 11, 1972 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site May 11, 1971 Cleveland's Steve Dunning becomes last AL pitcher to hit grand slam May 11, 1970 Sammy Davis, Jr. weds Altovise May 11, 1969 Carol Mann wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open May 11, 1969 Monty Python comedy troupe forms May 11, 1968 Richard Harris releases "MacArthur Park" May 11, 1968 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep St. Louis Blues in 4 games May 11, 1968 Students and police battle in Paris, 100s injured May 11, 1967 "Sing, Israel Sing" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 14 performances May 11, 1967 100,000,000th U.S. phone connected May 11, 1967 Great Britain, Ireland and Denmark apply for EG membership May 11, 1966 Real Madrid wins 11th Europe Cup I May 11, 1965 "Flora, the Red Menace" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 87 performances May 11, 1965 1st of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (India) May 11, 1965 Bangladesh windstorm kills 17,000 May 11, 1965 Ellis Island added to Statue of Liberty National monument May 11, 1965 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. May 11, 1965 West Indies becomes 1st holders of the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy May 11, 1963 "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" by Peter, Paul and Mary hits #2 May 11, 1963 Los Angeles Dodger Sandy Koufax 2nd no-hitter beats New York Giants, 8-0 May 11, 1963 Racial bomb attacks in Birmingham Alabama May 11, 1962 Antonio Segni becomes president of Italy May 11, 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island May 11, 1962 U.S. sends troops to Thailand May 11, 1960 French liner "France" launched May 11, 1960 Israeli soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires May 11, 1959 "Kookie, Kookie Lend Me Your Comb" by Byrnes and Connie Stevens hits #4 May 11, 1959 Elvis Presley's 1st entry on U.K. charts with "Heartbreak Hotel" May 11, 1959 Rodgers and Barer's musical "Once upon a mattress," premieres in New York City May 11, 1959 Yankee catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends May 11, 1958 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Lawton Golf Open May 11, 1958 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak May 11, 1958 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island May 11, 1957 Gabriel Paris forms government of Colombia May 11, 1956 Pinky Lee Show, last airs on NBC-TV May 11, 1955 Israel attacks Gaza May 11, 1953 Tornado kills 114 in Waco Texas and causes $39M damage May 11, 1953 Winston Churchill criticizes John Foster Dulles domino theory May 11, 1951 Jay Forrester patents computer core memory May 11, 1950 Belgium mine disaster at Borinage, 39 die May 11, 1950 Eugene Ionesco's "La Cantatrice Chauve," premieres in Paris May 11, 1949 1st Polaroid camera sold $89.95 in New York City May 11, 1949 By a vote of 37-12, Israel becomes 59th member of U.N. May 11, 1949 Siam renames itself Thailand May 11, 1948 Haganah takes control of Safed and port of Haifa May 11, 1948 Luigi Einaudi elected president of Italy May 11, 1947 BF Goodrich announced the development of tubeless tire in Akron, Ohio May 11, 1947 Laos accepts constitution for parliamentary democracy May 11, 1946 1st night game at Boston Braves Field (Giants 5, Braves 1) May 11, 1946 72nd Preakness: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:01.4 May 11, 1945 U.S. Marines conquer Awatsha Draw Okinawa May 11, 1944 Opposition group surprise attack post office Washer May 11, 1944 Slomp Resistance fighter (Frits de Zwerver) freed from Arnhem prison May 11, 1943 Hermann Goering-division in Tunisia surrenders May 11, 1943 U.S. 7th div lands on Attu, Aleutian, (1st U.S. territory recaptured) May 11, 1942 Japanese troops conquer Kalewa May 11, 1941 1st Messerschmidt 109F shot down above England May 11, 1940 66th Preakness: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech wins in 1:58.6 May 11, 1940 New York World's Fair reopens May 11, 1935 61st Preakness: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 1:58.4 May 11, 1931 Credit-Anstalt, Austria's largest bank, fails beginning financial collapse of Central Europe May 11, 1929 1st regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week) May 11, 1929 Dr. Annie Webb Blanton forms Delta Kappa Gamma Society in Austin Tx May 11, 1928 54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4 May 11, 1928 54th Preakness: Raymond Sonny Workman aboard Victorian wins in 2:00.2 May 11, 1928 63rd British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Royal St. George's May 11, 1928 General Electric opens 1st TV-station (Schenectady, New York) May 11, 1927 Belgium beats England 9-1 in soccer May 11, 1927 Louis B. Mayer forms Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences May 11, 1926 Airship Norge leaves Spitsbergen for 1st air crossing of Arctic Ocean May 11, 1925 Communist Party of Holland splits May 11, 1925 Kara-Kalpak Autonomous Region constituted in RSFSR May 11, 1924 Cartel des Gauches wins French parliamentary election May 11, 1924 Pulitzer Prize awarded to Robert Frost (New Hampshire) May 11, 1923 10 home runs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St. Louis Cardinals May 11, 1921 Tel Aviv is 1st all Jewish municipality May 11, 1919 Yanks' Jack Quinn and Senators' Walter Johnson, 12 inning 0-0 tie May 11, 1918 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8 May 11, 1917 Britain grants Royal Letters Patent to New Zealand May 11, 1916 Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented May 11, 1912 38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4 May 11, 1910 Montana's Glacier National Park forms May 11, 1907 Bank of San Francisco incorporated May 11, 1904 Andrew Carnegie donates $1.5M to build a peace palace May 11, 1900 James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavywgt boxing title May 11, 1897 Washington Senator catcher Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers May 11, 1894 American RR Union strikes Pullman Sleeping Car Co May 11, 1893 Henri Desgrange establishes 1st bicycle-world record (35.325 km) May 11, 1892 18th Kentucky Derby: Lonnie Clayton aboard Azra wins in 2:41 May 11, 1888 16th Preakness: F Littlefield aboard Refund wins in 2:49 May 11, 1887 13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose wins in 2:39 May 11, 1881 Bedrich Smetana's opera "Libusa," premieres in Prague May 11, 1875 George "Charmer" Zettlein pitches the 1st 9 inning shutout May 11, 1867 Treaty of London drawn, concerning Luxembourg May 11, 1864 Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia (Sheridan's Raid, South Anna Bridge) May 11, 1864 Gen J E B Stuart is mortally wounded at Yellow Tavern May 11, 1862 Confederates scuttle CSS Virginia off Norfolk, Virginia May 11, 1858 Minnesota admitted as 32nd U.S. state May 11, 1850 Work starts on 1st brick building in San Francisco May 11, 1833 "Lady-of-the-Lake" strikes iceberg and sinks in N Atlantic; kills 215 May 11, 1818 Cincinnati Reds Hod Eller no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 6-0 May 11, 1816 American Bible Society forms in New York May 11, 1812 Waltz introduced into English ballrooms. Most observers consider it disgusting and immoral. No wonder it caught on! May 11, 1792 Columbia River discovered and named by U.S. Capt Robert Gray May 11, 1784 England and Tippu Sahib van Mysore sign peace treaty May 11, 1772 Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed May 11, 1752 1st U.S. fire insurance policy issued (Philadelphia) May 11, 1751 1st U.S. hospital founded (Pennsylvania Hospital) May 11, 1749 British parliament accept Consolidation Act: fleet reorganization May 11, 1745 Battle of Fontenoy (Doornik): Austrian Succession war May 11, 1690 English troops of W Phips conquer Port Royal Nova Scotia May 11, 1689 Battle of Bantry Bay, French and English naval battle May 11, 1678 French adm Jean d'Estrees' fleet runs aground on Aves-islands, Curaeao May 11, 1674 Netherlands and Cologne sign peace treaty May 11, 1625 Boers besiege Frankenburg estate in Upper-Austria May 11, 1548 Great fire in Brielle May 11, 1502 Columbus begins 4th and last trip to "Indies" May 11, 1421 Jews are expelled from Styria Austria May 11, 1330 Constantinople (Istanbul) becomes new capital by Roman Emperor Constantine for Eastern Roman Empire May 11, 1189 Emperor Frederik I Barbarossa and 100,000 crusaders depart Regensburg May 11, 330 Constantinople (Byzantium) becomes capital of Roman Empire |