Page 7: Historical Events In May - 11
Thursday, 03 July 2025
1953 On this day in history winston Churchill criticizes John Foster Dulles domino theory
1953 On May - 11 tornado kills 114 in Waco Texas ($39M damage)
1953 On May - 11 jean Adair, dies at 80
1955 Israel attacks Gaza on this day in history.
1955 On this day in history g L Jessop, cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies
1956 Pinky Lee Show, last airs on NBC-TV on May - 11.
1956 Walter S Adams, US astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79 on this day in history.
1957 Gabriel Paris forms Government of Colombia on this day in history.
1958 On this day in history uS performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
1959 On May - 11 "Kookie, Kookie Lend Me Your Comb" by Byrnes & Connie Stevens hits #4
1959 On this day in history elvis Presley's first entry on UK charts with "Heartbreak Hotel"
1959 Rodgers & Barer's musical "Once Upon a Mattress" premieres in NYC on May - 11.
1960 On May - 11 french liner "France" launched
1960 Israeli soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires on May - 11.
1960 On this day in history john D Rockefeller Jr, philanthropist, dies at 86
1962 Antonio Segni becomes President of Italy on this day in history.
1962 Near the Coast of Mexico a 7.0 quake resulted in four persons killed, and many injured. Extensive property damage in south-central Mexico on this day in history.
1962 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island on this day in history.
1962 On this day in history uS sends troops to Thailand
1963 On May - 11 "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" by Peter, Paul & Mary hits #2
1963 Racial bomb attacks in Birmingham AL on this day in history.
1963 The birth of Natasha Richardson, American Actress on May - 11.
1965 On May - 11 ellis Island added to Statue of Liberty National monument
1965 On May - 11 the first of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (India)
1965 U.S. destroyers deliver first shore bombardment of Vietnam War on this day in history.
1965 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.
1965 West Indies becomes first holders of the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy on this day in history.
1965 On May - 11 ludovicus H "Lode" Baekelmans, Flemish playwright, dies at 86
1966 Real Madrid wins 11th Europe Cup I on this day in history.
1967 "Sing, Israel Sing" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC for 14 performances on May - 11.
1967 On this day in history 100,000,000th US phone connected
1967 Great Britain, Ireland & Denmark apply for EG membership on this day in history.
1968 Richard Harris releases "MacArthur Park" on this day in history.
1968 On this day in history stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games
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