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Gravdigr · 05-11-2016, 01:32 PM

May 11

Only 227 days til Christmas.

1820 – HMS Beagle, the ship that will take Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage, is launched.

1846 – President James K. Polk asked for and received a Declaration of War against Mexico, starting the Mexican–American War.

1907 – Thirty-two Shriners are killed when their chartered train derails at a switch near Surf Depot in Lompoc, California.

1910 – An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana.

1927 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded.

1942 – William Faulkner's collections of short stories, Go Down, Moses, is published.

1945 – World War II: Off the coast of Okinawa, the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill is hit by two kamikazes, killing 346 of its crew. Although badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the U.S. under its own power.

1949 – Siam officially changes its name to Thailand, for the second time.

Israel joins the United Nations.

1960 – In Buenos Aires, Argentina, four Israeli Mossad agents capture fugitive Nazi Adolf Eichmann who is living under the alias of Ricardo Klement.

1972 – The United States performs a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site, which was part of the series Operation Grommet and Operation Toggle.

1984 – Eight people perish in a fire at Six Flags Great Adventure's Haunted Castle.

1985 – Bradford City stadium fire: Fifty-six spectators die and more than 200 are injured in a flash fire at Valley Parade football ground during a match against Lincoln City in Bradford, England.

1987 – Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II.

1996 – After the aircraft's departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators 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.

The 1996 Mount Everest disaster: on a single day eight people die during summit attempts on Mount Everest.

2010 – David Cameron becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after elections produced a hung parliament.

2014 – Fifteen people are killed and 46 injured in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo in a stampede caused by tear gas being thrown into the stand by police officers attempting to defuse a hostile incident.

Births

1799 – John Lowell, Jr. (Lowell Institute); 1811 – Chang and Eng Bunker; 1875 – Harriet Quimby; 1888 – Irving Berlin; 1904 – Salvador Dalí; 1911 – Phil Silvers; 1918 – Richard Feynman; 1920 – Denver Pyle; 1927 – Mort Sahl; 1932 – Valentino Garavani; 1934 – Jim Jeffords; 1941 – Eric Burdon

; 1946 – Robert Jarvik; 1947 – Butch Trucks (Allman Brothers Band); 1953 – David Gest; 1959 – Martha Quinn; 1964 – Tim Blake Nelson; 1982 – Cory Monteith; 1989 – Cam Newton

Deaths

1889 – John Cadbury; 1891 – Edmond Becquerel; 1979 – Lester Flatt; 1981 – Bob Marley; 1985 – Chester Gould (created "Dick Tracy"); 2001 – Douglas Adams; 2003 – Noel Redding; 2006 – Floyd Patterson

05-11-2016, 01:32 PM	#55
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	May 11 Only 227 days til Christmas. 1820 – HMS Beagle, the ship that will take Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage, is launched. 1846 – President James K. Polk asked for and received a Declaration of War against Mexico, starting the Mexican–American War. 1907 – Thirty-two Shriners are killed when their chartered train derails at a switch near Surf Depot in Lompoc, California. 1910 – An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana. 1927 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is founded. 1942 – William Faulkner's collections of short stories, Go Down, Moses, is published. 1945 – World War II: Off the coast of Okinawa, the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill is hit by two kamikazes, killing 346 of its crew. Although badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the U.S. under its own power. 1949 – Siam officially changes its name to Thailand, for the second time. Israel joins the United Nations. 1960 – In Buenos Aires, Argentina, four Israeli Mossad agents capture fugitive Nazi Adolf Eichmann who is living under the alias of Ricardo Klement. 1972 – The United States performs a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site, which was part of the series Operation Grommet and Operation Toggle. 1984 – Eight people perish in a fire at Six Flags Great Adventure's Haunted Castle. 1985 – Bradford City stadium fire: Fifty-six spectators die and more than 200 are injured in a flash fire at Valley Parade football ground during a match against Lincoln City in Bradford, England. 1987 – Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II. 1996 – After the aircraft's departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators 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. The 1996 Mount Everest disaster: on a single day eight people die during summit attempts on Mount Everest. 2010 – David Cameron becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after elections produced a hung parliament. 2014 – Fifteen people are killed and 46 injured in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo in a stampede caused by tear gas being thrown into the stand by police officers attempting to defuse a hostile incident. Births 1799 – John Lowell, Jr. (Lowell Institute); 1811 – Chang and Eng Bunker; 1875 – Harriet Quimby; 1888 – Irving Berlin; 1904 – Salvador Dalí; 1911 – Phil Silvers; 1918 – Richard Feynman; 1920 – Denver Pyle; 1927 – Mort Sahl; 1932 – Valentino Garavani; 1934 – Jim Jeffords; 1941 – Eric Burdon; 1946 – Robert Jarvik; 1947 – Butch Trucks (Allman Brothers Band); 1953 – David Gest; 1959 – Martha Quinn; 1964 – Tim Blake Nelson; 1982 – Cory Monteith; 1989 – Cam Newton Deaths 1889 – John Cadbury; 1891 – Edmond Becquerel; 1979 – Lester Flatt; 1981 – Bob Marley; 1985 – Chester Gould (created "Dick Tracy"); 2001 – Douglas Adams; 2003 – Noel Redding; 2006 – Floyd Patterson __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.