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What happened in history on this day: May 11?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On May 11 in ...
- 1993 - Microsoft chairman Bill Gates approves a plan by product manager Russ Siegelman to create an online service and include it as part of the next Windows release. Code-name for the product is Marvel.
- 1998 - Apple Computer announces that 1 million copies of QuickTime 3.0 have been downloaded from its Web site.
- 2003 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears in an electronics store.
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. A personal computer with keyboard and mouse appears.
- 1935 - The Silly Symphony film Water Babies is released to theaters.
- 1984 - Charles Cobb and Sid Bass meet with Ray Watson and others to discuss the Arvida deal.
- 1986 - The ABC TV network airs The Disney Sunday Movie, entitled Young Again.
- 1994 - Walt Disney Home Video releases the film The Three Musketeers on laserdisc for US$39.99, and videocassette.
- 1994 - The Protect Historic America group holds a press conference, at which a few well-known authors and historians claim Disney's America theme park would be a bad thing to happen.
- 1998 - Antigua & Barbuda issues 16 postage stamps depicting Winnie the Pooh and friends.
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. In a storage locker for unwished wishes, one door is labelled "Walt Disney".
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. A fantasy prison is called "The Unhappiest Place Off Earth", a reference to Disneyland being "The Happiest Place on Earth".
- 1969 - The 1,000 KM Spa-Francorchamps race is held in Europe. Finishing 1st in GT+5.0 class and 23rd overall is the Chris Tuerlinx #57 Corvette driven by Chris Tuerlinx and Etienne Stalpaert.
- 1990 - Exterior color "Competition Yellow" is cancelled from use on 1990 Corvettes.
- 2002 - At the Virginia International Raceway, the Touring Challenge for Corvettes holds its first race of the season.
- 1939 - The Japanese army attacks Outer Mongolia at Nomonhan (Khalkin Gol).
- 1940 - (0400 hours) German parachute troops begin landing in the Dordrecht area of the Netherlands.
- 1940 - (dawn) German parachute troops land behind the French Maginot Line.
- 1940 - King Leopold places himself at the head of the Belgian army.
- 1940 - British fleet air arm makes two bombing runs on Bergen, Norway, striking a German training ship and ground fuel tanks.
- 1940 - The British Admiralty reports it has created a vast new minefield in Norwegian waters, extending from Bergen to Namsos, 20-70 miles offshore.
- 1940 - German bombs hit a British battleship and a cruiser off Narvik, Norway.
- 1940 - British and French troops land in the Netherlands West Indies Islands of Curacao and Aruba, to aid the Netherlands local authorities in the security of the islands.
- 1940 - Yugoslavia signs a trade agreement with Soviet Russia.
- 1940 - French mechanized troops cross the Belgian frontier into the Netherlands.
- 1940 - Netherlands forces recapture Dordrecht.
- 1940 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gives Bomber Command authority to attack Germany.
- 1940 - Eight British Battles bombers attack German columns entering Luxembourg. Seven planes are shot down, the eighth crashes on return in England.
- 1940 - The Romanian Government of Premier George Tatarescu replaces several pro-German Ministers with pro-France officials. Tatarescu declares the nation will continue its policy of neutrality, with friendship for Britain and France.
- 1940 - The Japanese Foreign Minister notifies diplomatic representatives of the Netherlands, Germany, Britain, France, USA, and Italy that it would not tolerate any change of nationality control of the Netherlands Indies. Any outside interference would be considered an extension of the war to the Orient, which Japan would forcibly oppose.
- 1940 - Netherlands troops recapture the village Mill, southeast of Nijmegen.
- 1940 - Hermann Göring demands that the Swedes allow passage of trains to Norway, filled with German artillery and other war supplies. Swedish negotiators refuse to allow it.
- 1940 - (afternoon) Belgian Fort Eben Emael surrenders to German infantry. About 1000 prisoners are taken.
- 1940 - (evening) Netherlands troops withdraw from the frontier, after four hours fighting, due to German planes landing thousands of parachute troops behind Dutch lines toward The Hague and Rotterdam.
- 1940 - (evening) German artillery begins intense firing near the Saar River, west of Vosges, France.
- 1941 - A British force entering Iraq from Transjordan overruns the garrison at Rutbah, 90 miles inside border.
- 1942 - (evening) German submarine U-533 torpedoes 5,000 ton British freighter Nicoya off the Gaspé Peninsula of Canada, at the entrance to the St. Lawrence River.
- 1943 - The American 7th Infantry Division lands on Japanese occupied Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands.
- 1943 - German submarine U-528 under commander Georg von Rabenau is lost with 11 dead of 56 crew.
- 1944 - (2300 hours) Operation Diadem is launched in Italy. About 1600 Allied guns open fire on Monte Cassino. The British 4th Division and the Indian 8th Division attack the Gustav Line.
- 1945 - In waters off Newfoundland, Canada, German submarine U-190 surrenders to Royal Canadian Navy ships.
- 1945 - Two Japanese kamikaze planes hit the US aircraft carrier Bunker Hill, off Okinawa.
- 1995 - Canadian Prime Minister Jean Cretien opens the Canadian memorial garden in Caen, France, in a medieval quarry on the grounds of Le Memorial museum.
- 2005 - St. Kitts issues ten postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1995 - Sega of America begins shipping the Saturn video game system in the US. Price is US$349, or US$399 with the VirtuaFighter video game. 30,000 units are available for the initial launch through four retailers, with ten game titles available. Sega begins a US$50 million marketing campaign to promote the system.
- 1995 - The first Electronic Entertainment Expo is held in Los Angeles, over three days. The show takes its name from Electronic Entertainment magazine. 350 game companies show 1300 games for video game systems and personal computers. Total attendance is 28,000. Sony introduces the PlayStation in a US$4 million booth, including an appearance by Michael Jackson. Sony announces the launch date of the PlayStation as September 9, with a retail price of US$299. Atari announces a price cut to US$149 for the Jaguar system, and demonstrates its Virtual Reality product for the Jaguar. SNK shows the $500 NeoGeo CD system.
- 2000 - At the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sega announces a price cut of US$50 off the Dreamcast, to US$149, and free SegaNet subscription, for a limited time.
- 2004 - At the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California, Nintendo unveils the Nintendo DS handheld video game system. It features ARM 9 3D processor, ARM 7 2D processor, dual backlit 3-inch 256x192 LCD screens, max 262,144 colors, 3D capabilities on both screens, 16-channel sound, rechargeable battery, 4MB RAM, 656KB VRAM, DS compact card slot, Game Boy Advance cartridge slot, wireless 16-player local communications, voice recognition, 802.11b wi-fi connectivity, D-pad controller, face and shoulder buttons, touch screen with stylus, headphone and microphone jacks. Nintendo also announces it is working on a new console code named "Revolution".
- 2004 - In Los Angeles, California, Sony CEA unveils the Sony PlayStation Portable handheld video game system. It features dual 333 MHz MIPS R4000 processors, 32 MB main RAM, 4 MB embedded DRAM, 4.3-inch diagonal 16:9 wide screen backlit 480x272 pixel TFT LCD 16 million color display, 1.8 GB Universal Media Disc drive, Memory Stick Pro Duo slot, USB 2.0 slot, 802.11b wi-fi connectivity, D-pad controller, face and shoulder buttons, analog joystick, headphone and microphone jacks, USB 2.0 slot, Memory Stick PRO Duo slot, IrDA infrared, stereo speakers, lithium-ion battery. Size is 170 x 74 x 23mm, weight is 260 grams. Release schedule is December in Japan, March in the US. Sony drops the price of the PlayStation 2 in the US from US$179 to US$149.
- 2004 - Electronic Arts releases The Sims: Bustin' Out video game for the N-Gage in the US.
- 2005 - Sony releases firmware version 1.51 for the PlayStation Portable in Japan.
- 2006 - Sony applies for a patent on handheld game systems made from a flexible polymer.
- 2010 - Atlus releases the 3D Dot Game Heores video game for the PlayStation 3 in the USA.
- 2017 - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment releases the Injustice 2 video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the USA.
- 1980 - The Swedish Trade Union Confederation and the Swedish Employers Confederation accept a final contract offer from a government appointed mediator. Wages will increase by seven percent.
- 1987 - A & W Brands changes its name to A & W Concentrate Company.
- 1920 - A proclamation describes the design of the new 1c coin, with a 0.75 inch diameter, and weighing 50 grains. The changes are to be effective May 15.
- 1920 - Assent is given to an Act to amend the Currency Act, 1910, changing the fineness of gold coins to 0.900, and silver coins to 0.800.
- 1921 - Assent is given to an Act to amend the Currency Act, 1910, adding the nickel 5c coin weighing 70 grains, valid up to $5 per transaction.
- 1784 - US Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson presents five silver 1783 Nova Constellatio patterns to Secretary of Congress Charles Thomson.
- 1875 - George "Charmer" Zettlein pitches the first 9-inning shutout.
- 1887 - 13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose wins in 2:39.25.
- 1888 - 16th Preakness: F Littlefield aboard Refund wins in 2:49.
- 1892 - 18th Kentucky Derby: Lonnie Clayton aboard Azra wins in 2:41.5.
- 1897 - Washington Senators' catcher Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers.
- 1900 - James J Jeffries knocks out James J Corbett in 23 for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1912 - 38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4.
- 1918 - 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8.
- 1919 - Cincinnati Reds' pitcher Hod Eller no-hits Saint Louis Cardinals, 6-0.
- 1919 - New York Yankees' Jack Quinn and Washington Senators' Walter Johnson, play to 12 inning 0-0 tie.
- 1923 - Ten homeruns hit in Philadelphia Phillies 20-14 victory over Saint Louis Cardinals.
- 1927 - Belgium beats England 9-1 in soccer.
- 1928 - 56th Preakness: Raymond Sonny Workman aboard Victorian wins in 2:00.2.
- 1928 - 63rd British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Royal Saint George's.
- 1935 - 61st Preakness: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 1:58.4.
- 1940 - 66th Preakness: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech wins in 1:58.6.
- 1946 - First night game at Boston Braves Field (New York Giants 5, Boston Braves 1).
- 1946 - 72nd Preakness: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:01.4.
- 1958 - Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Lawton Golf Open.
- 1959 - New York Yankees' catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends.
- 1963 - Los Angeles Dodgers' Sandy Koufax second no-hitter beats San Francisco Giants, 8-0.
- 1965 - West Indies becomes first holders of the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy.
- 1966 - Real Madrid wins 11th Europe Cup I.
- 1968 - NHL Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Saint Louis Blues in four games.
- 1969 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open.
- 1971 - Cleveland Indians' Steve Dunning becomes last American League pitcher to hit grand slam.
- 1972 - San Francisco Giants trade Willie Mays to New York Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and cash.
- 1972 - Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 2.
- 1975 - Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic.
- 1977 - Hamburger SV wins 17th soccer Europe Cup II.
- 1980 - Pam Higgins wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament.
- 1980 - Pete Rose steals second, third, and home in one inning for Philadelphia Phillies.
- 1983 - Aberdeen FC wins the European Cup Winners Cup - beating Real Madrid 2-1 in the final played in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- 1984 - Detroit Tigers set best 30-game start record (26-4).
- 1985 - Fire engulfs a wooden stand in the Valley Parade stadium in Bradford, England during a football match, killing 56.
- 1985 - Dave Concepcion becomes fourth Cincinnati Reds teammate to get 2,000 hits, the others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez and Cesar Cedeno.
- 1986 - Muffin Spencer-Devlin wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic.
- 1988 - KV Mechelen wins 28th Europe Cup II.
- 1988 - Mario Andretti records fastest Indianapolis 500 lap (221.565 mph).
- 1990 - New York Yankees trade Dave Winfield to California Angels for Mike Witt.
- 1994 - Inter Milan wins 23rd UEFA Cup.
- 1996 - Florida Marlins' pitcher Al Leiter no hits Colorado Rockies, 11-0.
- 1997 - New York Mets' players C Everett and Butch Huskey are 9th to hit consecutive pinch home runs.
- 1997 - Scott McCarron wins Bellsouth Golf Classic.
- 1997 - Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Sara Lee Classic.
- 2006 - Hideki Matsui's streak of playing in every game since starting his Major League Baseball career with the New York Yankees ends at 518 games. Previous record holder was Ernie Banks, who played in 424 consecutive games with the Chicago Cubs.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL Western Conference 1st Round, game 5: Calgary Flames beats Dallas Stars by score 3-1, leading series 3-2.
- 2022 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 1st Round, game 5: Florida Panthers beats Washington Capitals by score 5-3, leading series 3-2.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 1st Round, game 5: New York Rangers beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 5-3, Penguins lead series 3-2.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Texas Rangers by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Baltimore Orioles by score 10-1.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Minnesota Twins by score 11-3.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Boston Red Sox by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Detroit Tigers by score 9-0.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Los Angeles Angels by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats New York Mets by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats San Diego Padres by score 7-5.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Colorado Rockies by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Seattle Mariners by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 11-3.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 14-11.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 5-3.
- 1983 - Comet C/1983 H1 (IRAS-Araki-Alcock) approaches 0.0312 astronomical units (AUs) of Earth.
- 1984 - A transit of Earth from Mars takes place.
- 2009 - The NASA space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on a mission to fix the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 1934 - Over two days, the most severe dust storm to date in the USA sweeps an estimated 350 million tons of topsoil from the Great Plains across to the eastern seaboard.
- 1953 - Tornado kills 114 in Waco, Texas, USA (US$39 million damage).
- 1965 - First of two cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 in India.
- 2008 - Tornadoes and strong storms across central United States kill 22 and severely damage towns of Picher, Oklahoma, and Seneca, Missouri.
- 1792 - Columbia River discovered and named by US Captain Robert Gray.
- 1814 - Americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh.
- 1816 - American Bible Society forms (New York).
- 1837 - Philadelphia and Baltimore banks suspend specie payments.
- 1858 - Minnesota admitted as 32nd US state.
- 1861 - The New York Stock Exchange prohibits trading of Confederate States of America securities.
- 1862 - Confederates scuttle CSS Virginia off Norfolk, Virginia, CSA.
- 1864 - General J E B Stuart is mortally wounded in Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia (Sheridan's Raid, South Anna Bridge).
- 1869 - Colonel Hiram Whitley becomes Chief of the Secret Service Division.
- 1894 - American Railroad Union strikes Pullman Sleeping Car Co.
- 1910 - US President William Taft signs a bill into law establishing Glacier National Park, as the nation's 10th national park.
- 1912 - Alaska is organized as a US territory.
- 1927 - Louis B Mayer forms Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- 1928 - General Electric opens first TV-station (Schenectady New York).
- 1929 - First regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week).
- 1934 - Over two days, the most severe dust storm to date in the USA sweeps an estimated 350 million tons of topsoil from the Great Plains across to the eastern seaboard.
- 1940 - New York World's Fair reopens for a second year.
- 1942 - US President Franklin Roosevelt establishes the Air Medal to recognize meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight.
- 1943 - US 7th division lands on Attu, Aleutian, (first US territory recaptured).
- 1945 - US marines conquer Awatsha Draw, Okinawa, Japan.
- 1947 - BF Goodrich manufactures first tubeless tire, in Akron, Ohio, USA.
- 1949 - First Polaroid camera sells for US$89.95 (New York City).
- 1951 - Jay Forrester patents computer core memory.
- 1953 - Tornado kills 114 in Waco, Texas, USA (US$39 million damage).
- 1953 - Winston Churchill criticizes John Foster Dulles' domino theory.
- 1958 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island.
- 1958 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak.
- 1962 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island.
- 1962 - US sends troops to Thailand.
- 1963 - Racial bomb attacks in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
- 1965 - Ellis Island added to Statue of Liberty National monument.
- 1967 - 100,000,000th US phone connected.
- 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1984 - Haunted Castle at Six Flags Great Adventure burns down, killing eight.
- 1985 - The FBI brings charges against the suspected heads of the five Mafia families in New York City.
- 1987 - First heart-lung transplant takes place (Baltimore, Maryland, USA).
- 1989 - President Bush orders nearly 2,000 troops to Panamá.
- 1993 - 28th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins.
- 1994 - Grease opens at Eugene O' Neill Theater in New York City for 1,503 performances.
- 1995 - Sega of America begins shipping the Saturn video game system in the US. Price is US$399 with the VirtuaFighter game. 30,000 units are available for the initial launch, with ten game titles available.
- 1995 - The first Electronic Entertainment Expo is held in Los Angeles, over three days. The show takes its name from Electronic Entertainment magazine. 350 game companies show 1300 games for video game systems and personal computers. Total attendance is 28,000. Sony introduces the PlayStation in a US$4 million booth, including an appearance by Michael Jackson.
- 1995 - In New York City, more than 170 countries decide to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty indefinitely and without conditions.
- 1996 - After takeoff from Miami, Florida, a fire started by improperly-handled oxygen canisters 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.
- 2005 - Serial killer Michael Ross becomes the first person executed in New England in 45 years.
- 2005 - US President George W. Bush signs into law the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, also known as the Real ID Act, setting national standards for identification cards for all citizens.
- 2008 - Tornadoes and strong storms across central United States kill 22 and severely damage towns of Picher, Oklahoma, and Seneca, Missouri.
- 2009 - The NASA space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on a mission to fix the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 2023 - In the USA, the Biden Administration ends the public-health emergency declaration due to the Covid-19 virus. Over 1.1 million Americans died from Covid-related causes.
Other history:
- 1949 - Siam renames itself Thailand.
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