May 11 in Pop Culture History |
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868 – The first known dated printed book was the Diamond Sutra, a Buddhist scripture. A citation included: “printed on 11 May 868, by Wang Chieh, for free general distribution”. 1811 – The famous Siamese twins, Chang and Eng, were born to Chinese parents in Siam (now Thailand). 1942 – Go Down, Moses by William Faulkner, was published 1947 – B.F. Goodrich Co. announced the development of a tubeless tire. 1949 – The first Polaroid cameras were sold for $89.95. 1950 – Evelyn and Paul Trent took the McMinnville UFO photographs 1953 (Tornado) Waco, Texas 1959 # 1 Hit May 11, 1959 – May 17, 1959: Dave “Baby” Cortez – The Happy Organ 1980 – Bob Marley died from lung cancer 1981 – Cats (East End Musical) Opened on May 11, 1981, and Closed: May 11, 2002 1985 # 1 Hit May 11, 1985 – May 17, 1985: Madonna – Crazy for You 1991 # 1 Hit May 11, 1991 – May 17, 1991: Roxette – Joyride 1994 – Grease (Broadway Musical) Opened on May 11, 1994, and closed on January 25, 1998 (revival) 1996 – Captain Planet and The Planeteer cartoon series came to an end. 1997 – IBM’s supercomputer Deep Blue defeated chess champion, Garry Kasparov. 2005 – Billy Elliot the Musical (East End Musical) Opened on May 11, 2005, and closed on April 9, 2016 |