Welcome to Sunday, May 11, 2025, the 131st day of the year with 234 days remaining.
Historical Events on This Day:
On May 11, 1997, the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue made history by defeating chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov in a six-game match in New York. This marked the first time a computer had won against a reigning world champion.
Other significant events on May 11th:
– In 1935, the Rural Electrification Administration was established as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal initiatives.
– The first CARE packages, aimed at providing relief to the hungry in postwar Europe, arrived in Le Havre, France in 1946.
– A devastating tornado hit Waco, Texas in 1953, claiming the lives of 114 people and injuring nearly 600.
– Israeli agents captured Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1960.
– The espionage trial of Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo in the “Pentagon Papers” case concluded in 1973 with all charges being dismissed due to government misconduct.
– Reggae legend Bob Marley passed away in a Miami hospital in 1981 at the age of 36.
– The trial of Nazi Gestapo chief Claus Barbie, also known as the “Butcher of Lyon,” began in Lyon in 1984 for crimes against humanity. He was eventually found guilty and died in prison four years later.
– A ValuJet DC-9 bound for Atlanta caught fire shortly after takeoff from Miami in 1996, crashing into the Florida Everglades and resulting in the tragic loss of all 110 people on board.
Celebrity Birthdays for Today:
- Rock singer Eric Burdon turns 84.
- Actor Frances Fisher celebrates her 73rd birthday.
- Former MTV VJ Martha Quinn is 66 today.
- Olympic boxing gold medalist Mark Breland is turning 62.
- Actor Tim Blake Nelson is 61 years old.
- Basketball Hall of Famer Lauren Jackson marks her 44th birthday.
- Former NFL quarterback Cam Newton celebrates his 36th birthday.
- Latin pop singer Prince Royce also turns 36 today.
- Actor Lana Condor is 28 years old.
- Singer-actor Sabrina Carpenter is celebrating her 26th birthday.
