Daily Calendar for Friday, May 11, 2029

Name: Daily Almanac Features
Start: 2029-05-11T00:00:00
End: 2029-05-11T23:59:59

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First known dated printed book, Wang Jie’s copy of the Diamond Sutra published – 0868
Prime Minister Spencer Perceval assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the British House of Commons – 1812
A new dance called The Waltz arrived in English ballrooms – 1812
President James Monroe rode on The Savannah to inspect the harbor defenses of Savannah, Georgia, making him the first U.S. president to ride on a steamboat – 1819
Minnesota admitted as the 32nd state – 1858
Pullman strike ended in defeat for organized labor – 1894
Glacier National Park in Montana established – 1910
A 20-ton meteor fell to the ground near Blackstone, Virginia – 1922
Siam changed its name to Thailand – 1949
Linda McCartney became the first woman photographer to shoot a Rolling Stone cover – 1968
The first heart-lung transplant took place in Baltimore, Maryland – 1987
After taking off from Miami, FL, a fire started by improperly-handled oxygen canisters in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592, and caused the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades killing all 110 on board – 1996

A tornado hit Newark, New Jersey – 1865
A strong 2-day dust storm removed massive amounts of topsoil from the Great Plains in one of the worst dust storms of the Dust Bowl – 1934
Dust storms darkened skies from Oklahoma to the Atlantic Ocean – 1934
a two-day Dust Bowl storm blew silt from the Great Plains all the way to the East Coast – 1934
The Waco Tornado (registering at F5) hit downtown Waco, Texas – 1953
Spring snowstorm hit western part of South Dakota. In some areas the snow was accompanied by thunder, lightning, sleet, and hail – 1983