This Day in History

May 11th in History

The original Siamese Twins are born! In other news, the Knights Templar are burned at the stake and Deep Blue beats Gary Kasparov at chess. It's the birthday of Baron Münchausen, Irving Berlin, and Salvador Dalí; wailer Bob Marley and spy Kim Philby die. Happy Minnesota Statehood Day!

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Quote of the Day

"The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot."

Salvador Dalî, artist born May 11, 1904