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Monday, 11 May 2026

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2 Births
5 Events
1 Reminders
8 Total entries

★ Born on this day 2 entries

1888
Irving Berlin, composer, lover to the world.
DE Arts & Culture 138 yrs ago
1904
Salvador Dali, painter.
US Arts & Culture 122 yrs ago

► Events on this day 5 entries

1752
First US fire insurance policy is issued, in Philadelphia.
US 274 yrs ago
1812
The Waltz is introduced into English ballrooms. Most observers consider it disgusting and immoral. No wonder it caught on!
GB 214 yrs ago
1929
First regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week).
US Media & Broadcasting 97 yrs ago
1951
Jay Forrester patents computer core memory.
US Science & Technology 75 yrs ago
2181
(B.C. That Is), The chair is invented.
US Science & Technology

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