Thursday, May 11, 2023

History for May 11

History for May 11 - On-This-Day.com
Louis Farrakhan (Louis Eugene Walcott) 1933 - National Representative of the Nation of Islam
  • 1910 - Glacier National Park in Montana was established.
  • 1935 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order that created the Rural Electrification Administration to provide emergency loans.
  • 1934 - A severe two-day dust storm stripped the topsoil from the great plains of the U.S. and created a "Dust Bowl." The storm was one of many.
  • 1949 - Siam changed its name to Thailand.
  • 1973 - The espionage trial, the "Pentagon Papers" case, of Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo ended. Judge William M. Byrne dismissed all charges due to government misconduct.
  • 1998 - A French mint produced the first coins of Europe's single currency. The coin is known as the euro.
  • 2020 - Twitter announced that it would add a warning label to any tweet they decided contained disputed or misleading information about the coronavirus.

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