May 11 in History
11 May in History – 75 years ago
Eastern Mediterranean 1949: UN Recognition of Israel
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Ending on 11 May 1945
All Events on 11 May
starts
1964
UN forces withdraw from the Congo
1949
Israel admitted to United Nations
ends
1945
Soviets crush Germans around Prague
starts
1943
US forces retake Attu
starts
1939
Battles of Khalkhin Gol
ends
1928
Japan occupies Jinan
starts
1926
Amundsen crosses Arctic in airship
1860
Garibaldi’s Redshirts land at Marsala
ends
1860
Garibaldi’s 1,089 Redshirts sail to Sicily
1858
Minnesota becomes US state
starts
1858
Montengrins defeat Ottomans at Grahovac
starts
1813
Explorers cross Blue Mountains, New South Wales
ends
1532
Guamá revolts against Spanish in Cuba*
ends
1519
Smallpox devastates Taíno population of Hispaniola*
starts
1497
Roldán in revolt against Columbus*
starts
417
Bonifatius stabilizes African frontier*
ends
409
Isaurians revolt; raid Asian coast*
ends
330
Constantine rebuilds Byzantium as “New Rome”
ends
115
Rome and Osroene establish alliance*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 11 May for purposes of Omniatlas
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