Historically Speaking of May 11th…

May 11, 2006

The following historic events happened this day:

• 1981 - Legendary Reggae star Bob Marley dies of brain and lung cancer at the age of 36
• 1976 - The last episode of Marcus Welby, M.D. airs on ABC-TV
• 1959 - Yankee catcher Yogi Berra’s errorless streak of 148 games ends
• 1910 - Glacier National Park in Montana is formed
• 1894 - The Pullman Railcar Strike is launched with the help of Eugene Debs
• 1858 - Minnesota admitted as 32nd U.S. state
• 1792 - Columbia River discovered and named by U.S. Capt Robert Gray

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