Today in History
Listings for Saturday, May 11, 2019.
Birthdays:
- 1822 J.L.F. Bertrand --1903
- 1888 Irving Berlin, composer.
- 1894 Martha Graham
- 1904 Salvador Dali
- 1912 Phil Silvers
- 1927 Mort Sahl
- 1933 Louis Farrakhan
- 1963 Natasha Richardson
Events:
- 1752 1st US fire insurance policy is issued, in Philadelphia.
- 1929 1st regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week).
- 1951 Jay Forrester patents computer core memory.
That's all for today.
