CoM Moderators Posted May 11 Posted May 11 1752 - 1st US fire insurance policy issued, in Philadelphia 1864 - Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia (Sheridan's Raid, South Anna Bridge) 1881 - Bedřich Smetana's opera "Libuše" premieres at the National Theate, in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia 1918 - 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8 1919 - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hod Eller no-hits St Louis Cardinals, 6-0 at Redland Field, Cincinnati 1928 - 63rd British Open Men's Golf Championship, Royal St George's GC: Walter Hagen wins 3rd of his 4 Open Championship titles, 2 strokes ahead of fellow American Gene Sarazen 1959 - Mary Rodgers and Marshall Barer's musical "Once Upon A Mattress", starring Carol Burnett and directed by George Abbott, opens at Phoenix Theatre, NYC, later transferring to the Alvin Theater; runs for 244 performances 1968 - Toronto Transit Commission opens the largest expansion of its Bloor-Danforth Line, going to Scarborough in the east, Etobicoke in the west 1985 - Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cincinnati Red teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez and César Cedeño 2009 - An American soldier in Iraq opened fire on a counseling center at Camp Liberty in Bagdhad, leaving 5 other US soldiers dead and 3 soldiers wounded More Historical Events »
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