On This Day for May 11 - “New Rome” established by Constantine, Salvador Dalí is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. May 11 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Salvador Dalí READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 330 "New Rome" established by Constantine READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2010: Scottish-born British politician Gordon Brown officially resigned as prime minister of the United Kingdom, ending 13 years of Labour Party rule. [Test your knowledge of British culture and politics.] 1997: IBM's chess-playing computer Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in the last game of a six-game match to claim a 3.5–2.5 victory (it won two games and had three draws); it marked the first time a current world champion had lost a match to a computer under tournament conditions. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about chess.] 1981: Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley died of cancer. [Test your knowledge of reggae.] 1943: During World War II, U.S. troops invaded Attu, one of the Aleutian Islands captured by the Japanese in 1942. [ How much do you know about World War II?] 1918: American theoretical physicist Richard Feynman was born in New York City. [Sort fact from fiction in our physics quiz.] 1910: Glacier National Park was established in the Rocky Mountain wilderness of northwestern Montana. [Take our quiz about national parks and landmarks.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1904 Salvador Dalí Spanish artist 1918 Richard Feynman American physicist 1933 Louis Farrakhan American religious leader 1984 Andrés Iniesta Spanish football player 1888 Irving Berlin American composer 1811 Chang and Eng American showmen SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help