Video: 'Weather History: 1953 Waco Tornado'
(Monday, May 11, 1953, 4:36 p.m. CDT) — A tornado devastated Waco, Texas, today, claiming 114 lives. Over half the dead, 61, were in a single city block bounded by 4th and 5th streets and Austin and Franklin avenues. 597 additional people were injured and the tornado caused up to $41.2 million in property damage.
Video: 'Paul McCartney - Concert Outside The Colosseum - Rome May 11 2003 (Part 1 of 5 - Full DVD)'
(Sunday, May 11, 2003, 9:15 p.m. Central European Summer Time) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney performed tonight outside the 2,000-year-old Colosseum in Rome, the 14th stop and 24th performance of his Back in the World tour. Continue reading Paul McCartney performs outside Rome’s Colosseum 10 years ago this hour (2003)
Video: 'Daniel Ellsberg Exposes the US Government (Pentagon Papers Documentry)' (parts 1-8)
(Friday, May 11, 1973; during the Watergate scandal) — The espionage trial of Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo in the “Pentagon Papers” case came to an end today as Judge William M. Byrne dismissed all charges, citing government misconduct.
