Talk:May 11

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May 11 Frontispiece of the Diamond Sutra 868 – A copy of the Diamond Sutra was printed in Tang-dynasty China, making it the world's oldest dated printed book (frontispiece pictured). 1889 – Bandits attacked a U.S. Army paymaster's escort in the Arizona Territory, stealing more than $28,000. 1970 – Lubbock, Texas, was struck by a tornado that left 26 people dead. 2010 – Gordon Brown resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party after failing to strike a coalition agreement with the Liberal Democrats. 2022 – Myanmar civil war: Government troops killed 37 unarmed civilians in Mondaingbin. Richard Feynman (b. 1918) Judy Ann Santos (b. 1978) Zenna Henderson (d. 1983) More anniversaries: May 10 May 11 May 12

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Minnesota statehood day 1858

You don't think the Library of Congress is a good source? or a state becoming a state is significant, you better remove all the other statehood days — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.127.17.151 (talk) 13:26, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

Had you cited it properly instead of using a bare URL, it would have been clear that it was a Library of Congress site and not one of the sites referred to by the instruction "Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information" that appears on all date pages. Deb (talk) 13:58, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

The url has now been expanded into cite web format. The rule is there because of persistent vandalism with all sorts of rubbish being added to these articles. It applies to all entries including those, like Minnesota statehood, which are unquestionably notable and easily checked for accuracy. No Great Shaker (talk) 14:05, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

But there also has to be a Wikipedia article about it. There does not seem to be a 'holiday or or observance' for this day, just the bare historical fact. It should be mentioned in 'events' for 1858, but not here. 142.163.194.199 (talk) 11:54, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

It's already present in 1858 in the United States, the only such list where it is likely to be of interest to the average reader. Deb (talk) 13:45, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Pruning

I know there’s various shades of pruning going on: in order to keep things in order. Indeed, I’ve asked for clean-up myself. But this On This Day entry does look rather spare!

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Cuddy2977 (talk • contribs) 12:06, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

There's about 100 births listed on the page, all referenced.Deb (talk) 14:21, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Add reference

May 11 is mentioned on page 4 of "The Age of Faith" by Will Durant "The New Rome was dedicated as capital of the Eastern Empire on May 11, 330 -- a day that was thereafter annually celebrated with imposing ceremony." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Callahanp (talk • contribs) 13:48, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

Page number? Deb (talk) 13:44, 11 May 2022 (UTC)