May 11: Twilight Zone Day, Earliest Printed Book, Cats Premiered

OCEANSIDE, CA — Happy National Twilight Zone Day (cue creepy music)! Much like the show itself, it's a mystery why the show is celebrated on May 11th. On this unofficial holiday fans are encouraged to celebrate with more science fiction, horror, supernatural drama, and unexpected twists than you can shake a fifth-dimensional stick at. The series was created by a young writer named Rod Serling. It delved into several different genres, including science fiction, comedy, drama, and horror. If you dare, explore more about National Twilight Zone Day.

But wait there's more! May 11 is chock full of noteworthy history moments like these:

868 - The earliest surviving dated printed book is produced in China. The “Diamond Sutra” is one of the most important texts in Mahayana Buddhism. The British Library in London presently houses the copy.

1858 - Minnesota is admitted as the 32nd U.S. state. Known as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” or “Star of the North”.

1928 - First Regularly-Scheduled U.S. TV Broadcasts. By General Electric station WGY of Schenectady, New York. Programs were broadcast Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The first television broadcast aired was the dedication of the RCA pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fairgrounds. It was introduced by David Sarnoff himself.

1960 - Israeli soldiers capture Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires.

1981 The musical Cats is premiered - The piece sparked a musical craze around the world and catapulted the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber to stardom.

1888 - Irving Berlin, composer, writer of over 1,500 songs was born.

1981 - Reggae star Bob Marley dies at 36

Word of the Day:

Importunate - adjective im-POR-chuh-nut. troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand. Example: The Drill Sargents importunate comments made the job even worse.

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