On May 11, 1997, IBM's Deep Blue defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a six-game match, marking a significant milestone in artificial intelligence.

Bob Marley, the influential Jamaican reggae musician, passed away on May 11, 1981, from cancer, leaving behind a legacy that transformed music and culture worldwide.

On May 11, 1969, the first successful test of the Apollo 10 lunar module took place, paving the way for the first moon landing.