May 11 in history: Last voyage of Columbus, India's Pokhran test, and more
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Fourth and last voyage of Christopher Columbus begins.
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1812
British prime minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated.
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1996
Atlanta-bound ValuJet DC-9 catches fire shortly after takeoff, killing 110.
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1997
Deep Blue computer defeats champion Garry Kasparov in chess match.
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1998
India successfully completes underground nuclear tests at Pokhran.
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