Event:
U.S. researchers report that preventable infections are the leading cause of the world's child mortality rate, where out of 7.6 million children who died before the age of 5 in 21010, 60% died of infections like pneumonia
More Notable Events on May 11:
1989 Kenya announces worldwide ban on ivory to preserve its elephant herds
1989 President Bush orders nearly 2,000 troops to Panama
1967 100,000,000th U.S. phone connected
1965 Ellis Island added to Statue of Liberty National monument
1927 Louis B. Mayer forms Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
