Event:
Regions of eastern Ukraine announce that their self-organized elections show most voters to be in favor of secession; the election results aren't recognized by the Ukrainian government or its allies
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
