May 11
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973 - In the first coronation ceremony held for an English monarch, Edgar the Peaceful is crowned King, and his wife, Ælfthryth, is crowned Queen.
1997 - "Deep Blue," a chess-playing supercomputer, defeats Garry Kasparov in the last game of the rematch, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a classic match format.