Today in History: May 11

Today is Wednesday, May 11, the 132nd day of 2016. There are 234 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 11, 1946, the first CARE packages, sent by a consortium of American charities to provide relief to the hungry of postwar Europe, arrived at Le Havre, France.
On this date:
In 1647, Peter Stuyvesant arrived in New Amsterdam to become governor of New Netherland.
In 1816, the American Bible Society was founded in New York.
In 1858, Minnesota became the 32nd state of the