August 11
Today is the 223rd day of 2015, there are 142 days left in the year.
1860 - The nation's first silver mill operation began near Virginia City, Nevada.
1921 - Alex Haley, who chronicled generations of struggles and accomplishments of American blacks, was born.
1934 - The first inmates arrived at the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.
1954 - A formal peace took hold in Indochina, ending more than seven years of fighting between the French and the Communist Vietminh.
1960 - The African nation of Chad gained its independence from France.
1965 - Following the arrest of a young black motorist, deadly rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles, which lasted for six days and resulted in 34 deaths.
1992 - The Mall of America, the biggest shopping mall in the country, opened in Bloomington, Minnesota.
1997 - President Bill Clinton made the first use of the historic line-item veto, rejecting three items in spending and tax bills. (The U.S. Supreme Court later struck down the veto as unconstitutional.)
1998 - British Petroleum (BP) purchased Amoco for $49 billion.
2000 - Pat Buchanan won the Reform Party's nomination for president.
2002 - U.S. Airways filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
2003 - NATO took command of the 5,000-strong peacekeeping force in Afghanistan.
2003 - Charles Taylor resigned as Liberia's president and went into exile in Nigeria.
2006 - The Transportation Security Administration banned all liquids, gels and aerosols from passenger cabisn on airliners one day after a thwarted terrorist attack.
2009 - Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F. Kennedy and founder of the Special Olympics, died at age 88.
2014 - Actor and comedian Robin Williams died at the age of 63.
Birthdays
22 - Alyson Stoner (actress)
29 - Pablo Sandoval (baseball player)
30 - Jacqueline Fernandez (actress)
32 - Chris Hemsworth (actor)
46 - Ashley Jensen (actress)
47 - Anna Gunn (actress)
48 - Joe Rogan (TV host)
50 - Viola Davis (actress)
62 - Terry Bollea "Hulk Hogan" (professional wrestler)
65 - Steve Wozniak (entrepreneur)
71 - Ian McDiarmid (actor)
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Today in Sports History - August 11
1907 - Ed Karger of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches a perfect game against the Boston Braves.
1919 - The Green Bay Packers football club is founded.
1926 - Tris Speaker of the Cleveland Indians hits his 700th double.
1929 - Babe Ruth becomes the first player in major league history to hit 500 home runs.
1950 - Vern Bickford of the Boston Braves no-hits the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1961 - Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves wins his 300th game.
1967 - Al Downing of the New York Yankees becomes the 12th pitcher to strike out the side on just nine pitches.
1970 - Jim Bunning joins Cy Young as just the second player to 100 games in each league.
1971 - Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins hits his 500th home run.
1974 - Lee Trevino wins the PGA Championship.
1984 - Carl Lewis duplicates Jesse Owens' 1936 feat by winning four track and field gold medals at the Summer Games in Los Angeles.
1984 - The Cincinnati Reds retire Johnny Bench's #5.
1985 - Hubert Green wins the PGA Championship.
1986 - Bob Tway wins the PGA Championship.
1991 - Rookie John Daly wins the PGA Championship.
Today is the 223rd day of 2015, there are 142 days left in the year.
1860 - The nation's first silver mill operation began near Virginia City, Nevada.
1921 - Alex Haley, who chronicled generations of struggles and accomplishments of American blacks, was born.
1934 - The first inmates arrived at the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.
1954 - A formal peace took hold in Indochina, ending more than seven years of fighting between the French and the Communist Vietminh.
1960 - The African nation of Chad gained its independence from France.
1965 - Following the arrest of a young black motorist, deadly rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles, which lasted for six days and resulted in 34 deaths.
1992 - The Mall of America, the biggest shopping mall in the country, opened in Bloomington, Minnesota.
1997 - President Bill Clinton made the first use of the historic line-item veto, rejecting three items in spending and tax bills. (The U.S. Supreme Court later struck down the veto as unconstitutional.)
1998 - British Petroleum (BP) purchased Amoco for $49 billion.
2000 - Pat Buchanan won the Reform Party's nomination for president.
2002 - U.S. Airways filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
2003 - NATO took command of the 5,000-strong peacekeeping force in Afghanistan.
2003 - Charles Taylor resigned as Liberia's president and went into exile in Nigeria.
2006 - The Transportation Security Administration banned all liquids, gels and aerosols from passenger cabisn on airliners one day after a thwarted terrorist attack.
2009 - Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F. Kennedy and founder of the Special Olympics, died at age 88.
2014 - Actor and comedian Robin Williams died at the age of 63.
Birthdays
22 - Alyson Stoner (actress)
29 - Pablo Sandoval (baseball player)
30 - Jacqueline Fernandez (actress)
32 - Chris Hemsworth (actor)
46 - Ashley Jensen (actress)
47 - Anna Gunn (actress)
48 - Joe Rogan (TV host)
50 - Viola Davis (actress)
62 - Terry Bollea "Hulk Hogan" (professional wrestler)
65 - Steve Wozniak (entrepreneur)
71 - Ian McDiarmid (actor)
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Today in Sports History - August 11
1907 - Ed Karger of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches a perfect game against the Boston Braves.
1919 - The Green Bay Packers football club is founded.
1926 - Tris Speaker of the Cleveland Indians hits his 700th double.
1929 - Babe Ruth becomes the first player in major league history to hit 500 home runs.
1950 - Vern Bickford of the Boston Braves no-hits the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1961 - Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves wins his 300th game.
1967 - Al Downing of the New York Yankees becomes the 12th pitcher to strike out the side on just nine pitches.
1970 - Jim Bunning joins Cy Young as just the second player to 100 games in each league.
1971 - Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins hits his 500th home run.
1974 - Lee Trevino wins the PGA Championship.
1984 - Carl Lewis duplicates Jesse Owens' 1936 feat by winning four track and field gold medals at the Summer Games in Los Angeles.
1984 - The Cincinnati Reds retire Johnny Bench's #5.
1985 - Hubert Green wins the PGA Championship.
1986 - Bob Tway wins the PGA Championship.
1991 - Rookie John Daly wins the PGA Championship.
