August 11
1909 - The Arapahoe became the first American ship to use the S.O.S. distress signal.
1919 - Germany's Weimar Constitution was declared in effect.
1934 - The first inmates arrived at the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; the island would be more to more than 1,500 prisoners over the next three decades, including gangsters Al Capone and James "Whitey" Bulger, before closing in 1963.
1949 - President Harry S. Truman nominated Gen. Omar N. Bradley to become the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
1952 - King Hussein of Jordan ascended the throne after his father had been declared mentally unfit.
1954 - More than seven years of fighting in Indochina formally ended with the cessation of French control.
1956 - Abstract artist Jackson Pollock died in an automobile accident on Long Island, New York at age 44.
1960 - Chad gained independence from France.
1965 - Following the arrest of a young black motorist, the predominantly black neighborhood of Watts in Los Angeles erupted in riots that lasted six days and left 34 dead.
1972 - The last American ground combat troops in South Vietnam left to return to the United States.
1973 - At a house party in the Bronx, 18-year-old DJ Kool Herc began extending the musical breaks of the records he was playing and speaking over the beat, marking the (unofficial) birth of hip-hop music.
1992 - The Mall of America, the nation's largest shopping-entertainment center, 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.)
2003 - Charles Taylor, president of Liberia, formally relinquished his office to Moses Blah and left for Nigeria.
2012 - More than 300 people were killed and 3,000 injured after a series of earthquakes struck near Tabriz, Iran.
2014 - Academy Award-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams died in Tiburon, California at age 63.
Birthdays
27 - Savannah Chrisley (reality star)
28 - Ayesha Erotica (singer)
31 - Alyson Stoner (actress)
32 - Tomi Lahren (TV personality)
39 - Jacqueline Fernandez (actress)
41 - Chris Hemsworth (actor)
44 - Merritt Wever (actor)
48 - Will Friedle (actor)
56 - Charlie Sexton (musician)
56 - Sophie Okonedo (actress)
56 - Anna Gunn (actress)
57 - Joe Rogan (actor/TV-radio host)
59 - Viola Davis (actress)
59 - Embeth Daviditz (actress)
63 - David Brooks (journalist)
71 - Hulk Hogan (professional wrestler)
74 - Steve Wozniak (co-founder of Apple Computer)
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Today in Sports History - August 11
1919 - The Green Bay Packers football club is founded by George Calhoun and Curly Lambeau -- named after chief sponsor Indian Packing Company.
1929 - Babe Ruth became the first player in MLB history to reach 500 career home runs.
1968 - Satchel Paige, age 62 and needing 158 days on a MLB payroll to qualify for a pension, is signed by the Atlanta Braves, where he serves as a coach.
1971 - Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins hit his 500th career home run.
1984 - American track star Carl Lewis won his fourth gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, equaling the feat set by Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games.
1984 - The Cincinnati Reds retired Johnny Bench's #5.
2015 - For the first time in MLB history, all 15 home teams won their games on the same day.
1909 - The Arapahoe became the first American ship to use the S.O.S. distress signal.
1919 - Germany's Weimar Constitution was declared in effect.
1934 - The first inmates arrived at the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; the island would be more to more than 1,500 prisoners over the next three decades, including gangsters Al Capone and James "Whitey" Bulger, before closing in 1963.
1949 - President Harry S. Truman nominated Gen. Omar N. Bradley to become the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
1952 - King Hussein of Jordan ascended the throne after his father had been declared mentally unfit.
1954 - More than seven years of fighting in Indochina formally ended with the cessation of French control.
1956 - Abstract artist Jackson Pollock died in an automobile accident on Long Island, New York at age 44.
1960 - Chad gained independence from France.
1965 - Following the arrest of a young black motorist, the predominantly black neighborhood of Watts in Los Angeles erupted in riots that lasted six days and left 34 dead.
1972 - The last American ground combat troops in South Vietnam left to return to the United States.
1973 - At a house party in the Bronx, 18-year-old DJ Kool Herc began extending the musical breaks of the records he was playing and speaking over the beat, marking the (unofficial) birth of hip-hop music.
1992 - The Mall of America, the nation's largest shopping-entertainment center, 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.)
2003 - Charles Taylor, president of Liberia, formally relinquished his office to Moses Blah and left for Nigeria.
2012 - More than 300 people were killed and 3,000 injured after a series of earthquakes struck near Tabriz, Iran.
2014 - Academy Award-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams died in Tiburon, California at age 63.
Birthdays
27 - Savannah Chrisley (reality star)
28 - Ayesha Erotica (singer)
31 - Alyson Stoner (actress)
32 - Tomi Lahren (TV personality)
39 - Jacqueline Fernandez (actress)
41 - Chris Hemsworth (actor)
44 - Merritt Wever (actor)
48 - Will Friedle (actor)
56 - Charlie Sexton (musician)
56 - Sophie Okonedo (actress)
56 - Anna Gunn (actress)
57 - Joe Rogan (actor/TV-radio host)
59 - Viola Davis (actress)
59 - Embeth Daviditz (actress)
63 - David Brooks (journalist)
71 - Hulk Hogan (professional wrestler)
74 - Steve Wozniak (co-founder of Apple Computer)
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Today in Sports History - August 11
1919 - The Green Bay Packers football club is founded by George Calhoun and Curly Lambeau -- named after chief sponsor Indian Packing Company.
1929 - Babe Ruth became the first player in MLB history to reach 500 career home runs.
1968 - Satchel Paige, age 62 and needing 158 days on a MLB payroll to qualify for a pension, is signed by the Atlanta Braves, where he serves as a coach.
1971 - Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins hit his 500th career home run.
1984 - American track star Carl Lewis won his fourth gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, equaling the feat set by Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games.
1984 - The Cincinnati Reds retired Johnny Bench's #5.
2015 - For the first time in MLB history, all 15 home teams won their games on the same day.
