What Happened On August 11

What Happened On Aug 11 Events

1492 Aug 11 Roderic Llançol (Alexander VI) elected Pope
Pope Alexander VI (1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503) (Spanish: Alejandro VI, Catalan: Alexandre VI), born Roderic Llançol, later Roderic de Borja i Borja (Italian: Rodrigo Borgia) was Pope...
1846 Aug 11 Walter Liberty Vernon Is Born
Walter Liberty Vernon (1846–1914) was an English architect who migrated to the state of New South Wales, Australia and pursued his career as an architect in Sydney. He is noted for design...
1856 Aug 11 Last Island Hurricane
The Last Island hurricane of 1856 was an intense Atlantic hurricane that destroyed Last Island in southern Louisiana. The first tropical cyclone, first hurricane, and first major hurrican...
1862 Aug 11 Battle of Compton's Ferry - Confederate Recruiting Efforts Suppressed
The Battle of Compton's Ferry (also known as Little Compton Ferry) was an action during the American Civil War, occurring August 11, 1862, along the Grand River. Colonel John A. Poindex...
1862 Aug 11 First Battle of Independence, MO - Confederate Dominance near Kansas City Strengthened
Description: On August 11, 1862, Col. J.T. Hughes’s Confederate force, including William Quantrill, attacked Independence, at dawn, in two columns on different roads. They drove through t...
1911 Aug 11 Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku Breaks The World Record In The 100-Yard Freestyle
During an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) swim meet, Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku broke the world record in the 100-yard freestyle swim by 4.6 seconds in Honolulu Harbor on A...
1918 Aug 11 "Triple Trouble" (film) is Released
Triple Trouble is a silent film that was released in 1918. It starred Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance and Leo White. This film was not an official Chaplin film, even though it has many Ch...
1934 Aug 11 First Prisoners Arrive at Alcatraz Prison (Likely Including Al Capone)
On August 11, 1934, a group of federal prisoners arrived at Alcatraz Island, a twenty-two-acre rock outcropping one-and-one-half miles offshore in San Francisco Bay. The Alcatraz Federal ...
1937 Aug 11 "The Life Of Emile Zola" Is Released
The Life of Emile Zola is a 1937 biographical film of famous French author Émile Zola. It depicts his friendship with noted painter Paul Cézanne and his involvement in the Dreyfus affair....
1965 Aug 11
to 1965 Aug 15
 Watts Riots
The Watts Riots was a civil disturbance in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California from August 11 to August 15, 1965. The five-day riot resulted in 34 deaths, 1,032 injuries, 3,...
1971 Aug 11 California Legislature Enacts Compromise Welfare Reform
Robert B. Carleson, who helped initiate major changes in the California welfare system in the early 1970s and implemented them as part of then-Gov. Ronald Reagan's administration, has die...
1973 Aug 11 "American Graffiti" Is Released
American Graffiti is a 1973 coming of age comedy-drama film co-written/directed by George Lucas, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Willia...
1976 Aug 11 "The Shootist" Is Released
The Shootist is a novel written by Glendon Swarthout and published in 1975. The book was made into a 1976 Western film directed by Don Siegel and is noted as being the final film role ...
1994 Aug 11
to 1994 Aug 14
 Nick Price wins the 76th PGA Championship
The 1994 PGA Championship was the 76th PGA Championship held from August 11-14, 1994 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Nick Price won his third major championship, second...
1998 Aug 11 Primus releases Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty is an extended play record by Primus. It was released on August 11, 1998 by Interscope Records. It features covers of songs by artists such as XTC, Stanley Clarke, The Police,...
2001 Aug 11 The Thrash of the Titans Benefit Concert is Held
Thrash of the Titans was a benefit concert held on August 11, 2001 at the Maritime Hall in San Francisco, CA. The concert was a co-benefit for Testament vocalist Chuck Billy, who was diag...
2004 Aug 11 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 14-4
Call him selfish if you must. But you might want to think twice before begrudging Kevin Millar the right to lobby to have his name on the lineup card, especially when he's swinging the ba...
2005 Aug 11 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Season 1 Ep. 2 - "Charlie Wants an Abortion"
The second episode of the American situation comedy series It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia aired on August 11, 2005 on the FX Network in the United States. The episode was directed by J...
2005 Aug 11
to 2005 Aug 15
 Phil Mickelson wins 2005 PGA Championship
Phil Mickelson clinched his second major title with a one-shot victory in the weather-delayed U.S. PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club on Monday. Mickelson, one ahead with five hol...
2006 Aug 11 Boston Red Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 9-2
Guy Spina, the longtime Sox employee now working as the press dining room attendant, had a flashback last night as he watched Mike Lowell lying face down in the dirt at home plate. ``I...
2007 Aug 11 Boston Red Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 6-2
BALTIMORE -- Walking back to the team's hotel the night before, after arguably the team's toughest loss of the season, Terry Francona couldn't help but run into Red Sox fans, many of them...
2008 Aug 11 Boston Red Sox defeat Chicago White Sox, 5-1
CHICAGO --Josh Beckett pitched eight strong innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 Monday night even though John Danks took a no-hitter into the seventh. Kevin Y...
2008 Aug 11 Cleveland Indians defeat Baltimore Orioles, 13-8
CLEVELAND - For all manager Dave Trembley preaches about the three tenets of a winning team - defense, pitching and timely hitting - his Orioles continue to show that they've mastered onl...
2008 Aug 11 Miley Cyrus Hosts The Teen Choice Awards
The Teen Choice Awards is an awards show presented annually by FOX. The program honors the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, as voted on ...
2008 Aug 11 Pittsburgh Pirates defeat New York Mets, 7-5
Ramon Castro would have been the clear choice to start at catcher Monday with Pedro Martinez pitching for the Mets and the lefthanded Zach Duke throwing for Pittsburgh. He couldn't becaus...
2008 Aug 11 "See You Again" Remix Is Released
"See You Again" was remixed by Rock Mafia and was released on Cyrus's second studio album, Breakout. The remix was officially released only in the United Kingdom, digitally on August 11, ...
2009 Aug 11 Arizona Diamondbacks defeat New York Mets, 6-2
PHOENIX - The last time the Mets had used a starting lineup without their core players - Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Jose Reyes and David Wright - was Sept. 19, 2006. The Mets were...
2009 Aug 11 Baltimore Orioles defeat Oakland Athletics, 3-2
When the Orioles' rotation of the future is considered, David Hernandez is usually forgotten. The right-hander with the mid-90s fastball is perceived as a back-end starter at best and,...
2009 Aug 11 Boston Red Sox defeat Detroit Tigers, 7-5
It took a benches-clearing brawl and the ejection of Kevin Youkilis to get Mike Lowell into the game, but what a welcome tradeoff for the Red Sox in a 7-5 win over Detroit last night at F...
2009 Aug 11 California 66 Revue - Milwaukee stop
The California '66 Revue exists in name only, as Jerry Miller unfortunately is unable to join the tour. It is now just Love, and local opening acts. Love played at Shank Hall, a wond...
2009 Aug 11 Cincinnati Reds defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4
The last time righthanded rookie Mitchell Boggs came up from Class AAA Memphis to make a spot start for the Cardinals, he was sent back to Memphis the next day. But he still was here in t...
2009 Aug 11 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dies at 88
"With enormous conviction and unrelenting effort, Eunice Kennedy Shriver has labored on behalf of America’s least powerful people, those with mental retardation…Her decency and goodness ha..." —President Ronald Reagan, March 24, 1984
2009 Aug 11 Jay-Z releases "Run This Town" single
"Run This Town" is a 2009 song performed by American rapper Jay-Z. The song features Bajan R&B singer Rihanna and rap artist Kanye West, who also produced the song alongside No I.D. It is...
2009 Aug 11 Kansas City Royals defeat Minnesota Twins, 14-6
A quick check of the Twins media guide didn't turn up a record for the shortest time before fans booed them. But Tuesday's game might have set the unofficial record. The first pitch wa...
2009 Aug 11 Kelly Clarkson releases "Already Gone" single
"Already Gone" is a pop song performed by American singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson. It appears on Clarkson's 2009 album, All I Ever Wanted and was co-written by Clarkson and Ryan Tedder,...
2009 Aug 11 New York Yankees defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 7-5
As far as the Blue Jays are concerned, credit the Stadium architects with another assist. Toronto reliever Jesse Carlson had no problem tipping his cap to Hideki Matsui, who launched a...
2009 Aug 11 President Obama Holds Town Hall Meeting in New Hampshire to Discuss Health Care Reform
They lined up on both sides of the road to Portsmouth High School -- several hundred opponents, fairly evenly divided, for and against health care reform. The common denominator was volum...
2009 Aug 11 Representative Susan Davis Holds Town Hall in San Diego to Discuss Health Care Reform
Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday night at a town-hall meeting on health care reform that was attended by Democratic Congresswoman Susan Davis. The doors opened to the public at 5:30...
2009 Aug 11 Rod Blagojevich adds another lawyer to his defense team
Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich already has a sizable team of criminal defense attorneys working on his political corruption case. Now, Chicago attorney Jay Edelson has been brought in to ...
2009 Aug 11 San Diego Padres defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 13-6
The Milwaukee Brewers, who have sleep-walked through their schedule for nearly two months, reached a new level of ineffectiveness Tuesday night. Embarrassment. The Brewers exacerbat...
2009 Aug 11 Senator Arlen Spector Presides Over Unruly Town Hall Meeting
More than 1,000 people showed up here Tuesday morning in this largely Republican town in central Pennsylvania for a town-hall-style meeting with Senator Arlen Specter, though the auditori...
2009 Aug 11
10:00AM
 GM Announces That The Chevy Volt Will Have a 230 MPG Rating
DETROIT (CNNMoney.com) -- The Chevrolet Volt, GM's electric car that's expected to go on sale in late 2010, is projected to get an estimated 230 miles per gallon, the automaker announced ...
2010 Aug 11 Arizona Diamondbacks defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 8-2
Four swings. Four balls put into play. Four balls traveling over the fence in fair territory. Four runs. A little bit of history. One game away from a sweep. The Milwauk...
2010 Aug 11 Boston Red Sox defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 10-1
TORONTO — Two unruly Red Sox fans were ordered to leave Rogers Centre in the bottom of the eighth inning last night. Escorted by security guards, they marched up the aisle behind the firs...
2010 Aug 11 Chicago White Sox defeat Minnesota Twins, 6-1
No disrespect directed at Mark Buehrle or Freddy Garcia from Paul Konerko, who knows those pitchers' resumes will go down in White Sox lore. But Wednesday called for something special:...
2010 Aug 11 Colorado Rockies defeat New York Mets, 6-2
Emotional Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was arrested after last night's game for assaulting his father-in-law, police said. Rodriguez and his wife's father brawled in a tunnel just o...
2010 Aug 11 Jury in Rod Blagojevich Trial Sends Note to Judge, Indicates Split
A summerlong trial that has provided more than its share of twists and turns offered one more Wednesday: a divided jury unable to reach a unanimous decision on at least some of the corrup...
2010 Aug 11 New York Yankees defeat Texas Rangers, 7-6
ARLINGTON, Tex. - Marcus Thames wasn't trying to emulate Mark Teixeira Wednesday night, but he did a very good impression filling in for him in the No. 3 spot. Thames homered in the ei...
2010 Aug 11 San Francisco Giants defeat Chicago Cubs, 5-4
SAN FRANCISCO -- Acting Cubs manager Alan Trammell suggested the backpedaling Cubs had a chance to beat the imposing Tim Lincecum, and they did. Then he said Tuesday that moves were comin...
2011 Aug 11 Chimpanzee Attack Victim's Face Transplant Revealed
The new face of Charla Nash, the Connecticut woman who was mauled by a chimpanzee two years ago, was revealed for the first time today. The photos of Nash were first shown on NBC's "To...