Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam. Date: August 11, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
At the 1520 Sedgwick Avenue apartment building in The Bronx, New York, DJ Kool Herc hosts a house party widely considered to mark the birthplace of hip hop culture and music. DJ Kool Herc demonstrates a new technique of beat juggling and Coke La Rock performs a new style of vocal performance called rapping. Date:…
East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin. Date: August 11, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅…
Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners. Date: August 11, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)
A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others. Date: August 11, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
"We begin bombing in five minutes": United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio. Date: August 11, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)
A meeting between Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif, Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, and leaders of Egyptian Islamic Jihad in Afghanistan culminates in the formation of Al-Qaeda. Date: August 11, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
Nickelodeon's first line of "Nicktoons" (Doug, Rugrats & Ren & Stimpy) premiere on the channel. Date: August 11, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota opens. At the time the largest shopping mall in the United States. Date: August 11, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Russell Hill subway accident in Toronto kills 3 and injures 30, due to a combination of human error and a safety system design flaw. Date: August 11, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 11 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)