August 11
Presidential Joke Day
Cheech and Chong Day
1919 Green Bay Packers are established
1929 Babe Ruth hits his 500 home run, he his the first player to do so.
1939 The world premiere of The Wizard of OZ Starring Judy Garland as Dorthy, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley & Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West.
1948 The opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in London
1989 A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child opens in movie theatres starring Robert Englund
Happy Birthday
1953 Hulk Hogan WWE legend
1957 Richie Ramone in the band The Ramones
1965 Shinji Mikami created the video game Resident Evil
1967 Joe Rogan Podcaster, comedian, actor
1970 Ali Shaheed Muhammad producer in A Tribe Called Quest
1976 Ben Bibbard musician in the band Death Cab for Cutie
1987 Alyssa Alano singer in the group Viva Hot Babes
