08-11-2005, 06:21 AM
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August 11th
3114 BC ~ beginning of our current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar.
480 BC ~ Persians under Xerxes defeated Spartans under King Leonidas in the Battle of Thermopylae. The Spartans fight to the last man.
The Battle of Thermopylae has served as an example to officers and soldiers alike of what courage and self-sacrifice could achieve. It is still remembered, almost 2,500 years later, as a classic example of virtue.
1253 ~ Death of Saint Clare of Assisi, Patron Saint of television.
1905 ~ Birthday of Erwin Chargaff, biochemist.
1919 ~ Andrew Carnegie, Industrialist & Philanthropist.
1929 ~ Babe Ruth became the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs.
1943 ~ Birthday of Pervez Musharraf, General & President.
1950 ~ Birthday of Steve Wozniak, Computer Pioneer.
1966 ~ John Lennon held a press conference excusing himself from the Jesus affair.
2003 ~ NATO took over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe.
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