107 JAMZ » This Day In History http://107jamz.com The People's Station Thu, 23 May 2013 08:01:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 This Day in History for August 11 – Watts Riots Begin and More http://107jamz.com/this-day-in-history-for-august-11-watts-riots-begin-and-more/ http://107jamz.com/this-day-in-history-for-august-11-watts-riots-begin-and-more/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:00:22 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=34479 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1929 – Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio (More info)

1934 – The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island (More info)

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