August 11

Friday 11, 1972:

Last United States ground combat unit departs South Vietnam

Tuesday 11, 1970:

A trademark application by the Van Brode Milling Company for the word Spork was published by the USPTO.

Wednesday 11, 1943:

First Quebec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, T. V. Soong and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins.

Saturday 11, 1934:

Federal prison opened at Alcatraz Island

Sunday 11, 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.