August 11th
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- 1992
The Mall of America opens in Bloomington, Minnesota View Post →
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- -3114
The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations like the Mayans, begins
- -2492
Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, the founder of Armenia
- 1772
An explosive eruption removes 4,000' from Papandayan, Java, killing 3,000
- 1860
The U.S.'s first successful silver mill opens in Virginia City, Nevada
- 1866
The world's first roller rink opens in Newport, Rhode Island
- 1950
Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist, programmer, and co-founder of Apple Inc., is born
- 1984
A soccer match between Brazil and France draws 101,799 fans
- 2022
A monster wildfire southeast of Bordeaux, part of France's driest summer since 1961, is fought by 1,000 firefighters and burns through 7,400 hectares
