Today in History: August 11th

Hello there Gentle Readers. Its time to get oiled up with 299 men and face the hordes of history while wearing the bloody loin cloth of time.

3114BC: The Mayan long calendar begins. It predicted the end of the world in 2012.

480BC: The Spartan King Leonidas dies during the Battle of Thermopylae.

1897: Childrens author Enid Blyton is born.

1920: The Latvian-Soviet peace treaty is signed.

1929: Babe Ruth becomes the first Baseball player to hit 500 home runs.

1984: While preparing for his weekly radio broadcast, Ronald Reagan jokes that "We begin bombing in 5 minutes."

2014: Actor and comedian Robin Williams commits suicide.

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