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August 11

What happened on this day

Hip-hop is born53 years agoDJ Kool Herc extends the drum breaks on two turntables at his sister's back-to-school party in the Bronx in 1973, and a genre begins.
Babe Ruth's 500th HR97 years agoThe Sultan of Swat becomes the first major-league player to hit 500 home runs, in 1929.
Lamarr patents frequency hopping84 years agoHedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil patent a jam-proof torpedo guidance system in 1942; the idea underpins Wi-Fi and Bluetooth today.
Chad independence66 years agoChad leaves French rule in 1960 under François Tombalbaye, one of fourteen African states to gain independence that year.

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