11 August 1929 Posted on August 10, 2013 by Staff Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs. Famous Words of Inspiration..."A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal." Mohandas Gandhi — Click here for more from Mohandas Gandhi Related posts: 16 August 1929 17 January 1929 2 August 1939 11 August 1965 11 August 1984