June 8th, 2011, was a Wednesday. It was Day 159 of 2011. The decade was the 2010s.
12 years and 1 days have passed since June 8th, 2011.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Gemini.
What happened on June 8th, 2011?
These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on June 8th, 2011.
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "X-Men: First Class" was at the top of the box office on June 8th, 2011.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane!
The date is June 8th, 2011, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Gemini. It's summer, so the temperatures are warmer and the evenings are longer than usual.
In America, the song Rolling In The Deep by Adele is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, Give Me Everything by Pitbull is the number-one hit song. Barack Obama is the President of the United States, and the movie X-Men: First Class is at the top of the box office.
David Cameron is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Video rental stores such as Blockbuster are continuing to close their doors at the moment. Sadly, it seems as though they will be unable to compete with online streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu. People are using pre-made comics called "Rage Comics" to share funny and relatable experiences.
It's 2011, so the music charts are being dominated by artists such as Adele, Maroon 5, LMFAO, Katy Perry, Rihanna and Bruno Mars. Anti-government protests are taking place in cities across Syria. A civil war is raging on in Libya. Large battles are taking place between Colonel Gaddafi's government forces and Libyan rebels, who are being supported by NATO.
There is a strange new fad called "planking", which involves a person lying face down in an unusual location. The ongoing trial of Casey Anthony for the murder her 2-year-old daughter Caylee is receiving widespread attention on social media. A blackhat hacking group called "LulzSec" is receiving a lot of attention following a number of high-profile attacks on companies such as Sony.
NBA star Shaquille O'Neal has announced on social media that he will be retiring. An Advice Animal meme called "Good Guy Greg" is beginning to take off in popularity. Democratic congressman Anthony Weiner has come under fire following revelations that he sent explicit photographs to a woman on Twitter. Weiner, who originally denied sending the images, has now admitted sending them and apologized for lying. However, he is refusing to resign.
Rapper Ja Rule has just begun a two year prison sentence for attempted possession of a weapon. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Ryan Dunn, Peter Falk, Betty Ford, and Roberts Blossom would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Futurama", "Grey's Anatomy", "Prison Break", and "Community".
Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Super Meat Boy", "Call of Duty: Black Ops", "Portal 2", and "Terraria". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "LazyTown", "Horrid Henry", "WordGirl", and "Jake and the Never Land Pirates". Popular toys at the moment include the Xbox 360, the KidiZoom Camera, ZhuZhu Pets, and the iPad.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on June 8th, 2011.
On May 27th, 2011, Democratic congressman Anthony Weiner sent an explicit photograph of himself to a woman on Twitter. In the days that followed, the congressman continued to deny that he had sent it. However, on June 6th, Weiner held a press conference and admitted that he had exchanged "explicit" messages with the woman. He also apologized for lying about the incident.
At the start of June 2011, NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal announced on Twitter that he was retiring from the sport.
The Oprah Winfrey Show came to an end around this time.
A new "Advice Animal" Internet meme called "Good Guy Greg" was going viral. The purpose of the meme was to highlight the good things that people can do.
A popular fad called "planking" was gaining media exposure around this time.
English model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was named FHM's sexiest woman in 2011.
"Rolling in the Deep" by Adele went on to win a Grammy for 2011's Record of the Year.
Popular music artists in 2011 included Enrique Iglesias, Adele, Pink, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Wiz Khalifa, Katy Perry, The Black Eyed Peas, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Adele, Bruno Mars, Pitbull, Lady Gaga, LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, Maroon 5, David Guetta and Gym Class Heroes.
In 2011, the best NBA players were Derrick Rose, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, Amar'e Stoudemire, Dwyane Wade, Russell Westbrook, LaMarcus Aldridge, Zach Randolph, Al Horford, Manu Ginóbili and Chris Paul.
"The Protester" was named "Time Person of the Year" in 2011. This was due to the Arab Spring and the Occupy Wall Street movement.
In 2011, the best soccer players were Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Wayne Rooney, Luis Suárez, Diego Forlán, Samuel Eto'o, Iker Casillas, Neymar and Mesut Özil.
Popular movies in 2011 included Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Kung Fu Panda 2, Fast Five, The Hangover Part II, The Smurfs, Cars 2, Drive, Super 8, Moneyball and Limitless.
The movie "The Artist" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2011.
From 2010 onward, video rental stores such as Blockbuster slowly began to close down. This was due to the rise of new online streaming services such as Netflix and Internet usage in general. Although a few stores and franchises continued to hobble along, it was only a matter of time before they were also forced to close their doors.
The Internet had started using the term "hipster" to describe people who are pretentious and deliberately anti-mainstream.
Smartphones with touchscreens and 3G Internet capabilities started replacing the "dumber" push-button cellphones of the past. Up until this point, companies had focused on making phones that were smaller and more compact. However, rising mobile Internet usage and the introduction of higher-quality cameras started to reverse this trend. As a result, phones started getting larger.
DVD sales were beginning to plummet as people were switching to online streaming platforms. Between 2008 and 2014, sales in the USA fell by a whopping 66%.
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Television shows that people were watching in June 2011.
Game of Thrones
Fantasy drama series.
The Walking Dead
Post-apocalyptic horror series with zombies.
Boardwalk Empire
Crime drama set in Atlanta City during the prohibition era.
Jersey Shore
Reality TV series.
White Collar
Crime series about a con artist who works as a CI for the FBI.
Modern Family
Mockumentary family sitcom.
Community
Sitcom that is set at a community college.
The Vampire Diaries
Supernatural teen drama.
Glee
Musical TV series.
RuPaul's Drag Race
Reality competition series.
True Blood
Fantasy horror series starring Anna Paquin as a telepathic waitress called Sookie Stackhouse.
Sons of Anarchy
Crime drama series about a biker gang.
Real Housewives of New York City
American reality television series.
Breaking Bad
Series about a high school chemistry teacher who becomes a drug dealer after he is diagnosed with lung cancer.
The Big Bang Theory
A sitcom about two physicists called Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper.
Gossip Girl
Teen drama starring Blake Lively.
Mad Men
Period drama about an advertising agency in New York City.
Skins
British TV series about a group of teenagers living in Bristol.
Dexter
Crime drama series about a serial killer who murders other serial killers.
Eureka
Sci-fi series starring Colin Ferguson as Sheriff Jack Carter.
Psych
Detective comedy series starring James Roday and Dulé Hill.
How I Met Your Mother
Sictom starring Neil Patrick Harris.
Bones
Crime comedy-drama TV series.
Prison Break
TV serial drama about how one man must save his falsely-accused brother from a death sentence.
Grey's Anatomy
Medical drama television series.
The Office
The US version of The Office, starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott.
House
Medical drama starring Hugh Laurie.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 2011.
Jake and the Never Land Pirates
Good Luck Charlie
Victorious
Big Time Rush
Glee
Wizards of Waverly Place
iCarly
WordGirl
Phineas and Ferb
Horrid Henry
Curious George
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Ben 10
Johnny Test
Go, Diego, Go!
LazyTown
Peppa Pig
One Tree Hill
The Fairly OddParents
Dora the Explorer
Toys and games that were popular on this date in 2011.
The iPad
ZhuZhu Pets
The KidiZoom Camera
The PlayStation 3
The Xbox 360
Popular video games that people were playing in June of 2011.
L.A. Noire
Detective crime-solving game starring Officer Cole Phelps.
Terraria
Action-adventure sandbox game.
Duke Nukem Forever
The long-awaited sequel to Duke Nukem 3D.
Portal 2
Puzzle-solving game developed by Valve Corporation.
Crysis 2
The second game in the series.
Total War: Shogun 2
Strategy game.
Homefront
A military FPS game.
Dead Space 2
Sci-fi survival horror.
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Developed by Ubisoft.
Call of Duty: Black Ops
FPS game developed by Treyarch.
Super Meat Boy
Platform game.
Fallout: New Vegas
Open-world RPG game.
Civilization V
Turn-based strategy game.
Halo: Reach
First-person shooter game developed by Bungie.
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Real-time strategy game.
Farmville
Agriculture-simulation social network game.
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 2011.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out June 8th, 2017, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on June 8th.
First Lady of the United States. Deceased
Born on June 8th, 1925
She turned 86 on this day in 2011.
Actress. Deceased
Born on June 8th, 1933
She turned 78 on this day in 2011.
German singer. Deceased
Born on June 8th, 1965
He was not alive on this date.
Rapper.
Born on June 8th, 1977
He turned 34 on this day in 2011.
Historical weather information for June 8th, 2011.
Barack Obama was the President of the United States on June 8th, 2011.
David Cameron was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Enda Kenny was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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