Associated Press
Today in History: Tuesday, August 11, 2015
On Aug. 11, 1934, the first federal prisoners arrived at the island prison Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay.
1954- A formal peace took hold in Indochina, ending more than seven years of fighting between the French and the Communist Vietminh.
1965- Deadly rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles.
1992- The Mall of America, the biggest shopping mall in the country, opened in Bloomington, Minn.
1998- British Petroleum purchased Amoco for $49 billion.
2000- Pat Buchanan won the Reform Party presidential nomination.
2002- US Airways filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
2003- NATO took command of the 5,000-strong peacekeeping force in Afghanistan.
2003- Charles Taylor resigned as Liberia’s president and went into exile in Nigeria.
2006- The Transportation Security Administration banned all liquids, gels and aerosols from passenger cabins on airliners one day after a thwarted terrorist attack.
2009- Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F. Kennedy and founder of the Special Olympics, died at age 88.
Today’s Birthdays:
Actress Viola Davis turns 50 years old today.
Eric Carmen, Singer, 66
Hulk Hogan, Wrestler, actor, 62
Joe Jackson, Rock singer, 61
Joe Rogan, Actor, host (“Fear Factor”), 48
Charlie Sexton, Rock musician, 47
Pablo Sandoval, Baseball player, 29
Alyson Stoner, Actress, 22
Actress Ashley Jensen (“Ugly Betty,” “Extras”) turns 47 years old today.