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\"Demonstrators<\/a>
Demonstrators push against a police car in the Watts area of Los Angeles on Aug. 12, 1965, a day after rioting erupted. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Associated Press<\/p>\n

Today in History: Tuesday, August 11, 2015<\/p>\n

On Aug. 11, 1934, the first federal prisoners arrived at the island prison Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay.
\n1954- A formal peace took hold in Indochina, ending more than seven years of fighting between the French and the Communist Vietminh.
\n1965- Deadly rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles.
\n1992- The Mall of America, the biggest shopping mall in the country, opened in Bloomington, Minn.
\n1998- British Petroleum purchased Amoco for $49 billion.
\n2000- Pat Buchanan won the Reform Party presidential nomination.
\n2002- US Airways filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
\n2003- NATO took command of the 5,000-strong peacekeeping force in Afghanistan.
\n2003- Charles Taylor resigned as Liberia’s president and went into exile in Nigeria.
\n2006- The Transportation Security Administration banned all liquids, gels and aerosols from passenger cabins on airliners one day after a thwarted terrorist attack.
\n2009- Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F. Kennedy and founder of the Special Olympics, died at age 88.<\/p>\n

Today’s Birthdays:
\nActress Viola Davis turns 50 years old today.
\nEric Carmen, Singer, 66
\nHulk Hogan, Wrestler, actor, 62
\nJoe Jackson, Rock singer, 61
\nJoe Rogan, Actor, host (“Fear Factor”), 48
\nCharlie Sexton, Rock musician, 47
\nPablo Sandoval, Baseball player, 29
\nAlyson Stoner, Actress, 22
\nActress Ashley Jensen (“Ugly Betty,” “Extras”) turns 47 years old today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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