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This Day In History: August 11th

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Communication
 
 
Crime and Corruption
 
 
Defence
1990
Egyptian and Moroccan troops joined U.S. forces in Saudia Arabia to help protect from a possible Iraqi attack.
 
Disasters
1965
Riots and looting took place in the Watts section of Los Angeles, CA. During the week that followed 34 people were killed. In addition, over 1,000 were injured, 3,000 were arrested and over $40 million in damage was done.
 
Discovery
 
 
Education
 
 
Film, Television and Radio
 
 
Heads of State
1984
U.S. President Ronald Reagan was preparing for his weekly radio broadcast when, during testing of the microphone, the President said of the Soviet Union, "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you that I just signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
 
Health and Social Welfare
1994
A U.S. federal jury awarded $286.8 million to about 10,000 commercial fishermen for losses as a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
1994
The Tenth International Conference on AIDS ended in Japan.
Industry
1860
The first successful silver mill in America began operations. The mill was in Virginia City, NV.
 
Law
 
 
Motor Sport
 
 
People
1934
  Alcatraz, in San Francisco Bay, received federal prisoners for the first time.
1988
Dick Thornburgh was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the next attorney general. He succeeded Edwin Meese III.
1991
Edward Tracey, an American, was released by Shiite Muslim kidnappers. He had been held for nearly five years. Jerome Leyraud was also released. Leyraud, a Frenchman, had been kidnapped three days earlier.
1995
A federal investigation was opened concerning the deadly siege at Ruby Ridge, ID, in 1992. The investigation was to find out whether FBI officials approved a "shoot on sight" order.
2002
Jason Priestly crashed his car during practice for a race in the Infiniti Pro Series. He suffered a spinal fracture, a moderate concussion, a broken nose, facial lacerations and broken bones in both feet.
1956
Abstract artist Jackson Pollack died in an automobile accident in East Hampton, NY.
Politics
1941
The Atlantic Charter was signed by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
1945
The Allies informed Japan that they would determine Emperor Hirohito's future status after Japan's surrender.
1954
Seven years of fighting came to an end in Indochina. A formal peace was in place for the French and the Communist Vietminh.
1975
The U.S. vetoed the proposed admission of North and South Vietnam to the United Nations. The Security Counsel had already refused to consider South Korea's application.
1975
The U.S. vetoed the proposed admission of North and South Vietnam to the United Nations. The Security Counsel had already refused to consider South Korea's application.
2003
Charles Taylor, President of Liberia, flew into exile after ceding power to his vice president, Moses Blah.
Publishing
1924
Newsreel pictures were taken of U.S. presidential candidates for the first time.
 
Religion
 
 
Science
1877
  The two moons of Mars were discovered by Asaph Hall, an American astronomer. He named them Phobos and Deimos.
1962
Andrian Nikolayev, of the Soviet Union, was launched on a 94-hour flight. He was the third Russian to go into space.
1965
The U.S. conducted a second launch of "Surveyor-SD 2" for a landing on the Moon surface test.
1991
The space shuttle Atlantis ended its nine-day journey by landing safely.
Sport
1951
The first major league baseball game to be televised in color was broadcast. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves 8-1.
1971
Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins got his 500th and 501st home runs of his major league baseball career.
1984
Carl Lewis won his fourth gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
1984
The Cincinnati Reds honored major league All-Star and Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench by retiring his uniform (#5).
Technology
1874
A patent for the sprinkler head was given to Harry S. Parmelee.
1896
Harvey Hubbell received a patent for the electric light bulb socket with a pull-chain.
The Arts
 
 
The Environment
 
 
The Law
1995
All U.S. nuclear tests were banned by President Clinton.
1997
U.S. President Clinton made the first use of the line-item veto approved by Congress, rejecting three items in spending and tax bills.
The Workforce
 
 
Trade and Economy
1996
In Bloomington, MN, the Mall of America opened. It was the largest shopping mall in the United States.
1998
British Petroleum became No. 3 among oil companies with the $49 billion purchase of Amoco. It was the largest foreign takeover of a U.S. company.
2002
US Airways announced that it had filed for bankruptcy.
Transport
1909
The American ship Arapahoe became the first to ever use the SOS distress signal off the coast of Cape Hatteras, NC.
 
War
1954
During World War II, Pierre Laval publicly announced "the hour of liberation for France is the hour when Germany wins the war."
2003
In Kabul, NATO took command of the 5,000-strong peacekeeping force in Afghanistan.
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