TODAY IN HISTORY

Sunday, August  11, 2013 AP Highlight in History:  On Aug. 11, 1934, the first federal prisoners arrived at the island prison Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay.   AP Photo
On this date in: 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. AP Photo 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.		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: Actress Viola Davis turns 48 years old today. AP Photo/Amy Sancetta Name Profession Age Eric Carmen Singer 64 Hulk Hogan Wrestler, actor 60 Joe Jackson Rock singer 59 Joe Rogan Actor, host ("Fear Factor") 46 Charlie Sexton Rock musician 45 Pablo Sandoval Baseball player 27 Alyson Stoner Actress 20 Actress Ashley Jensen ("Ugly Betty," "Extras") turns 45 years old today. AP Photo/Dan Steinberg