Today in History: Friday, August 11, 2017

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 52 years old today. AP Photo/Amy Sancetta Name Profession Age Eric Carmen Singer 68 Hulk Hogan Wrestler, actor 64 Joe Jackson Rock singer 63 Joe Rogan Actor, host ("Fear Factor") 50 Charlie Sexton Rock musician 49 Pablo Sandoval Baseball player 31 Alyson Stoner Actress 24 Actress Ashley Jensen ("Ugly Betty," "Extras") turns 49 years old today. AP Photo/Dan Steinberg