Tuesday, August 11, 2009...

10 Timeline Memories:

1. 1934] The Rock: Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay, receives federal prisoners for the 1st time. Get ready for the 'Birdman', mates...
2. 1952] Long live the King: Hussein is proclaimed king of Jordan following the abdication of his father, King Talal...
3. 1965] Watts explodes: 34 are killed and more than 1,000 injured during rioting in Watts...
4. 1972] "D-I-V-O-R-C-E": Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley file for divorce. They married in May of '67...
5. 1984] Not so funny to the Russians: Ronald Reagan jokes: "today we have signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."...
6. 1992] Malled: The Mall of America, the biggest shopping mall in the country opens in Bloomington (MN)...
7. 1998] Greasing the palm: British Petroleum (a.k.a. 'Bippy') purchases Amoco for $49 billion in the biggest foreign takeover of a U.S. company...
8. 2000] Pat throws his hat: Pat Buchanan wins the Reform Party presidential nomination in a victory bitterly disputed by party founder Ross Perot's supporters...
9. 2002] Chapter 11: U.S. Airways files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection...
10. 2006] "Happy Trails": Former talk/variety show host Mike Douglas dies on his 81st birthday. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1990 but was considered cancer-free when he dies from unknown causes...For more on August 11th: http://melphillipsnowandthen.com