This Day In History
August 11
Sir Frederick Haldimand born Meriwether Lewis is shot in the leg Hurricane submerges Louisiana resort Confederate General Early abandons Winchester, Virginia Weimar Constitution adopted in Germany Alex Haley's birthday Federal prisoners land on Alcatraz Germans begin to evacuate Sicily Hussein succeeds to Jordanian throne Watts Riot begins U.S. pilots cleared to bomb Hanoi-Haiphong area South Vietnamese troops assume responsibility for guarding border Last U.S. ground combat unit departs South Vietnam "American Graffiti" released Hip Hop is born at a birthday party in the Bronx American Graffiti opens Carol Bundy confesses her connection to the "Sunset Slayer" Reagan jokes about "outlawing" the Soviet Union Reagan jokes about bombing Russia Major leaguers walk off the job Jonesboro schoolyard shooters guilty
Sir Frederick Haldimand born Meriwether Lewis is shot in the leg Hurricane submerges Louisiana resort Confederate General Early abandons Winchester, Virginia Weimar Constitution adopted in Germany Alex Haley's birthday Federal prisoners land on Alcatraz Germans begin to evacuate Sicily Hussein succeeds to Jordanian throne Watts Riot begins U.S. pilots cleared to bomb Hanoi-Haiphong area South Vietnamese troops assume responsibility for guarding border Last U.S. ground combat unit departs South Vietnam "American Graffiti" released Hip Hop is born at a birthday party in the Bronx American Graffiti opens Carol Bundy confesses her connection to the "Sunset Slayer" Reagan jokes about "outlawing" the Soviet Union Reagan jokes about bombing Russia Major leaguers walk off the job Jonesboro schoolyard shooters guilty
