On August 11 1934 Alcatraz, in San Francisco Bay, received its first federal prisoners. 1941 The Atlantic Charter was signed by U.S. President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. 1951 The first baseball game to be televised in color was broadcast. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves 8-1. 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. 1984 U.S. President Ronald Reagan was preparing for his weekly radio broadcast when, while testing 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." 1984 The Cincinnati Reds honored All-Star and Hall of Fame catcher, Johnny Bench, by retiring his uniform (#5). 1992 In Bloomington, MN, the Mall of America opened. It was the largest shopping mall in the United States. 1994 A U.S. federal jury awarded $286.8 million to 10,000 commercial fishermen for losses resulting from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
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