1929: Babe Ruth first to 500 homers 1965: Watts riots begin 1973: The birth of hip-hop
Three armored railroad cars arrive on a car ferry at the United States Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, Calif., on August 22, 1934. Under the watchful eyes of guards carrying rifles, the prisoners, among them former Chicago gang leader Al Capone, leave the coaches for transfer to the cell house. Three armored railroad cars arrive on a car ferry at the United States Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, Calif., on August 22, 1934.
In 1949, President Harry S. Truman nominated General Omar N. Bradley to become the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. FILE - In this Aug. 14, 1965 file photo, firefighters battle a blaze set in a shoe store that collapses in flames during rioting in the Watts district of Los Angeles. It began with a routine traffic stop 50 years ago this month, blossomed into a protest with the help of a rumor and escalated into the deadliest and most destructive riot Los Angeles had seen. The Watts riot broke out Aug. 11, 1965 and raged for most of a week.
In 1992, the Mall of America, the nation’s largest shopping-entertainment center, opened in Bloomington, Minnesota.
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