August 11

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[edit] Events

• 1919 - Weimar Republic established in Germany
• 1952 - Hussein proclaimed king of Jordan
• 1960 - Chad declares independence.
• 1965 - Race riots (the Watts riots) begin in Watts area of Los Angeles, California.
• 1972 - Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit depart South Vietnam.
• 1987 - Alan Greenspan becomes Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve.
• 2003 - NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.

[edit] Births

• 1921 - Alex Haley, American historian (d. 1992)
• 1933 - Jerry Falwell, American preacher (d. 2007)
• 1943 - Pervez Musharraf, former President of Pakistan
• 1957 - Ian Stuart, Skrewdriver band member (d. 1993)

[edit] Deaths

• 1984 - Alfred A. Knopf, American publisher (b. 1892)