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This day in history

August 11

2012 At least 306 people were killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran. 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes →
1999 A tornado struck downtown Salt Lake City, damaging 120 homes and injuring over 100 people. 1999 Salt Lake City tornado →
1999 Ken Levine's System Shock 2 was released to mediocre sales, but later received critical acclaim and influenced subsequent first-person shooter game design. Ken Levine (game developer) →
1992 The Mall of America (pictured) in Bloomington, Minnesota, opened as the largest shopping mall in the United States. Mall of America →
1979 Two Aeroflot passenger jets collided in mid-air near Dniprodzerzhynsk in the Ukrainian SSR, killing all 178 people on both aircraft. Aeroflot →
1977 The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiated an investigation into the alleged vulnerability of the Ford Pinto to fuel leakage and fire in a rear-end collision. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration →
1975 The Timorese Democratic Union launched a coup in Portuguese Timor, starting the East Timorese civil war. Timorese Democratic Union →
1973 At a party in New York City, Jamaican musician DJ Kool Herc (pictured) began rapping during an extended break, laying the foundation for hip hop music. DJ Kool Herc →
1952 King Talal of Jordan was forced to abdicate due to mental illness and was succeeded by his eldest son, Hussein. Talal of Jordan →
1945 Amid rumors of kidnappings of children by Jews in Kraków, a crowd of Poles took part in a pogrom, resulting in at least one death. Kraków →
1929 The first Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic, the oldest and largest African-American parade in the United States, was held in Chicago. Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic →
1786 Francis Light founded George Town (city hall pictured), the first British settlement in Southeast Asia and the present-day capital of the Malaysian state of Penang. Francis Light →