How Many Days Until August 11?

This day in history: August 11

1. 1975

   The Timorese Democratic Union launched a coup in Portuguese Timor, starting the East Timorese civil war.

2. 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.

3. 1979

   Two Aeroflot passenger jets collided in mid-air near Dniprodzerzhynsk in the Ukrainian SSR, killing all 178 people on both aircraft.

4. 1992

   The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, opened as the largest shopping mall in the United States.

5. 1999

   A tornado struck downtown Salt Lake City, damaging 120 homes and injuring over 100 people.

6. 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.

7. 2012

   At least 306 people were killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.

Source: Wikipedia, text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.