The Associated PressCalvin Smith, right, passes the baton to Carl Lewis, left, during the men's 4x100-meter semifinal relay race during the Olympics in Los Angeles at Memorial Coliseum, in this Aug. 11, 1984 file photo. The team qualified for the final and won the gold medal. Smith, two-time Olympian Jane Frederick and three others will be inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in Dec. 2007.
Ernest King, The Associated PressThis is a view from the wall surrounding "The Yard" on Alcatraz Island showing prisoners at work on the lawn, Oct. 20, 1933.
The Associated PressJoe Namath, former New York Jets quarterback, stands next to a poster advertising his appearance in the play "Picnic" in Akron, Ohio, Aug. 11, 1979. This play is the first theatrical performance for Namath, who has appeared in movies and television.
The Associated PressThe New York Zoological/National Geographic bathysphere is lowered into the Atlantic Ocean, eight miles off St. Georges, Bermuda, Aug. 11, 1934.
The Associated PressThe Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Prince Edward and Wallis Simpson, with one of their pet dogs at Government House in Bermuda on Aug. 11, 1940. They are to depart for Nassau where the duke will assume his duties as governor of the Bahamas.
The Associated PressA group of illegal Mexican migrant workers are seen as they board a Flying Tiger airliner at Holtville, near El Centro, Calif., Aug. 11, 1951, to be deported to their homes, some 1200 miles south of the U.S. border. Three planes, each carrying 60 deportees, leave at night so they will arrive at their destination at daybreak. U.S. immigration service inaugurated this system of air deportation early in June this year, with planes contracted by the U.S. Immigration Service commercial organization.
The Associated PressIn this Aug. 13, 1965 file photo, men carry items from a looted store during the rioting that enveloped 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. When the smoke cleared, 34 people were dead, more than a 1,000 were injured and some 600 buildings were damaged.
The Associated PressAmerican actor Rock Hudson, Hollywoods latest he-man discovery, arrives at London Airport, United Kingdom on Aug. 11, 1952. In England he will star with Yvonne De Carlo in David E. Roses new Technicolor production Toilers of the Sea. He co-starred with Yvonne in Scarlet Angel. The six feet three inches tall Rock is of Swiss-Irish descent.
John Lent, The Associated PressMotorists take it easy through this underpass at Queens Blvd., and Horace Harding Blvd., Aug. 12, 1955, Long Island, New York. New York City was hit by Hurricane Connie, causing the heaviest rains of the year. The weather bureau reported 4.61-inches during a 17-hour period beginning at 8 p.m., Aug. 11. Many cellars were flooded and roofs made dangerous heavy by the weight of the water, and motor cars stacked along highways leading to the city.
The Associated PressHardrock Kid, whose real name is John Mislen, 68, says he is "the happiest man in the world" after his election as hobo king in Britt, Iowa, Aug. 11, 1970. Mislen, who says he is a "real traveling hobo" but originally was from New Jersey, was elected during the 70th annual National Hobo Day in this small northern Iowa town of 2,000.
The Associated PressJohn Lennon of the Beatles, center, apologizes for his widely-publicized remark that "the Beatles are more popular than Jesus," at a Chicago news conference Aug. 11, 1966. The comment had sparked an international protest,which included burning Beatles records. At left is George Harrison, at right is Ringo Starr.
Nick Ut, The Associated PressErik Menendez looks back and smiles at the spectator section during he and his brother Lyle?s murder trial, Aug. 11, 1993 in a Van Nuys courtroom in Los Angeles. The Menendez brothers are accused of murdering their parents in their $4 million Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. The brothers face the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder.
Harold Valentine, The Associated PressThe three strangers crowd mother cat Krips one remaining kitten out of position at dinner time in Ocala, Fla. on Aug. 11, 1967. When Krip lost 5 of her kittens at birth she adopted some baby squirrels to fill the empty places.
The Associated PressU.S. President Richard Nixon, left, has a meeting with Don Rumsfeld, Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, at his new summer White House built on the Loran Coast Guard Base near San Clemente, Ca., on Aug. 11, 1969. It is the first official business at the new offices built for the president on the base near his newly-purchased summer vacation home.
The Associated PressThree female defendants in the Sharon Tate murder trial burst out laughing as they come within range of news cameras en route to court in Los Angeles, Aug. 11, 1970. Left to right: Susan Denise Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten.
Max Desfor, The Associated PressPrime Minister Indira Gandhi meets with a group of citizens in Delhi, India on Aug. 11, 1972. The practice, called darshan, a custom dating back to the days of the Moghul rulers is a means of person-to-person communication where citizens present the Prime Minister with petitions, give gifts, ask questions, chat or have consultations.
Frankie Ziths, The Associated PressCarrie Fisher gives her father Eddie Fisher a happy birthday kiss, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 1988 in New York. The daughter threw her father the party in honor of his 60th birthday.
Charles Harrity, The Associated PressPresident Gerald Ford prepares to take a picture of David Hume Kennerly, 27, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer in the White House Oval Office in Washington, Aug. 11, 1974. Ford named Kennerly as official White House photographer. Kennerly left his assignment with Time Magazine to replace Ollie Atkins in the post.
The Associated PressPeople read about the Son of Sam arrest, Thursday, Aug. 11, 1977.
Rick Bowmer, The Associated PressRobert Martinez, left, leads a group of protesters out of the stands after the third inning of the game between the San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros in Houston, on Thursday, Aug. 11, 1994. The Padres beat the Astros 8-6. Major League baseball players are set to strike after the completion of play Thursday.
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Calvin Smith, right, passes the baton to Carl Lewis, left, during the men's 4x100-meter semifinal relay race during the Olympics in Los Angeles at Memorial Coliseum, in this Aug. 11, 1984 file photo. The team qualified for the final and won the gold medal. Smith, two-time Olympian Jane Frederick and three others will be inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in Dec. 2007.
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Getting your player ready...
A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on August 11.


















