August 11 in history: • 1952 – King Talal of Jordan was forced to abdicate due to mental illness and was succeeded by his eldest son, Hussein. → go there • 1975 – The Timorese Democratic Union launched a coup in Portuguese Timor, starting the East Timorese civil war. → go there • 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. → go there • 1992 – The Mall of America (pictured) in Bloomington, Minnesota, opened as the largest shopping mall in the United States. → go there Born 1817: Benjamin Franklin Mudge Wiki link Born 1880: Andreas Vogt Wiki link Born 1989: Úrsula Corberó Wiki link Died 2018: Terry A. Davis Wiki link Pictured: Mall of America.