1909Arapahoe became the first American ship to use the S.O.S. distress signal. 1934The first inmates arrived at the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. 1952King Hussein of Jordan ascended the throne after his father had been declared mentally unfit. 1954More than seven years of fighting in Indochina formerly ended with the cessation of French control. 1956Abstract artist Jackson Pollock died in an automobile accident. 1960Chad gained its independence from France. 1965Following the arrest of a young black motorist, the predominately black neighborhood of Watts in Los Angeles erupted in riots that lasted six days and left 34 dead. 2003Charles Taylor, president of Liberia, formally relinquished his office to Moses Blah and left for Nigeria. 
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