Today in History 08.19.11

Today is Friday, Aug. 19, the 231st day of 2011. There are 134 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 19, 1991, Soviet hard-liners made the stunning announcement that President Mikhail S.

Gorbachev had been removed from power. (The coup attempt collapsed two days later with Gorbachev temporarily restored as leader until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in Dec. 1991.) On