BRIAN THOMAS
![Daniel Petrocelli, a partner at L.A.'s O'Melveny & Myers, recalls the day Ron Goldman's father hired him to lead a civil lawsuit, why Goldman referred to Simpson only as the "killer" and the "visible release of pain in [his] face ... when the verdict was read."](https://cdn1.thr.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale_crop_768_433/2014/06/oj_simpson_trial_split_a_l.jpg)
On this day in 1997, a civil jury in California found O.J. Simpson (Left) liable in the death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and
Ron Goldman. Goldman’s parents (right) were awarded $8.5 million
in compensatory damages.
O.J. Simpson was tried and acquitted of the 1994 murders of Ron Goldman (left) and Nicole Brown.
Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson will be 72 July 9.
An earthquake in Guatemala and Honduras killed more than 22,000 people on this day in 1976.
TIM MAGUIRE
On this day in 1981, Iran released 52 Americans that had been held hostage for 444 days. The hostages were flown to Algeria and then
to a U.S. base in Wiesbaden, West Germany. The release occurred minutes after the U.S. presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter
to Ronald Reagan. The Iranians waited until the hour President
Reagan was sworn in before allowing the plane with the hostages
to take off.
President Ronald Reagan being sworn into office on this day1981.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy takes the Oath of Office and becomes the
35th President of the United States on this day in 1961. At age 43,
he is the youngest man and the first Roman Catholic ever elected, winning by one of the smallest margins of victory, only 115,000
popular votes. Lyndon B. Johnson, 51, is his Vice President.
President John F. Kennedy During his inaugural speech on Jan. 20,
1961.
BRIAN THOMAS
During World War II on this day in 1945, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet
leader Josef Stalin began a conference at Yalta to outline plans
for Germany’s defeat.
On this day in 1997, a civil jury in California found O.J. Simpson liable
in the death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Goldman’s parents were awarded $8.5 million in compensatory
damages.
Ron Goldman’s father Fred, sister Kim, and stepmother Patty are pictured during OJ’s trial.
Patricia (Patty) Hearst was kidnapped in Berkeley, CA, by the Symbionese Liberation Army on this day in 1974.
Patty Hearst (right) and Donald DeFreeze rob a San Francisco bank
on April 15, 1974.
On December 11, 2003, the Massachusetts Senate put forward legislative
language creating civil unions for same-sex couples to the SJC, asking if
it satisfied the court’s requirements. On February 4, 2004, the court replied
that it was unacceptable to allow different-sex couples marriages but same-
sex couples only civil unions, that the distinction between marriage and civil
unions constituted unconstitutional discrimination, even if the rights and obligations attached to each were identical. It called the difference between
the terms marriage and civil union "a considered choice of language that
reflects a demonstrable assigning of same-sex, largely homosexual, couples
to second-class status."
On May 17, 2004, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize gay marriage.
A 7.4 earthquake in Guatemala and Honduras on this day in 1976
killed more than 22,000 people.
Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974)
The Congressional Gold Medal presented August 15, 1930, to Charles Lindbergh by President Herbert Hoover.
TIM MAGUIRE
On this day in 1981, Iran released 52 Americans that had been held hostage for 444 days. The hostages were flown to Algeria and then
to a U.S. base in Wiesbaden, West Germany. The release occurred minutes after the U.S. presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter
to Ronald Reagan.
The inauguration of John F. Kennedy as the 35th President of the
United States was held on this day in 1961.
On this day in 1942, Nazi officials held the Wannsee conference,
during which they arrived at their "final solution" that called for exterminating Europe’s Jews.
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert)
(June 3, 1865 – January 20, 1936)
The death of King George’s sister Victoria in December 1935 depressed him
deeply. On the evening of 15 January 1936, the King took to his bedroom at Sandringham House complaining of a cold; he remained in the room until
his death. He became gradually weaker, drifting in and out of consciousness.
George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum)
(January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996)
George Burns was a comedian, actor, singer, and writer. He was one of
the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville,
radio, film and television. He and his wife, Gracie Allen, appeared on
radio, television, and film as the comedy duo Burns and Allen (below).
1977
ROSS SIMPSON
President Franklin D. Roosevelt meets with British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill during a conference at Casablanca, Morocco
in 1943.
