On this day in 1933, a mob of people in San Jose, California, stormed
the jail where Thomas Thurmond and John Holmes are being held
as suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Brooke Hart, the 22-
year-old son of a local storeowner. The mob of angry citizens
proceeded to lynch the accused men and then pose them for
pictures.         

Brooke Hart

The dead body of Brooke Hart.

Sheriff William Emig (left), suspect Thomas Thurmond,
and an unknown person are pictured.

John M. Holmes (center). 

TIM MAGUIRE

St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, D.C., during
President John F. Kennedy’s funeral.

John F. Kennedy’s funeral: (l-r) Mamie Eisenhower, Harry
S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mrs. Clifton Daniel (Margaret Truman) shortly after the mourning ceremony
in St. Matthews Cathedral in Washington.        
    
    
    
    
   

John F. Kennedy Jr., salutes as the casket of this father, President John F. Kennedy, is carried from St. Matthew’s Cathedral during his funeral services.

A horse-drawn caisson carrying the body of John
Fitzgerald Kennedy passes mourners lining the
streets of Washington from the White House to
the Capitol. 

Robert Kennedy and Edward Kennedy with their sister in
law Jacqueline Kennedy during the funeral of President
John F Kennedy.

   
John F. Kennedy’s flag-draped casket lay in state in
Washington, D.C.

On November 21, 1980, 350 million people around the world
tuned in to television’s popular primetime drama “Dallas” to
find out who shot J.R. Ewing, the character fans loved to hate.
J.R. had been shot on the season-ending episode the previous
March 21, which now stands as one of television’s most famous cliffhangers.

The plot twist inspired widespread media coverage and left
America wondering “Who shot J.R.?” for the next eight
months.

The November 21 episode solved the mystery, identifying Kristin Shepard, J.R.’s wife’s sister-in-law and his former mistress, as
the culprit.

Eleanor Rosalynn Carter (1927 – 2023)

Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter- the early years.