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.
More than 6,000 people were killed when a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit the city of Kobe, Japan on this day in 1995. It was the most severe earthquake to affect that region this century. The economic loss as a result of this earthquake is estimated to reach $200 billion.
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790)
Franklin was a major figure in the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions.
Benjamin Franklin wrote under the pseudonym Mrs. Silence Dogood, and published provocative letters. He was the first United States Ambassador to France, where he advocated religious tolerance.
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.
Benjamin Franklin(January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790)
On this day in 1945, Soviet and Polish forces liberated Warsaw during World War II.
In his farewell address on this day in 1961, President Eisenhower warned against the rise of "the military-industrial complex."
More than 6,000 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe, Japan on this day in 1995.
Alphonse Gabriel Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947)
Al Capone was the best known gangster in the 1920’s.
Muhammad Ali(Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) (January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016)
Ali became a boxing icon as well as a peace activist. He was known as "The Greatest," recording 56 career wins, 37 of them by knockout, in his 61 professional bouts. In 1960, he won the gold medal in the light heavyweight class at the Summer Olympic Games in Rome. His boxing style was described as fast, strong, and graceful, and he developed the famous slogan "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
President George W. Bush presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to boxer Muhammad Ali in 2005.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) began an oil- embargo against several countries including the U.S. and Great Britain on this day in 1973. The incident stemmed from Western support of Israel when Egypt and Syria attacked the nation on October 6, 1973. It lasted until March of 1974.
American troops defeated British forces in Saratoga, NY. on this day in 1777. It was the turning point in the American Revolutionary War.
An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale hit the San Francisco Bay area in California on this day in 1989. The quake caused about 67 deaths, 3,000 injuries, and damages up to $7 billion.
Al Capone was convicted on income tax evasion and was sentenced to 11 years in prison on this day in 1931. He was released in 1939.
Arthur Miller on a trip with his wife, actress Marilyn Monroe.