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THE PATTY HEARST INCIDENT ON THIS DAY

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On February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, the 19-year-old granddaughter
of newspaper publisher
William Randolph Hearst, was kidnapped
from her apartment in Berkeley, California, by three armed men.

Her fiancee, Steven Weed, was beaten and tied up along with a
neighbor who tried to help. Witnesses reported seeing a struggling Hearst being carried away blindfolded, and she was put in the trunk
of a car. Neighbors who came out into the street were forced to take cover after the kidnappers fired their guns to cover their escape.

Three days later, the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), a small
U.S. leftist group, announced in a letter to a Berkeley radio station
that it was holding Hearst as a “prisoner of war.” Four days later,
the SLA demanded that the Hearst family give $70 in foodstuffs to
every needy person from Santa Rosa to Los Angeles. This done,
said the SLA, negotiation would begin for the return of Patricia
Hearst.

February 4, 1974. Newspaper heiress Patricia "Patty" Hearst is kidnapped at gunpoint in her ...

Patricia Hearst kidnapped 70 days ago by the Symbionese Liberation Army was named as a material ...

Bernard Shaw, husband to Patty Hearst, has died of cancer | Daily Mail Online

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Patricia Hearst, a 50 años del secuestro que convirtió en guerrillera a una joven rica ...

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Patricia Campbell Hearst will turn 70 on February 20th.

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HOSTAGE FREED IN LEBANON ON THIS DAY

Terry A Anderson - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

On December 4, 1991, Islamic militants in Lebanon released
kidnapped American journalist Terry Anderson after 2,454
days in captivity.

As chief Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press,
Anderson covered the long-running civil war in Lebanon,1975- 
1990. On March 16, 1985, he was kidnapped on a west Beirut 
street while leaving a tennis court.

His captors took him to the southern suburbs of the city, where
he was held prisoner in an underground dungeon for the next
six-and-a-half years.


American hostage Terry Anderson photographed by his
captors in Lebanon on Oct. 21, 1988.

From the Global Journalist Vault: Former Hostage Terry Anderson on Press Freedom | KBIA

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Anderson being welcomed home to Lorain, Ohio on June
21, 1992.

Ex-AP Hostage Terry Anderson Back in Beirut to Teach U.S. J-Students How to Report Accurately on ...
Terry Anderson turned 76 on October 27th.

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IT WAS “THE LAST LYNCHING IN CALIFORNIA”

A Lynching You’ve Never Heard Of | National Vanguard

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.         

In 1933, Brooke Hart was kidnapped and murdered by Thomas Thurmond and John M. Holmes who were eventually hanged by a lynch mob in San Jose.
Brooke Hart


        
        

Leonard L. Daloe poses with the body of Brooke Hart who was kidnapped and murdered in 1933 by two men who were hanged by a lynch mob.
The dead body of Brooke Hart.


        
        
 

Sheriff William Emig (left), suspect Thomas Thurmond, and an unknown person are seen in this 1933 file photo.
Sheriff William Emig (left), suspect Thomas Thurmond,
and an unknown person are pictured.


        
        

John M. Holmes is seen between Sheriff William Emig (right) and an unknown man.
John M. Holmes (center). 


The Last Lynching In California - SFGate
        

Dinge en Goete (Things and Stuff): This Day in Crime History: NOVEMBER 26, 1933 : VIGILANTES IN ...
       

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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MIKE GRACIA

Celebrities You Thought Are Long Gone But They’re Still Alive And Kicking – Page 37 – Mighty Scoops    
    
    
    
    

         

Ronald William Howard is a director, producer, screenwriter,
and actor. He first came to prominence as a
child actor,
guest-starring in several television series, including
an
episode
of The Twilight Zone. 


He is best known for playing young
Opie Taylor, the son 
of Sheriff
Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) in the
sitcom The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 through 1968.
He
is 69 years old today.
  

        
           
             
 



American Graffiti by Lucasfilm | American graffiti, American, Ron howard
1973

The Shootist - | John wayne movies, Ron howard, Western movies
1976


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FAMOUS BABY KIDNAPING ON THIS DAY IN 1932

Kidnapping and Trial | Charles Lindbergh House and Museum | MNHS

On March 1, 1932, in a crime that captured the attention of the
entire nation, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., the 20-month-old son of
aviation hero
Charles Lindbergh, was kidnapped from the
family’s  new mansion in Hopewell,
New Jersey
. Lindbergh,
who became
an international celebrity when he flew the first
solo flight across
the Atlantic Ocean in 1927, and his wife
Anne discovered a ransom note demanding $50,000 in their
son’s empty room.

The Lindberghs were inundated by offers of assistance and
false clues. Even
Al Capone offered his help from prison. For
three
days, investigators found nothing and there was no
further word from the kidnappers. Then, a new letter showed
up, this time demanding $70,000.

Soon after an exhaustive search, the baby’s lifeless body was
discovered
near the Lindbergh mansion. He had been killed
the night of the
kidnapping and was found less than a mile
from home. The Lindberghs ended up donating the mansion
to
charity and moved away.

Lindbergh baby kidnapped - HISTORY
The kidnapper used a ladder (above) to climb up to the open second-floor window and left muddy footprints in the room. 

Chronicle Covers: The discovery of the Lindbergh baby's body

Lindbergh baby kidnapped: 1932 – Maiden on the Midway
Charles and Anne Lindbergh.



The Lindbergh Baby: The Kidnapping, the Investigation, and the Trial of the  Century | History Daily

Charles Augustus Lindbergh.

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