In Flemington, New Jersey on t his day in 1935, a jury found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of the kidnapping and death of the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. Hauptmann was later executed for the crimes (below).
Charles Lindbergh, Jr (1930 – 1932)
During World War II on this day in 1945, allied aircraft began bombing the German city of Dresden. It was almost completely destroyed and became a symbol of the “terror bombing” campaign against Germany, which was one of the most controversial allied actions of the war.
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.
On this day in 1960, U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts announced his candidacy for theDemocratic presidential nomination.
On this day in 1935, Bruno Richard Hauptmann went on trial for the kidnap-murder of Charles Lindberghs baby (below). Hauptmann was found guilt and executed.
Aviator Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974)
On this day in 1991, Islamic militants in Lebanon release kidnapped AP Middle East correspondent Terry Anderson after 2,454 days in captivity. In 2004, he ran unsuccessfully for the Ohio State Senate.
Terry A. Anderson turned 71 in October.
On this day in 1992, President George H. Bush orders 28,000 U.S. troops to Somalia, a war-torn East African nation where rival warlords were preventing the distribution of humanitarian aid to thousands of starving Somalis. In a military mission he described as “God’s work,” Bush said that America must act to save more than a million Somali lives, but reassured Americans that “this operation is not open-ended” and that “we will not stay one day longer than is absolutely necessary.” Unfortunately, America’s humanitarian troops became embroiled in Somalia’s political conflict, and the controversial mission stretched on for 15 months before being abruptly called off by President Bill Clinton in 1993.
In this Jan. 1, 1993, file photo, U.S. President George H.W. Bush holds a camera, which he borrowed from the Marine to snap the picture,for a self-portrait with Marines at the airport in Baidoa, Somalia.
In October of 1993, President Bill Clinton addressed the nation from the Oval Office concerning the events in Somalia. He outlined a plan for completing the operation.
On this day in 1777, the Battle of Saratoga was won by American soldiers during the Revolutionary War.
It was on this day in 1881. A picture from the Police Gazette, showing a dying President Garfield being comforted by his wife.
A 1954 Topps trading card depicting Garfield’s assassination by Charles Guiteau. He was assassinated after only a few months in office as the 20th president of the United States.
James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881)
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