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IT MADE HISTORY ON THIS DAY
On this day in 1968, U.S.troops in Vietnam destroyed a village
consisting mostly of women and children. The event is known
as the My-Lai massacre.
Over 500 babies, children, women and men were slaughtered by American
soldiers. Many Vietnamese women and girls had been raped. Huts were
burned, livestock was killed, food supplies destroyed.
Twenty-six soldiers were charged with criminal offenses, but only one
Lieutenant William Calley Jr., a platoon leader in C Company, was
convicted. Found guilty of killing 22 villagers, he was originally given
a life sentence, but served only three and a half years under house
arrest.
William Laws Calley Jr. will be 76 on June 8.
This U.S. Army photo shows the aftermath of the Mỹ Lai Massacre
with mostly women and children lying dead on a road.
The village was burned to the ground.
The My Lai Massacre memorial site.
The Apr. 12, 1971, cover of TIME.
IT MADE HISTORY ON THIS DAY
On this day in 1770, a deadly riot called "The Boston Massacre" took place on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between
American colonists and a lone British soldier, but quickly escalated
to a chaotic, bloody slaughter killing five people. Two British troops
were later convicted of manslaughter. The conflict energized anti-
Britain sentiment and paved the way for the American Revolution.
Boston Massacre Site Memorial, on the Freedom Trail behind the Old State House.
Patsy Cline (Virginia Patterson Hensley)
(September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963)
On this day in 1963, country music performers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins died in the crash of their plane, a
Piper Comanche, near Camden, Tennessee, along with pilot Randy Hughes (Cline’s manager). The investigation determined that Hughes,
a non-instrument-rated pilot, attempted visual flight in adverse
weather conditions, resulting in disorientation and subsequent loss
of control.
A Piper Comanche PA-24-180, similar to the one that crashed.
Patsy Cline aircraft crash site, Camden, Tennessee.
IT MADE HISTORY ON THIS DAY
The "St. Valentine’s Day Massacre" took place in Chicago, IL on this
day in 1929. Seven gangsters who were rivals of Al Capone were
killed.
Gangster Alphonse Gabriel Capone
(January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947)
The section of the bullet-riddled wall as it stands today in the Mob Museum in Las Vegas.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY
On this is day in 1845, President James Polk and signed legislation making Texas the 28th state of the United States.
Boundaries of Texas after the annexation in 1845.
Depiction of Anson Jones lowering Republic flag following
annexation by the United States.
The U.S. and Texas flags at the Texas State Capitol.
The first American Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was organized, in Boston, MA. on this day in 1851.
A group of evangelicals from several Boston churches, led by retired sea
captain and lay preacher Thomas Valentine Sullivan, founded the first
YMCA in the United States. Modeled on the original YMCA established in
London in 1844 by George Williams, this new organization offered a safe
gathering place, opportunities for socializing, bible-study classes and
prayer meetings.
Thomas Valentine Sullivan George Williams
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