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1889 2' of snow accumulates in Rawlins, Wyoming. 1890 Eagle...
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Events in Film & TV. 1913 "Dachshund" by Pathe Freres, early...
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Events in Music. 1854 Anthony Faas, of Philadelphia,...
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1716 Battle of Petrovaradin [Peterwardein]: Habsburgs under...
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The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, held its first induction ceremony; Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and Honus Wagner were among the inaugural class, which had been elected three years earlier. Read our list of the 10 greatest baseball players of all time. George H.W. Bush, vice president of the United States (1981–89) who became the ...
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1 day ago · 1889 2' of snow accumulates in Rawlins, Wyoming. 1890 Eagle Avenue in the Bronx is cut out and named. 1895 Emile Levassor wins the first automobile race in history the Paris-Bordeaux-Paris, taking 48 hours and 48 minutes (1,178 km) 1898 Yukon Territory of Canada established, Dawson chosen as capital. 1900 In China, Baron von Kettler, the German ...
1442. Alfonso V of Aragon is crowned King of Naples. Jun 11. Jun 13. Today in History is everything that happened on this day in history—in the areas of politics, war, science, music, sport, art, entertainment, and more.
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The crime captured the attention of the entire nation. The Lindbergh family was inundated by offers of assistance and false clues. Even Al Capone offered his help from prison, though it of course was conditioned on his release. For three days, investigators had found nothing and there was no further word from the kidnappers. Then, a new letter show...
On May 12, a renewed search of the area near the Lindbergh mansion turned up the babys body. He had been killed the night of the kidnapping and was found less than a mile from the home. The heartbroken Lindberghs ended up donating the home to charity and moved away.
Hauptmann claimed that a friend had given him the money to hold and that he had no connection to the crime. The resulting trial again was a national sensation. Famous writers Damon Runyan and Walter Winchell covered the trial. The prosecutions case was not particularly strong. The main evidence, apart from the money, was testimony from handwriting ...
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1944 1st V-1 rocket assault on London. 1944 British 12th airborne battalion and the 13th & 18th Hussars attack and capture Bréville. 1944 Churchill/Marshall/Arnold visit Montgomery's HQ in Chateau de Creully. 1944 US troop march into Carentan/Caumont, Normandy.
