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More Events On This Day. 2018. Amid numerous allegations of sexual assault, American comedian and actor Bill Cosby was found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman, and he later received a sentence of 3 to 10 years in prison; his conviction, however, was overturned in 2021. Peter Morgan—Reuters/© Archive Photos.
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Apr 24, 2023 · 1296. Edward I defeats the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar. Apr 26. Apr 28. 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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After leaving Southampton for New York, the liner called first at Cherbourg, France, and then Queenstown (known as Cobh since 1921) in Ireland, before travelling across the north Atlantic to America. In the early hours of 15 April 1912, RMS Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean. The disaster claimed over 1,500 lives.
Aliyah Day, Israel. Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung (Zhabdrung Kuchoe), Bhutan. Hung Kings Festival, Vietnam. Independence Day, Zimbabwe. International Day for Monuments and Sites, USA. Today in history – which major historical events happened on April 18? Who was born on this date, who died? In which year did the birth or death occur?