Crime
This Day In History: Adolf Eichmann Is Sentenced To Death (1961)
On this day in 1961 Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi responsible for the organization of the Holocaust was found guilty of…
This Day In History: The Rape of Nanking Began (1937)
On this day in 1937, the series of massacres and atrocities known as the 'Rape of Nanking', began in China.…
This Day In History: John Lennon Is Murdered (1980)
On this day in 1980, John Lennon was assassinated outside his New York home. Lennon was one of the most…
This Day In History: Indonesia Invades East Timor (1975)
On this date in 1975, the Indonesian army invaded the small nation of East Timor. East Timor to the north…
This Day In History: First Use Of The Lethal Injection In An American Execution (1982)
On this day in 1982, the first execution by lethal injection takes place in the United States. It was an…
A Group of French Thieves Has Stolen Over $800,000 Using a Drill and a Vacuum Cleaner
In Paris in 2010, police were on the hunt for at least two men who were believed to be responsible…
This Day In History: The Boston Belfry Murderer Kills For The First Time (1864)
In the 1870s a serial murderer was on the loose in Boston MA. Long before the Boston Strangler, there was…
This Day In History: Efego Bacca Fights Off Texan Cowboys (1884)
On this date in history the legendary Elfego Baca, manages to fight off an attack from some 80 cowboys, who…
This Day In History: ‘Kid Curry” aka Harvey Logan Is Sentenced to 20 Years In Prison (1920)
On this day in history Harvey “Kid Curry” Logan, the second in command of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch gang is…
This Day In History: Jack Ruby Kills Lee Harvey Oswald (1963)
On this day in 1963, the alleged assassin of President Kennedy is gunned down as he leaves a Dallas Police…