- 1916] They forgot the “un": During a Preparedness Day parade in San Francisco, a bomb goes off killing 10…
- 1931] O Solo Mio: American aviator Wiley Post completes the first solo flight around the world in 7 days, 18 1/2 hours…
- 1934] Dillinger down: A man identified as bank robber John Dillinger is shot to death by federal agents in Chicago…
- 1963] A Sonny day: Sonny Liston defends his heavyweight crown with a KO of Floyd Patterson (for the second time) in one round. The fight in Las Vegas was a rematch of a 1962 fight…
- 1981] Justice served: Turkish extremist Mehmet Ali Agca is sentenced in Rome to life in prison for shooting Pope John Paul II…
- 1991] He’s busted - we’re disgusted: Milwaukee police arrest Jeffrey Dahmer after finding the remains of 11 victims in his apartment. Dahmer confesses to 17 murders and is sentenced to life in prison…
- 1994] Guilty as charged: O.J. Simpson pleads innocent to the murders of his wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman…1995] Susan Smith is convicted by a jury in Union (SC) of 1st-degree murder for drowning her 2 sons…
- 2003] Welcome back: Months after her P.O.W. ordeal, Pvt. 1st Class Jessica Lynch returns home to a hero’s welcome in Elizabeth (WV)…
- 2003] Saddam’s sons: Saddam Hussein’s sons Odai and Qusai are killed by U.S. forces when they storm their villa in Mosul, Iraq…
- 2004] Grave report: The Sept. 11 commission issues a report saying America’s leaders failed to grasp the gravity of terrorist threats before 911…For more on July 22nd:
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