- 1888] Enter the Ripper: Prostitute Mary Ann Nichols is found murdered in London's East End. She is generally regarded as the first victim of Jack the Ripper...
- 1954] Oh Carol: Hurricane Carol hits the northeast killing nearly 70 (60 in New England alone) and resulting in millions of dollars in damage...
- 1969] Rocky is gone: Undefeated heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano dies in a light plane crash in Iowa, the day before his 46th birthday. Rocky is the only undefeated heavyweight champ in history...
- 1980] Solidarity begins: Poland's Solidarity labor movement is born with an agreement signed in Gdansk that ends a 17-day strike...
- 1985] Gotcha: California's "Night Stalker" killer Richard Ramirez is captured by residents of an East Los Angeles neighborhood...
- 1997] Death of a Princess: This was the day that Princess Diana meets her death in that tragic crash in a French tunnel. The world mourns the 36-year old Diana...
- 2001] Papers please: A Bronx team's third-place finish in the Little League World Series is ruled invalid because one player is two years older than the age limit of 12...
- 2002] "Happy Trails": The legendary Lionel Hampton dies from cardiac arrest at 94...
- 2005] Trampled to death: Some 1,000 people are killed when a religious procession across a Baghdad bridge is engulfed in panic over rumors of a suicide bomber...
- 2007] Liar, liar, your pants are on fire: Mike Nifong, former district attorney of Durham County (NC) is sentenced to a day in jail for lying to a judge when pursuing rape charges against three falsely accused Duke lacrosse players...For more on August 31: http://melphillipsnowandthen.com
Monday, August 31, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009...
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