Today is Friday, November 8, 2024

Today in
Crime History


1987 - A bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, at a ceremony honoring Britain's war dead. Eleven people were killed.

1993 - Five Picasso paintings and other artwork were stolen from the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm, Sweden. The works were valued at $52 million.



Today in
Disaster History


1994 - Hurricane Gordon hit the Caribbean and southern Florida. Eight people died in Florida, but 1,122 people were killed in Haiti. (November 8-21)

2001 - In the Philippines, about 350 people died when tropical storm Lingling caused flooding and landslides. (November 8-9)

2013 - Typhoon Haiyan "Yolanda" hit the Philippines and Vietnam. At least 6,149 were killed.



Today in
Death History


1887 - Doc Holliday died at the age of 35. The gun fighting dentist died from tuberculosis in a sanitarium in Glenwood Springs, CO.

1986 - Vyacheslav M. Molotov died at age 96. During World War II, Molotov ordered the mass production of bottles filled with flammable liquid later called the "Molotov cocktail."





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