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Today in
Crime History

1980 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ordered the release of hostage Richard Queen due to illness. Queen was flown to Zurich, Switzerland. Queen had been taken hostage with 62 other Americans at the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979.

1994 - Shawn Eckardt was sentenced in Portland, OR, to 18 months in prison for his role in the attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan.

2000 - Comedian Jimmy Walker was cited for failing to maintain his lane after his car collided with another vehicle.

2000 - Arkansas Judge Leon Johnson announced that he would preside over the disbarment case against U.S. President Clinton. Several other judges had stepped aside from the case citing the appearance of conflict of interest.

Today in
Disaster History

1973 - At Orly Airport, Paris, France, 122 people were killed aboard a VARIG flight. Most of the fatalities were due to a fire that started in a toilet. Twelve people survived the incident.

1978 - In Tarragona, Spain, 140 people died when a tanker truck carrying liquid gas overturned and exploded.

1979 - At Medan Airfield, Indonesia, 61 people were killed when a Garuda Indonesia Airlines flight crashed into Mt. Sebayak at 5,500 feet during approach.

1982 - In Tepic, Mexico, 120 people died when a Nogales-Guadalajara train fell down a mountain gorge.

1991 - In Jedda, Saudi Arabia, 261 people died when a Canadian-chartered flight crashed after takeoff.

2006 - In Bombay, India, at least 200 people were killed and more than 400 injured in a terrorist attack on trains.

Today in
Death History

2001 - There is nothing listed on this date...at this time.





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