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Today in
Crime History

1949 - In New York, NY, Alger Hiss, a former State Department official accused of spying, went on trial for perjury. The jury eventually deadlocked but, Hiss was convicted in a second trial.

1962 - In Israel, former Nazi official Adolf Eichmann was hanged for his role in the Holocaust.

2019 - In Virginia Beach, VA, a city employee killed 12 people at a municipal building before he was killed by police.

2023 - In Los Angeles, CA, Danny Masterson, star of "That '70s Show," was found guilty of two counts of rape.

Today in
Disaster History

1889 - In Johnstown, PA, more than 2,200 people died after the South Fork Dam collapsed.

1970 - In Chimbote, Peru, about 70,000 people were killed by a 7.9 magnitude earthquake. Another 17,000 people were missing after the quake.

1973 - In New Dehli, India, 48 people were killed when an Indian Airlines flight crashed and caught on fire after hitting power lines during a landing attempt. Seventeen people survived the crash.

1985 - The Northeast United States was hit by a series of 41 tornadoes that resulted in 88 deaths.

Today in
Death History

2009 - In Southampton, England, Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic died at 97.

2013 - In Oklahoma, eight people died when a tornado hit the Oklahoma City metro area.





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