Category: Today In History

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Lufthansa!

On December 11, 1978, the largest cash robbery in the United States (at that time) occurred at John F Kennedy Airport.

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Today In History

300 Million Yen Robbery

On December 10, 1968, the largest heist in the history of Japan occurred. The robbery was an ingenious plot carried out by one …

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Today In History

PO Daniel Faulker Murdered

On December 9. 1981, a 25-year-old Philadelphia Police Officer named Daniel Faulkner was murdered by Mumia Abu-Jamal. The officer …

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LIRR Shooter Kills 6

Colin Ferguson is a name that still sends a chill down the spines of Long Islanders. On December 7, 1993 he opened fire on a …

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Balcombe Street Siege

On December 6, 1975, four members of the violent Provisional IRA burst into the apartment of middle-aged married couple John and Sheila …

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Have a Drink!

On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. This ended the United States’ failed attempt at the national …

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Firebug Kills 26

On December 4, 1979 a fire ripped through the Hastie family’s house on Selby Street in Hull, England. The fire spread with the speed …

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Disappearance of Melissa Brannen

On December 3, 1989 five-year-old Melissa Brannen was attending a party with her mother at their Lorton, Virginia apartment complex …

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Category: Today In History

Lufthansa!

On December 11, 1978, the largest cash robbery in the United States (at that time) occurred at John F Kennedy Airport.

Read More

300 Million Yen Robbery

On December 10, 1968, the largest heist in the history of Japan occurred. The robbery was an ingenious plot carried out by one …

Read More

PO Daniel Faulker Murdered

On December 9. 1981, a 25-year-old Philadelphia Police Officer named Daniel Faulkner was murdered by Mumia Abu-Jamal. The officer …

Read More

LIRR Shooter Kills 6

Colin Ferguson is a name that still sends a chill down the spines of Long Islanders. On December 7, 1993 he opened fire on a …

Read More

Balcombe Street Siege

On December 6, 1975, four members of the violent Provisional IRA burst into the apartment of middle-aged married couple John and Sheila …

Read More

Have a Drink!

On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. This ended the United States’ failed attempt at the national …

Read More

Firebug Kills 26

On December 4, 1979 a fire ripped through the Hastie family’s house on Selby Street in Hull, England. The fire spread with the speed …

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