On August 10, 1977, 24-year-old postal worker David Berkowitz was arrested by police and charged as the infamous “Son of Sam,” the serial killer who terrorized New York City for over a year.
In the early hours of August 9, 1969, followers of Charles Manson carried out a brutal attack at the Beverly Hills, California, residence of movie director Roman Polanski, killing five individuals, including Polanski’s pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate.
In a historic televised address on the evening of August 8, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon declared his decision to resign, becoming the first president in U.S. history to do so.
On August 7, 1998, a powerful truck bomb exploded outside the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, Kenya and the U.S. embassy in Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania resulting in the deaths of 224 people, including 12 Americans, and injuring over 4,500 others.
On August 6, 1930, New York Supreme Court judge Joseph Force Crater vanished near Times Square in Manhattan.
On this day (August 5) in 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead in a suicide.
On August 10, 1977, 24-year-old postal worker David Berkowitz was arrested by police and charged as the infamous “Son of Sam,” the serial killer who terrorized New York City for over a year.
In the early hours of August 9, 1969, followers of Charles Manson carried out a brutal attack at the Beverly Hills, California, residence of movie director Roman Polanski, killing five individuals, including Polanski’s pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate.
In a historic televised address on the evening of August 8, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon declared his decision to resign, becoming the first president in U.S. history to do so.
On August 7, 1998, a powerful truck bomb exploded outside the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, Kenya and the U.S. embassy in Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania resulting in the deaths of 224 people, including 12 Americans, and injuring over 4,500 others.
On August 6, 1930, New York Supreme Court judge Joseph Force Crater vanished near Times Square in Manhattan.
On this day (August 5) in 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead in a suicide.
Another killing, another retaliation
Ongoing violence expands
Sheriff and Deputy ambushed
More scare tactics to justify spending money that we don’t have. Why do these people feel the need to drive our country into the ground?
Another politician who has no concept of constitutional rights. No wonder they want to get rid of free speech. #Justice #PoliticalNews
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10 years ago, Detectives Ramos & Liu from the @NYPD84Pct were targeted for their blue uniforms & were assassinated because of a man’s hatred for police. Today, we remember our two fallen detectives who were killed while protecting NYers & continue our vow to #NeverForget.
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