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
Happy Super Bowl Sunday! 🏈 Before we get to the big game, we feel compelled to raise a tiny issue: Is NYS Attorney General Letitia James guilty of exactly what she sued Donald Trump for? (+ our final score predictions!) Latest read here 🔗 https://open.substack.com/pub/opsdesk/p/the-sunday-report-a-tish-james-scandal?r=1zs2wn&utm_medium=ios
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What to check out this weekend for all you buffs out there. Super Troopers (2001). If you had the pleasure of working with guys like these you had a great police career. https://open.substack.com/pub/opsdesk/p/weekend-buff-3cd?r=1opu3i&utm_medium=ios
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