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
Jury selection in Daniel Penny’s trial begins Monday.
Witnesses said Jordan Neely had been shouting, throwing things and acting erratically on a subway train in Manhattan when Penny pinned Neely to the ground and placed him in a chokehold until Neely’s body went limp and he lost…
Italian police explain to fake asylum seekers that Rome’s historic fountains are not public swimming pools. Education is important.
🚨Midtown Brawl Erupts Between Migrant Juveniles and Rival Gang as NYPD Investigates Possible Latin Kings Involvement
Yesterday in Midtown Manhattan, NYPD officers responded to a violent brawl involving a group of migrant juveniles believed to be part of a notorious robbery…
A reminder that Jordan Neely was (according to his apologists) only asking for ginger ale and Sprite.
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A panhandler entered the Mee Noodle Shop & Grill on First Ave. near E. 13th St. at about 2:30 p.m. Friday and began asking people for money.…
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