Month: October 2023
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Public Enemy No. 1 Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd was Shot and Killed by Bureau of Investigation Officers in a Cornfield in East Liverpool, Ohio. October 22, 1934
Image: Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 22, 1934, Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd was shot and killed by multiple gunshots by Bureau of Investigation officers in a cornfield in East Liverpool, Ohio. Floyd, Public Enemy No.1 since the death of fellow gangster John Dillinger on July 22, 1934, who…
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22 Confederate Soldiers Entered St. Albans, Vermont, from Canada, Intent on Robbing Three Banks to Secure Funds for the Depleted Treasury of the Confederacy. October 19, 1864
Image The Confederate raiders stick up the bank in St. Albans. (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 19, 1864, twenty-two Confederate soldiers entered St. Albans, Vermont, from Canada, intent on robbing three banks to secure funds for the depleted treasury of the Confederacy. The raid was designed to create havoc for this New…
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Wild West Wednesday: Outlaw Ben Thompson and the Vaudeville Theater Ambush. March 11, 1884.
Image: Ben Thompson, 1879. (Public Domain) “I always make it a rule to let the other fellow fire first. If a man wants to fight, I argue the question with him and try to show him how foolish it would be. If he can’t be dissuaded, why then the fun begins, but I always let…
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Black boxer Jack Johnson was Arrested for Violating the Mann Act for “transporting women across state lines for immoral purposes” Due to His Relationship With White Woman Lucille Cameron, Who Was Allegedly a Prostitute. October 18, 1912.
Image: Jack Johnson in 1915. (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 18, 1912, Black boxer Jack Johnson was arrested for violating the Mann Act for “transporting women across state lines for immoral purposes” due to his relationship with white woman Lucille Cameron, who was allegedly a prostitute. He was later convicted by an…
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Wilhelm Voigt, a 57-Year-old German Shoemaker, Masquerades as an Army Captain and Directs a Whole Platoon of Soldiers to Aid Him in Stealing 4,000 Marks. October 17, 1906
Image: Wilhelm Voigt in 1910. (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 17, 1906, Wilhelm Voigt, a 57-year-old German shoemaker, masquerades as an army captain and directs a whole platoon of soldiers to aid him in stealing 4,000 marks. Voigt, who had an extensive criminal record, embarrassed the German army by manipulating their blind…
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Abolitionist John Brown Guides a Small Group on an Assault Against a Federal Armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), in an Endeavor to Begin an Armed Insurrection of Enslaved Black People and Overthrow the Practice of Slavery. October 16, 1859.
Title: The Harper’s Ferry insurrection–The U.S. Marines storming the engine house–Insurgents firing through holes in the doors / from a sketch made on the spot by our special artist. (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown guides a small group on an assault against a federal armory in Harpers Ferry,…
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Apache Warrior and Chieftain Victorio, One of the Most Notable Native Military Tacticians of all Time, Dies at the Battle of Tres Castillos in the Tres Castillos Mountains South of El Paso, Texas. October 15, 1880.
Image: Victorio (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 15, 1880, Apache warrior and chieftain Victorio, one of the most notable native military tacticians of all time, dies at the Battle of Tres Castillos in the Tres Castillos Mountains south of El Paso, Texas. The battle also resulted in the death or capture of…
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Ronald DeFeo Jr. Went on Trial for Slaughtering his Parents and Four Brothers and Sisters in their Amityville, New York, Home. The Event Was the Inspiration for the Amityville Horror Books & Movies. October 14, 1975.
Image: Mugshot taken of Ronald DeFeo, taken following his arrest. (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 14, 1975, Ronald DeFeo Jr. went on trial for slaughtering his parents and four brothers and sisters in their Amityville, New York, home. The family’s house was afterward thought to be haunted and provided the idea for…
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British and Indigenous Forces Under Sir Isaac Brock Conquered an American Army at the Battle of Queenstown Heights on the Niagara Frontier in Ontario, Canada. October 13, 1812.
Image: The death of General Brock at the Battle of Queenston Heights by John David Kelly (1862 – 1958) published 1896. (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 13, 1812, British and Indigenous forces under Sir Isaac Brock conquered an American Army at the Battle of Queenstown Heights on the Niagara frontier in Ontario,…
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Edith Cavell, a British Nurse Employed in Belgium, Was Executed by the Germans After Being Found Guilty of Assisting over 200 Allied Soldiers to Escape to England. October 12, 1915.
Image: The Execution of Edith Cavell (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 12, 1915, in the early morning hours, Edith Cavell, a British nurse employed in Belgium, was executed by the Germans after being found guilty of assisting over 200 Allied soldiers to escape to England. During her trial, she admitted openly to…
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