Month: December 2023
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On This Day in History, the Boston Belfry Murderer Killed His First Victim. December 5, 1873.
Image: Thomas Piper, the Boston Belfry Murderer. (Public Domain) On this day in history, December 5, 1873, the Boston Belfry murderer killed his first victim. Bridget Landregan was discovered battered and choked to death in the Boston district of Dorchester. A man in black clothes and a flowing cape was seen attempting to sexually assault…
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“Dapper Dan” Hogan, a St. Paul, Minnesota Bar-Owner and Mob Boss, is Assassinated When an Unknown Assailant Places a Car Bomb Underneath his New Paige Coupe. December 4, 1928.
Image: “Dapper Dan” Hogan (Public Domain) On this day in history, December 4, 1928, “Dapper Dan” Hogan, a St. Paul, Minnesota bar-owner and mob boss, is assassinated when an unknown assailant places a car bomb underneath his new Paige coupe. Doctors labored all day to save his life – wrote the Morning Tribune, “racketeers, police…
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7 Armed Men Attacked Reggae Musician Bob Marley’s Home in Kingston, Jamaica, 2 Days Before Appearing at the Smile Jamaica Concert. Marley and 3 Others Were Shot in the Attack, But All Survived. December 3, 1976.
Image: Bob Marley live in concert in Zurich, Switzerland, on May 30, 1980. (Public Domain). On this day in history, December 3, 1976, seven armed men attacked the residence of reggae musician Bob Marley in Kingston, Jamaica, at 8:30 p.m., two days before appearing at the Smile Jamaica Concert. The concert was an attempt to…
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Napoleon Bonaparte Was Crowned Napoleon I in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the First French Person to Become Emperor in a Thousand Years. December 2, 1804.
Image: Joséphine kneels before Napoléon during his coronation at Notre Dame. Behind him sits pope Pius VII. (Public Domain). On this day in history, December 2, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Napoleon I in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the first French person to become emperor in a thousand years. Pope Pius VII gave Napoleon…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 