Category: 1980s
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July 19, 1943 – Eastern Front
Stabsfeldwebel Paul Rätz pulls up after attacking a Soviet armoured train in the Leningrad sector. His stick shudders as his Focke-Wulf 190 takes hits from ground fire. Belly landing in swampy ground, he sets off but for his own lines, but is taken prisoner and repatriated to Germany in 1949. He passed away in 1989…
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British musician John Lennon, Previously of the Beatles, Was Shot and Mortally Wounded in the Archway of the Dakota, His Residence in New York City. December 8, 1980.
Image: John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1980. On this day in history, December 8, 1980, British musician John Lennon, previously of the Beatles, was shot and mortally wounded in the archway of the Dakota, his residence in New York City. The assassin was Mark David Chapman, an American Beatles fan who was envious and…
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Gwendolyn Graham is Sent to Prison for Life With No Possibility of Parole for Killing Five Elderly Female Occupants of the Alpine Manor Nursing Home near Grand Rapids, Michigan. November 2, 1989.
Image: Mugshots of Gwen Graham (top) and Cathy Wood (bottom) (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 2, 1989, Gwendolyn Graham is sent to prison for life with no possibility of parole for killing five elderly female occupants of the Alpine Manor Nursing Home near Grand Rapids, Michigan. Both Graham and her criminal and…
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Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated on this Day in History. October 31, 1984.
Image: Indira Gandhi in 1983. (Public Domain) On this day in history, October 31, 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated at 9:30 a.m. at her Safdarjung Road, New Delhi residence. Beant Singh and Satwant Singh, both Sikhs, shot Gandhi as she walked from a neighboring bungalow to her office. Although the two attackers…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 