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1774. The first Continental Congress, which protested British measures and called for civil disobedience, concludes in Philadelphia. Today in History is everything that happened on this day in history—in the areas of politics, war, science, music, sport, art, entertainment, and more.
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The crime captured the attention of the entire nation. The Lindbergh family was inundated by offers of assistance and false clues. Even Al Capone offered his help from prison, though it of course was conditioned on his release. For three days, investigators had found nothing and there was no further word from the kidnappers. Then, a new letter show...
On May 12, a renewed search of the area near the Lindbergh mansion turned up the babys body. He had been killed the night of the kidnapping and was found less than a mile from the home. The heartbroken Lindberghs ended up donating the home to charity and moved away.
Hauptmann claimed that a friend had given him the money to hold and that he had no connection to the crime. The resulting trial again was a national sensation. Famous writers Damon Runyan and Walter Winchell covered the trial. The prosecutions case was not particularly strong. The main evidence, apart from the money, was testimony from handwriting ...
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Birthdays. Deaths. 740 An earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing damage to city walls and buildings. 1366 Comet 55P/1366 U1 (Tempel-Tuttle) approaches within 0.0229 astronomical units of Earth. 1387 Amsterdam buccaneer Herman of Kuinre signs loyalty vow for peace. 1407 Mobs attack Jewish community of Kraków.
On this day: 18 September. 1931 18 Sep A railway explosion is faked by the Japanese as a pretext for the invasion of Manchuria, China. 1942 18 Sep Nazi minister of justice Otto Thierack agrees to ...
