What happened the day you were born?

Hacker · Jul 13, 2007

http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&displayDate=4/21&categoryId=leadstory

Pretty cool stuff...

753 BC: Rome founded (General Interest) 1777 : British attack Danbury, Connecticut (American Revolution) 1816 : Charlotte Bronte born (Literary) 1836 : The Battle of San Jacinto (General Interest) 1838 : Naturalist John Muir is born (Old West) 1863 : Steight's Raid begins (Civil War) 1865 : Lincoln’s funeral train leaves D.C. (Presidential)1895 : First projected movie in the U.S. (Entertainment) 1918 : “Red Baron” killed in action (World War I) 1918 : Red Baron killed in action (General Interest) 1930 : Prisoners left to burn in Ohio fire (Disaster) 1945 : Red Army overruns German High Command as it approaches the capital (World War II) 1946 : John Maynard Keynes dies (Wall Street) 1953 : Roy Cohn and David Schine return to U.S. (Cold War) 1955 : Last broadcast of Bob Hope's radio show (Entertainment) 1956 : Elvis Presley's first No. 1 hit (Entertainment) 1965 : Intelligence reveals North Vietnamese units in South Vietnam (Vietnam War) 1975 : Thieu flees Saigon as Xuan Loc falls (Vietnam War) 1985 : Senna wins first Formula One (Automotive) 1989 : Chinese students begin protests at Tiananmen Square (General Interest) 1992 : Executions resume in California (Crime)

masterofpuppest · Jul 13, 2007

1905 world's largest diamond was found! woo hoo! it should be mine!

mbworkrelated · Jul 13, 2007

Just shakespeare's birthday [perhaps] nothing to interesting.

Naoki_ninja · Jul 13, 2007

all hell broke loose...

Naoki_ninja · Jul 13, 2007

all hell broke loose...heehee. or so i've been told...

icedteapriestess · Jul 13, 2007

on my birthday in 1958, NASA was created. Nothing happened on my exact birth date though.

mitten_kitten · Jul 13, 2007

1865 John Wilkes Booth died

1970 Gypsy Rose Lee died
1989 Lucille Ball died

And in 1913 this lovely event happened...

1913: Girl murdered in pencil factory

Thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan is found sexually molested and murdered in the basement of the Atlanta, Georgia, pencil factory where she worked. Her murder later led to one of the most disgraceful episodes of bigotry, injustice, and mob violence in American history.

Next to Phagan's body were two small notes that purported to pin the crime on Newt Lee, the night watchman at the factory. Lee was arrested, but it quickly became evident that the notes were a crude attempt by the barely literate Jim Conley to cover up his own involvement. Conley was the factory's janitor, a black man, and a well-known drunk.

Conley then decided to shift the blame toward Leo Frank, the Jewish owner of the factory. Despite the absurdity of Conley's claims, they nevertheless took hold. The case's prosecutor was Hugh Dorsey, a notorious bigot and friend of Georgia's populist leader, Tom Watson. Reportedly, Watson told Dorsey, "Hell, we can lynch a ****** anytime in Georgia, but when do we get the chance to hang a Yankee Jew?"

Frank was tried by Judge Leonard Roan, who allowed the blatantly unfair trial to go forward even after he was privately informed by Conley's attorney that Conley had admitted to Frank's innocence on more than one occasion. The trial was packed with Watson's followers and readers of his racist newspaper, Jeffersonian. The jury was terrorized into a conviction despite the complete lack of evidence against Frank.

Georgia governor John Slaton initiated his own investigation and quickly concluded that Frank was completely innocent. Three weeks before his term ended, Slaton commuted Frank's death sentence in the hope that he would eventually be freed when the publicity died down. However, Watson had other plans: He mobilized his supporters to form the Knights of Mary Phagan. Thousands of Jewish residents in Atlanta were forced to flee the city because police refused to stop the lynch mob.

The Knights of Mary Phagan then made their way to the prison farm where Frank was incarcerated. They handcuffed the warden and the guards and abducted Frank, bringing him to Marietta, Phagan's hometown. There he was hanged to death from a giant oak tree. Thousands of spectators came to watch and have their picture taken in front of his lifeless body. The police did nothing to stop the spectacle.

Although most of the country was outraged and horrified by the lynching, Watson remained very popular in Georgia. In fact, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1920.

Frank did not receive a posthumous pardon until 1986, on the grounds that his lynching deprived him of his right to appeal his conviction.

Hacker · Jul 13, 2007

Holy CRAP! That is AWFUL!

mitten_kitten said:

1865 John Wilkes Booth died

1970 Gypsy Rose Lee died
1989 Lucille Ball died

And in 1913 this lovely event happened...

1913: Girl murdered in pencil factory

Thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan is found sexually molested and murdered in the basement of the Atlanta, Georgia, pencil factory where she worked. Her murder later led to one of the most disgraceful episodes of bigotry, injustice, and mob violence in American history.

Next to Phagan's body were two small notes that purported to pin the crime on Newt Lee, the night watchman at the factory. Lee was arrested, but it quickly became evident that the notes were a crude attempt by the barely literate Jim Conley to cover up his own involvement. Conley was the factory's janitor, a black man, and a well-known drunk.

Conley then decided to shift the blame toward Leo Frank, the Jewish owner of the factory. Despite the absurdity of Conley's claims, they nevertheless took hold. The case's prosecutor was Hugh Dorsey, a notorious bigot and friend of Georgia's populist leader, Tom Watson. Reportedly, Watson told Dorsey, "Hell, we can lynch a ****** anytime in Georgia, but when do we get the chance to hang a Yankee Jew?"

Frank was tried by Judge Leonard Roan, who allowed the blatantly unfair trial to go forward even after he was privately informed by Conley's attorney that Conley had admitted to Frank's innocence on more than one occasion. The trial was packed with Watson's followers and readers of his racist newspaper, Jeffersonian. The jury was terrorized into a conviction despite the complete lack of evidence against Frank.

Georgia governor John Slaton initiated his own investigation and quickly concluded that Frank was completely innocent. Three weeks before his term ended, Slaton commuted Frank's death sentence in the hope that he would eventually be freed when the publicity died down. However, Watson had other plans: He mobilized his supporters to form the Knights of Mary Phagan. Thousands of Jewish residents in Atlanta were forced to flee the city because police refused to stop the lynch mob.

The Knights of Mary Phagan then made their way to the prison farm where Frank was incarcerated. They handcuffed the warden and the guards and abducted Frank, bringing him to Marietta, Phagan's hometown. There he was hanged to death from a giant oak tree. Thousands of spectators came to watch and have their picture taken in front of his lifeless body. The police did nothing to stop the spectacle.

Although most of the country was outraged and horrified by the lynching, Watson remained very popular in Georgia. In fact, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1920.

Frank did not receive a posthumous pardon until 1986, on the grounds that his lynching deprived him of his right to appeal his conviction.
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mitten_kitten · Jul 13, 2007

Totally barbaric.

hotwater · Jul 13, 2007

mitten_kitten said:

And in 1913 this lovely event happened...

1913: Girl murdered in pencil factory

Thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan is found sexually molested and murdered in the basement of the Atlanta, Georgia, pencil factory where she worked. Her murder later led to one of the most disgraceful episodes of bigotry, injustice, and mob violence in American history.

Next to Phagan's body were two small notes that purported to pin the crime on Newt Lee, the night watchman at the factory. Lee was arrested, but it quickly became evident that the notes were a crude attempt by the barely literate Jim Conley to cover up his own involvement. Conley was the factory's janitor, a black man, and a well-known drunk.

Conley then decided to shift the blame toward Leo Frank, the Jewish owner of the factory. Despite the absurdity of Conley's claims, they nevertheless took hold. The case's prosecutor was Hugh Dorsey, a notorious bigot and friend of Georgia's populist leader, Tom Watson. Reportedly, Watson told Dorsey, "Hell, we can lynch a ****** anytime in Georgia, but when do we get the chance to hang a Yankee Jew?"

Frank was tried by Judge Leonard Roan, who allowed the blatantly unfair trial to go forward even after he was privately informed by Conley's attorney that Conley had admitted to Frank's innocence on more than one occasion. The trial was packed with Watson's followers and readers of his racist newspaper, Jeffersonian. The jury was terrorized into a conviction despite the complete lack of evidence against Frank.

Georgia governor John Slaton initiated his own investigation and quickly concluded that Frank was completely innocent. Three weeks before his term ended, Slaton commuted Frank's death sentence in the hope that he would eventually be freed when the publicity died down. However, Watson had other plans: He mobilized his supporters to form the Knights of Mary Phagan. Thousands of Jewish residents in Atlanta were forced to flee the city because police refused to stop the lynch mob.

The Knights of Mary Phagan then made their way to the prison farm where Frank was incarcerated. They handcuffed the warden and the guards and abducted Frank, bringing him to Marietta, Phagan's hometown. There he was hanged to death from a giant oak tree. Thousands of spectators came to watch and have their picture taken in front of his lifeless body. The police did nothing to stop the spectacle.

Although most of the country was outraged and horrified by the lynching, Watson remained very popular in Georgia. In fact, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1920.

Frank did not receive a posthumous pardon until 1986, on the grounds that his lynching deprived him of his right to appeal his conviction.
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At the start of the last century, events such as the 1913 incident were commonplace in the deep south. But this was their rare opportunity to hang a jew and those lousy southern country fucks just couldn't let it pass Hotwater

CrucifiedDreams · Jul 13, 2007

mitten_kitten said:

Thousands of spectators came to watch and have their picture taken in front of his lifeless body.
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Why? Ick.
Terrible Story.

As for the day I was born...Well I was born, is there really anything more important? :H

umm...ya · Jul 13, 2007

1883 : Krakatau explodes
1776 : The Battle of Brooklyn
1979 : Mountbatten killed by IRA American Revolution
1776 : Howe brothers defeat Washington in Battle of Brooklyn Heights Automotive
1859 : Oil is found in Pennsylvania
1904 : First sentence for speeding violation is issued
1938 : Another land speed record is set Civil War
1861 : The attack on Cape Hatteras begins Cold War
1952 : Red Scare dominates American politics Crime
1963 : A 15-year-old murders his grandparents

Entertainment
1917 : John Ford's first film released
1953 : Roman Holiday opens
1964 : Gracie Allen dies Literary
1871 : Theodore Dreiser is born Old West
1875 : Tycoon William Ralston drowns Presidential
1908 : LBJ is born Vietnam War
1970 : Agnew meets with President Thieu in Saigon
1972 : U.S. aircraft conduct heavy raids on Hanoi and Haiphong Wall Street
1894 : First graduated income tax is passed
1979 : IRS establishes new position World War I
1916 : Romania enters World War I World War II
1941 : Japanese prime minister requests a summit meeting with FDR

crummyrummy · Jul 13, 2007

General Interest
1843 : Great Emigration departs for Oregon
1455 : The War of the Roses
1972 : President Nixon in Moscow
1990 : Yemen united

American Revolution
1781 : Patriot siege of Ninety Six, South Carolina, begins

Automotive
1921 : Early NASCAR hero is born
1977 : First woman qualifies for Indy

Civil War
1856 : Preston Brooks attacks Charles Sumner

Cold War
1977 : Jimmy Carter reaffirms his commitment to human rights

Crime
1981 : Atlanta child murderer is questioned
2002 : Chandra Levy's remains found

Disaster
1967 : Belgian department store burns

Entertainment
1907 : Laurence Olivier born
1955 : Jack Benny's last episode
1966 : Bill Cosby wins Emmy

Literary
1859 : Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is born

Old West
1843 : A thousand pioneers head West on the Oregon Trail

Presidential
1802 : Martha Washington dies

Vietnam War
1964 : Rusk warns North Vietnamese
1969 : Negotiators differ on diplomatic exchange

Wall Street
1824 : House passes Tariff of 1824

World War I
1917 : Crisis in Austria-Hungary

World War II
1939 : The Pact of Steel is signed; the Axis is formed

Bella Désordre · Jul 13, 2007

On my 17th birthday (on August 17th) I remember Clinton did a press conference saying he didn't sleep with Monica.

umm...ya · Jul 13, 2007

Bella Désordre said:

On my 17th birthday (on August 17th) I remember Clinton did a press conference saying he didn't sleep with Monica.
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hehe... your birthday is 10 days before mine.

Posthumous · Jul 13, 2007

Robert Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan on June 5th, 1968 and he died on the morning of June 6th, 1968 eight hours before I was born.

Smelly Socks · Jul 14, 2007

Salem Witch Hunts began.

verseau_miracle · Jul 14, 2007

Madame butterfly premiered...thats IT? boring or what

texasmade3 · Jul 14, 2007

1966 : The worst driver in American history

LuckyStripe · Jul 14, 2007

On the day I was born, I was born.

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