Your Birthday / Crime

[gamble]

http://www.historychannel.com/

To the right in the middle of the page, is a couple drop down menus - select your b-date and select crime in the bottom drop down menu.
Very interesting...

Thought you guys might like looking at this...

[Oscarsjava]

One of the biggest crimes against humanity EVER occured on my b-day...Michael Jackson was born.

[Welpe]

John Gotti....

December 2

1985 John Gotti takes control of the Gambino crime family


Organized crime bosses Paul Castellano and Thomas Bilotti are gunned down as they exit Sparks Steak House in New York City, making John Gotti, the organizer of the hit, head of the notorious Gambino crime family-the most powerful Mafia operation in New York.

Gotti rose to fame and fortune from rather humble beginnings. Growing up on the streets of the South Bronx and Italian Harlem, he ran errands for the local Mafia from an early age. Soon, he was a bit player and small-time enforcer for the mob. In 1968, Gotti was convicted of hijacking a truck and was sentenced to three years in prison. But his real Mafia ascension began when he killed one of the Gambino family's enemies in May 1973. Despite concerted efforts by New York law enforcement to crush the Gambino family operation, Gotti continued to climb up the ladder.

Wearing flashy, expensive suits, Gotti became something of a local hero in his Howard Beach neighborhood for his connection to organized crime. His unparalleled success at escaping conviction at trial earned him the nickname "Teflon Don." He was even acquitted of racketeering charges in 1986, despite the fact that the prosecution presented thousands of taped conversations in which Gotti was acknowledged as the head of the crime family.

Gotti's streak of luck with the law ended in 1992, when he was convicted of murder and racketeering and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In 1999, his son, John Gotti Jr. pleaded guilty to organized crime-related offenses in New York.

Gotti died of throat cancer on June 10, 2002, at the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri.

[Twelve Volt Man]

Two words... Lizzie Borden!

[Joeyd6]

Let's see:

Deepthroat was revealed on my birthday.....

The Johnstown Flood happened......

and

Clint Eastwood shares my birthday.

[deputywave]

Congress passes bill authorizing the observance of Labor Day.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated. Thought to be the act that brought on WWI.

Mel Brooks shares my birthday.

A fairly boring day in history.:(

[canuckofapeach]

Battle of the Bulge WW2

Boston Tea Party

Bob Hope is born

[Ne_Smokey_Bear]

Highway numbering system is implemented

First automatic traffic lights used

[Hop]

Keeping up the theme of my life... Nothing happened or happens on my Birthday:rolleyes:

[Cris1102]

1862 Battle of Cedar Mountain

Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson narrowly defeats a Union force led by General John Pope at Cedar Mountain, Virginia.

1918 U.S. government orders halt to auto production

Following the lead of countries all over the world, the U. S. government ordered automobile production to halt by January 1, 1919, and convert to military production. Factories instead manufactured shells, and the engineering lessons of motor racing produced light, powerful engines for planes. Manufacturers turned out staff cars and ambulances by the hundreds. In fact, World War I has often been described as the war of the machines

1962 Chrysler announces warranty

The Chrysler Corporation set an industry milestone by announcing for 1963 a five-year, 50,000-mile warranty covering all of its cars and truck.

1985 Arthur Walker found guilty of spying for Soviet Union

Arthur Walker, a retired U.S. Navy officer, is found guilty of espionage for passing top-secret documents to his brother, who then passed them to Soviet agents. Walker was part of one of the most significant Cold War spy rings in the United States.

1969 The Manson cult strikes the rich and famous

Five people are killed in film director Roman Polanski's home in Hollywood, California, including Polanski's pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, by a members of a cult. Less than two days later, they struck again, killing Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in their home. At both scenes, the killers scrawled messages in blood on the walls. The city of Los Angeles was in a state of panic until the leader of the cult, Charles Manson, was identified and arrested. Joan Didion, author of The White Album, wrote that many in Los Angeles believed "the 60s abruptly ended on August 9, 1969."

1997 Tobacco Takes a Hit

Already reeling from a full plate of lawsuits, the tobacco industry took another hit in 1997 when a Florida court awarded $750,000 to a man who claimed that he had been fatally addicted to cigarettes for over fifty years. The ruling took a bite out of various tobacco stocks, including B.A.T. Industries, the parent of Brown & Williams, the company found guilty in the case. None of this sat well with the DOW, which dropped 32.18 points to close the day at a still--dare we say--smoldering 5,681.31 points.

1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki

On this day in 1945, a second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan's unconditional surrender.

1862 Battle of Cedar Mountain

Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson narrowly defeats a Union force led by General John Pope at Cedar Mountain, Virginia.

1995 Jerry Garcia dies

1963 Whitney Houston is born

1957 Melanie Griffith is born

1974 Nixon resigns

[Oscarsjava]

1957 Melanie Griffith is born

Wow, she's almost 50??

[Norm357]

Sobering indeed.

1966 An ex-Marine goes on a killing spree at the University of Texas


Charles Whitman takes a stockpile of guns and ammunition to the observatory platform atop a 300-foot tower at the University of Texas and proceeds to shoot 46 people, killing 16. Whitman, who had killed both his wife and mother the night before, was eventually shot to death after courageous Austin police officers, including Ramiro Martinez, charged up the stairs of the tower to subdue the attacker.

Whitman, a former Eagle Scout and Marine, began to suffer serious mental problems after his mother left his father in February 1966. On March 29, he told a psychiatrist that he was having uncontrollable fits of anger. He purportedly even told this doctor that he was thinking about going up to the tower with a rifle and shooting people. Unfortunately, the doctor didn't follow up on this red flag.

On July 31, Whitman wrote a note about his violent impulses, saying, "After my death, I wish an autopsy on me be performed to see if there's any mental disorder." The note then described his hatred for his family and his intent to kill them. That night, Whitman went to his mother's home, where he stabbed and shot her. Upon returning to his own home, he then stabbed his wife to death.

The following morning, Whitman headed for the tower with several pistols and a rifle after stopping off at a gun store to buy boxes of ammunition and a carbine. Packing food and other supplies, he proceeded to the observation platform, killing the receptionist and two tourists before unpacking his rifle and telescope and hunting the people below.

An expert marksman, Whitman was able to hit people as far away as 500 yards. For 90 minutes, he continued firing while officers searched for a chance to get a shot at him. By the end of his rampage, 16 people were dead and another 30 were injured.

The University of Texas tower remained closed for over 30 years before reopening in 1999.

[JakeLock]

MLK gave his "I have a dream" speech on my birthday.

[Ruprect]

Only one I felt worth mentioning:

1970 Ford Mustang Boss 351 debuts

Not a Ford fan, but I tip my hat to that.

[Wombat311]

Let's see...

The last of the Molly McGuires was executed.....

Steven Spielberg was born...

Betty Grable born...

Battle of Lexington...

Slavery Abolished in the US....

Japan Invades Hong Kong....