February 2014

Siege of Branch Davidian Compound in Waco Texas Began - 1993
Feb 28, 2014, - 0 Comments

 

David Koresh

 

by Michael Thomas Barry

 

On February 28, 1993, Federal agents raid the Branch Davidian cult compound in Waco, Texas, prompting a gun battle in which four agents and six cult members are killed. They were attempting to arrest the leader of the Branch Davidians, David Koresh, on information that the religious sect was stockpiling weapons. A nearly two-month standoff ensued after the unsuccessful raid.

Porn Producer Artie Mitchell was Shot and Killed by his Brother - 1991
Feb 27, 2014, - 0 Comments

by Michael Thomas Barry

On February 27, 1991, pornographer Artie Mitchell was shot to death by his brother Jim at his Marin County, California, home. When police responding to a 911 call by Artie's girlfriend arrived at the house they found Jim wandering aimlessly outside carrying a .22 rifle. Artie had been shot multiple times in the chest and head and was already dead.

First Bombing of the World Trade Center - 1993
Feb 26, 2014, - 0 Comments

 

by Michael Thomas Barry

 

On February 26, 1993, a bomb explodes in the parking garage beneath the World Trade Center in New York City. Six people died and 1,000 were injured by the powerful blast, which also caused the evacuation of thousands of people from the Twin Towers.

Actor Robert Mitchum was Released from Jail - 1949
Feb 25, 2014, - 0 Comments

 

by Michael Thomas Barry

 

On February 25, 1949, actor Robert Mitchum is released from a Los Angeles County prison farm after completing a two-month sentence for marijuana possession. In the fall of 1948, Mitchum, the star of classics such as Cape Fear and Night of the Hunter, was smoking a joint at a party in the Laurel Canyon area of Los Angeles when detectives burst in and arrested him. Mitchum reportedly said at the time, "Well, this is the bitter end of everything, my career, my marriage, everything."  

Jean Harris was Convicted of Murdering Dr. Herman Tarnower - 1981
Feb 24, 2014, - 0 Comments

 

 

 

by Michael Thomas Barry

 

On February 24, 1981, socialite Jean Harris is convicted of murdering Dr. Herman Tarnower, the author of the bestselling The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet. Harris, the headmistress of an exclusive girls' school, shot Dr. Tarnower at his Westchester County, New York home on March 10, 1980. Harris claimed that she had been trying to kill herself but that Tarnower was shot when he tried to wrestle the gun away from her.

Malcolm X was Assassinated - 1965
Feb 21, 2014, - 0 Comments

 

by Michael Thomas Barry

 

On February 21, 1965, Malcom X was assassinated by rival Black

Muslims while addressing his Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights. Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1925, Malcolm was the son of James Earl Little, a Baptist preacher who advocated the Black Nationalist ideals of Marcus Garvey. Threats forced the family to move to Lansing, Michigan, where his father continued to preach his controversial sermons despite continuing threats.

Amir of Afghanistan was Assassinated - 1919
Feb 20, 2014, - 0 Comments

 

 

by Michael Thomas Barry

 

On February 20, 1919, Habibullah Khan, the leader of Afghanistan who struggled to keep his country neutral in World War I was assassinated. Habibullah had succeeded his father, Abd-ar-Rahman, as amir in 1901 and immediately began to bring much-needed reforms and modernization to his country. Located between British-held India and Russia, Afghanistan had in the past clashed repeatedly with its neighbors, including two Afghan Wars against Anglo-Indian forces during the 19th century.

Former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr was Arrested for Treason - 1807
Feb 19, 2014, - 0 Comments

 

by Michael Thomas Barry

 

On February 19, 1807, Aaron Burr, former U.S. Vice President was arrested in Alabama on charges of treason for plotting to annex Spanish territory in Louisiana and Mexico to be used toward the establishment of an independent republic.

Green River Killer, Gary Leon Ridgway Pleads Guilty to 49th Murder - 2011
Feb 18, 2014, - 0 Comments

 

 

by Michael Thomas Barry

 

On February 18, 2011, Green River serial killer Gary Leon Ridgway pleads guilty to the murder of his 49th victim, 20 year-old Rebecca Marrero. Marrero’s remains were found in December 2010, decades after she was murdered, and left in a ravine near Auburn, Washington. After entering his guilty plea, Ridgway received his 49th life sentence without the possibility of parole and returned to the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, where he was already serving 48 consecutive life sentences, one for each of the other women he killed.

America's First Trial of the Century - 1906
Feb 17, 2014, - 0 Comments

 

by Michael Thomas Barry

 

On February 17, 1906, union leaders Bill Hayward, Charles Moyer, and George Pettibone are taken into custody by Idaho authorities and the Pinkerton Detective Agency. They are put on a special train in Denver, Colorado, but the officials had no legal right to arrest the three union executives in Colorado. Idaho had resorted to this strategy in an attempt to bring the union leaders to justice for the assassination of former governor Frank Steunenberg.