Today in history....
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anyways...
Today in history...
Nov 12 1912
Frozen bodies of Captain Robert Scott and his men found on the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.
Nov 12 1933
Hugh Gray of the British Aluminium Company took five pictures of the Loch Ness Monster, the first known photos. Four the the five exposures were blank, and the remaining photo was later proven to be a hoax.
Charles Manson born in Cincinnati to a 16 year old prostitute and an unknown father. He grows up to do... interesting things.
Nov 12 1942
Mobster Frank Costello has mob informer Abe "Kid Twist" Reles, then in protective custody under guard of six policemen, defenestrated. Reles was in a position to put away several important bosses including Bugsy Siegel and Albert Anastasia. Brooklyn police are greased with $50,000 to allow the killing to occur. His body isn't found until much later.
Nov 12 1993
A Russian woman purchases meat at the Saratov public market at a very good price, but a sutured wound indicates foul play. Yuri Lukin, a local hospital worker, is subsequently arrested for removing human body parts from his employer's refrigerator to raise cash for booze.
Nov 12 2001
An American Airlines Airbus A300 crashes after takeoff from New York City, the first major crash after the terrorist attacks of September 11.