Marilyn Monroe died from a drug overdose in 1962. 22 IRA members were sentenced to prison in 1983. The first electric traffic light was installed in Cleveland in 1914. Marie Noe was accused of killing her eight children in 1998. Ronald Reagan fired over 11,000 air traffic controllers in 1981. Bertha Benz made the first long-distance car trip in 1888. The US government introduced the first income tax in 1861. The Mayflower set off on her first journey to North America in 1620. Caning was abolished in the US military in 1861. A 1948 earthquake in Ecuador killed 6,000 people and left 100,000 homeless.
Marilyn Monroe was found dead. (1962) Monroe, born Norma Jeane Mortenson, was a popular American film star and sex icon. Her death was ruled a drug overdose suicide, but accidental overdose and homicide have never been ruled out.
22 IRA members were sentenced to a total of 4,000 years in prison. (1983) 38 defendants were tried in one of Northern Ireland’s largest mass trials in history. The charges included murder and attempted murder; the judge wore a bulletproof vest during the trial.
The first electric traffic light is installed. (1914) The red and green stop and go light system was installed in Cleveland, Ohio at the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue.
Marie Noe, 70, was accused of killing her eight children. (1998) Noe’s children were all born healthy, but later died in her care of what was thought to be sudden infant death syndrome. She was eventually accused of having suffocated all of them to death over a 19-year period between 1949 and 1968. She admitted to killing four of them, but she claimed she did not know what happened to the others. She was sentenced to five years of house arrest and 20 years of probation.
US President Ronald Regan has fired more than 11,000 air traffic controllers. (1981) Workers were warned that they would be fired if they went on strike, but they ignored the warnings. 13,000 air traffic controllers went on strike two days earlier, demanding higher wages and shorter work weeks. President Reagan also banned all laid-off workers from being rehired.
Bertha Benz made a trip from Mannheim to Pforzheim, the first long-distance car trip. (1888) Bertha’s husband Karl Benz had the patent for the first automobile. He drove her two sons 60 miles (106 kilometers) in her husband’s Patent Motorwagen, attracting worldwide attention.
The US government introduced the first income tax on US citizens. (1861) The Revenue Act of 1861 established a 3% tax on income above $800 US dollars. The tax, used for financial aid during the Civil War, was rescinded in 1872.
The Mayflower set off on her first attempt to sail to North America. (1620) The voyage was to be made by two vessels, the Mayflower and the Speedwell, but the Speedwell had a leak. One more attempt was made before the Mayflower made the journey alone.
Caning has been abolished in the United States military. (1861) Flogging, or whipping, was a common military punishment. One of the few countries to continue the practice is Singapore, where soldiers can be punished by “flogging”.
An earthquake in Ecuador claimed the lives of 6,000 people. (1948) The relatively small magnitude 6.7 earthquake became extremely deadly because it caused mudslides. The damage spanned 1,500 square miles (3,885 square kilometers), killing 6,000 and injuring 20,000 others. It has left an estimated 100,000 people homeless.
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