Andrea Yates found not guilty by reason of insanity for drowning her five children. NASA launched Space Shuttle Discovery after the Columbia disaster. Jimmy Hoffa convicted of fraud and conspiracy, later disappeared. Greg Maddux struck out his 3,000th batter. The United States Postal Service was established. Grasshoppers destroyed crops in the Midwest. The first recorded women’s cricket match took place. Mumbai shut down due to record-breaking rainfall.
Andrea Yates pleaded not guilty to killing her five children due to insanity. (2006) Yates drowned her children in the bathtub at the family home on June 20, 2001. She was initially convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison, but the conviction was overturned. On this day, a jury found her not guilty by reason of insanity and she was committed to a maximum security mental institution. In 2007, she was transferred to a low-security mental institution.
The Department of Defense, the CIA, the National Security Council and the Joint Chiefs of Staff were established. (1947) With the signing of the National Security Act during the Cold War, US President Truman established the new Departments of Defense. What would eventually prove to be the Department of Defense was later created in an amendment to the law in 1949.
NASA launched Space Shuttle Discovery, the first mission launched after the Columbia disaster in 2003. (2005) Space Shuttle Discovery completed 38 flights – more than any other orbiter – and 5,247 orbits. It is the oldest orbiter still in service.
Jimmy Hoffa was convicted of fraud and conspiracy. (1964) Hoffa and six of his crew convicted of mismanagement of union pension fund. He also was convicted of jury tampering and bribery. Sentenced to 13 years in prison, Hoffa was released in 1971 when US President Nixon pardoned him in exchange for Hoffa’s resignation from any union activity. Hoffa then disappeared in 1975 and was never seen again.
NASA launched the Apollo 15 mission. (1971) Apollo 15 was the fourth manned mission to the moon. This mission included the Lunar Roving Vehicle which the astronauts used to further explore the lunar surface.
Greg Maddux struck out the 3,000th batter. (2005) Pitching for the Chicago Cubs against the San Francisco Giants, Maddux became the 13th pitcher in Major League Baseball history to reach that many career strikeouts. His career total was 3.371 when he retired.
The United States Postal Service was established. (1775) The Second Continental Congress established the postal system and Benjamin Franklin was the first postmaster general. Franklin also established the standardized method of charging for mail delivery based on weight and distance.
Grasshoppers plague the Midwestern United States. (1931) A swarm of grasshoppers attacked and destroyed millions of acres of crops in Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota. The swarm was so thick it blocked out the sun.
The world’s first recorded women’s cricket match took place. (1745) The match pitted the villages of Hambledon and Bramley outside Guildford, England against each other. Hambledon prevailed, 127 to 119.
The city of Mumbai, India has been shut down for more than two days after receiving 39.17 inches (99.5 centimeters) of rain in 24 hours. (2005) Commonly referred to as the “Maharashtra Floods of 2005”, the rain set a new record in India for a 24-hour period and was responsible for at least 1,000 deaths.
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