Saddam Hussein and two others were sentenced to death for crimes against humanity, Susan B. Anthony cast an illegal vote in the US presidential election, the first US patent for an automobile was awarded, a writer’s strike halted Hollywood, the “Gunpowder Plot” was thwarted, Hitler announced his plan for “living space”, FDR was elected to a third presidential term, China’s first lunar satellite successfully orbited the Moon, the largest mass shooting at a US military facility occurred, and Italy annexed Cyrenaica and Tripoli during the Italo-Turkish War.
Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity. (2006) Hussein was tried in Iraq by the Iraqi High Tribunal together with Awad Hamed al-Bandar and Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti. All were sentenced to death. Hussein was hanged to death on December 30 after his appeal was rejected. The other two were hanged on January 15, 2007.
Susan B. Anthony attempted to cast her vote in the US presidential election. (1872) At that time, women were not allowed to vote in the United States. Anthony, one of the principal founders of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States, took the stand by casting an illegal vote. She was arrested and fined $100 United States Dollars (USD). She refused to pay the fine for the rest of her life. Her hard work, along with many others, finally paid off in 1920, but Anthony did not live to see it. She died of heart disease in 1906.
The first US patent for an automobile is awarded. (1895) George B. Selden, a resident of Rochester, New York, received the first patent for a gas-powered car, although he never built one. His design was actually a copy of one he had seen at an exhibition in 1872. Eventually, his patent ended up applying only to cars of that exact design, allowing other automakers to create new automobiles without infringe Selden’s patent.
A writer’s strike brought Hollywood to a halt. (2007) More than 12,000 writers from the entertainment industry, including those from film, TV and radio, have left, protesting low wages. The 14-week outing worked: Their contracts were successfully renegotiated, but only after the entertainment industry suffered losses of more than $1 billion dollars, with some estimates exceeding $2 billion. dollars.
The “Gunpowder Plot” was thwarted and the English Houses of Parliament were not blown up. (1605) The plot, led by Robert Catesby, was an attempt to assassinate King James I. The explosion was to have occurred at the opening of Parliament on this day, but an anonymous letter had notified the authorities. Co-conspirator Guy Fawkes, accused of handling the explosives, was caught in the building with 36 barrels of gunpowder. Eight of the 12 conspirators who survived a confrontation with police and did not flee the country were sentenced to death.
Adolf Hitler announced his plan to obtain “living space” for German citizens in a secret meeting. (1937) “Living space”, or Lebensraum in German, was one of the main political ideologies Hitler used to propagate the expansionist plans he had to develop “Greater Germany” – one of his main programs leading up to World War II.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt became the only US president in history to be elected to a third presidential term. (1940) The 32nd President of the United States served from 1933 to 1945.
China’s first lunar satellite has successfully orbited the Moon. (2007) The satellite, Chang’e 1, was launched on 24 October and entered orbit on this day. It has been orbiting the Moon for more than a year as part of the first phase of China’s lunar exploration program.
The largest mass shooting ever at a US military facility took place. (2009) Nidal Malik Hasan, a major in the United States Army, was the sole suspect in the Ford Hood Army Base shooting massacre in Texas. Thirteen people were killed and 30 others were injured in the crash. Hasan was charged with 32 counts of attempted murder and 13 counts of premeditated murder.
Italy annexes Cyrenaica and Tripoli after declaring war on the Ottoman Empire. (1911) Italy took control of the two countries during the Italo-Turkish War. He maintained control of both regions and made Cyrenaica an Italian colony until World War II. In 1943, Great Britain took control of Tripoli until 1951, when the country declared its independence. Cyrenaica was liberated from Italian rule by the Allies during the war and became part of the Kingdom of Libya in 1951.
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