1934 ⟶ Bonnie and Clyde Killed in Police Ambush

May 23: Bonnie and Clyde are shot to death in a police ambus...
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🪑 First Execution by Electric Chair

First use of the electric chair as a method for execution.⟶
First Execution by Electric Chair (1890)
Capital PunishmentCriminal JusticeNew YorkExecutionSociety
United StatesUnited States

🚫 Prohibition Begins in the United States

January 17: Prohibition in the United States begins.⟶
Prohibition Begins in the United States (1920)
ProhibitionSocial ReformCrimeOrganized Crime
United StatesUnited States

🔫 Bonnie and Clyde Killed in Police Ambush

May 23: Bonnie and Clyde are shot to death in a police ambush.⟶
Bonnie and Clyde Killed in Police Ambush (1934)
CrimeAmerican HistoryLaw EnforcementGreat DepressionCriminal Justice
United StatesUnited States

🔫 John Dillinger Killed by FBI

July 22: John Dillinger is gunned down by the FBI outside the Biograph Theater.⟶
John Dillinger Killed by FBI (1934)
CrimeOrganized CrimeFBIGreat DepressionLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticePop Culture
United StatesUnited States

📹 Rodney King Beating Captured on Video, Leading to Police Indictments

March 3: A video captures the beating of motorist Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers. Four Los Angeles police officers are indicted on March 15 for the beating.⟶
Rodney King Beating Captured on Video, Leading to Police Indictments (1991)
Police BrutalityCivil RightsLos AngelesLaw EnforcementCriminal Justice System
United StatesUnited States

⚖️ O. J. Simpson Acquitted of Murder

October 3: O. J. Simpson is found not guilty of double murder for the deaths of former wife Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman in 1994.⟶
O. J. Simpson Acquitted of Murder (1995)
CrimeCriminal JusticeCelebrityTrialRace RelationsMediaLos AngelesLaw
United StatesUnited States