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October 3: O. J. Simpson is found not guilty of double murde...
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🔫 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

📺 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Launches in the United States

October 5: The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) began broadcasting as a successor to National Educational Television (NET) in the United States.
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Launches in the United States (1970)
TelevisionMediaEducationCommunication
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

📰 Unabomber Manifesto Published in Major Newspapers

Unabomber Manifesto Published in Major Newspapers (1995)
TerrorismIdeologyMediaCrimeSocial Commentary
United StatesUnited States