Archive

01Feb
2016

This Week in History – First US Supreme Court Session

Panorama of United States Supreme Court Building at Dusk (Source: Creative Commons) West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in history. On February 1, ...

25Jan
2016

This Week in History – Charles Manson Convicted of Murder

On  January 26, 1971, Charles Manson was given the death sentence for conspiracy to commit murder. His death was automatically commuted to life imprisonment when California got rid of the death penalty. West Palm Beach ...

18Jan
2016

This Week in History – Iran Releases American Hostages as Reagan Takes Office

Freed American hostages disembark from a plane at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Jan. 27, 1981, one week after being released. Source: Department of Defense. West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers ...

11Jan
2016

This Week in History – “Miracle on the Hudson”

Jan. 15, 2009, U.S. Airways Flight 1549 took off from LaGuarida Airport in New York, lost both engines and was then successfully guided to a safe landing in the Hudson River off Manhattan by Capt. Chesley “Sully” ...

05Jan
2016

This Week in History – Steve Jobs Unveils the iPhone

West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in history. On January 3, 1973, a group of investors led by George Steinbrenner bought the New York Yankees for ...

28Dec
2015

This Week in History – The Emancipation Proclamation Ended Slavery

West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in history. On December 29, 1890, U.S. troops killed several hundred Native Americans in the Wounded Knee ...

21Dec
2015

This Week in History – Washington Crosses the Delaware

In 1851, Emanuel Leutze painted General George Washington leading 2,400 troops of the Continental Army across the icy Delaware River on the night of December 25, 1776 on their way to successfully attack the Hessian mercenary ...

14Dec
2015

This Week in History – Capital Punishment Abolished in Britain

Photo Source: UWE Anti-Death Penalty Group West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in history. On December 15, 1791, the first 10 Amendments, the Bill ...

07Dec
2015

This Week in History: John Lennon Shot in New York

John Lennon’s presence can still be felt in the Strawberry Fields part of Central Park, dedicated and sponsored by Yoko Ono. This 2.5 acre landscaped section of the park, where millions of people visit each year, is shown ...

30Nov
2015

This Week in History – The Montgomery Bus Boycott

History shows that all protest movements rely on symbols – boycotts, strikes, sit-ins, flags, songs. Symbolic action on whatever scale – from the Montgomery Bus Boycott to wearing a simple wristband – is ...