2016
This Week in History – Beatles Arrive in New York
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /On February 7, 1964, Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow lands at New York’s Kennedy Airport. (Source: Creative Commons) West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls events of ...
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This Week in History: John Lennon Shot in New York
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /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 ...
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This Week in History – Lincoln Delivered the Gettysburg Address
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in history. On November 18, 1978, more than 900 residents at the Jonestown Peoples Temple compound in Guyana ...
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This Week in History – The Scottsboro Boys Case
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in history. On November 4, 2008, the first African-American President, Barack H. Obama, was elected. On ...
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This Week in History – Federalist Papers Published
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in history. On October 26, 1881, Wyatt Earp and his two brothers, and Doc Holliday took on the Clanton gang in ...
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This Week in History: 10-19-2014
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /West Palm Beach criminal lawyer Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in past years. How many do you remember? On October 19, 1982, John Delorean was arrested on drug trafficking and money ...
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This Week in History – Monkeys and Mockingbirds
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /On July 7, 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O’ Connor to be the first woman Supreme Court Justice. On July 10, 1925, the ...
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This Week in History: Famous Criminals & Judges
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /On June 8, 1917, Byron Raymond (“Whizzer”) White was born — the only NFL player to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. On June 9, ...
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This Week in 2010: Florida v. Graham
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /On May 13, 1963, Brady v. Maryland, was issued by the U.S. Supreme Court. Suppression of exculpatory evidence by the Prosecution violates the Due Process Clause. On May 13, 1985, a police raid in Philadelphia, ...
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This Week in History: Remembering Nelson Mandela
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /On May 5, 1925, John Scopes is arrested in Tennessee for teaching the theory of evolution. On May 8, 1973, a 71-day stand off at Wounded Knee ends when Native Americans occupying the town ...
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