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01Sep
2014

This Week in History: First Continental Congress Convenes

West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls events of historical significance that ocurred this week in past years. On September 1, 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr was acquitted of treason. On ...

25Aug
2014

This Week in History: “I Have A Dream”

            West Palm Beach criminal defense lawyer Kelly V. Landers recalls events of historical significance that occurred this week in past years.   On August 24, 1932, Amelia Earhart ...

18Aug
2014

This Week in History: 19th Amendment Grants Women the Right to Vote

              On August 17, 1790, the U.S. Capital moved to Philadelphia from New York City. On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, ...

11Aug
2014

This Week in History: First Prisoners Arrive at Alcatraz

        On August 11, 1934, the first prisoners arrived at Alcatraz. On August 11, 1965, a drunk driving arrest leads to six days of race riots in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. On ...

04Aug
2014

This Week in History: First Execution by Electric Chair

            On August 4, 1961, Pro Se defendant Clarence Earl Gideon, denied court appointed counsel, was convicted of felony breaking and entering and misdemeanor theft, in Panama City, ...

28Jul
2014

This Week in History: The Social Security Act of 1965

            On July 27, 1996, A bomb exploded in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, during the 1996 Summer Olympics, killing two and injuring many more.  Security Guard Richard Jewell ...

21Jul
2014

This Week in History: Neil Armstrong Walks on the Moon

                On July 20, 1948, Gus Hall, and 11 other Communist Party leaders were indicted for Smith Act violations. On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 Mission successfully lands, and ...

15Jul
2014

This Week in History-7-14-14

              On July 14, 1881, Sheriff Pat Garrett killed William Bonney (“Billy the Kid”) in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. On July 15, 1997, Fashion designer Gianni Versace was shot ...

30Jun
2014

This Week in History: 6-29-14

                  On June 29, 2007, Apple released it’s first iPhone in the U.S.  This week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in U.S. v. Wurie that a person has an expectation ...

12May
2014

This Week in 2010: Florida v. Graham

  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, ...