2014
This Week in History: 12/21/14
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in past years.
On December 23, 2001 Richard Reid attempted to blow up an airliner flying to Miami using explosives in his shoes, cementing his fame as the “shoe bomber.”
On December 23, 1948 Former Japanese Prime Minister Tojo Hideki was executed in Tokyo for war crimes. As Prime Minister, he was directly responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor, which initiated war between Japan and the United States.
Quote: “Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live” -Robert F. Kennedy
Have a Great Week!
Photo of the Week
Kelly V. Landers presented Judge Caroline Shepard the Peter Faircloth Memorial Recognition Award at the CARP Holiday Gala Sunday, 12/14. Also pictured (from left) are Todd Weintz and Victoria Nemerson.
