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TimSJ · 01-25-2007, 08:40 AM

Jan 25 1485
The Chief Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition, Peter Arbues, was bludgeoned from behind as he pray inside the cathedral at Saragossa, Spain. A fortnight later blood of the martyr liquefied on the floor of the cathedral -- a miracle! -- and numerous testimonies of healing occurring at his coffinside. The Catholic church canonized this brutal man in 1867.

Jan 25 1947
The infamous mobster Al Capone dead in Florida, his mind in dementia from long untreated syphilis. Capone was Alcatrazed for eight years of his eleven year sentence for tax evasion, but had to be released due to deteriorating health.

Jan 25 1960
Actress Diana Barrymore commits suicide with alcohol and sleeping pills.

Jan 25 1971
Idi Amin Dada, everybody's favorite tyrant, comes to power in Uganda.

Jan 25 1971
Charles Manson and three of his followers are convicted in Los Angeles of the Tate and LaBianca murders. All were sentenced to the gas chamber, with sentences commuted to life imprisonment when the death penalty was temporarily abolished.

Jan 25 1980
Beatle Paul McCartney is deported from Japan for possession of nearly a half pound of marijuana. It is Paul's third pot bust and his second deportation, an earlier one occurring in Germany 20 years previously after setting fire to a condom.

Jan 25 1990
Avianca Flight 52, a Boeing 707 from Colombia, runs out of fuel over Cove Neck, New York. The crash splits the plane into four pieces and scatters bodies throughout the wreckage. 73 of the 161 passengers die, nobody on the ground is hurt.

Jan 25 1993
Sears announces that, after 97 years, it will close its catalog sales department.

Jan 25 1993
Pakistani Mir Aimal Kasi fires a rifle at CIA headquarters parking lot at rush hour in Langley, VA, killing two agents and wounding three others. Kasi wanted to punish the U.S. for acting against Iraq during the Gulf War, and other acts against unspecified islamic countries.

Jan 25 1994
Michael Jackson pays $10M in an out of court settlement to the family of 14 year old Jordy Chandler, who accused him of child molestation. Quote from the affidavit, citing May 1993 as the time period: "That's when the whole thing really got out of hand. We took a bath together. This was the first time that we had seen each other naked. Michael Jackson named certain of his children friends who had masturbated in front of him."

01-25-2007, 08:40 AM	#212
TimSJ First Line Centre Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Saint John, NB Exp:	Jan 25 1485 The Chief Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition, Peter Arbues, was bludgeoned from behind as he pray inside the cathedral at Saragossa, Spain. A fortnight later blood of the martyr liquefied on the floor of the cathedral -- a miracle! -- and numerous testimonies of healing occurring at his coffinside. The Catholic church canonized this brutal man in 1867. Jan 25 1947 The infamous mobster Al Capone dead in Florida, his mind in dementia from long untreated syphilis. Capone was Alcatrazed for eight years of his eleven year sentence for tax evasion, but had to be released due to deteriorating health. Jan 25 1960 Actress Diana Barrymore commits suicide with alcohol and sleeping pills. Jan 25 1971 Idi Amin Dada, everybody's favorite tyrant, comes to power in Uganda. Jan 25 1971 Charles Manson and three of his followers are convicted in Los Angeles of the Tate and LaBianca murders. All were sentenced to the gas chamber, with sentences commuted to life imprisonment when the death penalty was temporarily abolished. Jan 25 1980 Beatle Paul McCartney is deported from Japan for possession of nearly a half pound of marijuana. It is Paul's third pot bust and his second deportation, an earlier one occurring in Germany 20 years previously after setting fire to a condom. Jan 25 1990 Avianca Flight 52, a Boeing 707 from Colombia, runs out of fuel over Cove Neck, New York. The crash splits the plane into four pieces and scatters bodies throughout the wreckage. 73 of the 161 passengers die, nobody on the ground is hurt. Jan 25 1993 Sears announces that, after 97 years, it will close its catalog sales department. Jan 25 1993 Pakistani Mir Aimal Kasi fires a rifle at CIA headquarters parking lot at rush hour in Langley, VA, killing two agents and wounding three others. Kasi wanted to punish the U.S. for acting against Iraq during the Gulf War, and other acts against unspecified islamic countries. Jan 25 1994 Michael Jackson pays $10M in an out of court settlement to the family of 14 year old Jordy Chandler, who accused him of child molestation. Quote from the affidavit, citing May 1993 as the time period: "That's when the whole thing really got out of hand. We took a bath together. This was the first time that we had seen each other naked. Michael Jackson named certain of his children friends who had masturbated in front of him."