On this day in 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. The ship had just delivered key components of the Hiroshima atomic bomb to the Pacific island of Tinian.
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November 1, 1950: Truman Assassination Attempt
October 31, 1984: Indian Prime Minister Assassinated
October 30, 1831: Nat Turner Apprehended
October 29, 1901: Death of McKinley’s Assassin
October 28, 1895: H.H. Holmes Murder Trial Begins
October 27, 1659: Quakers Hanged for Being Quakers
October 26, 2007: Verdict for Murderer of Expectant Mother
October 25, 1929: Teapot Dome Scandal
October 24, 1986: UK Closes Syrian Embassy
October 23, 1982: Christ Miracle Healing Shootout
October 22, 1934: Pretty Boy Floyd Killed
October 21, 2009: Elizabeth Olten Murdered
October 20, 2003: Man Illegally Jumps Over Niagara Falls
October 19, 2000: Robert Lee Yates, Jr. Pleads Guilty
October 18, 1985: Benjamin Moloise Hangs
October 17, 1931: Al Capone Convicted
October 16, 1965: Lesley Ann Downey Found Dead
October 15, 1991: Clarence Thomas Confirmed to Supreme Court
October 14, 1912: Theodore Roosevelt Assassination Attempt
October 13, 54 CE: Death of Emperor Claudius
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