2014 Event U.S.-Iranian citizen Jason Rezaian, the head of the 'Washington Post' bureau in Iran, has been accused of unknown charges and is being held without bail; Iran has denied requests from Switzerland to check on Rezaian's condition on behalf of the U.S. 2014 Event Jeffrey Fowle, one of three Americans held in North Korea for crimes against the state, has been released; Fowle was accused of leaving a Bible in a club for mariners 2014 Event Dutch and Australian police are headed to eastern Ukraine in the continuing search for bodies and evidence in the missile strike of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17; separatists have been accused of tampering with evidence and hindering investigations 2014 Event Tobacco company R. J. Reynolds must pay over $23 billion in resolution of a lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who died from lung cancer at age 36; the suit accused the company of hiding the health risks and habit-forming nature of cigarettes 2014 Event Two Americans, Jeffrey Edward Fowle and Matthew Todd Miller, are to be charged in North Korea with unspecified crimes; Fowle is accused of leaving a Bible in his hotel room, and Miller allegedly asked for asylum after destroying his visa 2014 Event Indian athletes are granted permission to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics under their nation's flag; the Indian Olympic Association had been suspended when Indian officials were accused of corruption in 2012 2012 Event Following some controversial remarks, Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, is accused of 'insulting the Greek people' 2012 Event Accused of spying, Sudan arrest four foreigners in the disputed border region with South Sudan 2010 Event Philip Markoff, accused Craigslist killer, commits suicide and is found dead in Nashua Street jail prison 2010 Event Northern Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army is accused of abduction and forced recruitment of 697 people in the past year and a half 2010 Event Hossein Marashi, former Vice-President of Iran, is put in jail after being accused of spreading propaganda 2010 Event The widow of Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, Agathe Habyarimana, is arrested in France - accused of helping plan the 1994 genocide 2009 Event Eight Eastern Europeans are accused of stealing $9 million in a huge computer payroll scam 1994 Event Accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy, Michael Jackson settles a civil lawsuit out of court 1991 Event Mike Tyson is accused of raping a Miss Black America contestant 1989 Event Steve Garvey marries Candace Thomas while at same time being accused of fathering children by 2 other women 1987 Event John Demjanjuk, accused Nazi "Ivan the Terrible" testifies in Israel 1987 Death Karl Linnas, accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia 1987 Event John Demjanjuk, accused of being "Ivan the Terrible" trial begins 1977 Event Postal employee David Berkowitz arrested in Yonkers, New York, accused of being "Son of Sam" 44 caliber killer 1971 Birthday Eric Menendez, New York, accused of killing his parents, Menendez Brothers 1969 Event Janis Joplin, accused of vulgar and indicent language in Tampa, Fla 1969 Event Vice President Spiro T. Agnew accused network TV news depts of bias and distortion 1968 Birthday Lyle Menendez, New York, accused of killing his parents, Menendez Brothers 1962 Birthday Jodie Foster, Bronx New York City, actress, Taxi Driver, Accused 1960 Event Alan Freed and eight other DJ accused of taking radio payola 1957 Birthday Kelly McGillis, born in Newport Beach, California, actress, Top Gun, Accused, Witness 1957 Event Mad Bomber (George P. Metesky) accused of 30 explosions, arrested 1954 Event Dr. Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn is murdered (he is accused of crime) 1954 Event Robert Oppenheimer accused of being a communist 1949 Event "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont) 1948 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt advisor Alger Hiss accused to be a "communist" 1944 Event Expulsion of more than 200,000 Tartars from Crimea by Soviet Union begins, they are accused of collaborating with the Germans 1931 Event Scottsboro Boys (accused of raping a white woman) arrested in Alabama 1927 Death Lizzie Borden, accused murderer, dies at 68 1926 Birthday Claus Von Bulow, accused of murdering his wife 1921 Event Due to a technicality, 8 Chicago White Sox accused in Black Sox scandal are acquited, however Landis throws them out of baseball 1919 Birthday Vera Hruba Ralston, born in Czechoslovakia, actress, Dakota, Accused of Murder 1902 Event John McGraw, accused by Ban Johnson of trying to wreck Baltimore and Washington clubs, negotiates his release from the Orioles 1895 Event Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices 1894 Event Captain Alfred Dreyfus arrested accused of espionage 1875 Event 238 members of "Whiskey Ring" accused of anti-U.S. activities 1870 Event Mayor William Tweed accused of robbing New York treasury 1859 Birthday Alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer, Dreyfus Affair 1792 Event France's King Louis XVI went on trial, accused of treason 1692 Event Sarah Good and Tituba, an Indian servant, accused of witchcraft, Salem 1681 Event Earl of Shaftesbury accused of high treason in London 1635 Event Virginia Governor John Harvey accused of treason and removed from office 1621 Event Francis Bacon accused of bribery 1593 Event English Congressionalist Henry Barrow accused of slander 1553 Event English Lady Jane Grey/bishop Cranmer accused of high treason 1536 Event Anna Boleyn and Lord Rochford accused of adultery/incest 1536 Event King Henry VIII accused Anna Boleyn of adultery and incest 1492 Event In Spain, 6 Jews and 5 Conversos are accused of using black magic 1491 Event 6 Jews and 5 Conversos accused of killing Christians in La Guardia Spain 1348 Event Jews in Zurich Switzerland are accused of poisoning wells 1288 Event Jews of Yroyes France are accused of ritual murder
