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1994 Accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy, Michael Jackson settles a civil lawsuit out of court
1991 Mike Tyson is accused of raping a Miss Black America contestant 1989 Steve Garvey marries Candace Thomas while at same time being accused of fathering children by 2 other women 1987 John Demjanjuk, accused Nazi "Ivan the Terrible" testifies in Israel 1987 Karl Linnas, accused Nazi, dies of heart failure in Russia 1987 John Demjanjuk, accused of being "Ivan the Terrible" trial begins 1977 Postal employee David Berkowitz arrested in Yonkers, New York, accused of being "Son of Sam" 44 caliber killer 1971 Eric Menendez, New York, accused of killing his parents, Menendez Brothers 1969 Janis Joplin, accused of vulgar and indicent language in Tampa, Fla 1969 Vice President Spiro T. Agnew accused network TV news depts of bias and distortion 1968 Lyle Menendez, New York, accused of killing his parents, Menendez Brothers 1962 Jodie Foster, Bronx New York City, actress, Taxi Driver, Accused 1960 Alan Freed and eight other DJ accused of taking radio payola 1957 Kelly McGillis, born in Newport Beach, California, actress, Top Gun, Accused, Witness 1957 Mad Bomber (George P. Metesky) accused of 30 explosions, arrested 1954 Dr. Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn is murdered (he is accused of crime) 1954 Robert Oppenheimer accused of being a communist 1949 "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont) 1948 Franklin D. Roosevelt advisor Alger Hiss accused to be a "communist" 1944 Expulsion of more than 200,000 Tartars from Crimea by Soviet Union begins, they are accused of collaborating with the Germans 1931 Scottsboro Boys (accused of raping a white woman) arrested in Alabama 1927 Lizzie Borden, accused murderer, dies at 68 1926 Claus Von Bulow, accused of murdering his wife 1921 Due to a technicality, 8 Chicago White Sox accused in Black Sox scandal are acquited, however Landis throws them out of baseball 1919 Vera Hruba Ralston, born in Czechoslovakia, actress, Dakota, Accused of Murder 1902 John McGraw, accused by Ban Johnson of trying to wreck Baltimore and Washington clubs, negotiates his release from the Orioles 1895 Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices 1894 Captain Alfred Dreyfus arrested accused of espionage 1875 238 members of "Whiskey Ring" accused of anti-U.S. activities 1870 Mayor William Tweed accused of robbing New York treasury 1859 Alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer, Dreyfus Affair 1792 France's King Louis XVI went on trial, accused of treason 1692 Sarah Good and Tituba, an Indian servant, accused of witchcraft, Salem 1681 Earl of Shaftesbury accused of high treason in London 1635 Virginia Governor John Harvey accused of treason and removed from office 1621 Francis Bacon accused of bribery 1593 English Congressionalist Henry Barrow accused of slander 1553 English Lady Jane Grey/bishop Cranmer accused of high treason 1536 Anna Boleyn and Lord Rochford accused of adultery/incest 1536 King Henry VIII accused Anna Boleyn of adultery and incest 1492 In Spain, 6 Jews and 5 Conversos are accused of using black magic 1491 6 Jews and 5 Conversos accused of killing Christians in La Guardia Spain 1348 Jews in Zurich Switzerland are accused of poisoning wells 1288 Jews of Yroyes France are accused of ritual murder |
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