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1994 Susan Smith who claimed her 2 kids were carjacked arrested for murder
1994 Roland Ratzenberger, race car driver, claimed 1962 as birth year to appear younger and extend racing career, won 1986 Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival, dies while qualifying for San Marino Prix, in 1994 1969 Harry Emerson Fosdick, Baptist clergyman, studied at Colgate University, opposed racism, injustice, supported appeasement of Hitler, claimed democracies caused the rise of fascism, wrote "A Guide to Understanding the Bible', died in Bronxville, New York 1960 Roland Ratzenberger, Salzburg, Austria, race car driver, claimed 1962 as birth year to appear younger and extend racing career, won 1986 Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival 1959 Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, dies at 117 1948 "Pumpkin Papers" come to light (claimed to be from Alger Hiss) 1906 1st radio set advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) claimed to receive signals up to one mile 1878 Harry Emerson Fosdick, born in Buffalo, New York, Baptist clergyman, studied at Colgate University, opposed racism, injustice, supported appeasement of Hitler, claimed democracies caused the rise of fascism, wrote "A Guide to Understanding the Bible' 1865 Frederick A. Cook, U.S., explorer, claimed falsely to be at North Pole 1863 1st homestead under the Homestead Act claimed, near Beatrice, Nebr 1859 Gustave Kahn, France, poet, claimed to have invented vers libre 1842 Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, d 1959 1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain 1513 Florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Leon |
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