2014 Event 49 hostages of the Islamic State are freed and returned to Turkey after an operation enacted by the Turkish government after the June kidnapping in Mosul, Iraq; Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will not give information regarding its actions 2006 Event Israel invades Lebanon in response to Hezbollah's kidnapping of Israeli soldiers 1991 Event Winnie Mandela sentenced to 6 years for complicity in kidnapping and beating of four youths, one of whom died, She is freed pending appeal 1978 Event Emily and William Harris plead guilty to 1974 kidnapping of Patty Hearst 1971 Event Bolivia passes death penalty for political kidnapping 1934 Event Bruno Hauptmann arrested for kidnapping Lindbergh baby 1934 Event Congress approves "Lindbergh Act," makes kidnapping a capital offense 1874 Event 1st U.S. kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000 1455 Event Richard of York takes St. Albans, kidnapping King Henry VI
