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2009 After two years of trying to maintain order, Ethiopian military forces start pulling out of Somalia
1997 Federal judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby's daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort $40 million from him 1997 Autumn Jackson, found guilty of trying to extort $40M from Bill Cosby 1992 Jeff King is 5th to be thrown out twice trying to steal in an inning 1991 Howard Spira sentenced to 2 years in prison for trying to extort money from Yankees owner George Steinbrenner 1991 Major league umpire Steve Palermo and former NFL defensive lineman Terence Mann were shot trying to help 2 waitresses from being robbed 1989 2 French TV newsmen arrested for trying to plant fake bombs on 3 airlines at JFK airport in security test 1984 Derek Underwood's maiden FC century after 22 years of trying 1983 U.S. District Court begins trying Yonkers accuse of race discrimination 1976 Cub centerfielder Rick Monday rescues U.S. flag from 2 fans trying to set it on fire 1975 Sara Jane Moore pled guilty to trying to kill President Gerald Ford 1973 Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine breaks his leg trying to scale wall to prevent a Dick Green home run during a 5-4 loss to the A's 1967 Donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water 1954 Dean Stone gets credit for AL win, although he didn't retire a batter, he threw out Shoendienst trying to steal home, AL-11 NL-9 1941 Charles Lindbergh, charges "British, Jewish and Roosevelt administration" are trying to get U.S. into WW II 1913 Rabbit Maranville, is thrown out trying to steal home 3 times 1912 Georg Heym, poet, writer, wrote, 'Der ewige Tag', poetry considered early Expressionist style, dies at 24 from falling through the ice, trying to save a friend 1902 John McGraw, accused by Ban Johnson of trying to wreck Baltimore and Washington clubs, negotiates his release from the Orioles 1892 Mine explosion kills 100, Krebs, Okla-blacks trying to help rescue white survivors, driven away with guns 1872 Susan B. Anthony fined for trying to vote 1872 Susan B Anthony is fined for trying to vote 1791 King Louis XVI caught trying to escape French Revolution 1687 Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks and Venetians 1678 Wu San-kuei, gen, invited Manchus to China, dies trying to expel them 1531 Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop |
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