This day in history - August 8

[seamusTX]

1929 - The Graf Zeppelin began a successful voyage around the world, which took 21 days.

1963 - The Great Train Robbery took place in England.

1968 - Richard Nixon received the Republican nomination for president and chose Spiro T. Agnew as his running mate.

1973 - Vice President Spiro T. Agnew denied allegations of bribery and other offenses, and said he would not resign. He resigned two months later.

1974 - President Richard Nixon announced his resignation on nationwide TV. He formally resigned the next day.

- Jim

[USA1]

seamus , a bit off topic , but thats a cute lil donkey in your avatar .

i have noticed a few different horses and such that you have used .
do you own any of them ?

[seamusTX]

I pirated those photos from classified ads. I don't currently own a horse. I did for decades, but the last one died of old age last year.

- Jim

[USA1]

they are certainly beautiful animals for sure

[seamusTX]

Also on August 8, 1973, Dean Corll, one of the most vicious serial killers in U.S. history, was fatally shot by one of his criminal accomplices, Wayne Henley, in Houston. Henley promptly spilled his guts. Corll may have killed 27 boy and young men after torturing and sexually assaulting them. Bodies were found in Houston and eastern Galveston County.

Only the bodies that Henley knew about were recovered. There was evidence that Corll had been killing for years before he was stopped.

I had completely forgotten about this incident.

- Jim