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📅 Oct 17, 1931
Al Capone Is Convicted
Al Capone was convicted of tax evasion on 17 October 1931 and sentenced to eleven years, a case built on unexplained income rather than violence.
📖Law & Justice
🔖Trials
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📅 Oct 24, 1945
Vidkun Quisling Is Executed
On October 24, 1945, Vidkun Quisling, the Norwegian leader who collaborated with the German occupation, was executed in Oslo for treason.
⛳Norway
🔖Trials
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📅 Oct 1, 1946
The Nuremberg Tribunal Sentences Nazi Leaders
On October 1, 1946, the Nuremberg tribunal sentenced twelve Nazi leaders to death after the first war crimes trial.
⛳Germany
🔖Trials
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📅 Sep 8, 1974
President Ford Pardons Richard Nixon
On September 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon for any crimes committed during his presidency.
🔖Trials
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📅 Oct 19, 2005
Trial of Saddam Hussein Begins
Saddam Hussein's trial began in Baghdad on October 19, 2005. He was charged over the 1982 killings in Dujail and executed the next year.
⛳Iraq
📖Politics
🔖Trials