It should be obvious to everyone by now that no one ever will know which presidential candidate actually won more popular votes, either in Florida or nationwide. The Florida recount process can never yield an accurate result, for efforts to divine the meaning of the notorious chads are hopelessly compromised by the certainty of ambiguity [...]
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Japanese war criminals sentenced
On November 12, 1948, former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and several other World War II Japanese leaders were sentenced to death for war crimes. Read more about the Tokyo War Crimes Trials before the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.
1993 World Trade Center bomber convicted
On November 12, 1997, Ramzi Yousef and two co-conspirators were convicted of plotting the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York. Yousef was later given a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole. Learn more about the trial of Ramzi Yousef.
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