On November 15, 1949, Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte were executed at Ambala jail in India for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
On November 15, 1949, Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte were executed at Ambala jail in India for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
US Supreme Court struck down statute prohibiting interracial marriage
On June 12, 1967, the US Supreme Court struck down a Virginia state law prohibiting interracial marriages. Learn more about Loving v. Virginia.
Former C.A.R. leader sentenced to death
On June 12, 1987, the Central African Republic's former leader Jean-Bédel Bokassa sentenced to death in C.A.R. for treason, embezzlement, and murder of political dissenters. His sentence was then commuted to life in prison before he was released as part of a general amnesty program at the end of his life.
