历史上的今天-Today in History 2012-02-16

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2002. “Families from the Walker County and around the world have been horrified¹ to learn that their love ones may not have been properly light to rest.” Authorities in Georgia arrest  a crematory operator after hundeds of decomposing² corpses³ are found stacked in storage sheds in the surrounding woods. The operator Ray Brent Marsh⁴ later pleads guilty and gets a dozen years behind bars. 1987. John Demjanjuk goes on trial in Jerusalem, accused of being the Nazi⁵ Concentration Camp guard known as “Ivan the terrible”. The Demjanjuk is later convicted, but Israel Supreme⁶ Court overturns that conviction.

1978. American gets the first 911 Call, a successful test of the emergency phone number in Haleyville, Alabama. And 2005. “it’s all about greed and people wanna keep their profits. I really don’t have any sympathy for the owners or for the players.” The NHL scraps⁷ what's left its season already decimated by a lockout over a salary cap for its players.

Today in history, Feburary 16th. Mike Gracia, the Associated Press.

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