Black militant. Black Liberation Army. Brooklyn. New York. In Brooklyn a black man opens fire with an automatic weapon on a police car, wounding two policemen.
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During the trial of the “Watergate Seven” (see January 8-11, 1973), unbeknownst to the press, the prosecution, or Judge John…
Black militant, Black Liberation Army. New York City. New York. Two housing police are shot in front of a bar.
After the press reports that the Watergate burglars will receive cash payments in return for their guilty pleas and their…
E. Howard Hunt, the leader of the seven Watergate burglars (see 2:30 a.m.June 17, 1972) currently on trial, tells fellow…
Black militant, Black Liberation Army. New York City, New York. Shots are fired at police,
A confident G. Gordon Liddy leaves the courtroom. [Source: Bettmann / Corbis] The trial of the seven men accusing of…
Black militant. Republic of New Africa. New Orleans, Louisiana. Mark Essex, a black male with links to the Republic of New Africa, shoots 6 and wounds 21 during an attack in a motel. The dead include two hotel guests. Robert and Elizabeth Steagall, the hotel manager. Frank Schneider, and three police officers, Louis Sirgo, Phil Coleman, and Paul Persigo. All the victims were white, Mark Essex is killed by police at the end of a day-long shoot-out.
While awaiting trial, Watergate burglar James McCord (see June 19, 1972) tells his fellow burglars that he is going to…
Black militant, Black Liberation Army. New York City. New York. During the robbery of a social club, one man is shot and killed.