What Happened – July 18

It was on this day in 1969 that Senator Ted Kennedy drove off a bridge with a passenger in his car. He gave this statement to the police the following day:

On July 18, 1969, at approximately 11:15 p.m. in Chappaquiddick, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, I was driving my car on Main Street on my way to get the ferry back to Edgartown. I was unfamiliar with the road and turned right onto Dike Road, instead of bearing hard left on Main Street. After proceeding for approximately one-half mile on Dike Road I descended a hill and came upon a narrow bridge. The car went off the side of the bridge. There was one passenger with me, one Miss Mary, a former secretary of my brother Sen. Robert Kennedy. The car turned over and sank into the water and landed with the roof resting on the bottom. I attempted to open the door and the window of the car but have no recollection of how I got out of the car. I came to the surface and then repeatedly dove down to the car in an attempt to see if the passenger was still in the car. I was unsuccessful in the attempt. I was exhausted and in a state of shock. I recall walking back to where my friends were eating. There was a car parked in front of the cottage and I climbed into the backseat. I then asked for someone to bring me back to Edgartown. I remember walking around for a period and then going back to my hotel room. When I fully realized what had happened this morning, I immediately contacted the police.

Many people questioned why he waited so long to report the incident, as well as other inconsistencies in his story. Over 15 different books have been written about the subject.

 

The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “390 BCE – Roman-Gaulish Wars: Battle of the Allia – a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, leading to the subsequent sacking of Rome” and the most recent is “1996 – Battle of Mullaitivu. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army’s base, killing over 1200 Army soldiers.

A couple other things that also took place on this day are:
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1290 – King Edward I orders everyone of the Jewish faith to leave England.

1872 – Britain starts using secret ballots for voting, becoming the first country in the world to do so.

1925 – Mein Kampf is published.

 

Happy birthday to Lori Alan, Jack Irons, Ricky Skaggs, Richard Branson, Steve Forbes, Martha Reeves, Lonnie Mack, Paul Verhoeven, Craig Fuller,and John Glenn.

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1 Response to What Happened – July 18

  1. TEDDYBEARESS says:

    At about what age do you think it appropriate to read Mein Kampf?

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