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03/20/2019

Today in History

March 20, 1974

The Attempted Kidnapping of Princess Anne

On March 20, 1974 Princess Anne was returning to Buckingham Palace from a charity event. In the car was her husband, Mark Phillips, her driver and private detective. Suddenly, a Ford es**rt in front of her Rolls Royce veered to a stop. A man emerged from the Ford, firing a pistol. Princess Anne's driver and detective were both shot. The assailant pointed his weapon at the Royals, demanding they exit the car. Princess Anne replied "Not bloody likely".

Two passers-by intervened. One was shot in the chest. The other managed to hit the assailant. The diversion allowed Princess Anne to exit the car on the side opposite the attack. The assailant was arrested two blocks away after shooting one of the arresting officers.

The gunman, Ian Ball, was adjudged mentally incompetent and remains under guarded hospitalization in Broodmoor Hospital.

03/15/2019

Today in History

March 15, 44 B.C.E.

The Ides of March
On this date in 44 B.C.E., members of the Roman Senate, including Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, and 60 other co-conspirators, stabbed to death Julius Ceasar. According to the contemporary historian Plutarch, an oracle warned Caesar to be on his guard against a threat to his life on the Ides of March. On his way to the where he would be assassinated, Caesar commented "Well, the Ides of March have come." The oracle replied "Aye, they have come, but they are not gone."

02/18/2019

Today in History

February 18, 1478

The Duke is Drowned

Duke of Clarence is a title traditionally awarded to junior members of British royal families. The first, George Plantagenet, was the brother of kings Edward IV and Richard III. Never happy with his status, George plotted with a number of co-conspirators to overthrow Edward IV and take the crown. Finally, Edward had him imprisoned and tried for treason. He was condemned to die by the Lords of Parliament. Edward, loathe to execute his brother, allowed George to choose his own method of ex*****on in a private setting. According to legend, on this date in 1478, the Duke of Clarence was drowned in a keg of Malmsey, a sweet wine from Greece of which he was particularly fond.