Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 21 January 1968

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

Rumors had circulated that six African Americans had raped and robbed 19-year-old Irene Tusken. A physician's examination of Tusken subsequently found no physical evidence of rape.
(16 June 1920)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Sunday 21st of January 1968 57 years ago
A B-52G Stratofortress carrying four B28FI thermonuclear bombs crashes onto sea ice in Thule Air Base, Pituffik, Greenland, Denmark. The conventional explosives aboard detonated and the nuclear payload ruptured and dispersed which resulted in radioactive contamination. Six crew members ejected safely but 27-year-old co-pilot Leonard Svitenko who did not have an ejection seat was killed while trying to bail out.