Bearden's adventure ended in El Paso when a dozen federal agents opened fire with submachine guns, shredding the jet’s landing gear and destroying one of its engines during takeoff after a refuel. (3 August 1961)
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Tuesday 8th of November 1949 (-) — Spiritual leader of Flemish nationalism Cyriel Verschaeve dies of a heart attack. Verschaeve was buried in Sollbad Hall, although in 1973 members of the Vlaamse Militanten Orde dug up his remains and reburied them in Flanders.