F. Lee Bailey, lawyer for O.J. Simpson, dies at 87
Bailey was part of the noted dream team who successfully defended the athlete-turned-actor in his double-murder trial. Francis Lee Bailey, who was part of the defense team that successfully defended O.J. Simpson in his notorious 1995 murder trial, has died in Atlanta at the age of 87.
Simpson was certainly not Bailey’s first high-profile client. The attorney also defended kidnapped heiress
Patty Hearst, the Boston Strangler and an army commander of the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam.
Attorney F. Lee Bailey (center) arrives to the April 2005 funeral services for lawyer Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. at the West Angeles Cathedral in Los Angeles. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Detroit will use part of the money from the coronavirus relief funds to fight intergenerational poverty and, overall, as a "chance to rectify a lot of wrongs," said Mayor Mike Duggan.
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Today, we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the handshake of Youngstown native George Shuba with Jackie Robinson, a defining moment in civil rights and a consequential addition to Mahoning Valley history.
Rookie first basemen Jackie Robinson debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers’ minor league affiliate Montreal Royals. He hit a three-run home run, and as he crossed home plate, Shuba instinctively raised his hand to congratulate him. The iconic scene will be captured in a statue of Shuba and Robinson in downtown Youngstown, to be dedicated in late summer.
George Shuba’s handshake was groundbreaking the first interracial handshake in professional baseball.
A new exhibit argues for the timeliness of famed Minnesota author Sinclair Lewis New exhibit focuses on life and timeliness of Sinclair Lewis. April 8, 2021 10:53am Text size Copy shortlink:
Here are three things that Patrick Coleman would like people to know about writer Sinclair Lewis:
1. Contrary to popular belief, Lewis did not hate his hometown of Sauk Centre, Minn., which was the inspiration for Gopher Prairie in his novel Main Street.
2. Though written a century ago, Lewis books are enormously relevant today. He explores racism ( Kingsblood Royal ), sexism ( The Job, Main Street and Ann Vickers ), epidemics ( Arrowsmith ) and fascism ( It Can t Happen Here ).