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DJ Alan Freed is fired from WABC for the “Payola Scandal”

André Sedlak, Esq.

DJ Alan Freed is fired from WABC for the "Payola Scandal" November 21, 1959:  Alan Freed a/k/a "Moon Dog" the WABC AM Radio Disk Jockey, who popularized the term "rock and roll," is fired from the radio station for allegedly participating in the "Payola Scandal."  Congressional Investigations of the Payola Scandal began in 1959.  DJ Alan Freed and TV … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Today in Legal History Tagged With: congressional investigation, grand jury, misdemeanor, payola scandal

The Haymarket Affair Bombers are Executed by Hanging.

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The Haymarket Affair Bombers are Executed by Hanging. November 11, 1887:  The Haymarket Affair bombers, August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed.  The Haymarket affair a/k/a the "Haymarket Massacre" and "Haymarket Riot" was a bombing that occurred at a labor demonstration on May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Today in Legal History Tagged With: conspiracy, execution, grand jury, murder, the haymarket affair bombers are executed by hanging.

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