Kidnapping of the Lindbergh Baby (1932)
On March 1, 1932, the son of famed pilots Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh was abducted from his crib in their New Jersey home. Two months later, the child was found dead, and a German carpenter was arrested and found guilty of first-degree murder. The kidnapping has been called "the biggest story since the Resurrection," with the trial being dubbed one of the "trials of the century."
The Declaration of Independence (1776)
On July 4, 1776, the United States Declaration of Independence stated that the Thirteen Colonies considered themselves independent from British rule. Under the Declaration, these new states took the first step toward forming the United States of America. Although the Declaration was actually passed on July 2, Independence Day is celebrated on July 4, the day that the wording of the Declaration was approved.