This Day in History: A student of Aristotle is laid to rest following a life of great achievement as Alexander the Great dies in Babylon after presiding over the largest empire in the ancient world, 323 B.C.; aviator Charles Lindbergh gets the full treatment- a ticker-tape parade amongst adoring crowds in downtown New York City to welcome him home after his record-breaking solo flight across the A...tlantic Ocean, 1927; the U.S. Supreme Court sides with a dude named Miranda even after he confessed to committing a crime, stating that all those arrested must be read their rights and given notice that they can remain silent and have a lawyer assist them- at taxpayer expense, 1966; State Department employee Daniel Ellsberg- formerly a supporter of government policy who'd later grown disillusioned and frustrated- leaks portions of a top secret Pentagon study on the Vietnam War to the New York Times, which immediately publishes it, causing widespread shock and disbelief that the government under President Lyndon Johnson had been repeatedly lying to the American public about the events in and outlook for success in Vietnam, causing an uproar, leading to the "fortress mentality" which eventually was the downfall of Johnson's successor, 1971; former President George H.W. Bush goes for a thrill ride as he jumps out of an airplane to celebrate his 80th birthday, 2004
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