Seven men were convicted in Meridian, Miss., of violating the civil rights of three murdered civil rights workers. 1968 Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. The Senate convicted U.S. District Judge Alcee L. Hastings of perjury and conspiracy and removed him from office. The conviction was overturned and Hastings was later elected to the House of Representatives. Current Birthdays Art Buchwald turns 75 years old today.
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