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California judge Harold Haley is taken hostage in his courtroom and killed during an effort to free George Jackson from police custody.
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Harold Haley
American judge and murder victim (1904–1970)
Harold Joseph Haley was an American judge. He was a Superior Court judge in Marin County, California. He was taken hostage in his courtroom, along with several others, during the course of a trial, and was killed during the attempted escape of his captors with their hostages.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
George Jackson (activist)
American author and activist (1941–1971)
George Lester Jackson was an American author, prisoner, and revolutionary. While serving an indeterminate sentence for stealing $71 at gunpoint from a gas station in 1960, Jackson became involved in the Black power movement and inspired the creation of an ultra-leftist prison…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
August 7
Day of the year
August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 146 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)