Today in History May 23rd

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by Looking for the Light

1934

A stolen Ford Deluxe is met with a hail of bullets as it passes an ambush of lawmen lying in wait on a rural highway in Louisiana’s Bienville Parish. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow’s car is hit by 130 rounds, and the FBI’s most wanted criminals are brought down after a 2-year manhunt.

1969

The Who release the double-album rock opera ‘Tommy’—the story of a ‘deaf, dumb, and blind’ boy who finds redemption through pinball and becomes a spiritual leader. The album will go on to sell tens of millions of copies and be adapted as a film and a stage musical.

1979

Tom Petty defies his record label and files for bankruptcy

BIRTHDAYS

Drew Carey 1958

Joan Collins 1933

Maxwell 1973

Douglas Fairbanks 1883

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15 thoughts on “Today in History May 23rd”

    1. My granny and her brother’s grew up with Bonnie and Clyde. I enjoy every story there is. My uncle was a crime lord as well. Back then it was slot machines. Thank you taking the time to comment. I love looking back. It was also a great music day!

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    1. They were a pair, I never get old of the story. They grew up with my grannny and her brother’s. My granny would sit on the counter as a young girl in Clyde’s mother store. When you grew up in West Dallas, where all the poor people lived, plenty of trouble can be found. I have an article if my uncle robbing a grocery store and getting caught, I don’t remember his punishment. I love a good mafia story. 🙂

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          2. I think so, my affection for crime started early and I’m totally fasicinate​d by the mafia. Today more for the Russian Costa Nostra. I could tell who were with the mob while in Russia because they were having lunch around 3:00 with a young ​honey, no one is the resturant ​but me. One guy very well dressed, came in close to my table and said AMERICAN, I just smille​d at him. In another life if such a thing I want to be a crime boss wife! You now know how totally crazy I am.

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