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On this day in conspiracies
The dated turning points behind the case files: assassinations, crashes, leaks, votes, and the moments a theory was born, each drawn straight from a file's sourced timeline. We only place an entry on a day the record actually names.
- 1872Mary CelesteUnsolved Crimes & Disappearances
The ship's last logged position, recorded on the deck log slate, places her near Santa Maria Island in the Azores. This is the final entry anyone aboard is known to have made.
- 1986Iran-Contra affairGovernment & Intelligence
Attorney General Edwin Meese announces that proceeds from the Iran arms sales were diverted to the Contras, the discovery that turns an arms scandal into a fund-diversion scandal.
- 2025Louvre heist AI 'CCTV' fakesHoaxes & Pop Culture
The real investigation continues: French authorities announce further arrests, with several suspects charged over the heist. The stolen jewels remain unrecovered, underscoring that the crime is genuine even as its “footage” is not.
Drawn from 1,959 dated events across our case-file timelines. Dates reckoned in UTC.