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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.
- 1961Trujillo assassinationGovernment & Intelligence
Around 10 p.m., Dominican conspirators in two cars ambush Trujillo's chauffeured Chevrolet on the highway toward San Cristóbal, outside Ciudad Trujillo. In the ensuing gun battle Trujillo is hit repeatedly and killed. The plot to seize the government afterward collapses when a key general fails to act.
- 2007Rafik Hariri assassinationGovernment & Intelligence
The UN Security Council adopts Resolution 1757, establishing the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, a hybrid court seated near The Hague and applying Lebanese criminal law, to try those responsible for the attack.
Drawn from 1,911 dated events across our case-file timelines. Dates reckoned in UTC.