1788
George Washington sold his race horse, Magnolia, to Colonel Henry Lee
Washington reportedly got 5,000 acres of Kentucky farmland in the trade
1984
The Jackson’s Victory Tour came to a close at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles after 55 performances in 19 cities.
The production was reported to be the world’s “greatest rock extravaganza” — and one of the most problematic
The Jackson brothers received about $50 million during the five-month tour of the U.S., playing before some 2.5 million fans.
1992
Prince Charles & Princess Diana announced their separation
Their divorce became final August 28th, 1996
Goodbye, Princess Di
and then lastly…
2008
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested on federal corruption charges, including conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery
He attempted to sell Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat
For the record, Blagojevich was only convicted on ONE of the 24 charges he was facing, which was lying to investigators. The jury deadlocked on the other 23 counts. They retried him on 20 counts, and nailed him on 17. They sent him away for 14 years, but he’s eligible for “early” release in 2024.
-Tyler Jackson
