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Ellsberg Espionage Charges Dropped (1973)May 11th, 1973
On this day in 1973, the charges of espionage, theft, and conspiracy levied against Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower responsible for leaking the Pentagon Papers, were dropped due to state misconduct, including the FBI tapping his phone.
Image: Daniel Ellsberg, co-defendant in the Pentagon Papers case, talks to media outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles on April 28th, 1973. Photo credit Wally Fong, AP [nbcnews.com]
Pullman Strike (1894)May 11th, 1894
On this day in 1894, the Pullman Strike, a national railroad strike led by Eugene V. Debs, began, leading to Debs' arrest, 30 strikers' killed, $80 million of property damage, and the creation of the American version of Labor Day.