1854: Hanged at Brisbane Gaol for the Killing of a Station Manager
In March 1852, Adolphus Henry Trevethan, a station manager at Rawbell in the Burnett District, was killed during a tense confrontation with a large group of armed men on his property. Read more →
1962: De Gaulle Survives a Hail of Bullets at Petit-Clamart
On the evening of 22 August 1962, Lieutenant-Colonel Jean Bastien-Thiry led a carefully planned ambush on the presidential motorcade at Petit-Clamart, south of Paris. Read more →
1972: The Brooklyn Bank Siege That Inspired Dog Day Afternoon
On August 22, 1972, John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile attempted to rob a branch of Chase Manhattan Bank at 450 Avenue P in Gravesend, Brooklyn. Read more →
2004: The Scream and Madonna Stolen at Gunpoint from Oslo Museum
In broad daylight on 22 August 2004, masked gunmen entered the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway, and tore two priceless works from the walls: the 1910 version of Edvard Munch’s iconic The Scream and his enigmatic Madonna. Read more →
