Today in True Crime History: March 7

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1965 — During a civil rights protest, the Alabama state troopers begin beating black protesters in Selma. This day is known as “Bloody Sunday.”

1967 — Jimmy Hoffa begins a sentence of eight years in prison for jury tampering and defrauding a union. The sentence was commuted in 1971.

1981 — The first homicide at Disneyland occurs. An 18-year-old man was stabbed in the chest during a fight on the premises.

1995 — New York begins to use the death penalty again, becoming the 38th state to implement the policy. In 2004, the death penalty was put to rest in the state.