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mahatmakanejeeves

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Mon Dec 25, 2023, 07:59 AM Dec 2023

On this day, December 25, 1884, Evelyn Nesbit was born.

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Actress Evelyn Nesbit was #BornOnThisDay, Dec. 25, 1884. Remembered as the witness to a murder, when her husband, multi-millionaire Harry Thaw, shot & killed architect Stanford White on June 25, 1906, called the "Trial of the Century." Passed in 1967 (age 82) #RIP #History #BOTD









Thu Nov 9, 2023: On this day, November 9, 1853, architect Stanford White was born.

Mon Dec 26, 2022: On December 25, 1884, Evelyn Nesbit was born.

Wed Nov 9, 2022: On this day, November 9, 1853, architect Stanford White was born.

For the young'uns:

Hat tip, Dennis Donovan

Tue Jun 25, 2019: 113 Years Ago Today; Murder of the Century on the roof of Madison Square Garden

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On this day, December 25, 1884, Evelyn Nesbit was born. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 OP
Nesbit reflected later in life, "Stanny (Stanford White) was lucky. no_hypocrisy Dec 2023 #1
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