Today in History: February 13, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia found dead

"On Feb. 13, 2016, Justice Antonin Scalia, the influential conservative member of the U.S. Supreme Court, was found dead at a private residence in the Big Bend area of West Texas; he was 79."

"In 1945, Allied forces in World War II began a three-day bombing raid on Dresden, Germany, killing as many as 25,000 people and triggering a firestorm that swept through the city center. In 1965, during the Vietnam War, President Lyndon B. Johnson authorized Operation Rolling Thunder, an extended bombing campaign against the North Vietnamese. In 1980, the 13th Winter Olympics opened in Lake Placid, New York."

"In 1996, the rock musical Rent, by Jonathan Larson, premiered off-Broadway less than three weeks after Larson's death. In 2002, John Walker Lindh, who was captured by U.S. forces as an enemy combatant in 2001, pleaded not guilty in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, to conspiring to kill Americans and supporting the Taliban and terrorist organizations. (Lindh later pleaded guilty to lesser offenses and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.)"

Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead on Feb. 13, 2016, in West Texas. In 1935, Bruno Richard Hauptmann was convicted of first-degree murder in the kidnap-slaying of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr.; he was executed the next year. In 1945, Allied forces began a three-day bombing raid on Dresden, Germany, triggering a firestorm and massive casualties. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson authorized Operation Rolling Thunder against North Vietnam. John Walker Lindh was charged in 2002, later pleading guilty to lesser offenses and receiving a 20-year sentence. Michael Flynn resigned in 2017 and Michael Cohen acknowledged a 2018 payment to Stormy Daniels. In 2021, Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate at his second impeachment trial.

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