On this date in 1960, Holocaust organizer Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to hang
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Dec 15, 2021
🚨Adolf Eichmann Sentenced to Death
Dec. 15, 1961 - In Israel today, Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death by hanging for his role in the killing of 6,000,000 Jews during...
Dec 14, 2021
Movies: World Premiere of "Judgment at Nuremberg" Held in Berlin
Dec. 14, 1961 - An Berlin audience viewed the world premiére of the American film, “Judgment at Nuremberg.” A capacity audience of 1,200...
Dec 12, 2021
West German Media Approve Eichmann Verdict
Dec. 12, 1961 - West German newspapers were unanimous today in approving the verdict against Adolf Eichmann (pictured in 1942) by an...
Dec 11, 2021
Eichmann Likely To Be Hanged
Dec. 11, 1961 - Israeli judges rejected one by one today the arguments that Adolf Eichmann hoped would gain some mitigation of sentence...
Dec 10, 2021
Eichmann Convicted in Jerusalem
Dec. 10, 1961 - Adolf Eichmann was convicted in a Jerusalem court this morning of crimes against the Jewish people, crimes against...
Oct 14, 2021
Eichmann Writes Memoirs while Awaiting Verdict in Jerusalem
Oct. 14, 1961 - In his heavily guarded cell in Israel, Adolf Eichmann is racing against time to complete a book. The former Nazi is...
Sep 19, 2021
Kennedy Praises Anne Frank, Victim of Nazis
Sept. 19, 1961 - President Kennedy said in a special message today that millions of persons were living under the shadow of another...
Aug 14, 2021
Eichmann Trial Done - Former Nazi Expects Death
Aug. 14, 1961 - The trial of Adolf Eichmann, which began April 11 and involved some of the most sickening testimony every heard in a...
Aug 10, 2021
Israeli Prosecutor Asks for "True and Righteous" Verdict: Death for Eichmann
Aug. 10, 1961 - Attorney General Gideon Hausner demanded today the conviction of Adolf Eichmann as a merciless and insatiable murderer of...
Aug 8, 2021
Israeli Prosecutor Calls Eichmann Unrepentant "Henchman of Hitler"
Aug. 8, 1961 - Israel's Attorney General, Gideon Hausner, began today a wrathful summation of Israel's case against Adolf Eichmann...
Aug 7, 2021
Summations in Eichmann Trial Tomorrow, Former Nazi Likely to Face Death Penalty
Aug. 7, 1961 - Summations in the trial of Adolf Eichmann will begin tomorrow in Jerusalem. Attorney General Gideon Hausner will demand...
Jul 24, 2021
Eichmann Completes Testimony, Verdict Likely in November
July 24, 1961 - Adolf Eichmann completed his testimony today before an Israeli tribunal trying him on charges of having directed the...
Jul 21, 2021
Israeli Judges Question Eichmann
July 21, 1961 - The cross-examination of Adolf Eichmann by Israeli Attorney General Gideon Hausner has ended and the three judges are now...
Jul 18, 2021
Shocking Details on Himmler's Jewish Skull Collection Emerge at Eichmann Trial
July 18, 1961 - Adolf Eichmann admitted at his trial today that the supplying of 150 skeletons of Jews for the skull collection of...
Jul 10, 2021
Israeli Prosecutor Ridicules Adolf Eichmann
July 10, 1961 - At the trial of Adolf Eichmann today, prosecutor Gideon Hausner employed heavy sarcasm, addressing the former Nazi...
Jul 7, 2021
Eichmann Cross-Examined in Jerusalem
July 7, 1961 - Adolf Eichmann, wilting under the first blast of cross-examination, admitted moral guilt today as an accomplice in the ...
Jul 6, 2021
Eichmann to Israeli Tribunal: "I'm Innocent"
July 6, 1961 - Adolf Eichmann (pictured in 1942) proclaimed today his innocence of charges that he had been a key accomplice in the Nazi...
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