On this day: August 17
POSTED: 08:14 PM PDT Aug 16, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Aug 16, 2012
Davy Crockett is born, George Orwell publishes his classic novel, the Berlin Wall claims its first victim, Bill Clinton admits to an "improper physical relationship" and Michael Phelps sets a new Olympic mark, all on this day.
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1980: Two-month-old Azaria Chamberlain is killed by a dingo during a family camping trip in Australia's Northern Territory, leading to what was then the most publicized trial in Australian history. Her mother, Lindy Chamberlain, is tried for murder and would spend more than three years in prison before being released when a piece of Azaria's clothing was found in a dingo lair.
