On this day: October 12
POSTED: 10:50 AM PDT Oct 11, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Oct 11, 2012
Christopher Columbus lands in the New World, Oktoberfest finds its roots, Sid is arrested for allegedly killing Nancy, and Matthew Shepard dies, all on this day.
Los Angeles Public Library
1933: The United States Army Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island is acquired by the United States Department of Justice. The island would become a federal prison in August 1934 and was designed to hold prisoners who continuously caused trouble at other federal prisons.
