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This Day In History

Arts

2017 Wonder Woman, the first major superhero film directed by a woman (Patty Jenkins) premiered in US cinemas. It would gross more than $820 million at the box office and received critical acclaim.

Crime

2009 Chicago police officer Anthony Abbate was convicted of committing aggravated battery for punching and kicking Karolina Obrycka, a bartender half his size, after she’d refused to serve him more drinks, which his male defense attorney described as "one silly, stupid act". Abbate received probation as was still employed by the department, two years after the assault. He could have been sentenced to up to five years, but the male judge decided community service was sufficient. Obrycka was later awarded $850,000 in damages in her lawsuit against Abbate and the police department, which included allegations of misconduct by the (male) officer on the case.

Military

1863 Harriet Tubman leads 150 African-American soldiers into Maryland in the Raid on Combahee Ferry, freeing more than 750 slaves.

Politics

1953 The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place in London’s Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI.