Clarence Darrow, America’s most famous labor attorney, was acquitted of jury bribery charges in Los Angeles after his defense of the McNamara brothers. The verdict came after a two-month trial that captivated the nation.
Emperor Nicholas II assumed personal command of Russian armies as German forces threatened the strategic Baltic port of Riga. The dramatic decision marked a critical turning point in Russia’s World War I campaign.
Leopoldo Mazon was acquitted in his second trial for the killing of Patricia Gonzales in Albuquerque. His first trial had resulted in a first-degree murder conviction.
