On this day
June 7
Only day-precision events appear here — fuzzy dates never fake an anniversary.
1940
Samuel Little born in Reynolds, Georgia as Samuel McDowell
Samuel Little — America's Most Prolific Confirmed Serial Killer1998
King, Brewer, and Berry offered Byrd a ride while he walked along a road
The Murder of James Byrd Jr.1998
Byrd beaten, chained by his ankles to a pickup truck, and dragged nearly three miles
The Murder of James Byrd Jr.1998
Byrd's remains discovered on a rural road outside Jasper; identification required forensic analysis
The Murder of James Byrd Jr.