50th anniversary: Samuel Byck attempted to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington...
History · Anniversaries · Thu, February 22, 2024
1974: Samuel Byck attempted to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with the intention of crashing it into the White House to assassinate U.S. president Richard Nixon, but he was stopped by police.
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