Woodpeckers and sexy murder ladies and O.J Simpson murders and Planet of the Apes and Chachi in charge.

• Sex murder

  11 years ago – In 2011, convicted American murderer Amanda Knox had her sentence overturned in an Italian court. She was retried, re-convicted, and sentenced to 28 and a half years. But in 2015, Italy’s Supreme Court finally acquitted her.

  American journalist Amanda Knox attends a panel session entitled...

  American journalist Amanda Knox attends a panel session entitled Trial by Media during the first edition of the Criminal Justice Festival, an event organised by The Italy Innocence Project and the... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images

• Great movie

  24 years ago – In 1998, Roddy McDowall died of cancer at 70. He starred as both Caesar and Cornelius in the original “Planet of the Apes” movies.

  Planet of the Apes

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• Juice

  27 years ago – In 1995, the jury in the O.J. Simpson Murder Trial found O.J. INNOCENT of the slayings of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman.

  O.J. Simpson attends a parole hearing at Lovelock Correctional Center...

  O.J. Simpson attends a parole hearing at Lovelock Correctional Center July 20, 2017 in Lovelock, Nevada. Simpson is serving a nine to 33 year prison term for a 2007 armed robbery and kidnapping... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images

• Chachi in charge

  38 years ago – In 1984, the Scott Baio sitcom “Charles in Charge” debuted on CBS.

  Scott Baio arrives for the Premiere Of "Beckman" held at Hilton Los...

  Scott Baio arrives for the Premiere Of "Beckman" held at Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City on September 21, 2020 in Universal City, California. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images

• Pecker

  65 years ago – In 1957, “The Woody Woodpecker Show”, debuted on ABC.

  Black-rumped flameback woodpecker perched on a tree/Nagpur

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