On this day - 29 March

Charles Manson was the leader of the Manson Family, a cult consisting of mainly women. They had strong doomsday beliefs and believed there was to be an upcoming race war. Charles Manson and his followers took large amounts of drugs. Although Manson and his followers were convicted of 9 counts of first degree murder, authorities believe they may be responsible for many other murders as well.

Because the death penalty laws at the time were ruled unconstitutional in California in 1972, all inmates with a death sentence had their sentences altered to life imprisonment instead. This included Charles Manson who spent the rest of this life in prison.

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Article 50 was triggered on March 29th 2017 by delivery of a signed letter to the President of the European Council in Brussels. By triggering Article 50 the UK publicly stated the intention to withdraw from the European Union. When this occurred, it was the first time Article 50 had been invoked.

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