American Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights Timeline. Portuguese negotiate the first slave trade agreement that also includes gold and ivory. By the end of the 19th Century, because of the slave trade, five times as many Africans (over 11 million) would arrive in the Americas than Europeans.
Consequently, on June 27, 1963, Ernesto Miranda was convicted and sentenced to two concurrent terms of 20-30 years imprisonment. But Alvin Moore's arguments about the confession had touched off a legal firestorm. Miranda's conviction was appealed all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. On June 13, 1966, Chief Justice Earl Warren, speaking for a 5-4 majority, for the first time established unequivocal guidelines about what is and what is not permissible in the interrogation room:
Credit: Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images. Ricardo Medina Jr. has officially been charged with the murder of his roommate, Us Weekly can confirm. The Power Rangers actor was first arrested for the crime in January 2015. Medina, 36, was arrested again on Thursday, January 14, 2016, and charged with one count of murder, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office confirms to Us. If convicted, he could face up to 26 years behind bars.