On September 25, 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court. What else was being reported in newspapers on that historic day?

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“Advertisement: American Waterbed World, Inc. (Page 11-A).” The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida), September 25, 1981. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “O'Connor Gets Her Day As First Woman Justice.” The Lima News (Lima, Ohio), September 25, 1981. www.newspapers.com.

Barrett, Tom. “Police Rescue Kidnapped Tot.” The Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), September 25, 1981. www.newspapers.com.

Calhoun, John. “10 Fascinating Facts about Joan Crawford.” Biography.com. A&E Networks Television, March 22, 2021. https://www.biography.com/news/joan-crawford-biography-facts.

Elkins, Ken. “Lambert Granted Parole, Facing Alabama Hearing.” The Columbus Enquirer (Columbus, Georgia), December 28, 1984. www.newspapers.com.

Hixt, Nancy. “Stolen Innocence .” Crime Beat Podcast, air date January 10, 2022.

“Joan Crawford.” Biography.com. A&E Networks Television, March 26, 2021. https://www.biography.com/actor/joan-crawford.

Mathews, Tom. “Denise Lambert Denied 'Youth' Status by Judge in Heath Murder Case.” Kingsport Times-News (Kingsport, Tennessee), September 3, 1983. www.newspapers.com.

Montgomery, Chris Zdeb. “Sexual Deviant's Sentence Boosted to 4 Years on New Disclosures.” The Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), March 8, 1994. www.newspapers.com.

“Owens v. State.” Justia Law. Accessed November 1, 2022. https://law.justia.com/cases/alabama/court-of-appeals-criminal/1986/531-so-2d-2-0.html.

Parker, Jerry. “'Mommie Dearest' Was Not the Dearest of Mommies.” Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi), October 15, 1978. www.newspapers.com.

Perreaux, Leslie. “High-Risk Sex Offender to Make Warman Home.” The Star Phoneix (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada), April 4, 1998. www.newspapers.com.

“Sandra Day O'Connor.” Sandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy. Accessed November 1, 2022. https://oconnorinstitute.org/civic-programs/oconnor-history/sandra-day-oconnor-policy-archives-research-library/.

Solomon, Howard. “Crossfield Kidnapper Jailed.” Calgary Herald (Calgary, Alberta, Canada), March 27, 1982. www.newspapers.com.

Susan Swartz. “Was Crawford Really Weird?” The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California), September 25, 1981. www.newspapers.com.

“Urgent Inmate Executed for Plotting Murder of Pregnant Wife.” AP NEWS. Associated Press, March 20, 1992. https://apnews.com/article/217fea3fba61cbd656112759fe71a363.

Walters, Nolan. “$200,000 Bond Set For Denise Lambert.” The Columbus Ledger (Columbus, Georgia), September 25, 1981. www.newspapers.com.

SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.