Beginning of Mata Hari's trial: 24 July 1917 - This Day in History

Dutch-born dancer and courtesan Mata Hari, whose name became a synonym for the seductive female spy, went on trial this day in 1917, accused of spying for Germany, and was subsequently found guilty and shot by a firing squad.More Events on this day:1974: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Richard M. Nixon had to provide transcripts of Watergate tapes to special prosecutor Leon Jaworski.1959: Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S. Vice President Richard M. Nixon engaged in the “kitchen debate” at an American exhibition in Moscow.1944: Soviet forces liberated the Majdanek concentration and extermination camp on the outskirts of the city of Lublin, Poland.1923: The Treaty of Lausanne, the final treaty concluding World War I, was signed at Lausanne, Switzerland.1911: Hiram Bingham discovered Machu Picchu in a remote... [read full story]