▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁murder ▁of ▁civil ▁rights ▁worker ▁Vi ola ▁Li uz zo , ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁by ▁a ▁j ury ▁in ▁Hay ne ville , ▁Alabama . ▁ ▁Eug ene ▁Thomas , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ten ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁on ▁a ▁federal ▁court ▁conv iction ▁of ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁viol ate ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁of ▁participants ▁in ▁the ▁Sel ma ▁to ▁Mont gom ery ▁march es , ▁was ▁found ▁not ▁guilty ▁by ▁a ▁state ▁j ury ▁of ▁eight ▁African - Amer icans ▁and ▁four ▁whites . ▁ ▁Alabama ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Richmond ▁Flow ers , ▁Sr . ▁had ▁pro sec uted ▁the ▁case ▁personally , ▁but ▁had ▁elected ▁not ▁to ▁call ▁the ▁state ' s ▁two ▁star ▁witness es . ▁Born : ▁Steph anie ▁Wilson , ▁American ▁engineer ▁and ▁astr onaut , ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts ▁ ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁( W ed nes day ) ▁ ▁D ardo ▁Cab o ▁and ▁Maria ▁Christ ina ▁Var rier ▁led ▁the ▁hij ack ing ▁of ▁ ▁Aer ol í ne as ▁Argent inas ▁Fl ight ▁ 6 4 8 ▁en ▁route ▁from ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁to ▁the ▁resort ▁of ▁Río ▁Gal leg os . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁ 3 2 ▁passengers ▁on ▁board , ▁ 1 9 ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁extrem ist ▁group ▁" Oper ativo ▁C ó nd or ", ▁who ▁di vert ed ▁the ▁plane ▁to ▁land ▁on ▁a ▁horse ▁racing ▁track ▁in ▁Stanley , ▁F alk