August 1972
Events that took place in Fairfax County in August, 1972:
- August 1 – The science lab at Thoreau Intermediate School is firebombed, causing $100,000 worth of damage.[1]
- August 21 – 29-year-old Joseph J. Brooks is fatally stabbed in his dormitory at the Lorton Reformatory. Brooks manages to stagger to the prison hospital and is taken to D.C. General Hospital, where he dies about 4½ hours later.[2]
References
- ↑ Chen, Edwin. "Fairfax's Arson Problem" Evening Star, 7 Aug. 1972, NIGHT FINAL, p. 19. NewsBank. Accessed 10 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ "Prisoner Dies from Stab Wound." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Aug 23 1972. ProQuest. Web. 6 Nov. 2016 .
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