This Day in History

It's difficult to find a U.S. source on the 36th anniversary of Mary Jo Kopechne's needless drowning in Senator Kennedy's Oldsmobile at Chappaquiddick near Martha's Vineyard. But the Hindustan Times ran a ditty about it:

1968(sic): US Senator Edward Kennedy's car drove off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts killing his 28-year-old companion Mary Jo Kopechne. Kennedy fled the scene of the accident and received a suspended sentence of two months and one year's probation. Chappaquiddick now stands for political nemesis-- a shady part of ones past that won't go away.

Kudos to This Day in History for also covering the incident: 1969: Mark this on your calendar and continue asking why Sen. Kennedy has any credibility whatsoever with anybody. We can only be thankful that his shameful behavior that night, kept him out of the White House. If Mary Jo's ignominious death was responsible for this, she may not have died completely in vain.

UPDATE: 3-05-08 The above links are no longer accessible...links are like that! Still, that doesn't take away from the fact that this is the day Mary Jo Kopechne died ignominiously because a very powerful senator from a very powerful family, (not sure why they've remained so powerful for so many years...) Sen. Ted Kennedy, did not seek help to try to save her.

Just remember this date: July 18, 1969, and Google it each year and do what you will with the data that comes up. If nothing else, say a prayer for the Kopechne family.