The Loch Ness Monster smiles for the camera -- sort of, Ellis Island closes, actor William Holden passes away, and Madonna releases "Like a Virgin," all on this day.
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San Quentin State Prison
2004: A jury in Redwood City, Calif., convicts Scott Peterson of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, and dumping her body in San Francisco Bay. Peterson would later be sentenced to death.