June 25
1906
The Murder of Stanford White
On June 25, 1906, renowned architect Stanford White was shot dead in front of a packed audience atop Madison Square Garden by Harry K. Thaw, a wealthy heir obsessed with White’s relationship with Evelyn Nesbit. The murder, rooted in a tangled web of power, obsession, and scandal, shocked the nation and became one of the most infamous crimes of the Gilded Age, shaping American media and legal history. Read more
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