TIL that in 1974 a US soldier stole a helicopter and flew to the White House in Washington, D.C. As he hovered above the south grounds, the Executive Protective Service shot and injured him, forcing him to land. He only received a one-year prison sentence and $2,400 in fines.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_White_House_helicopter_incident?a#Incident



Submitted January 28, 2015 at 07:08PM by The_CT_Kid http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2tylp3/til_that_in_1974_a_us_soldier_stole_a_helicopter/