Jimmy Hoffa Vanishes: America's Greatest Mystery
Jimmy Hoffa vanished outside a Detroit restaurant in July 1975 after a decade of leading the Teamsters into becoming the nation's largest union while entangling the organization with organized crime. His disappearance cemented a legacy of mystery that kept the Teamsters under federal scrutiny for decades, as authorities never recovered his body or confirmed the circumstances of his death.
July 30, 1975
51 years ago
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