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31May
2016

This Week in History – First Explorers Reach Mt. Everest Summit

On May 29, 1953, mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay set foot atop Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain. They were the first ever to reach its 29,029-foot peak, and met instant fame upon their return: ...

24May
2016

This Week in History – Bonnie & Clyde Killed in Police Ambush

Notorious bandits Bonnie Parker, left, and Clyde Barrow.  Clyde Barrow had exploited the pre-FBI “state line” rule that prevented officers from one jurisdiction from pursuing a fugitive into another – but his ...

16May
2016

This Week in History – Life Without Parole Ruled Unconstitutional

Florida Solicitor General Scott Makar, who grew up in Holmes Beach, gives the state’s oral argument to the U.S. Supreme Court in the Graham v. Florida case, in which life without parole was ruled unconstitutional in ...

09May
2016

This Week in History – Nelson Mandela Inaugurated

Nelson Mandela inaugurated as South Africa’s first black president May 10th, 1994. Also in 1994, Mandela published his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, much of which he had secretly written while in prison. West ...

07May
2016

CARP, Inc. Announces New Facilities

Kelly V. Landers, President, and the Board of Directors of the recently restructured C.A.R.P. (Comprehensive Alcoholism Rehabilitation Programs, Inc.), are proud to announce the new C.A.R.P. facility, previously located off ...

02May
2016

This Week in History – John Scopes Arrested for Teaching Evolution

Photo: Evangelist T.T. Martin’s books against the theory of evolution were sold at an outdoor stand in Dayton, Tennessee, scene of the Scopes Monkey Trial (Source: Associated Press). West Palm Beach criminal defense ...