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28Apr
2014

This Week in History: 4-28-14

On April 28, 1789, Fletcher Christian and the crew of the HMS Bounty mutiny, casting Captain William Bligh adrift in a small boat. On April 29, 1945, American troops liberate the Dachau concentration camp in Germany. On April ...

22Apr
2014

This Week in History: Remembering Patriot’s Day

        On April 20, 1999, Two students embark on a shooting spree at Columbine High School in Colorado, killing 12 students and a teacher. On April 21, Happy Patriot’s Day!  Commemorating the ...

14Apr
2014

This Week in History: Birth of Thomas Jefferson

        On April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson, our 3rd President, was born. On April 14, 1865, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater in Washington. On ...

07Apr
2014

This Week in History: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President, Died

            On April 7, 1952, “We can afford no liberties with liberty itself.”  United States v. Spector, 343 U.S. 169, 180 (Aprril 7, 1952) (Jackson, J., dissenting) On April 11, ...

31Mar
2014

This Week in 1968: Loss of a Beloved Civil Rights Leader

              On March 30, 1981, U.S. President Ronald Reagan was shot and wounded by John Hinckley, Jr.  He was later found not guilty by reason of insanity and has remained under ...

24Mar
2014

This Week in History: President Andrew Jackson’s Censure

        On March 24, 1763, William Pitt the Elder, before the House of commons in opposition to the Excise Bill, stated:  “The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the ...

17Mar
2014

This Week in 1963: Assistance of Counsel Held a Fundamental Right

        Clarence Earl Gideon, an unlikely hero, circa 1961. On March 17, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! On March 18, 1963, Gideon v. Wainwright  was decided, held:  Assistance of Counsel is a ...

10Mar
2014

This Week in History: Andrew Johnson, Jack Ruby, Antonin Scalia

On March 11, Happy Birthday Justice Antonin Scalia (born 1936 in Trenton, NJ). On March 13, 1868, the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson begins.  This was the first time in history that a sitting president had ...

03Mar
2014

This Week in History: 2-3-14

On March 2, 1807, Congress abolished the slave trade. On March 3, 1991, an amateur video captures the Los Angeles police department beating motorist Rodney King, raising public concern over police treatment of minorities. On ...

24Feb
2014

This Week in History: 2-24-14

On February 23, 1945, Joe Rosenthal photographs 5 U.S. Marines and a Navy corpsman raising a flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima, among the most famous photos ever made. On February 24, 1868, the U.S. House of Representatives ...