2014
This Week in History: 4-28-14
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /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 ...
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This Week in History: Remembering Patriot’s Day
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /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 ...
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This Week in History: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President, Died
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /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, ...
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This Week in 1968: Loss of a Beloved Civil Rights Leader
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /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 ...
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This Week in History: President Andrew Jackson’s Censure
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /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 ...
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This Week in History: Andrew Johnson, Jack Ruby, Antonin Scalia
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /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 ...
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This Week in History: 2-3-14
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /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 ...
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This Week in History: 2-24-14
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /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 ...
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This Week in History: 2-17-14
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /On February 17, Happy President’s Day! On February 17, 1992, Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to life in prison for 15 counts of murder. On February 18, 1972, the California Supreme Court declares the death ...
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This Week in History: 2-3
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /On February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment was ratified. The Amendment prohibits federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen’s “race, color, or previous condition of ...
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