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True Crime Sundays: Idaho woman sentenced to 30 months in prison for role in US Capitol breach “I understood what Jesus felt like when he was in the garden of Gethsemane praying and felt so alone,” St Cyr said in a video on Facebook after the sentencing. by Andrew Baertlein, Alexandra Duggan BOISE, Idaho —Continue reading
History Lesson Tuesdays: Dog Unearths Cave of Antiquity
Marcel Ravidat, second from left in beret, with his friends at the cave entrance in 1940
History Lesson Tuesdays: Massacre at the Munich Olympics in 1972.
During the 1972 Summer Olympics at Munich, in the early morning of September 5, a group of Palestinian terrorists storms the Olympic Village apartment of the Israeli athletes, killing two and taking nine others hostage. The terrorists were part of a group known as Black September, in return for the release of the hostages, they demandedContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: Massacre at the Munich Olympics in 1972.”
Historic Wallace, Idaho
History Lesson Tuesdays: Unit 731: Biological Warfare and Inhuman Cruelty
by Robbie Mitchell Unit 731, a covert biological and chemical warfare research facility that operated during World War II in Japan, holds a chilling place in history. Veiled in secrecy and shrouded in denial for decades, this clandestine unit conducted gruesome experiments on human subjects, inflicting unimaginable suffering. Unit 731’s existence is a dark chapterContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: Unit 731: Biological Warfare and Inhuman Cruelty”
Centralia Mine Fire: Devastation from Underground
by Kimberly Lin In 1890, the coal mining town of Centralia, Pennsylvania, was home to more than 2800 people. Just like in any other town, rows of houses lined the streets, townsfolk had barbecues in their backyards, and everyone put up Christmas decorations during December. In 1962, the Centralia mine fire propelled the quiet borough intoContinue reading “Centralia Mine Fire: Devastation from Underground”
True Crime Sundays: Son of Sam Serial Killer is Arrested
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The Supreme Court has 10 cases left to decide, including some of the biggest they’ve heard this term
by Jessica Gresko and Mark Sherman Questions about gay rights, student loans, voting laws and affirmative action are all unanswered as the court prepares to release its final decisions of the term. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is getting ready to decide some of its biggest cases of the term. The high court has 10 opinions leftContinue reading “The Supreme Court has 10 cases left to decide, including some of the biggest they’ve heard this term”
This Day in History 1990 Americans with Disabilities Ave (ADA) signed into Law & 1908 FBI Founded
On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signs the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the most sweeping affirmation of rights for the disabled in American history at the time, into law. As disability rights attorney Arlene Mayerson would later write, the story of the ADA began “when people with disabilities began to challenge societal barriers thatContinue reading “This Day in History 1990 Americans with Disabilities Ave (ADA) signed into Law & 1908 FBI Founded”
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