by ABC News Writers President-elect Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent Friday’s sentencing in his New York criminal hush money case. In a filing Wednesday morning, defense lawyers argued that sentencing Trump — who has attempted to halt the case based on a claim of presidential immunity — would damage “the institutionContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: Trump asks Supreme Court to block his criminal hush money sentencing”
Category Archives: History in the Making
History Lesson Tuesdays: 1934 – Federal Prisoners Land On Alcatraz
A group of federal prisoners classified as “most dangerous” arrives at Alcatraz Island, a 22-acre rocky outcrop situated 1.5 miles offshore in San Francisco Bay, on August 11, 1934. The convicts—the first civilian prisoners to be housed in the new high-security penitentiary—joined a few dozen military prisoners left over from the island’s days as a U.S. military prison.Continue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: 1934 – Federal Prisoners Land On Alcatraz”
History Lesson Tuesdays: 1999 – Woodstock ’99 Begins
The music festival Woodstock ’99 opens on July 23, 1999. The festival—timed to the 30th anniversary of the original Woodstock—attempts to bring the spirit of peace, music, and love to a new generation; instead it devolves into three days of scorching heat, raw sewage, misogyny and greed in upstate New York. Woodstock ’99 was organized by John Scher and MichaelContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: 1999 – Woodstock ’99 Begins”
History Lesson Tuesday: The First Atomic Bomb Test is Successfully Exploded – 1945
On July 16, 1945, at 5:29:45 a.m., the Manhattan Project yields explosive results as the first atom bomb is successfully tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Plans for the creation of a uranium bomb by the Allies were established as early as 1939, when Italian emigre physicist Enrico Fermi met with U.S. Navy department officials at Columbia University to discuss the useContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesday: The First Atomic Bomb Test is Successfully Exploded – 1945”
History Lesson Tuesdays: Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence in 1776
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and its king. The declaration came 442 days after the first volleys of the American Revolution were fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts and marked an ideological expansion of the conflict that would eventually encourage France’s interventionContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence in 1776”
History Lesson Tuesdays: 1944 FDR Signs G.I. Bill
On June 22, 1944, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the G.I. Bill, an unprecedented act of legislation designed to compensate returning members of the armed services—known as G.I.s—for their efforts in World War II. As the last of its sweeping New Deal reforms, Roosevelt’s administration created the G.I. Bill (officially the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944) hoping to avoid a relapseContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: 1944 FDR Signs G.I. Bill”
History Lesson Tuesday: 1968-Robert F. Kennedy is Fatally Shot
Shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, Senator Robert Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California presidential primary. Immediately after he announced to his cheering supporters that the country was ready to end its fractious divisions, Kennedy was shot several times by 24-year-old Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan. He was pronounced deadContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesday: 1968-Robert F. Kennedy is Fatally Shot”
Appeals court ruling means over 100 Jan. 6 rioters may be resentenced
by Rachel Weiner and Spencer S. Hsu More than 100 people convicted of participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol may have to be resentenced after a federal appeals court Friday overturned a sentencing enhancement used to help determine their punishments. The decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit came inContinue reading “Appeals court ruling means over 100 Jan. 6 rioters may be resentenced”
Convicted prostitute, current escort removed from Godley ISD groups, including council overseeing Sex-Ed
by David Sentendrey GODLEY, Texas – A woman tasked with helping decide sexual education curriculum in Godley ISD has been removed from multiple positions within the district because she’s a convicted prostitute. A FOX 4 investigation also found she is advertising herself online as an escort. The discovery raises concerns about background checks in the district and across theContinue reading “Convicted prostitute, current escort removed from Godley ISD groups, including council overseeing Sex-Ed”
Two Billion People Are Prepared to Lose Their Homes
by Anna Skinner Billions of people expect to be displaced within the next 25 years because of severe impacts from climate change, according to a new study. Scientists and politicians alike continue to raise the alarm about the concerning impacts of global warming as more research reveals that climate change increases the severity of some naturalContinue reading “Two Billion People Are Prepared to Lose Their Homes”
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