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History Lesson Tuesdays: 1945 – American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

On August 6, 1945, the United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime when it drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured. At least another 60,000 would be dead by theContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: 1945 – American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima”

True Crime Sundays: How the feds unfurled a high-powered real estate developer’s multiple plots to kill his wife via fentanyl poisoning, hit-and-runs and fake armed robberies

by David Harris A wealthy South Florida real estate developer allegedly tried to kill his wife of over 30 years by poisoning her with fentanyl and hiring two separate bands of hit men to murder her in a scheme that rivals an episode of “Miami Vice.” Sergio Pino died by suicide Tuesday as FBI agents were setContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: How the feds unfurled a high-powered real estate developer’s multiple plots to kill his wife via fentanyl poisoning, hit-and-runs and fake armed robberies”

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”

True Crime Sundays: Not forgotten in North Idaho: Brian Shookman

by Kaye Thornbrugh Since he disappeared without a trace in 2012, there has been no sign of Brian Shookman.  But his family has never stopped searching for him.  “I think about what my brother would do if it was one of us,” said Lewiston resident Jennifer Anselmo, Shookman’s sister. “He would keep going for us.” Continue reading “True Crime Sundays: Not forgotten in North Idaho: Brian Shookman”

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”

True Crime Sundays: Chad Daybell sentenced to death for the murders of JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan, and Tammy Daybell

The Idaho “doomsday” author was sentenced to death for murdering his first wife, Tammy, and his current wife Lori Vallow’s two children, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan. by Kara Valentine BOISE, Idaho — Chad Guy Daybell was sentenced to death Saturday, June 1, making him the ninth inmate on Idaho’s death row. Daybell was foundContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Chad Daybell sentenced to death for the murders of JJ Vallow, Tylee Ryan, and Tammy Daybell”

History Lesson Tuesdays: 1942- The Battle of Midway Begins

On June 4, 1942, the Battle of Midway—one of the most decisive U.S. victories against Japan during World War II—begins. During the four-day sea-and-air battle, the outnumbered U.S. Pacific Fleet succeeded in destroying four Japanese aircraft carriers while losing only one of its own, the Yorktown, to the previously invincible Japanese navy. In six months of offensives prior toContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: 1942- The Battle of Midway Begins”

History Lesson Tuesdays: 1995- Pop Star Selena murdered by fan club president

March 31, 1995 Pop star Selena is murdered in Corpus Christi, Texas, shot dead by the president of her fan club. The tragic death prompts an immediate outpouring of grief from fans. Selena Quintanilla Perez rose to fame as the lead singer of her family band, Selena y los Dinos. The band toured extensively, playing in danceContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: 1995- Pop Star Selena murdered by fan club president”

History Lesson Tuesdays: 2003: War In Iraq Begins

On March 19, 2003, the United States, along with coalition forces primarily from the United Kingdom, initiates war on Iraq. Just after explosions began to rock Baghdad, Iraq’s capital, U.S. President George W. Bush announced in a televised address, “At this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, toContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: 2003: War In Iraq Begins”