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”
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History Lesson Tuesdays: US shoots down UFOs over Lake Huron and Canada
by Tia Ghose The U.S. shot down a UFO over Lake Huron on Sunday, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the U.S. shot down an unidentified flying object over the Yukon, Canada at his request. An unidentified flying object (UFO) was shot down over Lake Huron in Michigan on Sunday (Feb. 12) — the fourthContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: US shoots down UFOs over Lake Huron and Canada”
Brittney Griner breaks silence following Russian prisoner swap, vows to return for upcoming WNBA season
by Paulina Dedaj Griner returned to the US last week in exchange for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout WNBA star Brittney Griner spoke out for the first time since returning to the U.S. nearly 10 months after she was arrested and sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison for drug smuggling, vowing that sheContinue reading “Brittney Griner breaks silence following Russian prisoner swap, vows to return for upcoming WNBA season”
True Crime Sundays: The Murder of Army Sergeant Tyrone Hassel III: A Love Triangle Gone Deadly.
by Elena Ferrarin “I need help. My husband was shot,” the tearful woman said to the 911 operator at about 11 p.m. on New Year’s Eve 2018. “I need help.” The caller was Kemia Hassel, whose husband, U.S. Army Sergeant Tyrone Hassel III, lay lifeless on the driveway, his body riddled with bullets. Tyrone Hassel, 23, andContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: The Murder of Army Sergeant Tyrone Hassel III: A Love Triangle Gone Deadly.”
True Crime Sunday: Here’s Why Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer Got Kicked Out Of The Army
By Addison Aloian Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Netflix’s newest limited series about the life of American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, has officially dropped. The show is a fictionalized retelling of Dahmer’s 17 known murders, and the youngest of his victims was just 14 years old. The killings took place for over a decade, the later of which involvedContinue reading “True Crime Sunday: Here’s Why Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer Got Kicked Out Of The Army”
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