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25 Years Ago Today: The Waco Siege
25 Years Ago Today: The Waco Siege
Waco Siege, April 1993 Twenty-five years ago today, federal law enforcement wrote a dark chapter in American history. On April 19, 1993, FBI agents used tanks to batter holes and shoot tear gas into David Koresh’s Branch Davidian compound following a 51-day siege. The assault left 80 followers dead, including 25 children. The Branch Davidians, a radical offshoot of the Seventh-day Adventist…
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#1993#American History#Anniversary#ATF#Branch Davidians#Cults#FBI#Federal Government#History#Janet Reno#Standoff#Texas#Waco
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50 Years Ago: MLK's Death and the D.C. Uprising
50 Years Ago: MLK’s Death and the D.C. Uprising
Fifty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while visiting Memphis in support of striking sanitation workers. King’s death rippled throughout urban America with riots in Baltimore, Chicago and Kansas City. However, the civil strife in Washington, D.C. lasted from April 4-8, leaving 13 people dead, nearly 1,200 buildings destroyed, and tens of millions of dollars in damage. The…
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#1968#50 years ago#Lyndon Johnson#Martin Luther King Jr.#OTDH#Police#Race#Riots#Social Unrest#Uprising#violence#Washington#D.C.
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Many people know about Lincoln's assassin, but few know about Major Henry Riggs Rathbone, the man who tried to stop him. He's considered John Wilkes Booth’s other victim.
#history#american history#civil war#lincoln#assassin#fordstheater#john wilkes booth#sicsemprtyrannis#myamericancousin
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The Tragic Story of the Man Who Tried to Stop John Wilkes Booth
The Tragic Story of the Man Who Tried to Stop John Wilkes Booth
Major Rathbone attempted to stop Booth before he fled Ford’s Theatre On April 14, 1865, American history changed forever. President Abraham Lincoln was gunned down by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre, just blocks from the White House. Booth jumped from the presidential box, yelled “sic semper tyrannis” and fled with a broken leg while Lincoln lay dying. Unfortunately, very few know about…
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#Abraham Lincoln#American History#Appomattox#Army#Assassination#Civil War#Fords Theatre#Germany#Grant#Guilt#History#Horror#John Wilkes Booth#Lincoln#Lincoln Assassination#Major Rathbone#Mary Todd Lincoln#Mental Health#President#PTSD#Robert E. Lee#sic semper tyrannis#suicide#the Confederacy#The Union#tragedy#Washington#D.C.
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The March for Our Lives captured a great deal of media attention over the weekend. Their protest on Capitol Hill, and countless others, have followed the path created by an Ohio businessman.
#march for our lives#american history#today in history#washingtondc#activism#capitolhill#nationalmall#america#united states#history#Ohio#ohio history#massillon
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Few entertainers in American history have impacted culture in the same way Judy Garland did. Similar to the tornado that swept her away and took her to Oz, Garland experienced a tumultuous life with incredible highs and lows.
#american history#California history#America Entertainment#entertianment#wizardoz#judy garland#lgbt#Gay History#stonewall#carnegie
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In 1866, the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish nationalist group in America, devised a plan to attack British North America. They hoped to capture key portions of Canada in exchange for Irish independence from the Crown. Besides arousing anti-American sentiments, the raids did little for the Irish cause. However, the did highlight weaknesses in the Canadian militia structure. The shared necessity of security pushed the Canadian provinces into a confederation, which formed the Dominion of Canada in 1867.
#stpatricksday#irish#Ireland#Irish-American#canada#Canadian History#american history#history#Fenian#Veterans
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The Irish Invasion of Canada
The Irish Invasion of Canada
The United States has a strong connection to Ireland. Roughly 33 million Americans claim Irish heritage, while only 6.4 million people live there today. During the mid-19th Century, while famine and British oppression ravaged Ireland, a great number of Irish families immigrated to the United States, creating the strong Irish-American heritage we celebrate today. After failing to overthrow British…
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#American History#Britian#Canadian History#Catholic#Civil War#Fenian#History#Independence#Ireland#Irish#Irish Brigade#Irish-American#Rebellion#St. Patrick&039;s Day#United Kingdom#Veterans
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Gen. Curtis LeMay remains a controversial figure in military history. His deadly aerial bombardment strategies helped win the war in Germany and Japan, but his aggressive demeanor nearly brought America to the brink of nuclear conflict.
#war#world war 2#Cold War#Nuclear War#Air Force#bombing#violence#Soviet Union#Communism#agression#Military History#american history
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Nuclear Deterrence with General Curtis LeMay
Nuclear Deterrence with General Curtis LeMay
The crisis on the Korean peninsula has highlighted the precarious and dangerous nature of dealing with nuclear weapons. Throughout the Cold War, America lived under a nuclear threat that could ratchet up under the slightest provocation. Fortunately, the lessons learned have helped avoid a catastrophic situation, thus far. This wasn’t always the case, especially in the early post-World War II…
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#agression#Air Force#American History#Cold War#Cuban Missile Crisis#Curtis LeMay#Domino theory#Dr. Strangelove#George Wallace#History#John F. Kennedy#Korea#Military#Nuclear Deterrece#Nuclear Missiles#Nuclear War#Peace#Soviet Union#Vietnam#War#World War 2
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Once viewed as a successor to Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement, Marion Barry's missteps attracted national attention and embarrassed Washington, D.C. However, he managed to maintain support through each scandal, puzzling many outsiders.
#history#americanhistory#blackhistory#washingtondc#crack#addiction#civilrights#mayor#mayorforlife#racism#crackepidemic#1980s#cityleader#local government#substance abuse#power#leader
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By 1983, Russia had deployed missiles to Eastern Europe and invaded Afghanistan, while Soviet-backed forces tried to install totalitarian regimes in Nicaragua and throughout Africa. With this backdrop, Reagan retook the moral high ground in the fight against communism.
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35 Years Ago Today, President Reagan Made his 'Evil Empire Speech'
35 Years Ago Today, President Reagan Made his ‘Evil Empire Speech’
President Ronald Reagan addressing the National Association of Evangelicals in 1983. (Photo by Diana Walker/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) With military incursions into Ukraine, Syria and Georgia, as well as election interference in the United States and Europe, Russia has aggressively asserted itself in the geopolitical world again. President Vladimir Putin has killed dissidents, rigged…
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#1983#Afghanistan#America#American History#Cold War#Communism#Defense#Europe#Faith#Foreign Policy#God#History#Marxism#Mikhail Gorbachev#Nuclear Missiles#Nuclear War#Orlando#Religion#Ronald Reagan#Russia#Soviet Union#totalitarian#United States
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A violent drunk who experienced a religious conversion in 1915, York rejected the war in Europe. His objection to military service under conscientious grounds was denied and he was drafted into the Army.
#army#american history#history#world war 1#conscription#hero#The Medal of Honor#france#machinegun#american#rolemodel#service#Military History#tenessee#nashville#Patriotism#usa#sacrifice
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Prior to Boss Shepherd, Washington, D.C. was not a pleasant place to live. Major roads were unpaved, sewer lines were scarce, and Congress kept threatening to move. Shepherd helped reinvent our nation's capital into a world class city.
https://ramericanhistory.wordpress.com/2018/03/01/the-father-of-modern-washington/
#history#american history#washingtondc#thecapital#congress#infrastructure#district of columbia#gilded age#public works#investment#construction#wealth#greed
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“The greatest evil in our country today is not racism, but ignorance,” Septima Clark wrote in 1965. Her work fueled the grassroots of the Civil Rights Movement by educating poor African-Americans through "citizenship schools."
#blackhistory#history#civilrights#African-American history#southcarolina#civil rights movement#women in history#black women#black women in history#literacy#civics#education
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It was the deadliest day in American history. Beyond the violence and the loss of life, it remains one of the most consequential days in American history. It was a turning point in the war for American identity.
#civil war#antietam#confederate#union#north#south#slavery#emancipation#maryland#bloody#violence#sacrifice#freedom#sharpsburg#Abraham Lincoln#robert e. lee#stonewall jackson
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