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On This Day…..
Island in Danger of Tipping Over…… March 25, 2010……. “My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize.” This concern was expressed by Congressman Hank Johnson during a House Armed Services Committee hearing about the U.S. military installation on the island of Guam. Admiral Robert…
This Weekend In History…..
March to Montgomery…… March 21, 1965……. Under the protection of federal troops, Martin Luther King, Jr. and 3,000 marchers begin a five-day march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. More than 25,000 demonstrators gathered at the Montgomery Capitol building, where King delivered his famous lines, “How long will it take? I come to say to you this afternoon…
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Tokyo Subway Attack…… March 20, 1995…… Members of Aum Shinrikyo religious group release sarin gas in five coordinated attacks on Tokyo subways. Thirteen people are killed and thousands more were injured. The motive for the attacks is still unclear, although some speculate that the leader of the group, Shoko Asahara, was trying to distract authorities…
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Iraq War Begins…… March 19, 2003……. The Iraq War begins. U.S. President George W. Bush announced, “…coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.” The U.S. began bombing Iraq the following day.