AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |
Back to Blog
Huey p. newton more people12/30/2023 ![]() California Angels pitcher and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is 29. Rock musician Nick O’Malley (Arctic Monkeys) is 38. Country musician Dave Haywood (Lady A) is 41. Rock singer Jason Wade (Lifehouse) is 43. Rock musician Bengt Lagerberg (The Cardigans) is 50. Actor Michael Stuhlbarg (STOOL’-bahrg) is 55. Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Rich “Goose” Gossage is 72. Today’s Birthdays: Singer-musician Robbie Robertson is 80. A Georgia prosecutor investigating the conduct of former President Donald Trump and his allies after the 2020 election subpoenaed Lindsey Graham, Rudy Giuliani, and other members of Trump’s campaign legal team to testify before a grand jury, marking a major escalation in the case. One year ago: Police said a gunman who attacked an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, killing at least seven people, legally bought two high-powered rifles and three other weapons despite authorities being called to his home twice since 2019 after he threatened suicide and violence. (Fields later pleaded guilty to 29 federal hate crime charges under a plea deal in which prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty.) 12, 2017 a 32-year-old woman died and dozens were injured. pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges in a car attack on a crowd of protesters opposing a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. Enraged Islamists pushed back against the toppling of President Mohammed Morsi, as tens of thousands of his supporters took to the streets vowing to win his reinstatement and clashed with their opponents in violence that killed some three dozen people.įive years ago: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned amid ethics scandals that prompted more than a dozen federal and congressional investigations deputy administrator Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, was named to take over as acting administrator. Ten years ago: Pope Francis cleared two of the 20th Century’s most influential popes to become saints in the Roman Catholic church, approving a miracle needed to canonize Pope John Paul II and waiving Vatican rules to honor Pope John XXIII. In 2011, a jury in Orlando, Florida, found Casey Anthony, 25, not guilty of murder, manslaughter and child abuse in the 2008 disappearance and death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. In 2008, Venus Williams won her fifth Wimbledon singles title, beating younger sister Serena in the final. In 1977, Pakistan’s army, led by General Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, seized power from President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZUL’-fih-kahr ah-LEE’ BOO’-toh). In 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first Black man to win a Wimbledon singles title when he defeated Jimmy Connors. Constitution, which lowered the minimum voting age from 21 to 18. In 1971, President Richard Nixon certified the 26th Amendment to the U.S. In 1954, Elvis Presley’s first commercial recording session took place at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee the song he recorded was “That’s All Right.” In 1943, the Battle of Kursk began during World War II in the weeks that followed, the Soviets were able to repeatedly repel the Germans, who eventually withdrew in defeat. In 1940, during World War II, Britain and the Vichy government in France broke off diplomatic relations. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act. Treasury Department was founded in Washington, D.C., with the mission of suppressing counterfeit currency. ![]() In 1865, the Secret Service Division of the U.S. In 1811, Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain. In 1687, Isaac Newton first published his Principia Mathematica, a three-volume work setting out his mathematical principles of natural philosophy. Business & Finance Click to expand menu. ![]() While critics - particularly those on the tight who opposed the left-wing Panthers - lambasted Newton for falling into the trap of drugs and crime, he did help to introduce Oakland youth to the notion that being African American was a thing of value. from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Newton’s death was especially jarring because his death on a drug-ridden street corner in Oakland occurred just nine years after the vaunted Black leader would earn a Ph.D. The same detectives also determined that Newton was unarmed at the time of his shooting. After Robinson confessed that the shooting was a result of a cocaine deal gone wrong, though, there was some speculation from investigators that Newton stole drugs from the BGF. Originally, Oakland police said that drugs were not a part of the reason for Newton’s shooting. ![]() | Source: Ted Streshinsky Photographic Archive / Getty Huey Newton (right), co-founder of the Black Panther Party, sits with Bobby Seale at party headquarters in San Francisco. ![]()
0 Comments
Read More
Leave a Reply. |