World News, Politics, and History.

09/03/2021

Witnesses claim police never announced themselves before storming the apartment.

The case was dismissed with prejudice: Self-Defense.

Walker was charged with assault and attempted murder of a police officer after he shot LMPD Sgt. Jonathon Mattingly the night police entered Taylor's apartment

23/02/2021

Today in History:

Baron von Steuben joins the Continental Army at Valley Forge.

Von Steuben was instrumental in taking the poorly trained colonial rebels and turning them into a well discipline proper army.

22/02/2021

World News: (Africa)
Feb 22nd 2021

Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed in an attack in the east of the country, its foreign ministry has said.

Luca Attanasio and two other people die after his UN convoy is attacked near Goma.

22/02/2021

Today in History:
Feb 22nd 1963

Moscow warns the U.S. that an attack on Cuba would mean war.

21/02/2021

Today in History
Feb 21st 1848

Karl Marx publishes his Communist Manifesto.

21/02/2021

US NEWS:

Three dead and two wounded after shooting at a gun range in Louisiana.

Argument broke out when suspect had loaded weapon in store, police say

21/02/2021

Today in History:
Feb 20th 1940

Construction begins on construction the concentration camp at Auschwitz.

19/02/2021

This day in History:
Feb 19th 1846

The surviving members of the Donner Party are rescued after being trapped in the Sierra Nevada mountains and having to resort to cannibalism to survive.

19/02/2021

Did you know?

Smartphones use a material called Coltan because of its super conductive properties.

The primary exporter of Coltan (Rwanda) uses slave labor to mine the substance.

Though the exact number is unknown there is estimated to be up to 35,000,000 slaves in the world today

18/02/2021

Current Events:

Feb 18th 2021:

Bob Dole former Republican candidate for president diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.

Dole served in the House of Representatives from 1961 to 1969, then served in the Senate until 1996, when he resigned amid his presidential campaign.

18/02/2021

Science:

Multiple organizations have sent missions to Mars recently.

See how you can watch Nasa's landing.

The spacecraft will arrive at Mars on February 18, joining missions from China and the United Arab Emirates.

18/02/2021

US News:

Texans hard hit by power outages in winter storm.

Approximately 1/2 of the region's wind turbines failed due to freezing temperatures.

Other power sources also significantly affected, contributing to more power shortages.

Frozen wind turbines are being blamed for power failures - but problems with fossils fuels are a bigger issue.

18/02/2021

World History:

Feb 18th 1945:
US Marines storm Iwo Jima.

17/02/2021

US Politics:
Maryland to require background checks for private sales of fi****ms.

Maryland will require background checks for all sales and transfers of rifles and shotguns, after lawmakers voted on Thursday to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the measure.

17/02/2021

Today in Current Events:

Feb 17th 2021

Rush Limbaugh dead at age 70 after struggle with cancer.

The radio personality was one of the most famous and controversial conservative icons in the US.

17/02/2021

Today in History:

Feb 17th 1801:

The House of Representatives breaks an electoral college tie and chooses Thomas Jefferson over Aaron Burr.

17/02/2021

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