Posted on 17 April 2011. Tags: Apollo 13, Benjamin Franklin, Indonesia, Israel, John F. Kennedy, Suicide Bomber, Tel Aviv
Benjamin Franklin dies – Volcanic eruption kills 80,000 – JFK waits for word on the Bay of Pigs invasion – Apollo 13 returns to Earth – Sami Hammad, a Palestinian suicide bomber, detonates an explosive device in Tel Aviv, killing 11 people and injuring 70
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Posted on 07 April 2011. Tags: Domino Theory, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Egypt, Ferry Accident, Internet, John F. Kennedy, Rwanda
Eisenhower gives famous “domino theory” speech – JFK lobbies Congress to help save historic sites in Egypt – The Internet’s symbolic birth date: publication of RFC 1 – Twin ferry accidents on opposite ends of world – The Rwandan genocide
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Posted on 14 March 2011. Tags: 10 Most Wanted, Albert Einstein, Earthquake, FBI, Iran, Jack Ruby, John F. Kennedy, Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet Union
Albert Einstein born – The FBI debuts 10 Most Wanted – Jack Ruby sentenced to death – JFK’s body moved to permanent gravesite – Gorbachev elected president of the Soviet Union – An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hits southeastern Iran
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Posted on 01 March 2011. Tags: Articles of Confederation, Charles Lindbergh, John F. Kennedy, Kidnap, Peace Corps, Watergate
Articles of Confederation are ratified – Lindbergh baby kidnapped – Kennedy establishes Peace Corps – Bomb explodes in Capitol building – Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice
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