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On Aug. 5, 1962, South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was arrested on charges of leaving the country without a valid passport …
Following Richard Nixon’s election as president in 1968, John Mitchell, Nixon’s campaign manager, was asked by the media what to expect when N…
On June 25, 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South. The conflict would last for over three years an…
On June 20, 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted and was sentenced …
In today’s 24-7 media coverage of current events in the political world, stories are regularly introduced as “breaking news with more details …
On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which forced nearly 50,000 Native Americans to relocate to designated…
On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended as the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces.
On Feb. 21, 1965, civil rights activist Malcolm X, 39, was shot to death inside Harlem’s Audubon Ballroom in New York. Three men identified as…
On Aug. 5, 1962, South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was arrested on charges of leaving the country without a passport and in…
On June 25, 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South.