A Brief History On June 19, 2012, Julian Assange, founder of the Internet sensation Wikileaks, sought political asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, England. Assange was the target of a criminal espionage investigation by the United States in conjunction with his publishing a massive quantity of US intelligence gathering secrets that he received from a disaffected US Army soldier (Bradley Manning, now known as Chelsea Manning). Digging Deeper Meanwhile, Assange was also the target of a sexual assault investigation by Sweeden and was being sought for extradition, which is the reason he pursued political asylum. Assange claims the sex…
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Major Dan
Major Daniel Zar is a retired veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He served during the Cold War and has traveled to many countries around the world. Prior to his military service, he graduated from Cleveland State University, having majored in sociology. Following his military service, he worked as a police officer eventually earning the rank of captain prior to his retirement.
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A Brief History On June 19, 1269, the King of France, Louis IX, ordered that any Jew found in any public place not wearing the obligatory yellow badge would be fined 10 livres of silver. People of Jewish faith or lineage all over the world have suffered discrimination and worse for many centuries. Meanwhile, many Jewish scientists, composers, educators, and artists of all types among others have enriched mankind. For example, 3 of the 7 justices on the US Supreme Court were Jewish when this article was first written in 2016. Just a few of the many inventions by Jewish…
A Brief History On June 18, 1815, the combined forces of the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard von Blucher defeated the French army at the battle of Waterloo. The battle is remembered by history not as a victory of the British and Prussians, but as a defeat for Napoleon Bonaparte, his final major defeat. Certain battles are known more for their vanquished than their victor. Here we list 10 of those famous battles. Digging Deeper 10. Little Bighorn, 1876. Better known as “Custer’s Last Stand,” the US 7th Cavalry Regiment consisting of 12 companies of soldiers sallied forth expecting to…
A Brief History On June 17, 2015, a white racist, Dylann Storm Roof, age 21, shot and killed 9 African-Americans and injured another that were attending a prayer session in a South Carolina church. Included among the dead was the Pastor and a State Senator. Digging Deeper Roof, a loser that had failed at least one grade and dropped out of high school was described by his family as playing video games and taking drugs. A web site was found to be hosted by Roof called The Last Rhodesian containing white supremacist and anti-African-American sentiments. Roof had posted a rambling…
A Brief History On June 17, 1462, Vlad Tepes, also known as Vlad III The Impaler, or simply Dracula, conducted a night raid against his Turkish enemy, Mehmed II who had invaded Vlad’s land of Wallachia (Romania). Digging Deeper The name Dracula was given to Vlad meaning the “son of Dracul” as his father was known. (Dracul means dragon in Romanian.) Being known as The Impaler was a moniker earned all by Vlad himself, after the fashion in which he forcibly sat his enemies onto large spikes planted in the ground, pointy side up. Mehmed II had invaded Wallachia because Vlad had failed to pay tribute (taxes…