A Brief history On April 29, 1992, the lower income areas of Los Angeles erupted with violence, pent up anger released after the acquittal of four white police officers accused of beating Rodney King after a high speed pursuit. Digging Deeper The black community was on edge after the video taped beating of an African-American male (Rodney King) by the LAPD and the shooting death of a 15 year old African-American girl by a Korean grocer for stealing a drink worth less than $2. When the verdict from the all white jury was announced, African-Americans took to the streets in…
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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 April 28, 1941, the company that would become Coach, Inc. maker of premium designer leather goods was founded. Digging Deeper The Gail Leather Company in New York City made top quality leather products by hand. In the manner of the day, most products were typically brown or black throughout the 1940’s and into the 1950’s. (Note: This researcher could not find an exact date for the founding of the company, even after corresponding with Coach. Thus, the April 28 date is arbitrary, although 1941 is correct.) The strong and supple nature of “broken in” baseball gloves…
A Brief History On April 28, 1988, while in flight a jet airliner had its roof suddenly and violently blown off, taking a hapless flight attendant with it. Amazingly, the airliner landed safely with no other fatalities. Sometimes bad things happen to aircraft, and some of those times bizarre or amazing things, even cracked things, happen. Sure, having a nuclear bomber unintentionally drop its nuclear bombs or crash while carrying nukes is cracked, but it happened so many times those incidents do not qualify here. Here are 10 instances when aircraft incidents are unusual enough to be considered bizarre. Digging…
A Brief History On April 28, 1988, Aloha Airlines flight 243 was on the way to Honolulu from Hilo when a huge portion of the upper part of the fuselage blew off the airplane. Digging Deeper The 19 year old Boeing 737, named Queen Liliuokalani was one of the most common jet liners in the world. Flying at about 24,000 feet 23 minutes into the flight, the ceiling above the passengers just aft of the entrance door suddenly and explosively ripped off, leaving an open sun roof about one quarter the length of the airplane! Flight attendant Clarabelle Lansing, age…
A Brief History On April 27, 1945, Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini was captured by Italian partisans and shot the next day, his body hung up in public and pelted with stones, spat upon, and generally scorned, an inglorious end to a strutting peacock of an egomaniac. Many other leaders of countries have met humiliating and gory ends, sometimes deserved and sometimes not. Here are 10 examples of how far the mighty can fall when bloodthirsty enemies can get a hold of them. Digging Deeper 10. Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia (1967). Holt disappeared while swimming in the ocean and…