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Mar 4, 1789: Government Under the U.S. Constitution Begins

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 2 Comments

The first session of the U.S. Congress is held in New York City as the U.S. Constitution takes effect. However, of the 22 senators and 59 representatives called to represent the 11 states who had ratified the document, only nine…

Jan 28, 1986: Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 2 Comments

At 11:38 a.m. EST, on January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Christa McAuliffe is on her way to becoming the first ordinary U.S. civilian to travel into space. McAuliffe, a 37-year-old high…

Dec 31, 1984: Subway Vigilante Turns Himself In

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Bernhard Goetz, the white man dubbed the “Subway Vigilante” after he shot four young black men on a New York City subway train, turns himself in at a police station in Concord, New Hampshire. Goetz claimed that the men, all…

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Dec 30, 1994: An Anti-Abortion Activist Goes on a Murder Spree

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John Salvi III walks into two separate abortion clinics in Brookline, Massachusetts, and shoots workers with a rifle, killing two receptionists and wounding five other employees. He was captured the next day after firing 23 shots at a Norfolk, Virginia,…