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Nov. 25 – In 1986, the Iran-Contra affair erupted as President Reagan and Attorney General Edwin Meese…
Nov. 26 – In 1942, President Roosevelt ordered…
Nov. 27 – In 1973, the Senate voted 92-3 to confirm Gerald R. Ford as vice president, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew, who’d resigned.
Nov. 28 – In 1943, President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin met in Tehran during World War II…
Nov. 18 – In 1976, Spain’s parliament approved a bill to establish a democracy after 37 years of dictatorship.
Nov. 19 – In 1863, President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania.
Nov. 20 – In 1945, 24 Nazi leaders went on trial before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany….
Nov. 21 – n 1995, the presidents of three rival Balkan states agreed to make peace in Bosnia, ending nearly four years of terror and ethnic bloodletting that have left a quarter of a million people dead in the worst war in Europe since World War II…
Nov. 22 – In 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas…
Nov. 24 – In 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded…

Biden surveys Ida Storm damage in New Jersey, New York — warns of ‘code red’ moment on climate change by Seung Min Kim

September 09, 2021

https://youtu.be/-y3mz0bCZ9A At least 23 people died, including a New York City toddler, and tens of…
By Lawrence Walker
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Sankofa African American 3D Museum (Launching Later This Year 2021)

July 06, 2021

https://youtu.be/fRL3qcSwA24 Sunday, January 31, 2021 @ 3 pm via Zoom Presenter: Rick Geffken, Author &…
By Lawrence Walker
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Miami Condo Collapse: 40 Years Old by Haley Victory Smith

June 29, 2021

99 Still Missing After South Florida Condo Collapse https://youtu.be/lSPFPRXsIkI VIDEO: A fire official says 35…
By Lawrence Walker
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U.S. Open: Emma Raducanu Defeats Leylah Fernandez for the Title by Ben Rothenberg

September 11, 2021

Emma Raducanu wins the US Open https://youtu.be/vNQyi5w1TeQ At the end of her remarks during the…
By Lawrence Walker
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Columbia’s CEO Kim Lew to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award by Alicia McElhaney

August 23, 2021

Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein: Columbia's Kim Lew https://youtu.be/j_gjTstr9UQ Kim Lew, Columbia Investment Management Company…
By Lawrence Walker
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Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul Makes History by Marcia Kramer

August 21, 2021

New York Lt. Gov Kathy Hochul Preparing To Make History As State's First Female Governor…
By Lawrence Walker
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Suni Lee Makes History With Gold-Medal Win in Tokyo Olympics. Here’s Her Story by CNN

August 10, 2021

Suni Lee wins all-around gold medal (All Routines) | Tokyo Olympics https://youtu.be/TN1OmATocdI American gymnast Suni…
By Lawrence Walker
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