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3 days ago · Emmett Till. Emmett Louis Till (July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955) was an African American teenager who was abducted, tortured, and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman, Carolyn Bryant, in her family's grocery store. The brutality of his murder and the acquittal of his killers drew attention to the long ...
- James McCosh Elementary School
- August 28, 1955 (aged 14), Drew, Mississippi, U.S.
- Emmett Louis Till, July 25, 1941, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
4 July – Denis Larkin was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin defeating 73-year-old Alfie Byrne. 21 July – The BBC brought its Divis television transmitter into service, marking the launch of a television service for Northern Ireland; the 35-kilowatt transmissions could also be readily received in much of Ireland.
1 day ago · This is the story of a historic golden 1955 Chevy that was lost then found. Well, sort of. Like all things in life, this story is more complicated than a catchy headline. The stunning, gold ...
5 days ago · On May 5, 1955, this was accomplished when the three nations released a proclamation that declared an end to the military occupation. Under the terms of an agreement that had been reached earlier, West Germany was now permitted to establish a military of up to half-a-million men under arms, as well as to resume the manufacturing of arms.
2 days ago · North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), military alliance established by the North Atlantic Treaty (also called the Washington Treaty) of April 4, 1949, which sought to create a counterweight to Soviet armies stationed in central and eastern Europe after World War II. Its original members were Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy ...
- David G. Haglund
3 days ago · Annual. Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network) [1] including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. [2] [1] [3] The official theme for 2024 is "Planet ...
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1 day ago · William Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901, in Cadiz, Ohio, to William Henry "Will" Gable (1870–1948), an oil-well driller, [4] [5] and his wife Adeline ( née Hershelman). His father was a Protestant and his mother a Catholic. Gable was named Bill after his father, but he was almost always called Clark, and referred to as "the kid" by ...
