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Mar 5, 2022 · Technically, the Defenestration of Prague in 1618 was the “second” defenestration in the city’s history. (The first was in 1419). And one other may have followed in March 1948. Then, a Czech diplomat named Jan Masaryk was found dead beneath his bathroom window at the Foreign Ministry in Prague.
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Sep 30, 2021 · Conquering Florida’s territory involved waging war on Florida’s Native American population in the Seminole Wars, which inspired the establishment of several forts that later became settlements. As a result of the first two Seminole Wars (1817-1818 and 1835-1842), more than eighty blockhouses, camps, forts, and stockades were established ...
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Mar 20, 2012 · A recent case of a neighborhood watch volunteer shooting and killing an unarmed teenager in Florida has raised interest in that state's so-called "Stand Your Ground" law. Melissa Block speaks with ...
May 23, 2020 · The Defenestration of Prague in 1618 saw three Catholic officials thrown from a top-floor window of Prague (Hradčany) Castle by an angry mob of Bohemian Protestant activists. The imperial emissaries escaped uninjured, but the events of 23 May 1618 proved to be the catalyst for the bloodiest war in European history, the Thirty Years' War. Author Derek Wilson investigates...
Dec 9, 2023 · The insanity defense has roots in ancient Rome and Greece and has evolved over time. Today, most states use one of two insanity defenses, described below. This article describes the basis for the insanity defense. It then provides a brief history of the defense's evolution from ancient to modern times. The article concludes with several reforms ...
Sep 3, 2015 · That distinction belongs to St. Augustine, Florida, established by the Spanish in 1565. Today, St. Augustine survives as the nation’s oldest continuously occupied city, and is now gearing up for ...
Jan 14, 2020 · Additionally, “stand your ground” only applies if the person who uses force in self defense is in a place where they’re legally allowed to be. A person who is threatened while trespassing or ...
