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George Junius Stinney Jr. (October 21, 1929 – June 16, 1944) was an African American boy who, at the age of 14, was convicted and then executed in a proceeding later vacated as an unfair trial for the murders of two young white girls in March 1944 – Betty June Binnicker, age 11, and Mary Emma Thames, age 8 – in his hometown of Alcolu, South Carolina.
- Olin D. Johnston
Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston (November 9, 1896 – April 18,...
- Thomas Granger
Death Thomas Granger or Graunger (1625? – September 8, 1642)...
- Hannah Ocuish
Hannah Ocuish (sometimes "Occuish"; March 1774 – December...
- Alcolu, South Carolina
Alcolu was established between 1885 and 1890 by D.W....
- Execution by Electrocution
Electric chair at the Florida State Prison. The electric...
- Capital Punishment in South Carolina
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of...
- Execution Chamber
United States The former State of Louisiana execution...
- Philip H. Stoll
Philip Henry Stoll (November 5, 1874 – October 29, 1958) was...
- Olin D. Johnston
False Creek ( French: Faux ruisseau) is a short narrow inlet in the heart of Vancouver, separating the Downtown and West End neighbourhoods from the rest of the city. It is one of the four main bodies of water bordering Vancouver, along with English Bay (of which it is an inland extension), Burrard Inlet, and the Fraser River.
The unedited film. The Patterson–Gimlin film (also known as the Patterson film or the PGF) is an American short motion picture of an unidentified subject that the filmmakers have said was a Bigfoot. The footage was shot in 1967 in Northern California, and has since been subjected to many attempts to authenticate or debunk it.
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- It used to be a good area for food. No, we're not talking about Granville Island's market. The body of water and shore around it were good places to source food for Indigenous residents.
- Shipbuilding on False Creek was the city's biggest industry. While logging was the financial driver to the City of Vancouver's earliest days and tourism and technology are essential now, Vancouver's role as a port has also been a powerhouse to the economy.
- A huge area was filled in in 1921. False Creek used to be about twice as long as it is now, with a shallow marshy bit in the east. Nowadays that stretches from the current shoreline to Clark Drive.
- There were calls to fill it all in more recently. In the 1950s, as the industrial eyesore that was False Creek's shoreline bothered more people, there was a discussion on what should happen, and plans were drawn up to fill in even more of it.
Why False Creek is “False”. George Henry Richards named False Creek during his survey of the coast in the mid-19th century. He thought he was going up a creek while traveling the south side of the Burrard Inlet, but soon discovered his mistake, hence the name ‘False’. Some of the best views of False Creek can be seen from the Granville ...
May 18, 2021 · Concord Pacific Canoe Cultures is led by Lead Carver Mike Billy Sr., a seventh-generation Squamish Nation canoe carver. The program provides the space and resources for Indigenous youth to learn and work with their elders and peers. The False Creek area is a community for Indigenous peoples. It’s time to restore the culture and history that ...
Vancouver, 1897. Jack Winston refuses to let his bloodline decide his vocation. Keeping his family connections secret as he joins the Constabulary, the rising detective works hard to make a name for himself on his own merit. But when he investigates a missing young lawyer, he’s shocked to find his own journal connects him to a woman claiming ...
