Lizzie Borden takes an axe...

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Lizzie Borden takes an axe... {{7/27/2022}} What happened with Lizzie Borden? On August 4, 1892, police in Fall River, Massachusetts were called to the home of Andrew and Abby Borden by neighbors who heard screaming coming from inside the house. What inspectors found inside the house was a grisly sc...

No escape from Alcatraz Prison

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No escape from Alcatraz Prison {{7/27/2022}} No way out of Alcatraz Just imagine: it’s a clear and sunny day on the waters of San Francisco Bay. A boatload of tourists is headed out to one of the area’s most popular tourist destinations. Most have their phones out, snapping shots of the picturesque ...

The shadows of winter: Groundhog Day in the U.S.

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The shadows of winter: Groundhog Day in the U.S. {{7/27/2022}} An introduction to Groundhog Day A man dressed in a top hat and black suit stands in front of a large crowd. The crowd is waiting with baited breath as the man reaches down and pulls up a plump, slouching groundhog (sort of like a cross ...

Custer's last stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn

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Custer's last stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn {{7/27/2022}} The discovery of gold spurs confrontation In 1875, gold had been discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The U.S. government wanted access to the area but much to the government’s dismay, the Black Hills home to the Sioux and C...

Annie Oakley takes the sharpshooting world by storm

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Annie Oakley takes the sharpshooting world by storm {{7/27/2022}} Annie Oakley’s early life: pitching in to help the family Annie Oakley was born as Phoebe Ann Moses on August 3, 1860 in Darke County Ohio. She was one of six children at the time, and her family took to calling her Annie. It would be...