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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

Today in History: Saturday, April 8 | Manning Live

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SANDY KOZEL

Pansy and Peony: Terri Schiavo Archives

Glenn Beck to Headline 2nd Annual Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Award Gala in Philadelphia on March 27th
FEEDING TUBE REMOVED ON THIS DAY IN 1990.

Terri Schiavo, the severely brain-damaged woman whose condition sparked an epic legal, medical and political battle 
that gripped America, died 13 days after her feeding tube 
was removed by the wishes of her husband and the orders
of several courts.

Terri Schiavo Gravesite | Grave marker, Headstones, Famous tombstones

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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CARLATA BRADLEY

Robben Island Museum and Nelson Mandela Gateway

Today in history, February 11: Nelson Mandela released from prison | news.com.au — Australia’s ...

Nick Sutton on | Nelson mandela, Newspaper headlines, First black president

Nelson Mandela, Free | The New Yorker

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PRISNER EXCHANGE ON THIS DAY IN 1962

Bridge of Spies - DONOVAN, ABEL and POWERS after the BRIDGE OF SPIES
Soviet Colonel Rudolf Abel         Francis Gary Powers
                                                    

On February 10, 1962, American spy pilot Francis Gary Powers 
was released by the Soviets in exchange for Soviet Colonel
Rudolf Abel, a senior
KGB spy who was caught in the United
States five years earlier.

Glienicke Bridge Where Spies Were Exchanged

Gary Powers: The U-2 spy pilot the US did not love - BBC News
The Glienicke bridge (known as the Bridge of Spies) just
after the Powers swap.

Los Angeles Morgue Files: Pilot Francis Gary Powers HELICOPTER CRASH 1977 Encino
Francis Gary Powers
(August 17, 1929 – August 1, 1977)

Powers later worked as a helicopter pilot
for
KNBC in Los Angeles and died in a
1977 helicopter crash.

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LEGENDARY CONCERT PERFORMED IN 1968

Johnny Cash - LIve at Folsom Prison (1968) - Music on Tnt

Johnny Cash, backed by an all-star ensemble of talent, stepped
on stage at
California State Prison in Folsom on this day in
history, Jan. 13, 1968.
 

The concert and the subsequent live album launched him back
into the charts and re-defined his career.

Johnny Cash At Folsom State Prison, 1968 - A4 Glossy Concert Poster Art Print | Music concert ...

Johnny Cash playing at Folsom Prison, 1968. : pics

Historical Photos of Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison Concert in 1968 ~ Vintage Everyday

Two Artists Make Cash’s ‘Folsom Prison Blues’ Their Own - The New York Times

Johnny Cash Folsom Prison Concert Poster 11 X 16 Famous 1968 - Etsy


The Man in Black recorded a landmark album that included
a song written by inmate Glen Sherley (right).

Greystone Chapel at Folsom Prison was the inspiration for a song by inmate Glen Sherley.
Greystone Chapel (above) at Folsom Prison was the
inspiration for the song, ‘Folsom Prison Blues.’

Johnny Cash standing outside of Folsom Prison, 1968 : r/OldSchoolCool

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HOSTAGE FREED IN LEBANON ON THIS DAY

Terry A Anderson - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

On December 4, 1991, Islamic militants in Lebanon released
kidnapped American journalist Terry Anderson after 2,454
days in captivity.

As chief Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press,
Anderson covered the long-running civil war in Lebanon,1975- 
1990. On March 16, 1985, he was kidnapped on a west Beirut 
street while leaving a tennis court.

His captors took him to the southern suburbs of the city, where
he was held prisoner in an underground dungeon for the next
six-and-a-half years.


American hostage Terry Anderson photographed by his
captors in Lebanon on Oct. 21, 1988.

From the Global Journalist Vault: Former Hostage Terry Anderson on Press Freedom | KBIA

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Anderson being welcomed home to Lorain, Ohio on June
21, 1992.

Ex-AP Hostage Terry Anderson Back in Beirut to Teach U.S. J-Students How to Report Accurately on ...
Terry Anderson turned 76 on October 27th.

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