JOURNALIST KIDNAPPED ON THIS DAY IN 1985

Terry Anderson Was a Pawn in a Nasty Game, and a Hero for Journalists –  Mother Jones

In Beirut, Lebanon, Islamic militants kidnapped American journalist
Terry Anderson
and take him to the southern suburbs of the war-
torn city, where other Western hostages are being held in scattered dungeons under ruined buildings.

Before his abduction, Anderson covered the Lebanese Civil War for
The Associated Press and also served as the AP’s Beirut bureau
chief.

In 1993, Anderson published Den of Lions, a memoir of his time in captivity. In 2002, he won a lawsuit against the Iranian government
and was granted a multi-million dollar settlement.

US journalist Terry Anderson held hostage in Lebanon for years dies at 76

Terry A Anderson - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

Terry Anderson, AP Journalist Held Captive In Lebanon For Years, Dies At 76 - i24NEWS

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‘’FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION WAS BORN

James Sharples | JAMES MADISON | MutualArt

James Madison - White House Historical Association


March 16, 1751, James Madison, drafter of the Constitution,
recorder of the Constitutional Convention, author of the
Federalist Papers and fourth president of the United States,
was born on a plantation in Virginia.       

Madison first distinguished himself as a student at the College
of New Jersey (now Princeton University), where he successfully completed a four-year course of study in two years and, in 1769,
helped found the American Whig Society, the second literary and
debate society at Princeton (and the world), to rival the previously established Cliosophic Society.

After retiring from official political positions, Madison served
Thomas Jefferson’s beloved University of Virginia first as a
member of the board of visitors and then as rector. In 1938,
the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg, Virginia, was
renamed in Madison’s honor as Madison College; in 1976,
it became James Madison University.

image source Link to the full text of the Federalist Papers #38
The constitutional convention in Virginia. 

In the name of James Madison - POLITICO

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PRAY FOR VIOLENT TORNADOE VICTIMS

Share A Prayer - Sicilian Girl 
    
  

BAKERSFIELD, Mo.(FOX NEWS) – At least 18 people are dead
across three states following a widespread and dangerous
severe weather outbreak, which started on Friday and has
continued during the first half of the weekend.

Most of the destruction was in southeastern Missouri, where
the state’s highway patrol said six deaths occurred in Wayne
County, three were reported in Ozark County and two were
confined in Butler and Jefferson counties. St. Louis County
police said a woman there was found dead near electrical
lines in the backyard of her home.

 
    
    
    
    
    
   


        
       

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BRAND NEW AND FACTORY FRESH

1964 Full Size Chevrolet Factory Owners Manual OE Quality! Printed In The  USA! - 1967, 1968, 1969 Camaro Parts - NOS, Rare, Reproduction Camaro Parts  for your Restoration

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CELEBRATING 83 YEARS OF BROADCASTING

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The Voice of America at 80, Speaking Truth to Power by Dennis M. Spragg

Voice of America is an international broadcasting state media
network funded by the federal government of the
United States
of America
. It is the largest and oldest of the U.S. international broadcasters. VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content in 48 languages, which it distributes to affiliate stations around the
world.

Its targeted and primary audience is non-American outside the
US borders. As of November 2022, its reporting reached 326
million adults per week across all platforms. It is financed by
the U.S. Agency for Global Media after approval by Congress.
    

VOA was established in 1942, and on February 24, 1942, the
Foreign Information Service, precursor to the
Voice of America,
made its first broadcast from New York City to Europe. 

The VOA charter was signed into law in 1976 by U.S. President
Gerald Ford. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

As of 2022, VOA had a weekly worldwide audience of about
326 million (up from 237 million in 2016) and employed 961
staff with an annual budget of $267.5 million.

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Voice of America marks 40th anniversary of its 'Charter' – USAGM
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913 – 2006)

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Voice of America headquarters.

America's "Secret Sonic Weapon" Against Communism
Louis Armstrong being interviewed in the Voice of America Studio.

The Voice of America Control Room in Greenville, circa 1983.

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