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South Carolina: The Charleston Church Shooting
An anti-black mass shooting and hate crime occurred on June 17, 2015, in Charleston, South Carolina. Nine people were killed, and one was injured, during a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest black church in the Southern United States. Among the fatalities was the senior pastor, state senator Clementa C. Pinckney. All ten victims were African Americans. At the time, it was the deadliest mass shooting at a place of worship in U.S. history.
By Sandun Nayanajithabout a year ago in Criminal
Oklahoma: Tulsa race massacre
The Tulsa race massacre, also known as the Tulsa race riot or the Black Wall Street massacre, was a two-day-long white supremacist terrorist massacre that took place between May 31 and June 1, 1921, when mobs of white residents, some of whom had been appointed as deputies and armed by city government officials, attacked black residents and destroyed homes and businesses of the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event is considered one of the worst incidents of racial violence in American history. The attackers burned and destroyed more than 35 square blocks of the neighborhood—at the time, one of the wealthiest black communities in the United States, colloquially known as "Black Wall Street."
By Sandun Nayanajithabout a year ago in Criminal
North Dakota: The Murder of Sophia Eberline
Sophia Eberlein, (1889–October 2, 1931), was a German from Russia emigrant beaten to death by her second husband Jacob Bentz in her home in Harvey, North Dakota. According to author William Jackson, the ghost of Sophie might be haunting a library built on this location.
By Sandun Nayanajithabout a year ago in Criminal
North Carolina: The Chapel Hill Tragedy
The three victims of the 2015 shooting were Deah Shaddy Barakat, a second-year student in the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, who was set to enroll in UNC to study dentistry the fall after the shooting and Razan Mohommad Abu-Salha, a sophomore at the North Carolina State University College of Design.
By Sandun Nayanajithabout a year ago in Criminal
Nebraska: The Death of Crazy Horse
In Nebraska’s turbulent frontier days, one of the most enduring and controversial events was the death of Crazy Horse—a respected Lakota leader whose passing marked a turning point in Native American resistance. This article explores the circumstances surrounding his death, the controversies that followed, and the lasting impact on both Native American communities and U.S. history.
By Sandun Nayanajithabout a year ago in Criminal
Missouri: The Central Visual and Performing Arts High School Shooting
On October 24, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in the Southwest Garden neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, United States when a 19-year-old former student opened fire on students and staff, killing two and injuring seven before being fatally shot by police.
By Sandun Nayanajithabout a year ago in Criminal
Mississippi: The Murder of Louis Allen
Louis Allen (April 25, 1919 – January 31, 1964) was an African-American logger in Liberty, Mississippi, who was shot and killed on his land during the civil rights era. He had previously tried to register to vote and had allegedly talked to federal officials after witnessing the 1961 murder of Herbert Lee, an NAACP member, by E. H. Hurst, a white state legislator. Civil rights activists had come to Liberty that summer to organize for voter registration, as no African-American had been allowed to vote since the state's disenfranchising constitution was passed in 1890.
By Sandun Nayanajithabout a year ago in Criminal
Michigan: The Detroit Shooting Spree
Dontae Smith has pleaded guilty to the shooting spree he committed in August of that year, when he was 19 years old. The shootings took place in the area of Wyoming, near 7 Mile, in the early hours of Aug. 28. One man and his dog were both shot and survived. That survivor, John Palik, tells that his heart breaks for the victims' families. But his heart also breaks for the suspect.
By Sandun Nayanajithabout a year ago in Criminal
Massachusetts: The Tragic Loss of Deputy James Bachelder
Deputy Marshal James Batchelder was shot and killed at the Boston Courthouse while he and other deputy marshals were attempting to keep a mob of citizens from freeing a prisoner in Boston, Massachusetts.
By Sandun Nayanajithabout a year ago in Criminal
Maryland: The Lynching of William Andrews
William Andrews was an African American laborer who was lynched by a white mob in Princess Anne, Maryland on June 9, 1897. Andrews, then 17, was tried, convicted, and hanged all in one day after being accused of assaulting Mrs. Benjamin T. Kelley.
By Sandun Nayanajithabout a year ago in Criminal
Kansas: The Wakarusa Conflict – A Historic Struggle in a Divided Land
During the tumultuous mid-19th century, Kansas became a battleground for deeply rooted ideological conflicts between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces. This period, often referred to as “Bleeding Kansas,” was marked by civil unrest and violent confrontations that would foreshadow the larger national conflict of the Civil War. One of the most notable episodes of this era was the Wakarusa Conflict, a series of events ignited by the tragic death of a free state settler and further fueled by retaliatory actions on both sides.
By Sandun Nayanajithabout a year ago in Criminal
From 150% to 50%: India Slashes Bourbon Whiskey Tariffs as Trade Talks with the US Accelerate
In a significant move that underscores the warming trade relations between India and the United States, India has slashed its import duties on bourbon whiskey from a staggering 150% to a more manageable 50%. This decision, officially notified by the Department of Revenue on February 13, marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing trade negotiations between the two nations. However, the reduction comes with a catch: a 50% agricultural cess remains in place, effectively doubling the overall taxation on bourbon imports.
By mureed hussainabout a year ago in Criminal
