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The JFK Factor: Bill O’Reilly on the Assassination, Then and Now
The JFK Factor: Bill O’Reilly on the Assassination, Then and Now By Russ Baker Feb 23, 2012 whowhatwhy.com You may have heard that the Fox News celebrity host Bill O’Reilly has a forthcoming book on JFK, timed for release this fall. How could you have not heard? Scheduled in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s death in [...]
Presidential airplanes through the decades
Presidential airplanes through the decades By AUBREY COHEN, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF Updated 04:23 p.m., Monday, February 20, 2012 See website below for a gallery of images including: This Boeing VC-137C aircraft, SAM 26000, was the first jet made specifically for presidential use, according to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. It [...]
The holy grail of the JFK story: Seven steps to unlocking the historical truth about the assassination in Dallas
This article was the basis of the talk Jeff Morley gave at the 2011 COPA conference by remote webcast. The holy grail of the JFK story Seven steps to unlocking the historical truth about the assassination in Dallas By Jefferson Morley Tuesday, Nov 22, 2011 3:20 PM Eastern Standard Time Salon.com PHOTO JFK and Jackie President John F. [...]
JFK: “Better red than dead”
JFK: “Better red than dead” At the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the president embraced anti-nuclear war rhetoric, a new book claims By Jefferson Morley Monday, Feb 20, 2012 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time Salon.com PHOTOS John F. Kennedy and his one-time girlfriend Mimi Alford (Credit: AP/AP/Tina Fineberg) In his charmed life, [...]
The Day the Music Died: Malcolm X’s Assassination
The Day the Music Died Malcolm X’s Assassination Feb. 21, 1965 by Roland Sheppard (This article was published in the San Francisco BayView Newspaper on February 19, 2011) http://rolandsheppard.com/Site/Day_The_Music_Died.html PHOTO Malcolm is wheeled out of the Audubon Ballroom on a stretcher, escorted by NYPD, on the fateful day, [...]
New Museums to Shine a Spotlight on Civil Rights Era
New Museums to Shine a Spotlight on Civil Rights Era By KIM SEVERSON February 19, 2012 ATLANTA — Drive through any state in the Deep South and you will find a monument or a museum dedicated to civil rights. A visitor can peer into the motel room in Memphis where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was staying when he was shot or stand [...]
The Life, Legacy and Work of Malcolm X
On February 15, 2012 the African American Studies Dept at UMD put together a dynamic and informative panel on the Life, Legacy, and Work of the late great Malcolm X. This panel was put together by Dr. Joseph Richardson and featured: Mr. Obi Egbuna, Dr. Jared Ball, and Dr. Derrick White. The discussion focused in part on the recent book by Dr. [...]
Bill O’Reilly to write book on Kennedy’s assassination
A corrective to my hope O'Reilly might actually get anything right. Footnotes do slow down a book for people who are not interested in history. Bill O'Reilly to write book on Kennedy's assassination February 16, 2012 By Bob Minzesheimer, USA TODAY Bill O'Reilly, no stranger to controversies -- or the best-seller list -- will co-author a [...]
Jim Douglass’ new book, ‘Gandhi and the Unspeakable’
Jim Douglass' new book, 'Gandhi and the Unspeakable' by John Dear SJ National Catholic Reporter February 3-16, 2012 On the Road to Peace Jim Douglass is one of the world's great teachers, theologians and practitioners of Christian nonviolence. I regularly return for inspiration to his classic works The Nonviolent Cross, Resistance and [...]
Brattleboro students learn from JFK investigators
John Judge, Executive Director of COPA has been invited to address these students in early March. Brattleboro students learn from JFK investigators Feb 14, 2012 8:59 PM By Adam Sullivan - WCAX.com Students in Brattleboro are learning about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy from those close to the tragedy and the [...]
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