POSTS TAGGED: The Great Escape

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Saturday, June 30 On this date in 1882, the remarkably odd and delusional Charles Guiteau was hanged for the assassination of President James Garfield. He believed that this act was necessary for the future health and stability of the United States, and in his trial he even claimed that, while it was his hand holding [...]


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Saturday, June 23 On this date in 1532, Henry VIII and the French king François I signed a secret treaty allying their countries against Charles V of Spain. This was followed by a great deal of cable nudity. Ivory Wars (The Discovery Channel 8pm) With the rise in ivory poaching, Africa’s wild elephants are in [...]