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In 1979, six-year-old Etan Patz disappeared while walking to his bus stop in New York City. He was the first missing child whose photo appeared on a milk carton.
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In 1979, six-year-old Etan Patz disappeared while walking to his bus stop in New York City. He was the first missing child whose photo appeared on a milk carton.

u/SelfCareIsFake — 17 hours ago
On This Day: April 4, 1968. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where he had gone to support striking sanitation workers. He was pronounced dead an hour later, and his death sparked nationwide riots in over 100 US cities.
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On This Day: April 4, 1968. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where he had gone to support striking sanitation workers. He was pronounced dead an hour later, and his death sparked nationwide riots in over 100 US cities.

u/Life_Distance6286 — 1 day ago
From 1967 to 1986, Albania's communist government built over 750,000 bunkers, supposedly to protect the country from a foreign attack. The bunkers were not used in combat until the 1990s, and they drained Albania's resources and came to symbolize the country's oppression.
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From 1967 to 1986, Albania's communist government built over 750,000 bunkers, supposedly to protect the country from a foreign attack. The bunkers were not used in combat until the 1990s, and they drained Albania's resources and came to symbolize the country's oppression.

u/GustavoistSoldier — 14 hours ago
Image 1 — On this day in 1958 Cheryl Crane, the 14-year-old daughter of Hollywood star Lana Turner stabbed and killed Turner's boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato. An enforcer for Mickey Cohen, Stompanato was abusive towards Turner and was stabbed during a fight at Turner's home.
Image 2 — On this day in 1958 Cheryl Crane, the 14-year-old daughter of Hollywood star Lana Turner stabbed and killed Turner's boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato. An enforcer for Mickey Cohen, Stompanato was abusive towards Turner and was stabbed during a fight at Turner's home.
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On this day in 1958 Cheryl Crane, the 14-year-old daughter of Hollywood star Lana Turner stabbed and killed Turner's boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato. An enforcer for Mickey Cohen, Stompanato was abusive towards Turner and was stabbed during a fight at Turner's home.

u/onwhatcharges — 20 hours ago
In 1953 Westgermany ratifies the Bundesentschädigungsgesetz, regulating the the compensations paid out to the victims of the Holocaust. Many survivors still had to fight for adequate compensation, particularly Romani people, with courts more or less arguing that their persecution was justified
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In 1953 Westgermany ratifies the Bundesentschädigungsgesetz, regulating the the compensations paid out to the victims of the Holocaust. Many survivors still had to fight for adequate compensation, particularly Romani people, with courts more or less arguing that their persecution was justified

u/GreatEntrepreneur798 — 21 hours ago
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