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Today in history: Philadelphia police bomb MOVE 30 years ago
May 13, 2015In 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on a residential building, resulting in a massive fire that left 11 persons dead including five children.
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Nurses celebrate their day by protesting in Washington
May 12, 2015Nurses support legislation to mandate minimum nurse-to-patient ratios and for full collective bargaining rights for nurses employed at the VA.
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Today in history: 40 years since the seizing of the Mayagüez
May 12, 2015On this date in 1975, the American freighter Mayagüez, with its 39-man crew, was captured by Khmer Rouge forces in the Kingdom of Cambodia.
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Today in history: Germany surrenders, European war ends 70 years ago
May 8, 2015Victory in Europe Day, is celebrated on May 8, but actually the formalities of the war's end were spread over three days.
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Today in history: The Lusitania is torpedoed and sinks 100 years ago
May 7, 2015The British passenger liner Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-boat 18 miles off the Irish coast.
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announces Music for Peace
May 6, 2015The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has announced a Music for Peace concert, in the wake of recent unrest resulting from Freddie Gray's death.
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Arabs in Israel stage general strike over home demolitions
May 4, 2015"The strike is a message to the government: We will not accept being treated as second- or third-class citizens."
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Today in history: Four students killed at Kent State in Vietnam demo
May 4, 2015The Kent State shootings are a long-remembered symbol of government gone amok with its power and fear of its own people.
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