Largest Diamond Found- 1/25/1905

Zain Shiraz, Fall Editor

January 25, 2018

Filed under This Day In History

In the year of 1905 the world's biggest diamond was found. The diamond was a staggering 3,016 carrot and weighed 1.333 pounds. It was eighteen feet below the surface and was spotted by Frederick Wells. He showed the diamond to the mine owner Sir Thomas Cullinan. Cullinan sold the diamond to the government....

Brinks Robbery- 1/17/18

Zain Shiraz, Fall editor

January 17, 2018

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In the year in 1950 eleven men robbed an armored car depot for 2.7 million dollars which was the biggest heist of the time. The convicts agreed not to touch the money until the six year because the statute of limitations runs out. They would have got way with it, but a culprit named O’Keeef was arrested...

Hati Earthquake- 1/12/10

January 12, 2018

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In the year of 2010 a earthquake hit Haiti killing about 360,000 people. The earthquake magnitude was seven and the aftershocks were 5.9 and 5.5. 895000 survivors were left poor. Hospitals and churches destroyed and the roads were blocked by destroyed objects. The dead were feared of cause of the disease,...

American Troops Withdrew from Germany- 1/10/23

Zain Shiraz, Fall Editor

January 10, 2018

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Today in 1923 America withdraw all there troops from Germany. After 4 years of being stationed after World War One, the men left from Germany to return home. A small number of men were left behind because they were there to bury the men who died in the war and sign a treaty. There were about 16000 men...

Elvis was born today-1/8/35

Zain Shiraz, Fall Editor

January 8, 2018

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Elvis Presley was born today on January 8, 1935. Elvis was also known as King of Rock and Roll or The King. Presley also sang pop music. Elvis was an actor and was in at least thirty four movies. Elvis wrote songs. His last song was “Way Down” by Layng Martin Jr. Presley died of a heart attack because...

Niagra Falls Preserved-1/2/29

Zain Shiraz, Fall Editor

January 2, 2018

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In the year of 1929 Canada and USA decided to preserve Niagara Falls. If both Countries decide to leave the waterfall alone then the waterfall would be destroyed, but the Countries worked together and fortified the waterfall for the future. Since the waterfall was preserved many daredevils attempted...

Pan Am Flight bombed- 12/21/88

Zain Shiraz, Fall Editor

December 21, 2017

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A Plane exploded in Scotland on the 21st of December in the year of 1988. There was a bomb in the cargo killing everyone on board and 11 residents on the ground. Also the plane was 31 thousand feet off the ground. The British said this was a attack on America. Terrorist were accused of the bombing a...

Clintion Impeachment- 12/19/17

Zain Shiraz, Fall Editor

December 19, 2017

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Today President Clinton was impeached after fourteen hours of debating. President Clinton was not the first to be impeached, but he promised to finish his term. Five weeks later the senate voted. It was split 50-50. Two thirds of congress needs to vote against Clinton. Bill Clinton was charged with harassment...

Al Gore Concedes Election- 12/13/00

Zain Shiraz, Fall Editor

December 15, 2017

Filed under This Day In History, Uncategorized

The year 2000 Al Gore a past Vice President conceded the election to past Governor of Texas named George W. Bush. Gore had a legal problem to recount the votes in Florida. Gore was deeply let down from the lose and because won the popular vote. Gore won the popular by a half a million. He lost Florida...

The Famous Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens-12/15/01

Zain Shiraz, Fall Editor

December 15, 2017

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In the year of 2001 the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa was reopens after eleven years of being expected and fortified. The cost was 27 million. The first attempt almost destroyed the building, but the engineers were able to reduce the curve by 17 inches. The city needed the tilt because it attracted the...

War on Germany World War ll -12/11/41

Zain Shiraz, Fall Editor

December 13, 2017

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After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, USA declared war on the Axis which included Germany, the Ottoman empire, Japan and Italy. The bombing of Pearl Harbor surprised even Hitler and America was never really involved with war, they just sent supplies and men to the war. Hitler was to back Japan (which he...

Bombing of Pearl Harbor- 12/7/1941

Zain Shiraz, Fall Editor

December 11, 2017

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Attack on Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, and was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. Just before 8 a.m. on that Sunday morning, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes descended on the base, where they managed to destroy...