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Today in environmental history: Deepwater Horizon spills into Gulf of Mexico
April 20, 2015On this day in 2010, a BP oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
Read moreToday in history: 50th anniversary of first national march against Vietnam War
April 17, 2015On this date in 1965, Washington, D.C. saw the first major demonstration against the Vietnam War.
Read more“The Americans”: Set in the 80s but relevant to our time
April 17, 2015We receive another miniature course in spycraft from Philip and Elizabeth Jennings.
Read moreToday in labor history: The 1968 Memphis sanitation strike ends
April 16, 2015On this date in 1968, the Memphis Sanitation Strike came to an end.
Read moreIn Germany: From the U.S. Embassy to small town thugs
April 15, 2015This was a minor victory; in over twenty years it was the first petition on Mumia which the embassy has accepted.
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