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Earl Warren, chief justice of the U. S. Supreme Courtwww. HistoryChannel. com”What moved some misguided wretch to do this horrible deed may never be known to us. ” (September 27, 1964)On September 27, 1964, the Warren Commission report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was released after a 10-month investigation, concluding that there…

Who killed JFK? This is a question you need to know the answer to. If you believe that Lee Harvey Oswald killed him, then you are participating in one of the biggest government conspiracies known to man. This cover-up will last for years and violate every law known to man. When people became suspicious about…

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)Founded in 1958 by Dr. Ethel Percy, the American Association of RetiredPersons (AARP) has been dedicated to addressing the needs and interests of olderAmericans. Percy felt that older Americans could attain a sense ofsatisfaction and fulfillment by remaining physically and intellectually activein society, thus came about his idea to…

By Michael VitezSarah Knauss is 118 years old. She is the world’s oldest person and lives in an Allentown nursing home. Her daughter, Kitty Sullivan, turned 95 Tuesday. She just gave away herOldsmobile and moved into a retirement community across the street from hermother. The daughter says she’s having a hard time adjusting to living…

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things. Knows not the vivid loneliness of fear nor mountain heights where bitter joy can hear the sound of wings. How can life grant us boon of living, compensate for dull gray ugliness and…

In 1976, the US Senate ordered a fresh inquiry into the assassination of John F Kennedy, who was murdered in 1963 during a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. People who had been involved in the original Warren Commission investigations were asked to make fresh statements. The FBI and the CIA were persuaded to release more of…

In September of 1776, on the outskirts of Newark, among the tired, discouraged, soldiers, as they paused from their daily retreat, sat Thomas Paine. He wrote many papers that would have a major effect on the outcome of the quest for independence. Born the son of a Quaker Laymaker on January 29th, 1737 at Thetford,…

Herbert CrolyI was born on January 23, 1869, in New York. Both my mother and my father were journalists. My father’s name is David Croly and my mother’s name is Jane Cunningham. Some of my early on goals included graduating from Harvard University, and becoming a well-known journalist, both of which were later achieved. After…

Everyone is affected by certain events or individuals that greatly change their life. Many people have influenced me during my life. Three wonderful friends that have had a special effect on me are Ryan, Alicia and Ana. In the three years that I have known them well, they have been my best friends, and have…

JFkI’m reminded of the expression “out of the mouths of babes” whenever I think about the question my son asked me one day when I was talking about JFK. It was in November 1988 and I had just bought LIFE magazine’s special 25th Anniversary edition of the assassination of President Kennedy. I was sitting on…