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Highlight in History
On May 6, 1937, the hydrogen-filled German airship Hindenburg burned and crashed in Lakehurst, N.J., killing 35 of the 97 people on board and a Navy crewman on the ground.
On this date
In 1861, Confederate President Jefferson Davis approved an act passed by the Confederate Congress recognizing that a state of war existed with the United States of America.
Ten years ago
Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn was shot and killed in Hilversum, Netherlands. (Volkert van der Graaf was later convicted of killing Fortuyn and was sentenced to 18 years in prison.) Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (ahng sahn soo chee) was freed after 19 months of house arrest. Songwriter Otis Blackwell (“Don’t Be Cruel”; “Great Balls of Fire”) died in Nashville, Tenn.
Five years ago
Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy won the French presidency by a comfortable margin over socialist opponent Segolene Royal.
One year ago
Brimming with pride, President Barack Obama met with the U.S. commandos he’d sent after terror mastermind Osama bin Laden during a visit to Fort Campbell, Ky. Al-Qaida vowed to keep fighting the United States and avenge the death of Osama bin Laden.
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Today in History for Sunday, May 6, 2012
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Jury deciding Arias’ sentence adjourns for day
The Phoenix jury deciding whether Jodi Arias should be sentenced to life in prison or death has adjourned for the day after reaching an impasse and being told to keep trying.
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Ga. police increase enforcement patrols for summer
Police in Georgia are rolling out increased enforcement patrols as part of their summer safety campaign.
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Wiregrass Valdosta campus closed due to water line break
Due to a water line break, the Valdosta Campus of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is closing for the remainder of the day, May 22.
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Ga.’s grad rate inches toward 70 percent for 2012
Georgia’s high school graduation rate for the class of 2012 has increased to nearly 70 percent.
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Bank worker accused of theft, fiscal exploitation
Police say Wells Fargo personal banker is accused of stealing about $10,600 from an elderly customer’s account.
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Ga. infant pinned against wall by minivan, killed
Sheriff’s officials in northwest Georgia say a 2-month-old baby has died after her mother accidentally pinned her to a wall.
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Valdosta businesses, Red Cross to help Oklahoma tornado victims
Valdosta businesses, Red Cross to help Oklahoma tornado victims
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Horse tests positive for EEE in Brooks County
Horse tests positive for EEE in Brooks County
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Face-chewing victim recovering, strumming guitar
A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement.
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Tea party groups protest IRS at Atlanta rally
Georgia tea party activists protested the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service with a rally Tuesday on the steps of the Capitol.
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