Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Victory Day (Russia)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"The truth is found when men are free to pursue it." Franklin D. Roosevelt


TODAY IN HISTORY:
Carlos Lamarca
Richard Nixon

  • 1960 The Food and Drug Administration announces it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Envoid, making Envoid the world's first oral contraceptive pill.
  • 1969 Carlos Lamarca leads the first guerrilla action against the military dictatorship of São Paulo, by robbing two banks.
  • 1974 The US House of Representatives Judiciary committee opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon. 

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Are you a Domino's Pizza fan? Watch the ABC News report on a gluten-free recipe. How is Austria confronting its Nazi past? Watch the BBC report. Do you remember Rodrigo & Gabriella? Watch the CNN interview with the guitar virtuosos. Are Mexican crime reporters turning into headlines? Listen to the NPR report. A female Zetas member? Watch the Reuters report. Is euthanasia finally legal in Argentina? Read the Time article. What's the latest Japanese trend? Watch the AFP report via Yahoo.

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