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Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Post 8336 Auxiliary - Thu Aug 20, 3:00 PM
Veterans of Foreign Wars Elwood Perkins Post 8336 meeting - Thu Aug 20, 8:00 PM
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Quote of the day

Quote of the Day
  • Ambrose Bierce
    Ocean, n.: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man—who has no gills.

This Day in History

This Day in History
  • Final Public Execution in the US (1936)
    In 1936, convicted rapist Rainey Bethea was sentenced to be hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky, at a time when such hangings were conducted publicly. Because the county sheriff supervising the execution was a woman, the case sparked national press coverage, and up to 20,000 spectators gathered to watch the event, the last of its kind in the US. Two years later, the Kentucky legislature officially put an end to public executions. How did newspaper reports depict the hanging?

Word of the Day

Word of the Day
  • meddlesome
    Definition: (adjective) Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner. Synonyms: busybodied, interfering, officious. Usage: Though she means well, my meddlesome mother invariably drives away all of my boyfriends with her unwelcome intrusions.

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