8th Anniversary

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Persistence of Memory

On a visit to Berlin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received the blueprints of the Auschwitz concentration camp from German officials.  This gesture was called a "gift of truth" by Netanyahu.  I think the Holocaust will always be a stain on the collective German psyche, but I'm glad to see an attempt at making amends with the past.  Please excuse me if my tone comes off as nonchalant, but I guess it's something for which the country will always be apologizing.  Such is life.  I think it is also important to remember and honor the other side of that dark period in history as well.  For that, I offer this link: The White Rose- an organization that gave their lives in resistance to the Nazi Regime..... 

Day 331

Russian Hydroelectric Plant Disaster

An engine room of the Sanyo-Sushenskaya hydroelelectric plant was destroyed by a blast from a faulty turbine.  64 people are feared dead from the incident.  The plant is one of the biggest hydroelectric plants in the world. 

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Day 322

Visual Flight Rules Corridor

Searchers sift through the waters of the Hudson after a fatal crash between a small plane and helicopter.  The area over the Hudson River is a VFR Corridor where pilots rely solely on their own visuals and not an air traffic controller to avoid other aircraft.  There were 9 fatalities in the collision.  

Day 319

Hiroshima Anniversary

Today marks the 64th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.  50,000 people gathered at the A-bomb Dome to mark the tragic day.  At the event, the mayor of Hiroshima called for the eradication of nuclear arms by 2020.  

Day 312

Darlene Haynes

This story made me so incredibly sad.  I first read about Darlene Haynes when I was riding on the T yesterday and glanced at the front page of the Metro that a fellow passenger was reading.  I'm not going to go into the details of the incident because it is too gruesome but I am happy to hear that the baby is alive and doing well.  

Day 306

Aria Airlines Flight 1525

Iran based Aria Airlines Flight 1525 crashed today on the runway of an airport in Mashad, Iran's second largest city.  It was making an emergency landing, skidded off the runway, and hit a wall. 17 people were killed, 20 injured.  This incident was the 2nd crash of an Iranian airplane in 10 days.  

Day 299

2 Suicide bombers. Jakarta, Indonesia. 

Day 294

Five people were killed in a Delhi Metro bridge collapse.

Day 283

Cody Ninth Grade Academy- Detroit

Detroit Shootings

7 teenagers were shot outside a the Cody Ninth Grade Academy  on Detroit's west side.  The victims were standing next to a bus stop when the attackers drove up in a green minivan with t-shirts over their heads to conceal their faces.  This has been the second shooting this month near a high school offering free summer classes.

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