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Assassination 25 years ago catalyzed movement to protect the Amazon
2013-12-23 00:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Twenty-five years ago today, Chico Mendes, an Amazon rubber tapper, was shot and killed in front of his family at his home in Acre, Brazil at the age of 44. His assassination was the catalyst that sparked a much broader movement to protect the Amazon against rampant deforestation. The movement empowered a new generation of forest people and activists and would eventually culminate in millions of hectares of Amazon rainforest being set aside in reserves. But while the deforestation rate has...
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Fans Share Wishes, Tributes For John Lennon 33 Years After Assassination
2013-12-09 03:42:20| Apparel - Topix.net
Sunday marked the 33rd anniversary of the assassination of John Lennon in New York, and Yoko Ono invited fans to send wishes and tributes.
Iconic 'death car' marks 50th anniversary of JFK assassination
2013-11-22 22:23:33| Automakers - Topix.net
But for some, the four-door limousine on display at the Henry Ford Museum will always be the automobile that president John F. Kennedy was riding in when he was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963 .
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Reporting on a president's assassination
2013-11-17 06:28:26| IT Services - Topix.net
On the afternoon of Nov. 22, 1963, I was in the U.S. Senate press gallery, working as the correspondent for the St. Petersburg Times , when word came that the president had been shot in Dallas.
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RFK children speak about assassination in Dallas
2013-01-12 07:47:19| Telecom - Topix.net
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is convinced that a lone gunman wasn't solely responsible for the assassination of his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, and said his father believed the Warren Commission report was a "shoddy piece of craftsmanship." Kennedy and his sister, Rory, were interviewed by Charlie Rose on Friday night in front of an audience in ... (more)
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