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Archive for December 10th, 2016
December 10th, 2016 - 12:03 pm § in Misc.
Trump Chooses Putin’s Oil Buddy as Secretary of State and John Bolton as #2
Rex Wayne Tillerson (born March 23, 1952) is an American businessman and is the chairman, president, and CEO of Exxon Mobil Corporation, the fifth largest company by market capitalization.[3][4] He is expected to be named Secretary of State by President-elect Donald Trump tomorrow. Tillerson is a tr[...]
December 10th, 2016 - 2:37 am § in Misc.
Anniverary of Lincoln’s Mass Execution of Lakotta People
On This Day: In 1862 Abraham Lincoln refused to pardon the 38 Santee Sioux people sentenced to hang for protecting their land during the Dakota War of 1862. In early December, 303 Sioux prisoners were convicted of murder and rape by military tribunals and sentenced to death. Some trials lasted less [...]