Innocent North Carolina man freed After 37 years in prison

A man who spent nearly four decades behind bars was freed from prison Friday after a three-judge panel found him innocent in the 1976 stabbing deaths of a Bladen County mother and her adult daughter.

Last month, the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission recommended the case of Joseph Sledge for judicial review after newly discovered evidence cast doubt on whether he had anything to do with the killings of Josephine Davis, 74, and Ailene Davis, 53, in their Elizabethtown home.

Autistic schoolboy hanged himself after falling for scam 'police' email saying he had looked at indecent websites

Tragic: Joseph Edwards 

An autistic schoolboy hanged himself after receiving a bogus "police" email claiming he had been looking at illegal websites and must pay a £100 fine.

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Socialist Popular Alliance Party activist Shaima al-Sabbagh (middle) was shot and died of birdshot wounds during clashes with Egyptian police during a protest in central Cairo today on the eve of the anniversary of the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak

A female demonstrator (pictured) was killed in clashes with Egyptian police during a protest in central Cairo today January 24th on the eve of the anniversary of the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak.

 A health ministry spokesman said Shaima al-Sabbagh died of birdshot wounds, which fellow protesters said were fired by police to disperse the march.

Today in Histroy

January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar.

 1848 - James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California. The discovery led to the gold rush of '49

1857 – The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia.

1908 - In England, the first Boy Scout troop was organized by Robert Baden-Powell.

1939 – The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.

 1972

Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was discovered in Guam, having spent 28 years hiding in the jungle thinking World War II was still going on.

1986 – Voyager 2 passes within 81,500 kilometres (50,600 mi) of Uranus.

Quote of the Day

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” 

― Eleanor Roosevelt

Chinese police rescue 37 babies in trafficking bust

CNN)Police rescued 37 babies and a 3-year-old girl after busting a child trafficking ring in eastern China's Shandong province, reported the state-run China Central Television.

The newborn babies, many suffering from HIV/AIDS and malnutrition, were sold for between 50,000 yuan to 80,000 yuan ($8,000 to $12,912 dollars). The boys fetched higher prices than girls, according to the online video report published on Tuesday.

Today in Histroy

January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar

1559 – Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London, England.

    1759 – The British Museum opens.

1933 – A twelve-year-old girl experiences the first Marian apparition of Our Lady of Banneux in Banneux, Belgium.

1936 – The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.

1943 – The world's largest office building, The Pentagon, is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.

1966 – The Nigerian First Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is overthrown in a military coup d'état.

1970 – Nigerian Civil War: After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafra surrenders.

1991 – The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm.

1991 – Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Queen of Australia, signs letters patent allowing Australia to become the first Commonwealth realm to institute its own Victoria Cross in its honours system.

2007 – Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, former Iraqi intelligence chief and half-brother of Saddam Hussein, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, former chief judge of the Revolutionary Court, are executed by hanging in Iraq.

2009 – US Airways Flight 1549 makes an emergency landing in the Hudson River shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York, New York. All passengers and crew members survive.

Quote of the Day

·         Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

·         Albert Einstein

Today in Histroy

January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar

1639

The first constitution of Connecticut, Fundamental Orders, was adopted.

1784

The United States ratified treaty with England ending the Revolutionary War.

  1950 – The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.

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1953

Tito formally became the first president of the Republic of Yugoslavia.

 

1963

George Wallace sworn in as Alabama's governor, promising "segregation forever."

1973

The Miami Dolphins became the first NFL team to go undefeated and have a perfect season by beating the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII.

1973 – Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.

1990

The Simpsons premiered on television.

2004 – The national flag of the Republic of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.

2008

Bobby Jindal takes office as governor of Louisiana as the first elected Indian-American governor of the U.S.

Quote of Day

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

John D. Rockefeller

Nigerian Student, Dies in Police Custody in The US

(CNN)Two sheriff's deputies in Georgia have been placed on leave with pay for "inappropriate actions" in the case of a college student who died in the county jail, a Chatham County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman said.

Cpl. Maxine Evans and Cpl. Jason Kenny will remain on administrative leave until the conclusion of an investigation into the death of Matthew Ajibade, a 22-year-old student from Nigeria who died last week in an isolation cell of the Savannah jail, said Gena Bilbo, the sheriff's spokeswoman.

Authorities provided no further details into the deputies' conduct.

Blogger sentenced to ten years in prison and 1,000 lashes set to be publicly flogged for 'insulting 'Islam'

·         A blogger will be publicly flogged  as part of his 10-year jail term for 'ridiculing Islamic religious figures'.

·         Raif Badawi, who co-founded the Free Saudi Liberals website, was arrested in 2012 and sentenced to 1,000 lashes and a decade in prison for insulting Islam on his online forum. 

Today in Histroy

January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar.

  49 BC

  Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.

236

Pope Fabian succeeds Anterus to become the twentieth pope of Rome.

  1645

 Archbishop William Laud is beheaded at theTower of London

1776

Thomas Paine's Common Sense, which greatly influenced the authors of the Declaration of Independence, was published.

1863

The first underground passenger railway, the Metropolitan, opened in London.

1920

The League of Nations came into existence.

1943 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt sailed from Miami, FL, to Trinidad thus becoming the first American President to visit a foreign country during wartime.

The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented

1967

The first African-American senator elected by popular vote, Edward Brooke of Massachusetts, took his seat.

1984 – Holy See–United States relations: The United States and Holy See (Vatican City) re-establish full diplomatic relations after almost 117 years, overturning the United States Congress's 1867 ban on public funding for such a diplomatic envoy

2003

North Korea announced that it was withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.