Archive for January 2023
John Lewis honored with a U.S. Postal Service stamp
The U.S. Postal Service introduced on Tuesday a stamp honoring John Lewis, the civil rights leader, congressman, and former president of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Mr. Lewis led the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge that became known as “Bloody Sunday†after Alabama State Troopers attacked peaceful marchers, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. …
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The January 6 committee today charged former President Donald Trump with inciting an insurrection by obstructing an official proceeding, defrauding the United States, marking false statements, and assisting an insurrection. Bennie Thompson, the committee chairman, said during today’s meeting that he has “every confidence that the work of this committee will help provide a road…
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