Tag: yale
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#MorningMonarchy: August 22, 2018
Robot fruit-pickers, cereal Roundup and a raw, bloody veal heart + this day in history w/the raid of the Camden 28 and our song of the day by Cat Power & Lana Del Rey on your Morning Monarchy for August 22, 2018.
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A Brief History Of The Skull & Bones Society
from time.com: On Feb. 17, the 100th anniversary of Geronimo’s death, descendants of the Apache warrior filed a federal lawsuit against the secretive Skull and Bones society of Yale University demanding that the group — which it claims is in possession of Geronimo’s remains — return them to his family. “I believe strongly from my…
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US lawmakers honor geronimo in the midst of skull & bones lawsuit
from afp: The US House of Representatives on Monday approved by voice vote a measure honoring legendary Apache warrior Geronimo’s bravery 100 years after his death. The nonbinding resolution honors his life, “his extraordinary bravery, and his commitment to the defense of his homeland, his people, and Apache ways of life.” Geronimo – known as…
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Geronimo’s Kin Still Suing Skull & Bones Over Remains
from ap: Geronimo’s descendants have sued Skull and Bones — the secret society at Yale University linked to presidents and other powerful figures — claiming that its members stole the remains of the legendary Apache leader decades ago and have kept them ever since. The federal lawsuit filed in Washington on Tuesday — the 100th…
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blair gets protested & booed at yale
from daily mail: Tony Blair was left reeling last night after students disrupted his debut speech at Yale University to protest at his role in taking Britain and America to war in Iraq. The former Prime Minister, who is normally immensely popular in the US for his support for President George W Bush’s ‘war on…
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skeleton in the bush family cupboard
from telegraph: One of America’s great historical controversies intensifed yesterday with the publication of fresh evidence that members of an elite secret society may have dug up the remains of the Indian leader Geronimo and displayed his skull in their headquarters. from cnn: A Yale University historian has uncovered a 1918 letter that seems to…