Daily Archives: 07/23/2016

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Shut Down the Gibraltar Gas Plant in U’wa Territory!
As a result deep frustration over years of failed dialogue with the Colombian government, the Indigenous Guard of Colombia’s U’wa people are staging a nonviolent occupation of the Gilbraltar gas extraction plant located within their territory.Show your solidarity with the U’wa and call on the Colombian government to close the Gibraltar gas drilling site as a necessary measure to protect and respect the life, integrity, and rights of the U’wa Nation.

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On this day … history.com


Military seizes power in Egypt »  1952

The 12th Street riot »  1967

Johnson urged to declare a state of national emergency » 1965

Austria-Hungary issues ultimatum to Serbia »  1914

1904 – The ice cream cone was invented by Charles E. Menches during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, MO.

1938 – The first federal game preserve was approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The area was 2,000 acres in Utah.

1962 – The “Telstar” communications satellite sent the first live TV broadcast to Europe.

1972 – The U.S. launched Landsat 1 (ERTS-1). It was the first Earth-resources satellite