1685: Johann Sebastian Bach is born
1871: Henry Morton Stanley begins his famous expedition into Africa’s interior
1918: Germany launches the Second Battle of the Somme
1962: A female black bear becomes the first creature to survive a parachute jump from a plane flying faster than sound
1963: Alcatraz Penitentiary closes
1965: Led by Martin Luther King, Jr., over three thousand civil-rights demonstrators begin a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
From the Alcatraz article “At Alcatraz, a prisoner had four rights: food, clothing, shelter, and medical care. Everything else was a privilege that had to be earned.”
That’s the way EVERY prison should be run. They are living off of tax money and receiving more privileges than many people who have never committed a crime.