"The Massacre of the Innocents"‚ painted by Pacecco de Rosa during the 1600s‚ depicts a scene from the Bible in which we see the moment when soldiers were sent out by King Herod to kill every child in the region to end the rumors of a child prophesied to rule the kingdom. The baby whom he was looking for was none other than Jesus Christ. And upon careful observation‚ one can see that among all of the chaos occurring in this painting‚ there is one mother and child who do not seem to be frightened
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attack that killed a 180 Kenyan soldiers according to Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Though the precise number of casualties is disputed‚ the Kenyan army claiming the number is inaccurate but refuses to disclose its own figures‚ this massacre of Kenyan troops is considered the deadliest attack perpetrated by the al-Qaeda allied militant group Al Shabaab. This Somalia based organization is a powerful threat to peace and stability in the Horn of Africa as it battles the UN-backed government
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What could cause over nine hundred people to commit suicide together? In the United States’ biggest non-natural loss of human lives before 9/11‚ almost every member of the Peoples Temple in Jonestown‚ Guyana died after consuming a poisonous drink. This was a fitting end to lives that were brutally controlled by the cult’s leader‚ Jim Jones. The Jonestown incident should be remembered as a mass murder at the hands of Jones. At first‚ Jim Jones seemed anything but harmful. While living in Indianapolis
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We the jury find the defendant‚ Not Guilty! Today is the last day of the trial. We have heard all of the witnesses and now we know that we must deliberate. I know that some of the "witnesses" are liars. Some make valid points and I know without a doubt in my mind that Captain Preston is an innocent man and that his men were provoked. As I listened to the witnesses‚ here is what I came to believe: The witnesses for the prosecution have very different stories as do some of the witnesses for the
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British won the the trial about the Boston Massacre‚ it’s easy to say that American colonists were at fault for instigating the incident. The Boston Massacre involved armed soldiers against colonials. They had guns and superior weaponry. The colonists had clubs. Comparatively‚ aren’t guns the more lethal? Can the blame truly be laid at America’s feet? No; it is unreasonable to fault America for the massacre. Analysis of the situation surrounding the Boston Massacre is necessary for determining who was
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Ulster massacres There is speculation around number of planters killed in the early months of the uprising. Early English Parliamentarian pamphlets claimed that over 200‚000 settlers had lost their lives. This is most likely an act of propaganda‚ as recent research has suggested that the number significantly lower‚ in the region of 4‚000‚ though many thousands were forced from their homes. It is estimated that up to 12‚000 Protestants may have lost their lives in total‚ after being exposed to the
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events that caused the colonists to get their freedom from the British crown one of which are the Boston Massacre which involved five colonists being killed by british soldiers. As well as The Boston Tea Party where colonists dumped 314 tea barrels into the harbor. And finally the singing of the Declaration of Independence proclaiming freedom once and for all. To begin with was the Boston Massacre‚ this was the event where five colonists were killed by English officers in front of the state house
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Sand creek massacre. He said it was unfair that the U.S. attacked them‚ when he thought they had good relations. Also that it was a bloody massacre that consisted mostly of women and children. Most of the men were out hunting when the U.S. troops attacked. His men weren’t prepared for a battle and were greatly outnumbered. He managed to escape and after the massacre returned to get his wife‚ who survived even after being shot 9 times. He moved down south and the Sand Creek massacre lead to the
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1:In the Boston (Bloody) Massacre‚ both Soldiers and Colonists were involved. It happened because some Rioters kept throwing rocks and ice balls at troops guarding a place called the “Boston Customs House”. The rioters kept calling the troops “Rascals” and “Bloody Backs”. They dared the troops to fire onto them‚ which was forbidden. After a bit‚ someone pushed a troop to the ground and the troops panicked and opened fire. 2:The first person to die‚ was a large black man named “Crispus Attucks”‚
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The massacre of 1603: Chinese perception of the Spaniards in the Philippines José Eugenio Borao National Taiwan University From a historiographic point of view‚ the incident of 1603 acquires special significance in the long and tragic history of Chinese massacres in the Philippines. For compared to all the rest‚ this has been the best chronicled‚ not only in Spanish‚ but also in Chinese sources. Moreover‚ both coincide in the presentation of facts and are alike in the ordering of events. When
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