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Lindbergh kidnapping. / 40.4240; -74.7677. On March 1, 1932, Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. (born June 22, 1930), the 20-month-old son of colonel Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh, was abducted from his crib in the upper floor of the Lindberghs' home, Highfields, in East Amwell, New Jersey, United States. [1] On May 12, the ...
Avon Barksdale. Avon Randolph Barksdale is a fictional character in the American television series The Wire, played by Wood Harris. Barksdale is one of the most powerful drug dealers in Baltimore, Maryland, and runs the Barksdale Organization. Stringer Bell, his second in command, insulates Barksdale from law enforcement and potential enemies.
R v Dudley and Stephens. R v Dudley and Stephens (1884) 14 QBD 273, DC is a leading English criminal case which established a precedent throughout the common law world that necessity is not a defence to a charge of murder. The case concerned survival cannibalism following a shipwreck, and its purported justification on the basis of a custom of ...
Down syndrome or Down's syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. [3] It is usually associated with developmental delays, mild to moderate intellectual disability, and characteristic physical features. [1] [12] There are three types of Down syndrome, the ...
In re Dube. In re Dube [1] is a famous case in South African law, heard and decided by Milne J and Didcott J in the Natal Provincial Division on May 1, 1979. It was a review of a decision by a commissioner of the Department of Plural Relations and Development, and is celebrated for its creativity in pursuit of justice.
Ivory trade. Ivory traders, c. 1912. The ivory trade is the commercial, often illegal trade in the ivory tusks of the hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal, [1] black and white rhinos, mammoth, [2] and most commonly, African and Asian elephants . Ivory has been traded for hundreds of years by people in Africa and Asia, resulting in restrictions and bans.
The Stafford Hospital scandal concerns poor care and high mortality rates amongst patients at the Stafford Hospital, Stafford, England, during the first decade of the 21st century. The hospital was run by the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, and supervised by the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority. It has been renamed County Hospital.
April 29, 2024 at 12:51 PM. Students defied Columbia University 's orders to vacate their encampment protest by 2 p.m. Monday, despite warnings of suspension and after the school's president said ...