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As a territory of Denmark, the Danish West Indies were under severe censorship on all publications. David Hamilton Jackson, who was born in St. Croix in 1884, petitioned the King of Denmark for freedom of press. Jackson was successful in his efforts to remove strict censorship in the Danish West Indies that had been in place in 1779. He started the first free newspaper, the Herald, and helped organize the first labor union in the Danish West Indies during the early 20th century....

Related Links Olympics Overview 2012Track & Field PreviewEncyclopedia: Track & Field The skinny Bikila, running barefoot, flew by the soldiers standing with flaming torches along the darkening course that evening and slowly pulled away from his Moroccan opponent before crossing the finish line at the Arch of Constantine in a world-record time of 2:15:16. With his 26-second win over Rhadi, Bikila had become the first black African to win a gold medal in Olympic history....

Related Links Olympics Overview 20121972 GamesTerrorism Around the World Most Germans hoped the Munich Games in 1972 would at least in some way help to heal the racial wounds caused by Hitler. The world was still rife with political unrest. The Vietnam War raged on, racial tensions in the United States persisted, and violence littered the Middle East. German president Gustav Heinemann welcomed the Olympics as “a milestone on the road to a new way of life with the aim of realizing peaceful coexistence among peoples....

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Some superstitions are stranger than others. For example, Michael Jordan (a graduate of North Carolina) always wore his blue North Carolina shorts under his Bulls uniform for good luck. Baseball pitcher Turk Wendell brushes his teeth and chews licorice between every inning. Wade Boggs eats only chicken the day of a game and draws a symbol that means âTo Lifeâ in the dirt before every at-bat. Former pitcher Mark âThe Birdâ Fidrych used to play with the dirt on the mound and talk to himself before every inning....

When an animal does this, body processes like breathing and heartbeat slow down greatly, allowing the animal to conserve energy and go without food or water for long periods of time. When conditions improve, the animal wakes up and resumes its normal activities.

In 1962, he left the CSO to organize wine grape pickers in California and formed the National Farm Workers Association. Using strikes, fasts, picketing, and marches, he was able to obtain contracts from a number of major growers. In 1966 his organization merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee of the AFL-CIO to form the United Farm Workers Organizing Committee of the AFL-CIO. Chavez also launched (1968) a boycott against the table grape growers, mobilizing consumer support throughout the United States....

Below is a timeline tracing the roots of this increasingly menacing challenge facing nations and businesses all over the world. As the timeline that follows illustrates, China appears to be the biggest aggressor when it comes to cyber attacks. This timeline covers cyberattacks on government and military computers; it does not include attacks on corporations or individuals. However, events are included if they were carried out by foreign governments or militant groups....