Today in History, July 22
1898—Sculptor Alexander Calder, best known for his mobiles, is born in Lawnton, Pa.
1934—Gangster John Dillinger, Public Enemy No. 1, is shot and killed by FBI agents outside a movie theater in Chicago. (Years later, questions about the autopsy spawned theories that a Dillinger look-alike might have been killed that night instead.)
1943—American forces capture Palermo, the capital of the island of Sicily, during World War II.
2003—Iraq war POW Jessica Lynch has her homecoming in Elizabeth, W.Va.
2004—The 9/11 Commission releases its 567-page public report. The report details events leading up to the attacks and makes recommendations to reform the U.S. intelligence community.
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The Complete 9/11 Timeline
see the complete record on 9/11, unspun - years of warnings, ignored intelligence, FBI/CIA tracking of the alleged hijackers, insider trading, Bush/Bin Laden/CIA/Al Qaeda/Pakistan-ISI/Saudi Arabia connections, war games, official lies and more
Demand answers and accountability
http://www.historycommons.org/project.jsp?project=911_project
9/11 Commission
You mean the Omission Commission made up of Bush cronies that distorted the truth, lied to the public and just plain made up a whole bunch of sh#t? Cover-up, cover-up, cover-up.
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