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Red Coats (British Army)
Red Coat or RedCoat is a historical term used call the British Soldiers of the British Army because of the red uniforms formerly worn by the majority of regiments. From the mid-17th century to the 19th century, the uniform of most British soldiers, included a madder red coat or coatee. The Red coat has evolved from being the British infantryman's ordinary uniform to a garment retained only for ceremonial purposes. Its official adoption dates from February 1645. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars on March 5, 1770. Also known as the Incident On King Street by the British, Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams were there to increase tension with the British forces. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War also known as the American War was the longest war in American history and the most unpopular American war of the 20th century. It resulted in nearly 60,000 American deaths and in an estimated 2 million Vietnamese deaths. -
Sharpeville Massacre
Occured at the police station in the South African township of Sharpeville in Transvaal. After a day of demonstrations against the Pass Laws, a crowd of about 5,000 to 7,000 black African protesters went to the police station. Everything went downhill after that as the South African Police opend fire on the crowd killing 69 people. -
UT Tower Shooting
Charles Whitman climbed to the top of the University of Texas Tower with three rifles, two pistols, and a sawed-off shotgun. One of the riffles used was the same as that of the Sharpeville Massacre. The 25-year-old architectural engineering major and ex-Marine had already murdered his mother, Margaret, and his wife, Kathy, earlier that morning. He fired his first shots just before noon, aiming with chilling precision at pedestrians below. -
Kent State Massacre
The shooting of unarmed college students by the Ohio national guard at Kent State University on May 4th 1970. The guard carelesly fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis.
