The first African-American US Senator. Edward Brooke was born in Washington D.C. in 1919. He joined the army in 1941 and saw combat in Italy. In 1962 he was elected Attorney General of Massachusetts. Making him the 1st African-American AG elected in any state. In 1966 he was elected Senator of Massachusetts. He served 2 terms from 1967 to 1979. …
Boston Marathon Bombing Trial
Trial for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev begins this week Jury selection started Monday for the Boston Marathon bomber. The bomb killed 3 people & wounded over 260 in April, 2013. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will plead not guilty to 30 federal charges. Lawyers have been working on a plea deal for Tsarnaev . So far, it hasn’t worked out because of the death penalty. …