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The origins of the Nachtkrapp legends are still unknown, but a connection possibly exists to rook infestations in Central Europe. Already feared due to their black feathers and scavenging diet, the mass gatherings quickly became an existential threat to farmers and gave rooks and crows their place in folklore as all-devouring monsters.
Crush after a crowd of 15,000 watched a public execution in a stadium, 34 others injured. [64] 11: 9 February 2008: 2008 Bandung stampede: Indonesia: Bandung: Crush at the launching album concert of the metal band Beside. 9: 27 March 2008: Unnamed: India: Ashok Nagar, Madhya Pradesh: More than a dozen others injured at a temple crush during a ...
The 27-year-old member of the 64th Bombardment Squadron was taking off for a night mission in New Guinea when he struck something with his bomber, referred to in reports as a "brush kangaroo" or "baby kangaroo" and later found to be a wallaby. The bomber crashed on takeoff, which detonated its load of bombs, killing McCullar and the rest of the ...
The image appeared to have caught the subject in motion from the execution, which added to the already dramatic scene. Tom Howard's photo of Ruth Snyder's execution, on January 12, 1928, was published the following day on the front page of the New York Daily News .
Annie Mae Aquash (Mi'kmaq name Naguset Eask) (March 27, 1945 – mid-December 1975 [1] [2]) was a First Nations activist and Mi'kmaq tribal member from Nova Scotia, Canada. . Aquash moved to Boston in the 1960s and joined other First Nations and Indigenous Americans focused on education, resistance, and police brutality against urban Indigenous peo
Apparently, this includes a group of crows, which is legitimately called a murder. Unfortunately, according to Maggie's mom, someone reported her to the police for being "aggressive" toward the ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 January 2025. Intentional and unlawful killings of individuals by state actors without judicial process This painting, The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya, depicts the summary execution of Spaniards by French forces after the Dos de Mayo Uprising in Madrid. An extrajudicial killing (also known as ...
The 16-year-old and an alleged accomplice were later convicted by an all-white jury and sentenced to death by hanging, which was carried out weeks later in what became a public execution. In the following months, a group of men called "Night Riders" [a] terrorized black citizens, warning them to leave in 24 hours or be killed. Those who ...