Tag: December 1950
James Parker and Michael Davis, Smuggling, California 2022
December 1950 was shaping up to be a lucrative month for gold smugglers in Nome, Alaska, until customs agents caught wind of their illicit operation. As the United States devalued the dollar, experts predicted a surge in gold prices, and these cunning smugglers saw an opportunity to cash in. With the country acquiring most of…
NAACP Official, Military Protest, California 2024
In a shocking turn of events, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has vowed to push the case of Lieutenant Leon A. Gilbert to the limit. Gilbert, a decorated officer, was convicted of a crime and had his death sentence commuted to 20 years in prison by President Harry S. Truman.…
