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Jabez Bullock Blanding (August 5, 1841 – May 1, 1866), called Lt. J. B. Blanding in most reports about his death, was a disabled combat veteran of the American Civil War and an agent of the Freedmen's Bureau in the United States who was assassinated by white Mississippians in Grenada, Yalobusha County in April 1866. Blanding was shot three times (twice in the head, once in the back) while on an evening walk. There is a 50-page file on the murder of Blanding in the records of the Freedmen's ...
21 hours ago · The decency of John Newton's family and friends are in stark contrast to your cowardly actions in the period following the fatal collision. Rather than stopping to help as he lay dying, you drove ...
Feb 23, 2024 · John the Baptist, also known as John the Forerunner, holds a significant place in Christian history and spirituality. His life and ministry were marked by a profound sense of purpose and a calling to prepare the way for the coming of the Messiah. John's birth was foretold by the angel Gabriel to his father, Zechariah, a priest of the order of ...
3 days ago · John Hendrickson, who carried on the philanthropic legacy of his wife, Marylou Whitney, after she died in 2019, and was known for his love of horse racing, Saratoga Springs and backstretch workers at Saratoga Race Course, passed away unexpectedly Monday at the age of 59. Hendrickson, a onetime ...
As a non-Biblical source, Jewish historian Josephus also recounts that Herod had John imprisoned and killed, stating, however, that the real reason Herod had for doing so was "the great influence John had over the people", which might persuade John "to raise a rebellion (for they seemed ready to do anything he should advise)". Josephus further states that many of the Jews believed that the military disaster that later on fell upon Herod was God's punishment for his unrighteous behavior ...
3 days ago · John Hendrickson, noted horse racing philanthropist and husband to the famed Marylou Whitney, died suddenly at 59 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. on Aug. 19. According to a story from the Albany Times ...
2 days ago · Several news outlets were reporting late Monday that John Hendrickson, the husband of the late thoroughbred horse owner and philanthropist Marylou Whitney, died earlier that day at age 59. Whitney ...
