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This Day in History (July 7 1983) - Samantha Smith
Samantha Smith Wanted Peace During The Cold War, So She Wrote The Soviets And Asked For It
With a simple letter, American schoolgirl Samantha Smith sparked peace and friendship between two nations during one of the tensest periods in modern history.
https://allthatsinteresting.com/samantha-smith
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/samantha-smith-leaves-for-visit-to-the-ussr
At 10 years old, American school girl Samantha Smith became a peace activist between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Her letter to the Soviet Union’s General Secretary, Yuri Andropov, and subsequent visit to the USSR, altered the tense relationship between the two opposing countries.
Born on June 29, 1972 in a small town in Maine, Smith had an interest in international affairs from a young age. At the age of five, she wrote a letter of admiration to Queen Elizabeth II.
Five years later, she was named America’s youngest Goodwill Ambassador.
GOP Rep. Debbie Lesko Is Mad She Accidentally Said She Would Shoot Her Own Grandchildren
https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-rep-debbie-lesko-is-mad-she-accidentally-said-she-would-shoot-her-own-grandchildrenRep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) confused and outraged critics when she seemed to say in a floor speech that she would shoot her own grandchildren to protect gun rights.
Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) caused a stir this week when she took the floor of the House to oppose a gun safety bill and in the process seemed to vow to shoot her own grandchildren.
“I have five grandchildren,” the congresswoman began in her Tuesday speech. “I would do anything—anything—to protect my five grandchildren. Including, as a last resort, shooting them, if I had to, to protect the lives of my grandchildren.” Growing more angry, Lesko then accused Democrats of trying to “take away my right to protect my grandchildren” and “the rights of law-abiding citizens to protect their own children.”
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