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HNN, 4-29-08
On this day in history…April 23-30, 1968 leftist students took over Columbia University, NYC occupying five buildings on the campus before forcibly being removed by the police.
This year marks the fortieth anniversary of one of the most turbulent years in modern American history. The year was just beginning and yet as early as [...]
