Read and learn/remember history. Pick out a good one for us.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_9
1945 – World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. Thirty-five thousand people are killed outright, including 23,200–28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers.
1974 – As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
| Belligerents | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | |||||||
| Part of the Pacific War of World War II | |||||||
 Atomic bomb mushroom clouds over Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki (right) | |||||||
| |||||||
"The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively, with the consent of the United Kingdom, as required by the Quebec Agreement. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only uses of nuclear weapons in armed conflict.
In the final year of World War II, the Allies prepared for a costly invasion of the Japanese mainland. This undertaking was preceded by a conventional and firebombing campaign which devastated 67 Japanese cities. The war in Europe had concluded when Germany signed its instrument of surrender on May 8, 1945, and the Allies turned their full attention to the Pacific theater. The Allies called for the unconditional surrender of the Imperial Japanese armed forces in the Potsdam Declaration on July 26, 1945, the alternative being "prompt and utter destruction". Japan ignored the ultimatum and the war continued.
By August 1945, the Allies' Manhattan Project had produced two types of atomic bombs, and the 509th Composite Group of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was equipped with the specialized Silverplate version of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress that could deliver them from Tinian in the Mariana Islands. The Allies issued orders for atomic bombs to be used on four Japanese cities on July 25. On August 6, one of the modified B-29s dropped a uranium gun-type bomb ("Little Boy") on Hiroshima. Another B-29 dropped a plutonium implosion bomb ("Fat Man") on Nagasaki three days later. The bombs immediately devastated their targets. Over the next two to four months, the acute effects of the atomic bombings killed between 90,000 and 146,000 people in Hiroshima and 39,000 and 80,000 people in Nagasaki; roughly half of the deaths in each city occurred on the first day. Large numbers of people continued to die for months afterward from the effects of burns, radiation sickness, and other injuries, compounded by illness and malnutrition. In both cities, most of the dead were civilians, although Hiroshima had a sizable military garrison.
Japan surrendered to the Allies on August 15, six days after the Soviet Union's declaration of war and the bombing of Nagasaki. The Japanese government signed the instrument of surrender on September 2 in Tokyo Bay, which effectively ended World War II. Scholars have extensively studied the effects of the bombings on the social and political character of subsequent world history and popular culture, and there is still much debate concerning the ethical and legal justification for the bombings."
2014 – Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Michael_Brown
On August 9, 2014, Michael Brown Jr., an 18-year-old black man, was fatally shot by 28-year-old white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the city of Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.[2
This event ignited unrest in Ferguson. A subsequent FBI investigation found that there was no evidence that Brown had his hands up in surrender or said "don't shoot" before he was shot.[10] However, protesters claimed that he had done so, and later used the slogan "Hands up, don't shoot"
A grand jury was called and given extensive evidence from Robert McCulloch, the St. Louis County Prosecutor. On November 24, 2014, McCulloch announced the St. Louis County grand jury had decided not to indict Wilson.[11] In March 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice reported the conclusion of its own investigation and cleared Wilson of civil rights violations in the shooting. It found forensic evidence supported Wilson's account, and that witnesses who corroborated the officer's account were credible. Witnesses who had incriminated him were found to be not credible, with some admitting they had not directly seen the events.[12][13] The U.S. Department of Justice concluded that Wilson shot Brown in self-defense.[14][15]
A new St. Louis prosecutor, Wesley Bell, spent five months in 2020 reviewing the case with an eye to charging Wilson with either manslaughter or murder. In July, Bell announced he would not charge Wilson with any crime.[16]
Metmike: Most of us didn't know that Wilson being exonerated 6 years ago on all charges...............was not enough. They still wanted his head on a platter for political reasons.
And the totally made up "hands up, don't shoot"?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/hands-up-dont-shoot-makes-wapos-list-of-outlandish-claims
metmike: This doesn't negate one iota of the horrible circumstances in the George Floyd case...............but facts are facts. If one side wants to focus on the legitimate issues involving police brutality and treatment of minorities(which is a good cause to persue) , they can't use fake evidence, mischaracterizations of innocent scenario's or cherry picking all the inevitable bad encounters and elevating them to headlines news to give one sided versions, while castigating all law enforcement with impunity.
George Floyd = Real, we clearly saw the graphic, repulsive facts
Michael Brown= Fake news
If there really is a system problem, then evidence of it with the REAL facts should be everywhere.............no need to manufacture FAKE NEWS.
Here's the deal on this, that applies to every realm.
In these very divisive, political realms, we have 2 uncompromising sides, that are convinced they have it 100% right and the other side is 100% wrong.
One objective is to convince those NOT on their side to convert to their side.
When we have a REAL incident like George Floyd occur, it's pretty compelling evidence and we can see the positive results across the country.
When we have the opposite, like with the Michael Brown case, it has the complete opposite affect. It completely turns off the other side and makes them not trust you. Once you get busted irrefutably with FAKE NEWS, then the damage to your credibility causes people to be less trusting of you in the future and when REAL incidents happen, its that much harder to convince people about your cause.
Another St.Louis prosecutor was in the news recently..............using what appears to be biased political agenda to motivate their actions.