Today in history highlights from 1923 to 2012 events
A roundup of notable dates: 1923 Ottawa County sheriff targets gambling devices at Jenison Park with August deadline. 1861 Confederate Congress convenes in Richmond. 1923 Pancho Villa assassinated in Parral. Other entries cover Hitler assassination attempt in 1944, Roosevelt’s 4th term nomination in 1944, Polaris tests in 1960, 1968 Special Olympics opening, Viking 1 Mars landing in 1976, 1977 Johnstown flood, Vietnam admitted to UN, 1982 IRA bombings, 1989 Aung San Suu Kyi house arrest, 1990 Brennan retirement, 1993 Foster death, 2012 Aurora shooting.
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Congress of the Confederate States
Richmond
Virginia
Pancho Villa
Parral
Adolf Hitler
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
George Washington
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Soldier Field
America
Mars
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
U.N. Security Council
Vietnam
Irish Republican Army
London
Queen’s Household Cavalry
Aung San Suu Kyi
Soo Chee
Myanmar
Supreme Court
William J. Brennan
White House
Vincent Foster Jr
Washington, D.C
James Holmes
Aurora
Colorado
Holmes
Ingham County Judge Officiates Wedding of Addict
Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Joyce Draganchuk recalls sentencing Corey Warren in 2008 for unauthorized checks on his grandparents estate and an unarmed robbery at Tim Hortons. Now 30, Warren, a former teenage heroin addict, married in a ceremony officiated by the judge who spoke of potential despite addiction. Warren is the grandson of late judge Jack Warren. his father Scott Warren is a Mason High School retiree. his uncle Thomas Warren is an assistant Michigan attorney general.
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Lansing
Ingham County
Joyce Draganchuk
Corey Warren
Tim Horton’s
Warren
Draganchuk
Lansing State Journal
Mason High School
Jack Warren
Scott Warren
Michigan
Thomas Warren
Prosecutor’s Office
Ingham County Circuit Court
Corey
Brittin Warren
Rise Recovery Community
Mich
Nick King
Desperation drives theft to armed robbery in life of local offender
In a Delhi Township case a former habitual thief, addicted to drugs, faced an unarmed robbery charge after years of probation and rehab. He claimed no violence, saying he acted out of desperation to fund his habit. Judge Draganchuk weighed guideline options and possible prison under a tough sentencing choice.
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Horton’s
Warren
Draganchuk
Perrigo Foundation gives $50,000 to Saugatuck Center for the Arts
The Perrigo Company Charitable Foundation donated $50,000 to the Saugatuck Center for the Arts to fund a year of arts education across Allegan Kent and Ottawa counties. The gift supports programs like Growing Young Artists and Artists in Residence, with leaders highlighting benefits in collaboration empathy and critical thinking. Since 2007 Perrigo has provided nearly $300,000 to the SCA.
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Perrigo Company Charitable Foundation
Saugatuck Center For the Arts
SCA
Allegan
Kent
Ottawa
Perrigo
Charitable Foundation
Murray S. Kessler
Perrigo Foundation
Kristin Armstrong
Whitney Valentine
Murray Kessler
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del Fortney
Ottawa County
Fortney
Vander West
Jenison Park
Sandra
John Lodge
Carlos
Santana
Julianne Hough
Aerate
Delhi
Sentinel Staff
Perrigo Company