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Children’s Author Forced To Redraw 1966 Cartoon That ‘Stereotypes’ An Arab Pirate

Edit Breitbart 11 May 2016

Jan Lööf was issued with an ultimatum ... Grandpa is a Pirate, first published in 1966, is considered an integral part of children’s literature in Sweden, has having been translated into several languages and have even been distributed at McDonalds....

The Cultural Revolution: all you need to know about China's political convulsion

Edit The Guardian 11 May 2016

However, Mao’s decision to launch the “revolution” in May 1966 is now widely interpreted as an attempt to destroy his enemies by unleashing the people on the party and urging them to purify its ranks ... Most historians agree the Cultural Revolution began in mid-May 1966 when party chiefs in Beijing issued a document known as the “May 16 Notification” ... Nearly 1,800 people lost their lives in Beijing in August and September 1966 alone....

Marquardt: Historical preservation a priority locally, nationally

Edit Austin American Statesman 11 May 2016

Historic Preservation Month is celebrated during May in Round Rock and across our nation. Many developments have occurred in the preservation movement, with legislation and other efforts making historical preservation a priority ... But historic buildings and sites continue to be lost even today ... Photo by Mike Parker ... 1966 – The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 was passed to preserve historical and archaeological sites in the U.S....

Karnataka SSLC Result 2016 likely to be out on May 13 @kseeb.kar.nic.in

Edit Indian Express 11 May 2016

It is expected that Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board’s (KSEEB) SSLC examinations result may get announced on May 13. The SSLC exam was conducted from March 30 to April 13. Around 8.49 lakh students have appeared for the exam at 3,082 centres across the state ... View. PHOTOS ... Check here. Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board came in to existence in the year 1966, has been conducting SSLC and other examinations ... ....

William Schallert, Patty Duke's TV dad, dies at 93 a month after Duke died at 69

Edit The Examiner 11 May 2016

According to the New York Times on May 9, William Schallert died at the age of 93 last Sunday in Pacific Palisades, California. His son Edwin confirmed his death. Some people might not recognize the name, but they would remember him as being Patty Duke's father, Martin Lane, on the "The Patty Duke Show" that ran from 1963-1966 ... ....

Fugitive found after filing for Social Security

Edit Detroit news 11 May 2016

Hartford, Conn. – — A boat repairman well known in his small Connecticut town was exposed this week as a robbery convict who escaped 48 years ago from a prison work camp in Georgia. Robert Stackowitz’s application for Social Security played a role in his capture, authorities said ... He was charged with robbery by force in 1966 in Henry County, Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections ... Monday ... ....

Francis Bacon, Cy Twombly artworks highlight Sotheby's sale

Edit Springfield News-Sun 11 May 2016

A Francis Bacon double-panel self-portrait and a Cy Twombly "Blackboard" painting executed in blue — both in private collections for decades — are the top highlights at Sotheby's auction of contemporary art on Wednesday ... The record for a Bacon work is $142.4 million ... The sale also includes an Alexander Calder standing mobile that the artist gave Alfred Barr Jr., the founding director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, in 1966 ... ....