Monument News

• Pfizer vaccine trial participant reveals what it's like to be injected with the first effective vaccine for COVID-19
  
  "It's a monumental opportunity to be able to help your fellow citizens," said Jenny Hamilton, 57, a security officer in Atlanta.
  Yahoo.  Thursday, 12 Nov 2020.
• Left Behind? Churches, Monasteries Due For Handover To Azerbaijan
  
  Several historic churches and Christian monuments are in territory either captured or due to be turned over to Azerbaijan in a controversial new cease-fire agreement that ended the recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.
  Radio Liberty.  Thursday, 12 Nov 2020.
• The Green Berets Who Went From Elite Warriors to Elite Bourbon Makers
  
  Their secret mission in the days following 9/11 inspired a book, a movie, a monument and now, an all-American business.
  Entrepreneur.  Wednesday, 11 Nov 2020.
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  The world's biggest 24-hour online shopping event requires a monumental effort to deliver all the goods.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 10 Nov 2020.
• Trump Supporters And Opposition Duel Near Virginia Confederate Monument
  
  'We were attacked violently'
  Daily Caller.  Monday, 2 Nov 2020.
• Trump supporters, protesters clash at Robert E. Lee monument in Virginia
  
  A political rally on Sunday led to confrontations between Trump supporters and protesters at a Robert E. Lee monument in Virginia, according to multiple reports.
  Fox News.  Monday, 2 Nov 2020.
• Monument to Civil Rights leaders restored after car crash
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A monument to two iconic Civil Rights activists in Jackson has been repaired after it was destroyed in a car crash earlier this year. The Freedom Corner monument pays tribute to Medgar Evers and Rev. ...
  Washington Times.  Saturday, 31 Oct 2020.
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  The judge affirmed an order by Gov. Ralph Northam but allowed the monument to remain while local residents appeal the decision.
  New York Times.  Wednesday, 28 Oct 2020.
• Then And Now: Soviet Monuments Disappear Under Poland's 'Decommunization' Law
  
  After a Polish law came into force banning monuments that "symbolize or propagate" totalitarianism, RFE/RL's photographer documented some of the country's Soviet memorials. ...
  Radio Liberty.  Saturday, 24 Oct 2020.
• Confederate monument removed from Alabama courthouse
  
  A 115-year-old Confederate monument that was the subject of protests in Alabama this year was removed from outside a county courthouse early Friday.
  Fox News.  Friday, 23 Oct 2020.
• 100-year-old voter shares advice ahead of election, names favorite president in her lifetime
  
  Voting since she was eighteen, Mabel Cook votes in her fifteenth presidential election. Great-grandkids witness the monumental event
  Yahoo.  Thursday, 22 Oct 2020.
• New York Yankees Prodigy Jasson Dominguez Working Hard To Exceed Otherworldly Expectations
  
  If everything goes according to plan, New York Yankees prodigy Jasson Dominguez will end up in Monument Park and Cooperstown. Still, the 17-year-old outfielder, who hails from the Dominican Republic, is only just beginning his journey.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 22 Oct 2020.
• Placing Women on a Different Sort of Pedestal
  
  Public monuments, and the artists who create them, are beginning to represent women and their achievements.
  New York Times.  Wednesday, 21 Oct 2020.
• Labour council review sees just 6% of Leeds residents want historical statues removed
  
  The review, chaired by Alison Lowe - Leeds' first black female city councillor - looked into statues and monuments including Queen Victoria, Robert Peel, Edward Black Prince and Arthur Wellesley.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 20 Oct 2020.
• AMC CEO says reopening New York theaters is 'a monumental step forward' for battered industry
  
  Movie theaters, thrashed by the pandemic, received some hope after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced they could start to reopen on Oct. 23.
  CNBC.  Monday, 19 Oct 2020.

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