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RMA Presents “The Story of the H.L Hunley”

Phil Vitiello, a Civil War historian and re-enactor, recounted the remarkable story of the H.L. Hunley, the first submarine to sink an enemy ship with a torpedo during the Civil War. This innovative submarine, funded by Horace Lawson Hunley, successfully sank the Union ship USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor on February 18, 1864, marking a pivotal moment in naval warfare history. However, the Hunley never returned to base, and was lost for over 130 years until its discovery and raising in 2000, unveiling preserved remains of its crew and artifacts that shed light on its extraordinary journey.
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Recognize and Recommit on International Women’s Day

As we mark International Women’s Day 2024 Friday, let’s recognize and recommit to tackling the barriers to women’s equality and advancement in our communities and our workplaces, on the local, national and international level. Entrenched gender biases –both explicit and implicit—also create profound barriers to the advancement of women in their communities and workplaces. That is why this week and every year, YWCA Greenwich dedicates an important public event and all of Women’s History Month to raising up the stories and celebrating the accomplishments of dynamic women in our community and our country.
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RMA Presents “The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination”

Stuart Reid discussed the rise and fall of Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected leader of the Congo post-independence from Belgium in 1960, highlighting Belgium's oppressive colonial legacy and Lumumba's emergence as a self-taught political figure. Lumumba's inexperienced government faced immediate challenges after independence, including a mutiny in the army and the secession of the mineral-rich Katanga province, leading to his appeals for UN, US, and Soviet support, and eventual assassination orchestrated by his political opponents with tacit support from the CIA. Reid concluded that the US choice to support Mobutu over Lumumba has had lasting negative impacts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with ongoing instability and conflict rooted in these historical events.
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Canine 3.0

Young dog, Bear, discovers TV and is full of questions for Cadbury and Logan.
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