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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sat Mar 21, 2026, 12:54 PM 2 hrs ago

On this day, March 21, 1937, the Ponce Massacre occurred.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_21

• 1937 – Ponce massacre: Nineteen unarmed civilians in Ponce, Puerto Rico are gunned down by police in a terrorist attack ordered by the US-appointed Governor, Blanton Winship.
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On this day, March 21, 1937, the Ponce Massacre occurred. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 2 hrs ago OP
News to me. Thank you. cbabe 2 hrs ago #1
Same here. I'll expand this when I'm not on a tablet. NT mahatmakanejeeves 2 hrs ago #2
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