Continuing with Mark Jacobs' take on Michigan.
4. HOW ABOUT THEIR GOV?-- Well. we know all about our Illinois govs, but what about Michigan's Governor Jennifer Granholm? Did you know she could never be president? What did she do? She was born in Canada, which precludes the top office. However, she could join the Supreme Court. Six other foreign-born people have served in that august group.
5. WHO WAS LESLIE LYNCH KING, JR.?-- Well, it seems that he became the President of the United States. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and moved with his mother to Grand Rapids, Michigan, after her divorce. She married a paint salesman and the boy took his stepfather's name, Gerald Ford.
6. WORSE THAN COLUMBINE, VIRGINIA TECH AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS-- A massacre worse than occurred at these three schools took place in the central Michigan town of Bath on May 18, 1927. Andrew Kehoe blamed property taxes on his farm's financial problems (as we know, schools account for the biggest slice of your property taxes). he began planting explosives around the town's school over several weeks.
He bludgeoned his wife to death and blew up his farm. He then drove to the school to view the carnage once the timers went off. Part of the schoolhouse exploded with children inside. As people rushed to the scene, he blew up his truck loaded with explosives and pieces of metal that killed himself and others.
Final death toll was 45, including 38 children. Another 58 were injured. Afterwards, it was discovered that some of the dynamite at the school hadn't exploded, so it could have been worse.
And you thought these horrible things only happened in today's world. There is a big article onthis in Wikipedia. Afterwards, they found a handwritten sign at his farm saying, "Criminals are made, not born."
More to Come.
Always an Idiot Running Around. --DaCoot
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