FOIA FBI documents on Patriot Act surveillance of US citizens [EPIC] News
FOIA FBI documents on Patriot Act surveillance of US citizens [EPIC]

FBI documents on Patriot Act surveillance of US citizens, Electronic Privacy Information Center, October 24, 2005 [FOIA documents suggesting the FBI has conducted secret surveillance of US citizens and legal residents for up to 18 months without notifying the Justice Department]. Read the full text of the documents released by EPIC here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Case here.

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Titanic sinking precipitated multiple lawsuits

The Titanic sank early in the morning of April 15, 1912 after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Of 2228 passengers and crewmembers aboard, only 705 survived. The sinking gave rise to a variety of lawsuits against the White Star Line, the Titanic's owners.

Andrew Johnson sworn in after Lincoln assassination

On April 15, 1865, Vice-President Andrew Johnson was sworn in as the seventeenth President of the United States, after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Johnson became the first US President to be impeached, but he was not convicted. Learn more about Andrew Johnson and his impeachment from the US Senate.