Ukraine dispatch: ‘It’s just a blessing that I’m still alive.’ Dispatches
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Ukraine dispatch: ‘It’s just a blessing that I’m still alive.’

Law students and young lawyers in Ukraine are filing for JURIST on the latest developments in that country as it defends itself against Russian invasion. Here, Justin Esiobu, a law student at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, sends these video reports from Kharkiv on the seventh day of the war. In the last several days, Kharkiv has suffered a significant number of civilian casualties and major destruction from Russian bombs, shells and missile strikes. Civilians are taking whatever shelter they can while the fighting continues, going outside only for necessary supplies. https://twitter.com/JURISTnews/status/1499346803120037891

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On December 21, 1956, buses in Montgomery, Alabama, started racially integrated service following federal court rulings ending on-board segregation. Bus boycott leaders Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy were among the first riders under the new scheme. Learn about the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Stalin born

On December 21, 1879, Joseph Stalin was born in Gori, Georgia. In 1922, he became leader of the USSR until his death in 1953. During his time as Soviet dictator, Stalin industrialized his country, which he then led to become one of the world's two superpowers after WWII. Through his infamous purges, show trials and nationwide famines, Stalin also became responsible for millions of deaths.