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Since her association with Leon Trotsky’s assassin, Ramón Mercader, Sylvia Ageloff has been demonised and vilified, pushed to the margins of history or simply ignored. What has been all too frequently lacking is any sense of respect, sympathy or understanding of her as a human being, a political activist and someone thrust into a situation not of her making. This short essay attempts to set the record straight.
Since her association with Leon Trotsky’s assassin, Ramón Mercader, Sylvia Ageloff has been demonised and vilified, pushed to the margins of history or simply ignored. What has been all too frequently lacking is any sense of respect, sympathy or understanding of her as a human being, a political activist and someone thrust into a situation not of her making. This short essay attempts to set the record straight.
The Cubs have hit 15,014 home runs in their 22,093 regular-season games since 1876, first year of the National League. But the Cubs played games before 1876: 74 in 1870, including 29 against other...
Some are used to hide essential equipment needed to keeping the city running, but for others, their purpose has remained a mystery for decades - sparking a slew of wild theories.
Parents are reportedly calling the practice 'extreme' and 'unjust.'