Dec. 1, 1958: Phil the gorilla dies after a hunger strike
For almost two decades, Zoo patrons had flocked to his cage hoping to catch some of his antics.
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For almost two decades, Zoo patrons had flocked to his cage hoping to catch some of his antics.
A murder charge was dropped. A nonprofit bailed him out of jail after he allegedly stole cars. Then he killed a stranger at a Berkeley gas station.
Eyes on Aiken teamed up with Pine Lawn Cemetery to help clean up the historic graveyard to help preserve African American history in Aiken.
The protests that followed the police shooting of Michael Brown created a network of youth in revolt.
North St. Louis County police at the scene told 5 On Your Side a man was shot near the intersection of Jennings Station Road and Stratford Avenue.