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1 of 3 - BEER HALL PUTSCH (MUNICH PUTSCH)
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/beer-hall-putsch-munich-putsch
On November 8–9, 1923, Adolf Hitler & the Nazi Party
led a coalition group in an attempt to overthrow the
German government. ...
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2 of 3 - U.S. Capitol riot
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/january-6-capitol-riot
January 6 2021, ... a mob of President Donald Trump’s
supporters descend on the U.S. Capitol, attempting to
interfere with the certification of electoral votes from
the 2020 presidential election.
The rioters assaulted the Capitol police force & ran-
sacked the complex, destroying property & sending
members of Congress & their staff into hiding in offices
& bunkers. A protester who was shot by police died in
the chaos & more than 100 members of law enforce-
ment were injured.
At noon on January 6, at a rally on the Ellipse one mile
from the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Trump claimed
election fraud & called on Vice President Pence to over-
turn the 2020 election results by refusing to certify cer-
tain electoral votes.
Trump told his assembled supporters, "We’re going to
walk down to the Capitol" and “if you don't fight like hell,
you're not going to have a country anymore.”
Near the conclusion of his speech, several thousand at-
tendees began marching towards the U.S. Capitol, where
a crowd had assembled and was clashing with police. By
2 p.m., the rioters broke through the police barricades.
The mob then entered the Capitol building, with some
rioters smashing through windows & doors. Soon after,
both the Senate & House of Representatives—which were
in the middle of debating a Republican objection to Ari-
zona’s electoral votes—adjourned.
Vice President Pence & his family were immediately evac-
uated from the Senate chambers. Some members of Con-
gress were escorted to an underground bunker while others
barricaded themselves in offices or sheltered in place in the
House chamber.
For several hours, rioters looted and ransacked congres-
sional offices, including the office of House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi; invaded the Senate chamber; & posed for pictures.
At around 2 p.m., Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller
called up 1,100 members of the D.C. National Guard, ac-
cording to a statement from the National Guard. Guard
members eventually secured the perimeter, allowing law
enforcement & FBI to clear the chambers & offices of the
U.S. Capitol.
Around 4 p.m., President Trump, who was in the White
House, posted a video message on social media in which
he repeated his false claims of election fraud, but told his
supporters to "go home in peace."
By 8 p.m., the Capitol complex was declared free of riot-
ers, & Vice President Pence called the Senate back into
session. At 9 p.m., Speaker Pelosi did the same in the
House. Congress voted to confirm Joe Biden's electoral
college win at 3:24 a.m. the following morning.
One week later, on January 13, President Trump was im-
peached for incitement of insurrection. Unlike his first
impeachment, 10 House Republicans joined Democrats
in voting in favor of impeachment. Trump was found not
guilty in the Senate trial, though 7 Republican senators
joined Democrats in voting to convict.
In July of 2021, Speaker Pelosi formed a bipartisan House
select committee, modeled after the commission formed
in the wake of the September 11 attacks, to investigate
the January 6 riot.
At the one-year anniversary of the attack, more than 700
individuals have been charged with crimes, making it the
largest criminal investigation in U.S. history.
---
3 of 3 - Germany arrests 25 suspected far-right extremists
for plotting to overthrow government
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/07/europe/germany-far-right-arrests-grm-intl/index.html
December 7 2022 - German officials arrested 22 suspected
members & 3 suspected supporters of a far-right terrorist
organization across the country on Wednesday on suspicion
of plotting to overthrow the government.
... an estimated 50 people were suspected to have been part
of the group called Reich Citizens movement, founded no later
than November 2021, who were plotting to overthrow the gov-
ernment & replace it with their own order. ...
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https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/beer-hall-putsch-munich-putsch
On November 8–9, 1923, Adolf Hitler & the Nazi Party
led a coalition group in an attempt to overthrow the
German government. ...
---
2 of 3 - U.S. Capitol riot
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/january-6-capitol-riot
January 6 2021, ... a mob of President Donald Trump’s
supporters descend on the U.S. Capitol, attempting to
interfere with the certification of electoral votes from
the 2020 presidential election.
The rioters assaulted the Capitol police force & ran-
sacked the complex, destroying property & sending
members of Congress & their staff into hiding in offices
& bunkers. A protester who was shot by police died in
the chaos & more than 100 members of law enforce-
ment were injured.
At noon on January 6, at a rally on the Ellipse one mile
from the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Trump claimed
election fraud & called on Vice President Pence to over-
turn the 2020 election results by refusing to certify cer-
tain electoral votes.
Trump told his assembled supporters, "We’re going to
walk down to the Capitol" and “if you don't fight like hell,
you're not going to have a country anymore.”
Near the conclusion of his speech, several thousand at-
tendees began marching towards the U.S. Capitol, where
a crowd had assembled and was clashing with police. By
2 p.m., the rioters broke through the police barricades.
The mob then entered the Capitol building, with some
rioters smashing through windows & doors. Soon after,
both the Senate & House of Representatives—which were
in the middle of debating a Republican objection to Ari-
zona’s electoral votes—adjourned.
Vice President Pence & his family were immediately evac-
uated from the Senate chambers. Some members of Con-
gress were escorted to an underground bunker while others
barricaded themselves in offices or sheltered in place in the
House chamber.
For several hours, rioters looted and ransacked congres-
sional offices, including the office of House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi; invaded the Senate chamber; & posed for pictures.
At around 2 p.m., Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller
called up 1,100 members of the D.C. National Guard, ac-
cording to a statement from the National Guard. Guard
members eventually secured the perimeter, allowing law
enforcement & FBI to clear the chambers & offices of the
U.S. Capitol.
Around 4 p.m., President Trump, who was in the White
House, posted a video message on social media in which
he repeated his false claims of election fraud, but told his
supporters to "go home in peace."
By 8 p.m., the Capitol complex was declared free of riot-
ers, & Vice President Pence called the Senate back into
session. At 9 p.m., Speaker Pelosi did the same in the
House. Congress voted to confirm Joe Biden's electoral
college win at 3:24 a.m. the following morning.
One week later, on January 13, President Trump was im-
peached for incitement of insurrection. Unlike his first
impeachment, 10 House Republicans joined Democrats
in voting in favor of impeachment. Trump was found not
guilty in the Senate trial, though 7 Republican senators
joined Democrats in voting to convict.
In July of 2021, Speaker Pelosi formed a bipartisan House
select committee, modeled after the commission formed
in the wake of the September 11 attacks, to investigate
the January 6 riot.
At the one-year anniversary of the attack, more than 700
individuals have been charged with crimes, making it the
largest criminal investigation in U.S. history.
---
3 of 3 - Germany arrests 25 suspected far-right extremists
for plotting to overthrow government
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/07/europe/germany-far-right-arrests-grm-intl/index.html
December 7 2022 - German officials arrested 22 suspected
members & 3 suspected supporters of a far-right terrorist
organization across the country on Wednesday on suspicion
of plotting to overthrow the government.
... an estimated 50 people were suspected to have been part
of the group called Reich Citizens movement, founded no later
than November 2021, who were plotting to overthrow the gov-
ernment & replace it with their own order. ...
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