History: June 10 (#4)

History: June 10 (#4)
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June 10, 2009 Eighty-eight year-old James Wenneker von Brunn opens fire inside the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and fatally shoots Museum Special Police Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns. Other security guards returned fire, wounding von Brunn, who was apprehended.

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On June 10, in the year 2009: Eighty-eight year-old James Wenneker von Brunn opens fire inside the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and fatally shoots Museum Special Police Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns. Other security guards returned fire, wounding von Brunn, who was apprehended. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is the United States' official memorial of the Holocaust, dedicated to the documentation, study, and interpretation of the Holocaust.

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Why June 10, 2009 matters: Eighty-eight year-old James Wenneker von Brunn opens fire in side the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and fatally shoots Museum Special Police Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns. Other security guards returned fire, wounding von Brunn, who was apprehended. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: June 10, 2009 The 21st century has already seen profound shifts: the digital revolution has connected billions whil e reshaping politics and culture; climate change has emerged as a defining crisis; and new powers have risen to challenge the world order that followed the Cold War. The event on this day: Eighty-eight year-old James Wenneker von Brunn opens fire inside the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and fatally shoots Museum Special Police Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns. Other security guards returned fire, wounding von Brunn, who was apprehended. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Holocaust_Memorial_Museum (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)