Former Colorado House Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt, stirred debate with some of his statements. BUT when he let his religious beliefs shape his political decisions, he hasn't secured reelection since.

Sources
Hillary's Story
The Advocate
Homophobe Gordon Klingenschmitt Wins Colo. State Rep Primary

CBS Colorado
This Time Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt Targets The Boy Scouts Over Gay Leaders Decision

Comedy Central US
Mr. Smith Goes to the State Legislature, Then Later Possibly Washington - Gordon Klingenschmitt - The Colbert Report (Video Clip)

Colorado Politics
He's baaaack: Colorado's 'Dr. Chaps' Gordon Klingenschmitt re-enters the game, seeks county GOP post | Hot-sheet

CPR
Colorado Springs at-large council candidate questionnaire: Gordon Klingenschmitt

The Gazette
The Pentecostal political pilgrimage of Gordon Klingenschmitt

Huffington Post
Ex-Colorado Lawmaker Believes Gay Demons Are Taking Over Ad Execs

NBC News
Meet Colorado's 'Dr. Chaps'
Navy chaplain on hunger strike

NPR
Navy Chaplain Found Guilty in Prayer Case

Southern Poverty Center
Hate Group Leader Gordon Klingenschmitt Elected to Colorado House

Stars and Stripes
Chaplain facing court-martial for wearing uniform at D.C. protest

The Washington Post
Navy Chaplain Guilty Of Disobeying an Order

Wikipedia
Gordon Klingenschmitt

Photos
Gordon Klingenschmitt--by Donn Bruns via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0
Klingenschmitt protesting outside the White House--via The Denver Post
Klingenschmitt in the Colorado House--by RJ Sangosti via The Denver Post

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The USS Kitty Hawk race riot shook the Navy, highlighting deep racial divides. BUT when black sailors faced charges, while white ones walked free, it exposed a painful injustice within the ranks.

Sources
CNN
US aircraft carrier, site of a 1972 race riot at sea, on way to scrapyard--by Brad Lendon

Military History Now
The Kitty Hawk Race Riot — Inside the Eruption of Violence That Engulfed a U.S. Navy Carrier

The Navy Times
Race riot at sea — 1972 Kitty Hawk incident fueled fleet-wide unrest--by Mark Faram

Naval Musem
Article B: USS Kitty Hawk: A Riot for Equal Rights
The USS Kitty Hawk Riot, October 1972

San Diego Reader
USS Kitty Hawk

Wikipedia
USS Kitty Hawk riot

Photos
USS Kitty Hawk--from US Navy via Military History Now
Executive Officer Commander Benjamin Cloud--via Patrick Murfin Blog

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Iran Air Flight 655 was a routine commercial flight with civilian passengers. BUT it encountered a fateful turn when it became a victim of devastating military action by the U.S.

Sources
Tina's Story
Aviation Files
Iran Air Flight 655 – 3 July 1988

Business Insider
Inside the US Navy's mistaken shooting of Iran Air Flight 655 in 1988, which killed 290 people--by James Pasley

Chicago Tribune
Iranian airline crash serves as grim reminder of time U.S. Navy shot down civilian jet in 1988, killing 290--by Jon Gambrell

CNN
In 1988, a US Navy warship shot down an Iranian passenger plane in the heat of battle--by Brad Lendon

History on the Net
Operation Praying Mantis: US Retribution Against Iran

Iran Chamber Society
Shooting Down Iran Air Flight 655--by Shapour Ghasemi

Naval History and Heritage Command
Operation Praying Mantis

Newsweek
The U.S. Killed 300 Iranian Citizens. Americans Don't Remember This—But Iranians Do--by Tom O'Connor

Simple Flying
34 Years Ago Today: The Shootdown Of Iran Air Flight 655--by Jake Hardiman

Wikipedia
Operation Praying Mantis

Photos
USS Vincennes--by Ronald W. Erdrich, USN Public Domain via Wikipedia
Shootdown Path--by Dual Freq CC-BY-SA 3.0 via Wikipedia
Captain Will Rogers III--by Ronald W. Erdrich, USN Public Domain via Wikipedia

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Harding’s presidency was rife with scandal. BUT it’s his extramarital affairs, love child, and questionable death that have captivated history lovers.

Hillary’s Story
The USS Indianapolis served the US military during WW2. BUT when a torpedo strikes, sinking the ship, the crew faces shark infested waters.

Tina's Sources
CBS News
Documents reveal fate of 13 missing sailors from the USS Indianapolis, iconic ship torpedoed in shark-infested waters during World War II

Constitution Center
Generations later, President Warren Harding’s sudden death recalled

History
Warren G. Harding’s Steamy Love Letters Unsealed--by Christopher Klein

History Daily
Warren G. Harding's Death: Conspiracy Or Heart Attack? Did His Wife Poison Him?--by Josh Robertson

Iron Tribune
Strange but True: “…I should never have been here.”

J. Michael Martinez
Scoundrels: Political Scandals in American History—Warren G. Harding--by J. Michael Martinez

New York Times Magazine
The Letters That Warren G. Harding’s Family Didn’t Want You to See--by Jordan Michael Smith

PBS
The ‘strange’ death of Warren G. Harding--by Dr. Howard Markel

Politico
America's Horniest President--by Jordan Michael Smith
I Read Every Memoir by a Presidential Mistress. Including Stormy’s--by Bill Scher

Smithsonian
The Worst Shark Attack in History--by Natasha Geiling

Time Magazine
DNA Tests Proved This 92-Year-Old Presidential Rumor--by Aditya Agrawal

The US Sun
BLOOD IN THE WATER Inside deadliest shark attack EVER as 150 sailors from USS Indianapolis eaten alive after warship sunk in WW2--by Katie Davis

Weird History
The Story of the Deadliest Shark Attack in US History--via YouTube

Wikipedia
[Nan Britton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nan_Britton#:~:text=Nanna%20Popham%20Britton%20(November%209,President%20of%20the%20United%20States.)

Photos
Warren G. Harding--from Library of Congress via The White House website
Florence Harding--from Library of Congress via Wikipedia
Carrie Fulton Phillips--from Library of Congress via Mistresses the Play
Nan Britton--via Fair Use (Wikipedia)

Hillary's Story
BBC
USS Indianapolis sinking: 'You could see sharks circling'--By Alex Last

Britannica
USS Indianapolis

Fascinating Horror
The Story of the USS Indianapolis | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror--via YouTube

History
USS Indianapolis: Survivor Accounts From the Worst Sea Disaster in US Naval History

Smithsonian
The Worst Shark Attack in History--Natasha Geiling

The National WWII Museum
Surviving the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis

Naval History and Heritage Command
Indianapolis (CA-35)

The Tennessean
Timeline USS Indianapolis Discovered

Wikipedia
USS Indianapolis (CA-35)

Photos
USS Indianapolis--from US Naval Historical Center via CBS News
Survivors Surrounded by Sharks--from National Archives via St. Augustine Lighthouse
USS Indianapolis Survivors--from National Archives via CBS News
USS Indianapolis Wreckage--by Navigea via CBS News

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