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Snake handling in Christianity is a rite performed in several churches in the United States. Originating in rural Appalachia, the first instance of snake handling was seen about 1910. Pentecostal minister George Went Hensley was prominent in the early development of the rite. Practitioners commonly quote the gospels of Luke and Mark to support the practice. Practitioners are also encouraged to lay hands on the sick, speak in tongues, and occasionally drink poisons. This photograph, taken by the American photographer Russell Lee in 1946, depicts snake handling at the Church of God with Signs Following, a Pentecostal church in Lejunior, Kentucky.Photograph credit: Russell Lee; restored by Adam Cuerden
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Several bombs have been planted at the Capitol by domestic terrorists:
- March 1, 1971. Seven rooms damaged in the original senate wing. Weather Underground
- October 5, 1983. Armed Resistance Unit and Red Guerilla Resistance responsible.
- November 6, 1983
- November 7, 1983