torquemada
- n the Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498)
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- Today in History for September 16, 2013
Today is Monday, Sept. 16, the 259th day of 2013. There are 106 days left in the year. On Sept. 16, 1857, the song "Jingle Bells" by James Pierpont was copyrighted under its original title, "One Horse Open Sleigh." (The song, while considered a Christmastime perennial, was actually written by Pierpont for Thanksgiving.) On this date: In 1498, Tomas de Torquemada, notorious for his role in the ...
Sept. 16, 2013 - KATC 3 Lafayette
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- Walter Cronkite in WorldNetDaily
On one even more damning site, America's "most trusted man," the still-living Walter Cronkite, denounced Ashcroft as the "Torquemada of American law." - Conrad Black in Chicago Reader
Now the same US Attorney's Office in Chicago that prosecuted Black is after our governor, and Black calls US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald "Chicago's very own Torquemada."