{"id":61343,"date":"2015-08-03T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=61343"},"modified":"2015-07-22T11:55:59","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T10:55:59","slug":"this-week-in-history-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2015\/08\/this-week-in-history-35\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in History"},"content":{"rendered":"

August 3\u20139<\/em><\/p>\n

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:<\/strong>
\n\u201cIt\u2019s never too late to start over. If you weren\u2019t happy with yesterday, try something different today. Don\u2019t stay stuck. Do better.\u201d<\/a> <\/em>– Alex Elle<\/p>\n

AUGUST 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

2014\u00a0 <\/strong>The Islamic State<\/a> [aka ISIS<\/em> or ISIL<\/em>]* captures the Iraqi town of Sinjar<\/a>, home to the country’s Yazidi religious minority population<\/a>; residents fled in advance of the extremists, who have demanded that non-Muslim residents convert to Islam or face death.<\/p>\n

*For some relevant information on ISIL or ISIS, visit the date of <\/em>June 29, 2014 of This Week in History<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sinjar Massacre and Relevant Issues:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n