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Like many of his fellow skyjackers, 49-year-old Arthur Gates Barkley was motivated by a complicated grievance against the federal government. In 1963, the World War II veteran had been fired as a truck driver for a bakery, after one of his supervisors accused him of harassment.

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Particularly during the late 1960s, a large number of American skyjackers earnestly believed that Fidel Castro’s Cuba was an egalitarian, post-racial utopia.

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Certainly, virtual reality headsets are behind in resolution, but it’ll all catch up pretty quickly once there’s a consumer market and there’s demand.

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April 23, 2024

Certainly, virtual reality headsets are behind in resolution, but it’ll all catch up pretty quickly once there’s a consumer market and there’s demand.

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April 23, 2024

Particularly during the late 1960s, a large number of American skyjackers earnestly believed that Fidel Castro’s Cuba was an egalitarian, post-racial utopia.

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