1915: KKK Film Birth of a Nation Screened at White House
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KKK film "Birth of a Nation" screened at White House; President Wilson praises movie

1960: US State Dept. Plane Explodes During Bombing of Cuba
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"A plane explodes while trying to bomb the Espafra Sugar Mill. Documents found in the wreckage reveal that Robert Ellis Frost, the pilot who died in the crash, had invaded Cuban territory on three occasions. The U.S. State Department admits that the flight originated in its territory and apologizes."

Source: Escalante (1995), The Secret War: CIA Covert Operations Against Cuba, 1959-1962. Ocean Press, p. 159
1976: Kissinger Promises Continued Support to Angolan Death Squad, Despite Congressional Ban
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On February 18, 1976, Secretary Kissinger sent the American charge in Kinshasa a cable, instructing him to tell UNITA leaders that the United States would continue to support UNITA as long as it demonstrated the capacity for effective resistance to the MPLA.

Source: Stockwell (1978), In Search of Enemies: A CIA Story. Norton, p. 235
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