Shawn Nelson
Shawn Timothy Nelson (August 21, 1959 – May 18, 1995) was a U.S. Army veteran and unemployed plumber who stole an M60A3 Patton tank from a United States National Guard Armory in San Diego, California and went on a rampage on May 18, 1995, destroying cars, fire hydrants, and an RV before being shot and killed by police.
Read more about Shawn Nelson: Prior To The Incident, Tank Rampage, Armory Security, Legacy
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“Women’s battle for financial equality has barely been joined, much less won. Society still traditionally assigns to woman the role of money-handler rather than money-maker, and our assigned specialty is far more likely to be home economics than financial economics.”
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