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On This Day: April 21, 1985 – The Covenant, The Sword and the Arm of the Lord Surrendered in Arkansas

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On This Day: April 21, 1985 – The Covenant, The Sword and the Arm of the Lord Surrendered in Arkansas.

On this day April 21, 1985, members of the religious extremist group known as The Covenant, The Sword and the Arm of the Lord surrendered to federal authorities after a tense two day standoff in northern Arkansas. Over 200 agents from the FBI, ATF, and local law enforcement surrounded the compound, demanding the group's peaceful surrender following investigations into weapons violations and extremist activity.

The group had stockpiled weapons and had ties to white supremacist and anti...
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