Leo Ryan Folsom Prison as an inmate. During his time in Congress, Ryan traveled to Newfoundland to investigate the practice of seal hunting. He was also famous for vocal criticism of the lack of Congressional oversight of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and authored the Hughes–Ryan Amendment, passed in 1974. Ryan was shot and killed at an airstrip in Guyana in November 1978 while his party was attempting to escape a dangerous situation. He had traveled to Guyana to investigate claims that people were being held against their will at the Peoples Temple Jonestown settlement. Ryan was killed the same day of
How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us "How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us" is a song by R.E.M. released as the fourth and final single from their tenth studio album "New Adventures in Hi-Fi" in 1997. It was released in Germany and Japan. The primary b-side was an alternate recording of "Be Mine". Other B-sides for the maxi-single include a cover of The Troggs' "Love Is All Around," previously released on the soundtrack for "I Shot Andy Warhol" (1996) and Vic Chesnutt's "Sponge", previously released on the Chesnutt benefit album "Sweet Relief II"