Today in 1026 – Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.
Today in 1953 – Jonas Salk announces his polio vaccine.
Today in 2006 – In Scotland, the prohibition of smoking in all substantially enclosed public places comes into force.
Celebrating Birthdays today are Conrad Gessner, Robert Frost, Franz Stangl, Tennessee Williams, William [...]
In yet another example, Hillary has been caught playing fast and loose with the truth. In a recent speech she stated that she and her daughter Chelsea came under fire from snipers during a 1996 trip to Bosnia. Oddly enough, CBS has released a video that decries her terrifying recollection that she and [...]
Today our worthless Vice President will wrap up his incredibly expensive trip to the Middle East with absolutely nothing to show for his time or our dollars spent there. In the words of Steven Simon, a U.S. expert on Middle Eastern issues, Cheneys presence:
"won’t produce anything meaningful because he (Cheney) has got nothing [...]
Today in 1306 – Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scotland.
Today in 1807 – The Slave Trade Act becomes law, abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire.
Today in 1955 – United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg’s poem "Howl" as obscene.
Today in 1965 – Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther [...]
An well known Obama supporter made a comment on his Blog that has drawn a lot of criticism from the Clinton campaign. Gordon Fischer, a former chair of the Iowa Democratic Party, made a reference to Bill Clinton and his recent comments that put into question Barack’s patriotism. His quote read:
"Bill Clinton cannot [...]
Today in 1837 – Canada gives African men the right to vote.
Today in 1882 – Robert Koch announces the discovery of the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis (mycobacterium tuberculosis).
Today in 1989 – Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Prince William Sound in Alaska, USA the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (42,000 m³) of petroleum after [...]
It’s not good enough for either camp, or either party for that matter, to espouse the positive points of their own candidates. We’re not hearing enough "I’m the best choice because…". What we’re hearing is "He’s bad because….".
I think I’m a pretty average voter, relatively well informed about the two candidates that have [...]
Today is Easter Sunday in Western Christianity.
Today in 1775 – Patrick Henry delivers his famous speech -"give me liberty or give me death" at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia.
Today in 1933 – The Reichstag passes the Enabling act of 1933, making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany.
Today in 2005 – The United States [...]
Today in 1621 – The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.
Today in 1765 – The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Stamp Act, which introduced a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies.
Today in 1941 – Washington’s Grand Coulee Dam begins to generate electricity.
Today [...]
Scientology has come under a lot of scrutiny recently caused by a group known as Anonymous. Taking on the visage of Guy Fawkes, as displayed most recently in the film V for Vendetta, the members of Anonymous have raise questions concerning the validity of the religious status of the Co$.
They maintain that the [...]
There still seems to be quite a bit of controversy surrounding Anonymous and the Scientologist’s. It’s funny, at least to me, how the compelling questions raised by the Anonymous group are not really being addressed by the Co$.
And of course I think that the first question we should be asking is ‘Where are [...]
Today is Good Friday in Western Christianity, as well as the traditional date of vernal equinox, the real equinox varies between years and World Poetry Day.
Today in 1871 – Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
Today in 1970 – The first Earth Day proclamation is [...]
Yesterday, more than 11,000 pages of Hillary’s personal schedules and other documents from her stint as First lady were released by the National Archives. And they appear to be telling a much different story compared to the one the Clinton’s campaign has been publicizing.
Trying to imply that she was present during many a [...]
Today is the vernal equinox.
Today in 1616 – Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years imprisonment.
Today in 1916 – Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
Today in 1995 – A sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway kills 12 and wounds 1,300 persons.
Today in 2003 – [...]
