August 22 (A Huge Day)
Almost every event is one which would be the biggest on most days...So, I'm highlighting them all
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634 - Caliph Abu Bakr died.
Abu was one of Muhammad’s closest companions, one of the first to convert to Islam, and the prophet’s successor - assuming the title of Caliph.
Bakr’s succession also marks the beginning of the division of Islam into Sunni and Shiite camps...The Shi’a felt Muhammad’s cousin, Ali ibn Abu Talib, was the rightful successor. This division has been a source of contention since this time, and to this day continues to divide Islam.
1485 - The Battle of Bosworth Field: Ended the War of the Roses, after England's King Richard III was killed in battle. This victory also established the Tudor Dynasty.
The War of the Roses started out as a war of succession between the Houses of York and Lancaster, but it was the Tudors who managed to outmaneuver both...It was also the Tudors who led England towards becoming one of the great empires in world history.
1642 - The English Civil War, between the supporters of Charles I (Royalists or Cavaliers) and Parliament (Roundheads), began.
The start of this war resulted in a nine year series of wars in England, which killed an estimated 10% of the English, Scottish and Irish population...Like the War of the Roses, a third party emerged the victor: Oliver Cromwell.
1775 - King George III proclaimed the American colonies were in a state of open rebellion, his first acknowledgment of the American Revolution.
Try to imagine the disgust George must have had at the thought of the outcasts in the colonies taking him on...The Brits were the greatest power in the world at this time, and there was no way the rag-tag band in North America could defeat him. Or could they?
1862 - "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that." - President Abraham Lincoln (letter to Horace Greeley)
I hope you understand this reality...It’s not a knock on Lincoln, but it is reality.
1941 - German troops reached the outskirts of Leningrad, eventually surrounding the city on September 8 at the start of the siege, which lasted until January 1944: WWII.
Preparations for the beginning of one of the most awesome siege-battles in history were being taken...There’s no way a city could take 900-days of beatings, or could it?
1944 - Hitler ordered the destruction of Paris: WWII.
The Allies had broken out in France, and the route was beginning to take form. So, Der Fuhrer made the order, and he intended for it to be followed...Luckily for the French, General Dietrich von Choltitz was on the receiving end of this order instead of Reinhard Heydrich.
Heydrich (the Butcher of Prague, the Blond Beast, the Hangman) was given orders to take over the occupation of France in 1942, but didn’t make it there because the Czechs assassinated him before he got the chance.
The French owe the Czechs a massive amount of thanks, because there is no doubt Heydrich would have followed Hitler’s orders and thoroughly destroyed Paris...And then some.
1945 - Soviet troops landed at Port Arthur and Dairen on the Kwantung Peninsula in China: WWII.
This event was pretty uneventful, but it is important.
It’s important because the war was over (V-J Day was on August 15). But the Soviets weren’t about to miss an opportunity to make a last ditch land-grab, and reach for more political control in the East...Imagine if we hadn’t dropped the A-Bombs - Uncle Joe would have had a field-day in East Asia.
1996 - President Bill Clinton signed welfare legislation ending guaranteed cash payments to the poor and demanding work from recipients, ending "welfare as we know it."
'The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,' was a major political feat, and Clinton must be given credit for signing off on the Republican bill.
It was good for America as a whole, and also good for individuals using welfare...Being tied to the government should be a last resort, and being forced to work is a tool towards self improvement for these individuals.
Incredibly, our last president (Obama) did as much as he could to unwind this bill.
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634 - Caliph Abu Bakr died.
Abu was one of Muhammad’s closest companions, one of the first to convert to Islam, and the prophet’s successor - assuming the title of Caliph.
Bakr’s succession also marks the beginning of the division of Islam into Sunni and Shiite camps...The Shi’a felt Muhammad’s cousin, Ali ibn Abu Talib, was the rightful successor. This division has been a source of contention since this time, and to this day continues to divide Islam.
1485 - The Battle of Bosworth Field: Ended the War of the Roses, after England's King Richard III was killed in battle. This victory also established the Tudor Dynasty.
The War of the Roses started out as a war of succession between the Houses of York and Lancaster, but it was the Tudors who managed to outmaneuver both...It was also the Tudors who led England towards becoming one of the great empires in world history.
1642 - The English Civil War, between the supporters of Charles I (Royalists or Cavaliers) and Parliament (Roundheads), began.
The start of this war resulted in a nine year series of wars in England, which killed an estimated 10% of the English, Scottish and Irish population...Like the War of the Roses, a third party emerged the victor: Oliver Cromwell.
1775 - King George III proclaimed the American colonies were in a state of open rebellion, his first acknowledgment of the American Revolution.
Try to imagine the disgust George must have had at the thought of the outcasts in the colonies taking him on...The Brits were the greatest power in the world at this time, and there was no way the rag-tag band in North America could defeat him. Or could they?
1862 - "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that." - President Abraham Lincoln (letter to Horace Greeley)
I hope you understand this reality...It’s not a knock on Lincoln, but it is reality.
1941 - German troops reached the outskirts of Leningrad, eventually surrounding the city on September 8 at the start of the siege, which lasted until January 1944: WWII.
Preparations for the beginning of one of the most awesome siege-battles in history were being taken...There’s no way a city could take 900-days of beatings, or could it?
1944 - Hitler ordered the destruction of Paris: WWII.
The Allies had broken out in France, and the route was beginning to take form. So, Der Fuhrer made the order, and he intended for it to be followed...Luckily for the French, General Dietrich von Choltitz was on the receiving end of this order instead of Reinhard Heydrich.
Heydrich (the Butcher of Prague, the Blond Beast, the Hangman) was given orders to take over the occupation of France in 1942, but didn’t make it there because the Czechs assassinated him before he got the chance.
The French owe the Czechs a massive amount of thanks, because there is no doubt Heydrich would have followed Hitler’s orders and thoroughly destroyed Paris...And then some.
1945 - Soviet troops landed at Port Arthur and Dairen on the Kwantung Peninsula in China: WWII.
This event was pretty uneventful, but it is important.
It’s important because the war was over (V-J Day was on August 15). But the Soviets weren’t about to miss an opportunity to make a last ditch land-grab, and reach for more political control in the East...Imagine if we hadn’t dropped the A-Bombs - Uncle Joe would have had a field-day in East Asia.
1996 - President Bill Clinton signed welfare legislation ending guaranteed cash payments to the poor and demanding work from recipients, ending "welfare as we know it."
'The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996,' was a major political feat, and Clinton must be given credit for signing off on the Republican bill.
It was good for America as a whole, and also good for individuals using welfare...Being tied to the government should be a last resort, and being forced to work is a tool towards self improvement for these individuals.
Incredibly, our last president (Obama) did as much as he could to unwind this bill.
Labels: China, Civil War, France, Germany, Hitler, Islam, Revolutionary War, Russia, UK, US, WWII
posted by Poison Pero @ Tuesday, August 21, 2018
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