September 23
1806 - The Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis from the Pacific Northwest.
This ended the greatest, and most important, adventure in American history!! Yes, it was larger than going to the Moon.
One, the results of the Lewis and Clark expedition have had at least as much of an impact on the U.S. as the lunar trips.
Two, most thought the Moon shots would succeed. Very few thought Lewis and Clark would make it back.
Again, I recommend you read Undaunted Courage.
1122 - The Concordat of Worms: Pope Callistus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V ended the Investiture Controversy.
They may have officially ended the 'controversy,' but the problem didn’t end with this edict.
The battle between the secular and spiritual leaders of Europe (primarily the Holy Roman Empire and France vs. the Pope) raged for hundreds of years, with the Papacy holding the majority of power till this time...But Europe’s princes and kings were tired of constant infringement of their lands and people, and were in the process of overturning this perceived wrong.
1667 - Slaves in Virginia were banned from obtaining their freedom by converting to Christianity.
There’s no doubt America has some dark moments. This was one, and it took 200+ years and the death of hundreds of thousands of white Americans for it to be righted.
1779 - American warship ‘Bon Homme Richard’ defeated the HMS Serapis: American Revolutionary War.
This was a minor battle, but one of great American lore. The British captain called out for Captain John Paul Jones to surrender: Jones’ reply: "I have not yet begun to fight!"...Fight he did, eventually defeating the Serapis.
1805 - Lieutenant Zebulon Pike paid $2,000 to buy from the Sioux a nine square mile tract at the mouth of the Minnesota River, which became Fort Snelling.
Another minor event, but Pike is an interesting fellow...His name is widely known, but most don’t know he was sent West by the Army because the Army leadership couldn’t stand him.
They sent him out to get rid of him, and I’m sure some hoped he’d meet his end at the hands of the Spanish or the Indians.
1932 - Hijaz and Nejd and other districts were merged to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
We’ll all eventually regret the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire in the 'Peace to End All Peace'...The world was much safer with the Middle East dirt-farmers controlled by the Ottomans.
1942 - Auschwitz began experimental gas executions: WWII.
WoooHoo!! Another great day for the Hitlerian monsters.
1950 - The U.S. Congress adopted the McCarran Internal Security Act, which became law over President Truman's veto. This act called for the registration of the communist-front and communist-action groups. It also called for the internment of suspected subversives with no trials in a national emergency, presumably in concentration camps which providing for registration of communists. It was later ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sounds logical to me, and completely illogical of the SCOTUS, but what else is new?
If we don't quit “get(ting) stuck on stupid,” we’ll someday swing from the rope of freedom we extend to our enemies.
Maybe sooner than anyone can imagine - American Jihadis.
1952 - Republican vice-presidential candidate Richard Nixon went on television to deliver what came to be known as the 'Checkers speech' as he refuted allegations of improper campaign financing.
Nixon came off much better in this debate than he did eight years later against Kennedy...But then again, he looked like a nervous, sweaty, corpse in the 1960 debate.
1957 - President Eisenhower used troops to integrate Central High School, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Lets play another guessing game: Ike was a Democrat president or a Republican president?...Of course he was a Republican.
1987 - Delaware Senator Joseph Biden withdrew from the Democratic presidential race following questions about his use of borrowed quotations and the portrayal of his academic record.
In other words, 'Slow Joe was a plagiarizing POS!!! Yet he was re-elected to the Senate for 18 years and eventually became Vice President of the United States...This tells you as much about Delaware and the U.S. as it does about Joey.
1991 - U.N. weapons inspectors in Baghdad discovered documents detailing Iraq's secret nuclear weapons program.
They had WMD's then, and they did when we invaded in 2003...Heaven knows where Hussein hid them, or who he gave them too, but anyone who truly thinks they just disappeared is a complete moron.
1997 - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee opened hearings into reports of alleged abuses by the Internal Revenue Service.
No way!! I refuse to believe this was (still is) true.
This ended the greatest, and most important, adventure in American history!! Yes, it was larger than going to the Moon.
One, the results of the Lewis and Clark expedition have had at least as much of an impact on the U.S. as the lunar trips.
Two, most thought the Moon shots would succeed. Very few thought Lewis and Clark would make it back.
Again, I recommend you read Undaunted Courage.
1122 - The Concordat of Worms: Pope Callistus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V ended the Investiture Controversy.
They may have officially ended the 'controversy,' but the problem didn’t end with this edict.
The battle between the secular and spiritual leaders of Europe (primarily the Holy Roman Empire and France vs. the Pope) raged for hundreds of years, with the Papacy holding the majority of power till this time...But Europe’s princes and kings were tired of constant infringement of their lands and people, and were in the process of overturning this perceived wrong.
1667 - Slaves in Virginia were banned from obtaining their freedom by converting to Christianity.
There’s no doubt America has some dark moments. This was one, and it took 200+ years and the death of hundreds of thousands of white Americans for it to be righted.
1779 - American warship ‘Bon Homme Richard’ defeated the HMS Serapis: American Revolutionary War.
This was a minor battle, but one of great American lore. The British captain called out for Captain John Paul Jones to surrender: Jones’ reply: "I have not yet begun to fight!"...Fight he did, eventually defeating the Serapis.
1805 - Lieutenant Zebulon Pike paid $2,000 to buy from the Sioux a nine square mile tract at the mouth of the Minnesota River, which became Fort Snelling.
Another minor event, but Pike is an interesting fellow...His name is widely known, but most don’t know he was sent West by the Army because the Army leadership couldn’t stand him.
They sent him out to get rid of him, and I’m sure some hoped he’d meet his end at the hands of the Spanish or the Indians.
1932 - Hijaz and Nejd and other districts were merged to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
We’ll all eventually regret the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire in the 'Peace to End All Peace'...The world was much safer with the Middle East dirt-farmers controlled by the Ottomans.
1942 - Auschwitz began experimental gas executions: WWII.
WoooHoo!! Another great day for the Hitlerian monsters.
1950 - The U.S. Congress adopted the McCarran Internal Security Act, which became law over President Truman's veto. This act called for the registration of the communist-front and communist-action groups. It also called for the internment of suspected subversives with no trials in a national emergency, presumably in concentration camps which providing for registration of communists. It was later ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sounds logical to me, and completely illogical of the SCOTUS, but what else is new?
If we don't quit “get(ting) stuck on stupid,” we’ll someday swing from the rope of freedom we extend to our enemies.
Maybe sooner than anyone can imagine - American Jihadis.
1952 - Republican vice-presidential candidate Richard Nixon went on television to deliver what came to be known as the 'Checkers speech' as he refuted allegations of improper campaign financing.
Nixon came off much better in this debate than he did eight years later against Kennedy...But then again, he looked like a nervous, sweaty, corpse in the 1960 debate.
1957 - President Eisenhower used troops to integrate Central High School, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Lets play another guessing game: Ike was a Democrat president or a Republican president?...Of course he was a Republican.
1987 - Delaware Senator Joseph Biden withdrew from the Democratic presidential race following questions about his use of borrowed quotations and the portrayal of his academic record.
In other words, 'Slow Joe was a plagiarizing POS!!! Yet he was re-elected to the Senate for 18 years and eventually became Vice President of the United States...This tells you as much about Delaware and the U.S. as it does about Joey.
1991 - U.N. weapons inspectors in Baghdad discovered documents detailing Iraq's secret nuclear weapons program.
They had WMD's then, and they did when we invaded in 2003...Heaven knows where Hussein hid them, or who he gave them too, but anyone who truly thinks they just disappeared is a complete moron.
1997 - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee opened hearings into reports of alleged abuses by the Internal Revenue Service.
No way!! I refuse to believe this was (still is) true.
Labels: Christianity, Civil Rights, Discovery, Germany, Holocaust, Iraq, Middle East, Revolutionary War, Saudi Arabia, Science, UK, US, WWII
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