October 20

2011 - Muamarr Gaddafi and his son were killed by a U.S.-supported insurgency in Libya.

I'm all for killing anti-American dictators, but we need to be careful what we ask for.  In this case we killed an anti-American dictator who was willing to be paid off to keep the peace, and replaced him with - anarchy...Anarchy among those who hate the U.S. as much, if not more than Gaddafi ever did, and aren't as likely to be appeased by cash.

Needless to say, this wasn't Barack and Hillary's finest strategic decisions...Unless their goal was to create chaos, that is.

Which is entirely possible.

1534 - The English Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII Head of the English Church.

Henry had no concern about being excommunicated from the Roman Church, and figured he could enter his own Heaven as the leader of his own church.

1600 (September 15 on the old Chinese Calendar) - The Battle of Sekigahara.

This battle cleared the way for the Tokugawa clan to establish themselves as the rulers of Japan...The Tokugawa Shogunate was the last in Japanese history, ruling until 1868.

1818 - Great Britain and the United States signed a diplomatic convention establishing a boundary between the U.S. and Canada along the forty-ninth parallel.

The northern border has been much more finite than the Southern border, which is nothing but a figment of our imagination.

1935 - Just over a year after the start of the Long March, Mao Zedong arrived with 8,000 survivors in Yunan, where he set up the Chinese Communist headquarters.

The Long March was over, but the long war still had 14-years...Other than the fact the Communist survived the 'march,' the most important result of this event is that Mao arrived as the undisputed leader of the Chinese Communists.

1944 - General Douglas MacArthur kept his promise to return to the Philippine Islands as he landed with American forces:  World War II. Two and a-half years after he said, "I shall return."

MacArthur insisted on returning, but the Philippines were unnecessary strategically. It was important to him, though, and neither FDR or the Army had the balls to tell him no.

1944 - The Yugoslav cities of Belgrade and Dubrovnik were liberated:  World War II.

’Liberated by Soviets’ = The ultimate oxymoron.

1947 - Hollywood came under scrutiny when the House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence and infiltration within the motion picture industry.

I know it’s not politically correct, but McCARTHY WAS RIGHT!!!!! The proof is in the post-USSR opening of their secret files.

1973 - Arab oil-producing nations banned oil exports to the United States, following the outbreak of the Arab-Israeli war.

This event should have opened our eyes to the necessity to lessen (eliminate) our dependence on the Arab dirt-farmers.

Our national economy and defense cannot be held up by any country or group of countries. We must drill on American soil and off-shore, and also greatly increase our refining capacity...Or we can keep our heads up our ass, and allow the 'Oil Bomb' to explode in our face - again.

1975 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled teachers could spank their pupils if the pupils were warned in advance their behavior could trigger a spanking.

We’d be a much better country if we returned to these days...The loss of control in the classroom is a detriment to learning, which is a detriment to American society.

Which is exactly what Liberals want.

1993 - U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno warned the T.V. industry to limit violence in programs.

Or what? Was she going to come after Hollywood with flame-throwers, using the Waco technique?