January 10
49 B.C. - Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon and invaded Italy, beginning a civil war after being ordered to disband his army three days earlier.
"Alea iacta est!" = “The die is cast.”
Caesar is one of the ten most important people in history, and this day began the path towards his crowning achievement...It was also the beginning of the end of the Roman Republic, which was soon to become the Roman Empire.
1776 - Propagandist Thomas Paine anonymously published 'Common Sense,' a scathing attack on King George III's reign over the American colonies and a call for complete independence.
"O! ye that love mankind! Ye that dare opposed not only the tyranny but the tyrant, stand forth! Every spot of the Old World is overrun with oppression. Freedom hath been hunted around the globe...O! receive the fugitive and prepare in time an asylum for mankind." - T. Paine
Within a year over 500,000 copies of 'Common Sense' were purchased in the Colonies, which proved to be as much a spark for the American Revolution as anything.
Paine was a great man, and a Patriot of the first order...I can’t even express how proud I’d be to be called a modern-day Thomas Paine, who was known as a 'poison pen' during his time.
I admit to stealing this for my 'Blogger name,' and you’ll soon see where the 'Pero' part comes from.
1847 - General Stephen Kearny and Commodore Robert Stockton retook Los Angeles in the last California battle of the Mexican War.
Mexico lost the war, but has never given up the battle of reclaiming its former territory...The Mexican Reconquista has long been underway, and the re-population of the Southwest U.S. is more of a Mexican success than anyone wants to acknowledge.
1901 - Oil was discovered in Texas - at Spindletop Hill, in Beaumont.
A huge state was soon to become an economic monster.
1920 - The League of Nations came into being when the Treaty of Versailles went into effect. The United States did NOT join the League.
The League was an abortion from its very first day, and the U.S. was smart enough to stay out ...We will see this intelligence reversed shortly.
1928 - The Soviet Union ordered the exile of Leon Trotsky.
It's amazing Trotsky wasn’t simply assassinated...Most of Uncle Joe’s rivals met a much quicker death. Not that Joe didn't eventually kill him.
For those who don’t know, Trotsky was called 'Pero' by Lenin, for his writing ability (Pero = Pen, in Russian)...Although I am no admirer of Trotsky, I admit to stealing this for part of my 'Blog name.'
1944 - The G.I. Bill of Rights was passed by the U.S. Congress. The bill, formally known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was intended to smooth demobilization for America's almost 16 million servicemen and women.
This is a small token of what this country owes its brave troops.
Unfortunately, some of our current troops joined the military with the intention of doing so ‘just to collect on the benefits’...The reality of the job was not in their minds, and now they are bitching about being called on as warriors.
Luckily, most of our troops are not like these, and joined the military to defend our great nation.
1946 - The League of Nations was officially superseded by the United Nations when the first meeting of the General Assembly began in London.
The U.S. stayed out of the League (rightly), but didn’t have the foresight to stay out of the U.N...Which has proven to be every bit as corrupt and useless as its evil mother.
1967 – PBS (the Public Broadcasting System) began as a 70-station network.
Why is the federal government funding a Liberal propaganda network?
I have no problem with Lefty networks, like CBS, CNN, MSNBC, etc., because they are at least privately funded...The fact PBS is paid for by the American taxpayer is completely absurd.
2003 - North Korea announced it was pulling out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
As if it was following the declaration anyway...Every country should pull out of it (including the U.S), and just do what they are doing.
The next global war will occur in due time anyway, and treaties with participants who refuse to follow them are useless.
"Alea iacta est!" = “The die is cast.”
Caesar is one of the ten most important people in history, and this day began the path towards his crowning achievement...It was also the beginning of the end of the Roman Republic, which was soon to become the Roman Empire.
1776 - Propagandist Thomas Paine anonymously published 'Common Sense,' a scathing attack on King George III's reign over the American colonies and a call for complete independence.
"O! ye that love mankind! Ye that dare opposed not only the tyranny but the tyrant, stand forth! Every spot of the Old World is overrun with oppression. Freedom hath been hunted around the globe...O! receive the fugitive and prepare in time an asylum for mankind." - T. Paine
Within a year over 500,000 copies of 'Common Sense' were purchased in the Colonies, which proved to be as much a spark for the American Revolution as anything.
Paine was a great man, and a Patriot of the first order...I can’t even express how proud I’d be to be called a modern-day Thomas Paine, who was known as a 'poison pen' during his time.
I admit to stealing this for my 'Blogger name,' and you’ll soon see where the 'Pero' part comes from.
1847 - General Stephen Kearny and Commodore Robert Stockton retook Los Angeles in the last California battle of the Mexican War.
Mexico lost the war, but has never given up the battle of reclaiming its former territory...The Mexican Reconquista has long been underway, and the re-population of the Southwest U.S. is more of a Mexican success than anyone wants to acknowledge.
1901 - Oil was discovered in Texas - at Spindletop Hill, in Beaumont.
A huge state was soon to become an economic monster.
1920 - The League of Nations came into being when the Treaty of Versailles went into effect. The United States did NOT join the League.
The League was an abortion from its very first day, and the U.S. was smart enough to stay out ...We will see this intelligence reversed shortly.
1928 - The Soviet Union ordered the exile of Leon Trotsky.
It's amazing Trotsky wasn’t simply assassinated...Most of Uncle Joe’s rivals met a much quicker death. Not that Joe didn't eventually kill him.
For those who don’t know, Trotsky was called 'Pero' by Lenin, for his writing ability (Pero = Pen, in Russian)...Although I am no admirer of Trotsky, I admit to stealing this for part of my 'Blog name.'
1944 - The G.I. Bill of Rights was passed by the U.S. Congress. The bill, formally known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was intended to smooth demobilization for America's almost 16 million servicemen and women.
This is a small token of what this country owes its brave troops.
Unfortunately, some of our current troops joined the military with the intention of doing so ‘just to collect on the benefits’...The reality of the job was not in their minds, and now they are bitching about being called on as warriors.
Luckily, most of our troops are not like these, and joined the military to defend our great nation.
1946 - The League of Nations was officially superseded by the United Nations when the first meeting of the General Assembly began in London.
The U.S. stayed out of the League (rightly), but didn’t have the foresight to stay out of the U.N...Which has proven to be every bit as corrupt and useless as its evil mother.
1967 – PBS (the Public Broadcasting System) began as a 70-station network.
Why is the federal government funding a Liberal propaganda network?
I have no problem with Lefty networks, like CBS, CNN, MSNBC, etc., because they are at least privately funded...The fact PBS is paid for by the American taxpayer is completely absurd.
2003 - North Korea announced it was pulling out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
As if it was following the declaration anyway...Every country should pull out of it (including the U.S), and just do what they are doing.
The next global war will occur in due time anyway, and treaties with participants who refuse to follow them are useless.
Labels: Caesar, Discovery, Korea, Mexican American War, Mexico, Revolutionary War, Rome, Russia, UK, US
posted by Poison Pero @ Wednesday, January 09, 2019
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