January 30
1933 - Adolph Hitler was named German Chancellor.
German President Hindenburg, the Army, and others thought they could control and marginalize Hitler by putting him in this post.
"I will employ my strength for the welfare of the German people, protect the Constitution and laws of the German people, conscientiously discharge the duties imposed on me, and conduct my affairs of office impartially and with justice to everyone." - A. Hitler
That worked out well.
Hindenburg died in 1934, Hitler was hardly marginalized - let alone controlled - and the Nazi regime was about to 'make history.'
1648 - The Peace of Munster.
The Netherlands finally achieved independence from Spain...Over a hundred years before the American colonies broke from Britain.
1661 - Oliver Cromwell was ritually executed.
I love this kind of stuff. So, what did English King Charles II do? Two years after Cromwell had been dead, he was dug up, hanged, drawn and quartered, then his body was thrown in a pit and his head displayed on a pole outside Westminster Abby.
Such is the fate of those who overthrow their leaders and don't figure out a way to keep their own on the throne.
1717 - Surrounded by the Russian Army, the Lithuanian-Polish Parliament reduced its army by half and acknowledged Russian protection.
'Acknowledged Russian protection?' Very nice.
The Ruskies had them surrounded...And soon conspired with Germany and Austria to eliminate both nations.
1781 - The Articles of Confederation went into effect as the official government of the United States of America.
I hope you know there was a U.S. government between the period of American independence and the Constitution...If you didn't, you need to return to this blog much more regularly.
1835 - A gunman fired twice at President Andrew Jackson, the first attempt on the life of a U.S. President. Jackson wasn't injured.
The first, but not the last...I’m not hoping for Trump, or any future president, to take a shot (not by any means), but we are very overdue for another.
1862 - The U.S. Navy's first ironclad warship, the Monitor, was launched: U.S. Civil War.
It’s nearly miraculous this 'can with a turret' didn’t sink immediately...The upcoming battle between the two ironclads (Monitor vs. Merrimack) proved to be a joke, but the era of wooden ships was about to come to an end with the introduction of these two ships.
1937 - Thirteen leading Communists were sentenced to death for allegedly participating in a plot, led by Leon Trotsky, to overthrow the Soviet regime and assassinate its leaders.
Was it true or not? Probably, probably not...Either way it was a good excuse for Uncle Joe to pull out the execution squads, and he didn't limit his retaliation to thirteen.
1939 - Adolf Hitler called for the extermination of European Jews: WWII.
WhoooHooo!!!! Happy Extermination Day...Sick bastard.
1948 - Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi was murdered by a Hindu extremist.
A sad day for the world...Gandhi was a Socialist, but he was a good man, and a great Indian.
1953 - President Eisenhower announced he would pull the Seventh Fleet out of Formosa to permit the Nationalists to attack Communist China.
What a joke...The Nationalists would have been slaughtered en mass, as our troops found out in North Korea.
Nice bluff, Ike. Don’t make threats you don’t aim to keep.
1968 - The Tet Offensive began: North Vietnamese forces launched surprise attacks against South Vietnamese provincial capitals.
The war was a mess before, but this event caused LBJ to flinch (almost a full Turret’s twitch)...The U.S. eventually won the battle, as it did every other, but never regained its footing politically.
And never forget why we lost the war: Both parties (and many presidents) failed our country, but the Democrats (who controlled the presidency and Congress for most of it) were too weak to win the war, and the Republicans were given an unwinnable situation by the time Nixon became president.
1979 - The civilian government of Iran announced it decided to allow Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who'd been living in exile in France, to return.
Khomeini's return was one of the biggest mistakes of the Carter Presidency...Which says a lot.
It was expected Khomeini would fire up a revolution, but Carter didn’t have the stomach to have him assassinated...We know the rest of the story in Iran, but most overlook the overall effect this had on the Middle East, where various forms of Islamic fundamentalism are trying to take hold throughout the region.
2003 - President G.W. Bush put America's allies on notice that diplomacy would give way to a decision on war with Iraq in "weeks, not months."
THANK GOD Jimmy Carter wasn’t president after 9/11/01...Or Clinton, or Gore, or Kerry, or Obama, etc, etc, etc.……
German President Hindenburg, the Army, and others thought they could control and marginalize Hitler by putting him in this post.
"I will employ my strength for the welfare of the German people, protect the Constitution and laws of the German people, conscientiously discharge the duties imposed on me, and conduct my affairs of office impartially and with justice to everyone." - A. Hitler
That worked out well.
Hindenburg died in 1934, Hitler was hardly marginalized - let alone controlled - and the Nazi regime was about to 'make history.'
1648 - The Peace of Munster.
The Netherlands finally achieved independence from Spain...Over a hundred years before the American colonies broke from Britain.
1661 - Oliver Cromwell was ritually executed.
I love this kind of stuff. So, what did English King Charles II do? Two years after Cromwell had been dead, he was dug up, hanged, drawn and quartered, then his body was thrown in a pit and his head displayed on a pole outside Westminster Abby.
Such is the fate of those who overthrow their leaders and don't figure out a way to keep their own on the throne.
1717 - Surrounded by the Russian Army, the Lithuanian-Polish Parliament reduced its army by half and acknowledged Russian protection.
'Acknowledged Russian protection?' Very nice.
The Ruskies had them surrounded...And soon conspired with Germany and Austria to eliminate both nations.
1781 - The Articles of Confederation went into effect as the official government of the United States of America.
I hope you know there was a U.S. government between the period of American independence and the Constitution...If you didn't, you need to return to this blog much more regularly.
1835 - A gunman fired twice at President Andrew Jackson, the first attempt on the life of a U.S. President. Jackson wasn't injured.
The first, but not the last...I’m not hoping for Trump, or any future president, to take a shot (not by any means), but we are very overdue for another.
1862 - The U.S. Navy's first ironclad warship, the Monitor, was launched: U.S. Civil War.
It’s nearly miraculous this 'can with a turret' didn’t sink immediately...The upcoming battle between the two ironclads (Monitor vs. Merrimack) proved to be a joke, but the era of wooden ships was about to come to an end with the introduction of these two ships.
1937 - Thirteen leading Communists were sentenced to death for allegedly participating in a plot, led by Leon Trotsky, to overthrow the Soviet regime and assassinate its leaders.
Was it true or not? Probably, probably not...Either way it was a good excuse for Uncle Joe to pull out the execution squads, and he didn't limit his retaliation to thirteen.
1939 - Adolf Hitler called for the extermination of European Jews: WWII.
WhoooHooo!!!! Happy Extermination Day...Sick bastard.
1948 - Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi was murdered by a Hindu extremist.
A sad day for the world...Gandhi was a Socialist, but he was a good man, and a great Indian.
1953 - President Eisenhower announced he would pull the Seventh Fleet out of Formosa to permit the Nationalists to attack Communist China.
What a joke...The Nationalists would have been slaughtered en mass, as our troops found out in North Korea.
Nice bluff, Ike. Don’t make threats you don’t aim to keep.
1968 - The Tet Offensive began: North Vietnamese forces launched surprise attacks against South Vietnamese provincial capitals.
The war was a mess before, but this event caused LBJ to flinch (almost a full Turret’s twitch)...The U.S. eventually won the battle, as it did every other, but never regained its footing politically.
And never forget why we lost the war: Both parties (and many presidents) failed our country, but the Democrats (who controlled the presidency and Congress for most of it) were too weak to win the war, and the Republicans were given an unwinnable situation by the time Nixon became president.
1979 - The civilian government of Iran announced it decided to allow Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who'd been living in exile in France, to return.
Khomeini's return was one of the biggest mistakes of the Carter Presidency...Which says a lot.
It was expected Khomeini would fire up a revolution, but Carter didn’t have the stomach to have him assassinated...We know the rest of the story in Iran, but most overlook the overall effect this had on the Middle East, where various forms of Islamic fundamentalism are trying to take hold throughout the region.
2003 - President G.W. Bush put America's allies on notice that diplomacy would give way to a decision on war with Iraq in "weeks, not months."
THANK GOD Jimmy Carter wasn’t president after 9/11/01...Or Clinton, or Gore, or Kerry, or Obama, etc, etc, etc.……
Labels: China, Civil War, Constitution, France, Germany, Hitler, Holocaust, Iran, Iraq, Lithuania, Nazis, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain, UK, US, Vietnam, Vietnam War, WWII
posted by Poison Pero @ Tuesday, January 29, 2019
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