February 19
1945 - The Battle of Iwo Jima began: WWII. Over 60,000 U.S. Marines went ashore at Iwo Jima, where they began a month-long battle to seize control of the island from Japanese forces. The 36-day battle took the lives of 7,000 Americans and about 20,000 of 22,000 Japanese defenders.
25% of the U.S. Marines who received the Medal of Honor in WWII received theirs as a result of heroics in this battle:
"Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue." - Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
If you ever get the chance, go to the Iwo Jima Memorial (just outside Arlington National Cemetery). Looking into the eyes of the soldiers in the statue is absolutely breathtaking, awe-inspiring and heart-breaking...I'm not too proud to admit tearing up at this magnificent monument.
197 - The Battle of Lugdunum. Roman Civil War: Emperor Septimius Severus defeated Claudius Albinus.
Lugdunum is considered the largest and most bloody civil war battle in Roman history.
The barbarians, pestilence, constant war, failing economy, etc., etc., were all reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire, but the fact there was no routine 'peaceful' means of leadership transition was as big as any...Of course there were emperors who took office without fighting to gain it, but just as often succession was a simple matter of who could overthrow the previous emperor or win a civil war.
This is the historical norm for most countries throughout all of human history...Any modern states which have managed to have peaceful political transitions are truly rare.
1674 - The Treaty of Westminster was signed, ending the Anglo-Dutch War. Under its terms, New Netherlands became British.
New Netherlands later became New York, and the Dutch were all but eliminated as a New World power.
1800 - Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed himself First Consul of the newly established French dictatorship.
The modern-day Caesar was soon calling himself Emperor.
1807 - Aaron Burr became the first Vice President of the United States to be arrested; charged with treason for planning an expedition to invade Mexico.
Burr was an absolute nut, and it’s hard to imagine the damage he could have done if the House voted for him to break the tie in the 1800 Presidential Election instead of Thomas Jefferson.
1859 - Daniel E. Sickles, N.Y. congressman, was acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity. This was the first time this defense was successfully used. He shot the D.C. district attorney for having an affair with his wife. Sickles pleaded temporary insanity and the sanctity of a man’s home and beat the murder rap.
Murder is an 'insane' act, so of course he was insane...This was a terrible precedent, and one the 'Red Diaper, Doper Babies' love to run out as a defense for their pathetic clients.
1861 - Russian Tsar Alexander II abolished serfdom.
A nice first step, but the Russian people were a long way from freedom...Sadly, they will have to cross the threshold from absolutism to Communism through their current post-Communist state to get there.
1918 - A decree was issued by the Soviet Central Executive Committee abolishing all private ownership of land, water and natural resources in Russia.
A giant leap for the Hell State, which more or less ended private property rights...Sounds like the wishful thinking of some American Democrats.
1942 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, giving the U.S. military the power to relocate and intern "any and all persons." The order was used to detain some 110,000 Japanese-Americans, most of them U.S.-born citizens: WWII.
This is black-eye on American history, but it was the correct thing to do. Sooner or later, we will have to do something similar again...Mark my words.
1977 - President Ford pardoned Iva Toguri D'Aquino ('Tokyo Rose').
I don’t care how old she was, it is always a bad decision to free traitors...She should have been executed a long time before this date.
25% of the U.S. Marines who received the Medal of Honor in WWII received theirs as a result of heroics in this battle:
"Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue." - Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
If you ever get the chance, go to the Iwo Jima Memorial (just outside Arlington National Cemetery). Looking into the eyes of the soldiers in the statue is absolutely breathtaking, awe-inspiring and heart-breaking...I'm not too proud to admit tearing up at this magnificent monument.
197 - The Battle of Lugdunum. Roman Civil War: Emperor Septimius Severus defeated Claudius Albinus.
Lugdunum is considered the largest and most bloody civil war battle in Roman history.
The barbarians, pestilence, constant war, failing economy, etc., etc., were all reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire, but the fact there was no routine 'peaceful' means of leadership transition was as big as any...Of course there were emperors who took office without fighting to gain it, but just as often succession was a simple matter of who could overthrow the previous emperor or win a civil war.
This is the historical norm for most countries throughout all of human history...Any modern states which have managed to have peaceful political transitions are truly rare.
1674 - The Treaty of Westminster was signed, ending the Anglo-Dutch War. Under its terms, New Netherlands became British.
New Netherlands later became New York, and the Dutch were all but eliminated as a New World power.
1800 - Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed himself First Consul of the newly established French dictatorship.
The modern-day Caesar was soon calling himself Emperor.
1807 - Aaron Burr became the first Vice President of the United States to be arrested; charged with treason for planning an expedition to invade Mexico.
Burr was an absolute nut, and it’s hard to imagine the damage he could have done if the House voted for him to break the tie in the 1800 Presidential Election instead of Thomas Jefferson.
1859 - Daniel E. Sickles, N.Y. congressman, was acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity. This was the first time this defense was successfully used. He shot the D.C. district attorney for having an affair with his wife. Sickles pleaded temporary insanity and the sanctity of a man’s home and beat the murder rap.
Murder is an 'insane' act, so of course he was insane...This was a terrible precedent, and one the 'Red Diaper, Doper Babies' love to run out as a defense for their pathetic clients.
1861 - Russian Tsar Alexander II abolished serfdom.
A nice first step, but the Russian people were a long way from freedom...Sadly, they will have to cross the threshold from absolutism to Communism through their current post-Communist state to get there.
1918 - A decree was issued by the Soviet Central Executive Committee abolishing all private ownership of land, water and natural resources in Russia.
A giant leap for the Hell State, which more or less ended private property rights...Sounds like the wishful thinking of some American Democrats.
1942 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, giving the U.S. military the power to relocate and intern "any and all persons." The order was used to detain some 110,000 Japanese-Americans, most of them U.S.-born citizens: WWII.
This is black-eye on American history, but it was the correct thing to do. Sooner or later, we will have to do something similar again...Mark my words.
1977 - President Ford pardoned Iva Toguri D'Aquino ('Tokyo Rose').
I don’t care how old she was, it is always a bad decision to free traitors...She should have been executed a long time before this date.
Labels: FDR, France, Japan, Napoleon, Netherlands, Rome, Russia, UK, US, WWII
posted by Poison Pero @ Monday, February 18, 2019
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