March 8

1917 (New Style Calendar) - The February Revolution began: Strikes and riots in St. Petersburg marked the start of this phase of the communist Russian revolution.

The Czar foolishly underestimated the power of the people, and soon paid the price with the loss of his empire and life.

From the beginning, St. Petersburg (the Petrograd Soviet) played a vital roll in the revolution, and was honored as such with the name of the city later changing to Leningrad.

Speaking of Lenin, it's important to remember Vladimir wasn't in Russia at this time.  In fact, he was just leaving his exile in Switzerland - with the help of the Germans, who were using him as an agent to get the Russians out of WWI. 

FYI: This portion of the revolution is known as the February Revolution, because of the Russians still used the Julian Calendar...It's also important to understand the Russian Revolution was a series of events, which is why there are various titles (February Revolution, October Revolution, etc.)

1618 - Johannes Kepler discovered the 'Third Law of Planetary Motion,' also known as the 'Harmonic Law.'

"The squares of the orbital periods of planets are directly proportional to the cubes of the semi-major axis of the orbits."

Newton and Einstein are the the 'Giants of Physics,' but Kepler should be remembered as well...Without his findings, the other geniuses may never have evolved.

1921 - After Germany failed to make its first war reparation payment, French troops occupied Dusseldorf and other towns on the Ruhr River in Germany's industrial heartland.

Of course they missed their payment, the French insisted on impossible terms...So the French 'flexed their muscle' (HAHAHAHA), only to give up the territory upon Hitler’s first challenge.

No wonder he had no fear of later reprisals.

1950 - The Soviet Union claimed to be in possession of the atomic bomb.

It was going to happen eventually, but this claim (later proven a fact through testing) was a precursor to catastrophe...No longer could the American nuclear arsenal be used to stop 'evil empires,' because she wouldn't be willing to take hits from Russian nukes herself.

1983 – President Reagan called the USSR an "Evil Empire."

How else do you describe a Hell State which enslaved its population and that of every one of its neighbors.

Amazingly, American Liberals went ballistic over Reagan’s comment, as did the Euro’s. Per normal, both were on the wrong side of history and are now trying to recreate history to include themselves in the downfall of the USSR - or make the claim the world was better with the Soviets.

Equally amazing, these two groups of clowns are repeating their mistakes with the War on Terror.

1995 - President Bill Clinton issued Executive Order 12,954, authorizing debarment of federal contractors who hired permanent strike replacements.

1. How much more obvious can it be that the Democrat Party is in the pocket of labor unions?

2. Why in the world have their been 13,000 Executive Orders?

1999 - The Clinton administration directed the firing of nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee from his job at the Los Alamos National Laboratory because of alleged security violations.

Didn’t this gentleman stay a few nights in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House?

It’s hard to keep all of Clinton’s debacles sorted out...And hummers from ugly chicks was the least of the problems.

January 21

1924 - Vladimir Lenin died of a brain hemorrhage.

Lenin is one of the most important figures of the 20th Century...I'd like to say for better or for worse, but truth be told it was only for worse.

Sadly, as bad as the pathetic Soviet people had it under Lenin, they didn't get a reprieve after his death.  Instead they found out the real meaning of Hell - under Joseph Stalin.

1522 - Adrian Florisz Boeyens was elected Pope, as Adrian VI.

Normally I don't make much of Popes being elected, but this one is special for his previous role:  He was the leader of the Inquisition.

I've said it many times, but this event proves it as well as any, the Church has had its share of scoundrels.  Adrian was one of the most bloody.

1880 - The first sewage system which was separated from storm drains was created; in Memphis, Tennessee.

It's hard to put enough emphasis on sanitation, because as a modern American I've never lived in a place of filth...Thankfully.

1954 - The first atomic submarine, the USS Nautilus, was launched at Groton, Connecticut.

Global Reach, Global Power, By Sea, Land or Air, 24/7, 365 days a year...Here's hoping President Trump will rebuild our military and restore it to it's former power - especially the Navy.

1968 - The Battle of Khe Sanh began:  U.S.-Vietnam War.

Both sides claimed victory in this battle - per normal - but the ultimate outcome was the Americans leaving the base, and the North Vietnamese laying the groundwork for the Tet Offensive.

1977 - President Carter pardoned American Vietnam War-era draft evaders and ordered a case-by-case study of deserters.

This makes me sick...Any and all draft evaders should be tried for subversive activities. Including our pathetic 41st president.

1997 - Trying to improve its tarnished image, the Democratic National Committee announced it would no longer accept money from people or companies with foreign ties and would limit contributions from labor unions and wealthy benefactors.

Hahahaha!!! This is one of the biggest lies ever told by the DNC. And that's saying a lot considering how high the bar is...It’s time they change their party logo from the Jackass to Pinocchio.

And no one has ever mastered the cash-grab from foreigners, labor unions and the super-rich more than Barack Obama and the Clintons.

January 4

1923 - Vladimir Lenin's 'Political Testament' called for the removal of Joseph Stalin.

Lenin knew Stalin was bad news, and foresaw the Stalin-Trotsky battles to come: "Stalin is too rude, and this fault, entirely supportable in relations among us Communists, becomes insupportable in the office of General Secretary. Therefore, I propose to the comrades to find a way to remove Stalin from that position and appoint to it another man who in all respects differs from Stalin only in superiority - namely, more patient, more loyal, more polite and more attentive to comrades, less capricious, etc. This circumstance may seem an insignificant trifle, but I think that from the point of view of preventing a split and from the point of view of the relation between Stalin and Trotsky which I discussed above, it is not a trifle, or it is such a trifle as may acquire a decisive significance.” - V.I. Lenin

Of course, Lenin was correct in his assessment, but he wasn't able to keep the 'Man of Steel' from claiming power after his death. Such is the cruelty of history...Not that Trotsky would have been a treat.

1648 - The English House of Commons declared itself sovereign.

This is the difference between England and the U.S.:  In the U.S. the American people are sovereign. 

1847 - Samuel Colt sold his first revolver pistol to the U.S. government.

Firearm production was just getting ramped up - perfect timing for the upcoming civil war.

1865 - The New York Stock Exchange opened its first permanent headquarters.

Where did it open?  10-12 Broad - near Wall Street.

1894 - France ratified the Duple Alliance with Russia.

One more step in a chain of alliances leading to WWI.

1935 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt claimed in his State of the Union message the federal government would provide jobs for 3.5 million Americans on welfare.

Most Conservatives look at FDR as the ‘Father of American Liberalism,’ but this is unfair - it was actually President Wilson...That said, FDR never intended to establish a pathway to inter-generational welfare, and simply was looking for a way out of the Depression.

Not that he wasn't a Liberal.

1939 - Hermann Goering appointed Reinhard Heydrich as Head of Jewish Emigration.

'Emigration', aye?  The Nazis had a special way of creating distorted titles.

Words can be funny.  They can also be cruel.

1965 - President Lyndon Johnson outlined the goals of the 'Great Society' in his State of the Union Address.

'Great Society' = U-T-O-P-I-A-N  I-D-I-O-C-Y!!!

1994 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen announced a plan to drive most gun dealers out of business by proposing sharp increases in licensing fees and stricter controls on people who buy and sell weapons.

There's an old saying: “Those who burn books will eventually burn people." - Unknown

An addendum to that statement goes as such: “Those who ban guns will eventually burn books, and then burn people." - Poison Pero

1998 - Administration officials said President Bill Clinton would ask Congress to help him overhaul the Social Security pension system by the end of 1999. Clinton wanted to move on the issue quickly, expecting once the presidential election got into full swing there would be little chance to pass legislation to save the system.

I thought there isn't a problem with the Social Security system. This is what the Democrats said when G.W. Bush wanted to fix it...It's also the lie Obama pawned off on the people, as well.

Will Trump take it on?  Doubtful...If for no other reason, he knows it's an unwinnable battle.

2002 - Sergeant First Class Nathan Ross Chapman, U.S. Army Special Forces, was killed by small-arms fire during an ambush in eastern Afghanistan.  He was the first American military death from enemy fire in the war against terrorism.

Thank you for your service Sergeant Chapman...You and your companions are truly America’s finest, and your efforts are appreciated.

2002 - Zimbabwe released a report on its state of affairs: $54 million in short term food aid was needed to ward off widespread starvation in Zimbabwe. The AIDS epidemic, called 'Nkondombera' (a Shona word for “no condom”) was claiming over 2,000 people per week. Inflation was running at over 100% per month, and unemployment was estimated at 50%.

Just more of the same in Africa: A continent on the verge of implosion.

2007 - Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the House.

Nice accomplishment, horrible Speaker.

December 30

1922 - Vladimir I. Lenin proclaimed the establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, organized as a federation of Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasian Federation..

What a glorious day for all of mankind, with Lenin succeeding in the formation of the worlds first communist nation...Which, like all other communist nations to follow, became a Hell State.

The USSR had the distinction of being not just the first, but the greatest Hell State.

1460 - The Battle of Wakefield: The English Duke of York was killed by Lancastrians, and Queen Margaret hung his head over the gate of the city.

This was one of the great battles in the Wars of the Roses...Why did Margaret kill the Duke? To guarantee her son, Edward II, would succeed Henry VI as King of England.

Unfortunately for the Lancasters and Yorks neither survived the civil war, and Henry Tudor eventually won the crown - becoming Henry VII.

1853 - The Gadsden Purchase: The United States bought 45,000 square miles of land along the Gila River from Mexico for $10 million.

Less than 150-years later, Mexicans are attempting a Reconquista through the process of mass migration and breeding...And we are not only letting it happen, we are helping it happen.

1916 - Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin was drowned by the Russian Czar’s henchmen when he was thrown through a hole in the ice of the Neva River. On the night of December 29-30, they poisoned his wine, but he did not die. Then they shot him twice, but when he still refused to die, they drowned him.

It’s amazing the ‘Mad Monk’ lived as long as he did, because previous Czars would have executed him long before Nicholas did...This spinelessness was one of the reasons Nikki soon lost his empire - and his life - to the commies.

1932 - The USSR barred food handouts for housewives under 36-years of age.

And here in the U.S. many feminist whack-jobs insist on following in the footsteps of their Soviet heroes, by deriding American housewives as useless to society.

1959 - The first ballistic missile submarine, the USS George Washington, was commissioned.

”Global Reach, Global Power”...By “Sea, Land or Air.”

1999 - After 2,000 years of hostile relations between Christians and Jews, the Vatican and Israel approved a document in which the Holy See and the Jewish State recognized each other.

The two religions are intertwined historically (through the Old Testament) and original geographic location...They are definitely different, but similar in their concepts of ‘good and evil.’

Plus, Jesus was a Jew. As such, I don’t think it is much of a stretch to consider Christianity a Jewish sect.

2006 - Saddam Hussein was executed.

Far too few evil men have met their death at the hand of justice, and very few men have deserved such justice as Saddam Hussein did...We should be proud in being part of his downfall, and eventual extermination.

November 17 (A Double)

1558 - Elizabeth I ascended to the English throne upon the death of Queen Mary (Bloody Mary).

Elizabeth is also known as 'The Virgin Queen' (since she never married or had children), 'Gloriana,' or 'Good Queen Bess'...She is also one of the few people in history to have an era named after her: 'The Elizabethan Era.'

Her reign proved to be one of the most important in English history, and saw the rise of England from a minor power to becoming one of the greatest powers ever.

1869 - The Suez Canal opened in Egypt, linking the Mediterranean and Red seas.

The importance of the Suez Canal cannot be minimized, because it allows direct, north-south trade between Europe and Asia without the need to go around the African continent.

Since the time of the Ancient Egyptians, attempts have been made to link the two continents through the Mediterranean water route, and at various times temporary canals have succeeded...It wasn't until the Suez Canal, however, that a permanent, reliable mode of passable transport was accomplished.

Sadly, the canal is in the middle of Jihadistan and has been, and will forever be, a tool used by Egypt and the Jihadists against the West.

1800 - The U.S. Congress held its first session in Washington D.C. in the partially completed Capitol building.

The U.S. Congress is the greatest legislative body in the history of the world, even though it is, and has always been, filled with a bunch of lying, cheating, scoundrels...Which speaks volumes about the rest of the world.

1917 - Vladamir Lenin defended the "temporary" removal of freedom of the press.

Quite the funny guy, ol' Vlad was...There was no such thing as a 'temporary removal' of anything in the Soviet Onion (spelling by intent).

I'll never understand how the Beatles got away with singing "...you don't know how lucky you are, boy, back in the U.S.S.R." These dumb SOB's obviously never read Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

1956 - "We will bury you," said U.S.S.R. Premier Khrushchev at the end of a long speech given at the Polish Embassy in Moscow.

Nikki was a beauty, but he was a true believer in the communist system...And truly believed it would 'bury' the capitalist system.

Thankfully, he and the Soviet Hell Sate have long since been 'buried.'

1993 - The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve legislation implementing the North American Free Trade Agreement in what was seen as a major political victory for President Clinton.

NAFTA is a complete mess, and the politics of it brought strange bedfellows together: The Republicans in Congress sided with Clinton, and the Democrats in Congress sided with traditional Conservatives.

I will say the acronym was at least proper: North American Frequent Trafficking of Aliens (NAFTA).

November 8 (Another Huge Day)

Another day of huge events...As such each will be highlighted in blue.
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641 - Alexandria, Egypt, fell to Islam.

Alexandria was one of the greatest cities in the ancient world, but he Byzantines had no chance of holding it against the Muslim Horde...Unfortunately it will never reclaim its former greatness - not as long as it's held by barbarians who seems to 'advance in reverse', that is.

General Amr Ibn al-As's letter to Caliph Omar: "I have taken the city, which contains' 4,000 palaces, 4,000 baths, 12,000 dealers in fresh oil, 12,000 gardeners, 40,000 Jews who pay tribute, 400 theatres or places of amusement."

Needless to say, the great city has remained in Muslim hands for almost 1,400 years, and probably will for another 1,400.

1519 - Cortes entered Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztecs.

Rule #1 of Invasions: "Do not allow the invader off the beach"...And surely don’t meet and play nice with them.

Not understanding this rule cost the Aztecs - and the rest of the original Americans - their civilizations.

1864 - Abraham Lincoln was elected to his second term as U.S. President.

Thankfully George McClellan didn’t win the election, after running on a platform to 'end the war'...Which would have resulted in an untenable situation between the U.S.A. and C.S.A.

1917 - The Council of People's Commissars was established as the new government of Russia, and named Lenin as Chairman, Trotsky as Foreign Commissar and Stalin as Commissar of Nationalities.

An awesome triumvirate! Lenin and Trotsky were the brains, Stalin and Trotsky the muscle.

You should notice Trotsky made both lists...But his muscle was nowhere near that of Stalin’s, which is why Stalin became Lenin’s eventual successor.

1923 – The Beer-Hall Putsch: Adolf Hitler launched his first attempt at seizing power with a failed coup in Munich.

This was a pathetic attempt, with little more than a rag-tag group of Nazi’s...But it was a turning-point in Nazi history. A turning-point because Hitler wasn’t killed in the battle, or given a death sentence for trying to overthrow the government. Instead it showed he had to take over Germany at the ballot-box. Amazingly, he did just that in less than 10-years.

FYI: This battle is also where the brilliant, strong, energetic, Herman Goering began his decline towards becoming a pathetic, fat, degenerate...Goering was shot in the groin, which led him to pain medication addiction - as well as further addictions - obesity and megalomania.

1933 - President Franklin Roosevelt created the Civil Works Administration, designed to create jobs for more than four million unemployed Americans.

1. Creating jobs isn’t the government’s function.

2. Creating these artificial jobs didn’t work worth a damn...The Depression wasn’t halted by one single minute due to FDR's New Deal schemes.

3. The New Deal probably stagnated the economy and caused the Depression to last longer than it should have lasted.

All of which are something to keep in mind in future recessions...Sadly, it's not something the government will ever learn - because the people will never learn that it's not the job of the government, and will force the government into such poor choices.

1942 - Operation Torch began:  WWII.

This was the first large-scale action for the Americans in WWII, who landed with a combined 400,000 man Allied force...And it’s important to note this invasion was in French North Africa, against the combined German and Vichy France forces.

The Western Allies attacked Hitler’s 'Soft Underbelly,' which allowed them to eliminate the Vichy SOBs, end any chance of the Nazi’s taking the Middle Eastern oil fields, and was a much better training-ground for American troops than the European meat-grinder would have been.

Plus, it allowed the Soviets to absorb the majority of the German blow in 1942-43...Sorry Uncle Joe, you double-crossing bastard.

1942 - Hitler proclaimed the fall of Stalingrad:  WWII.

Nostradamus he was not...Instead Stalingrad became the site of Germany’s worst loss - a true 'Kessel.'

Hitler was a political genius, but militarily he was a complete moron...Thankfully!

1950 – The first jet-plane battle in history took place:  Korean War.

USAF Lieutenant Russell J. Brown shot down a North Korean MiG-15, and a new age in warfare began.

1956 – The U.N. demanded the USSR leave Hungary; a demand which was ignored.

Hahahaha! I hope I’m not the only one who finds humor in the Circle Jerk Group’s demands…They can’t even make demands on countries like Haiti, let alone the world’s superpowers. Well, except the weak-kneed U.S., that is.

1960 - Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard Nixon for the presidency in a cliffhanger.

'Cliffhanger' = Mob voter fraud?

Hmmmmmmm. I can’t find that definition in any of my dictionaries.

Make no mistake, this election in 1960 greatly influenced the Nixon team's problems in the 1972 election.

1994 - Midterm elections resulted in Republicans winning a majority in the Senate while at the same time gaining control of the House for the first time in 40-years.

It only took 2-years for Clinton to piss off enough people to lose the House and Senate...Which is part of the reason his presidency had any success.

I hope you understand the second part of that statement...Obama was forced into the same Congressional situation, but unlike Clinton he didn't learn the lessons.  Which is why his presidency was a constant battle, because he chose to 'RULE' against the will of the people.

1994 - California voters approved Proposition 187, designed to deny education and social services and non-emergency health care to illegal aliens.

Voters passed the initiative by a 59% to 41% margin...But the courts immediately blocked the new law, and have tied up the measure to this day.

So much for the 'will of the people'...It's funny how Liberals are all for denying 'democracy' when it doesn't fit their needs, but cling to it when it does.  Funny in a sick way, that is.

1997 - Chinese engineers diverted the Yangtze River to make way for the Three Gorges Dam, the most ambitious construction project in modern China's history.

This is an awesome project, matching that of any in the history of the world.

My favorite part is the Chinese government more or less telling people in the way of the new water-flow to 'get out of the way or become part of the project'...Such is the value of life when you hit the billion people mark. Or in Communist countries.

November 7 (A Huge Day)

There are too many big events on this day to only highlight one...Therefore, each will be highlighted in blue
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1793 - The French Revolution abolished Christianity in favor of 'Reason.'

"Those who cease to believe in God don't believe in nothing, they believe in anything." - G.K. Chesterton

This event is one of many separating the French Revolution from the American Revolution...America is a country created on the principles of  'liberty' and the values of Judeo-Christian moral standards; France (most of Western Europe) is a based on 'equality' and no moral standards.

It was one thing for the French to abandon Christianity, but it's another to claim they were heading towards 'reason.' If anything the French Revolution proved to be one of the most 'unreasonable' events in pre-WWII European history.

1811 - The Battle of Tippecanoe.

U.S. General William Henry Harrison defeated the Shawnee Indians, led by Tecumseh.

Tecumseh was a brilliant leader, and attempted to create Indian alliances to confront the oncoming U.S...But the Indians were never able to unite for a common cause, which is why the 'white man' was able to land in the New World and eventually dominate it.

Harrison used his popularity after this battle to propel himself to the presidency in the 1840 election...His campaign slogan was: 'Tippecanoe and Tyler Too' (John Tyler was his V.P.).

1874 - The Republican Party was first symbolized as an elephant in a cartoon drawn by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly magazine.

I've always wondered where this symbol came from, so here we go:

"Nast invented another famous symbol - the Republican elephant. In a cartoon that appeared in Harper's Weekly in 1874, Nast drew a donkey clothed in lion's skin, scaring away all the animals at the zoo. One of those animals, the elephant, was labeled 'The Republican Vote.' That's all it took for the elephant to become associated with the Republican Party." - Fact Monster

1876 - The presidential election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden was so close there was no discernible winner.

I know some think the 2000 Election was the first close, contested, U.S. Presidential election, but that's only because the American Education Propagandameisters have done a good job brainwashing America's youth.

This election was as close as possible, and it's more than likely Tilden was cheated in Louisiana, which was stolen for Hayes...But it should be noted, Tilden cheated as well, which is why he eventually settled on a deal.

The Hayes-Tilden Compromise gave Hayes the Electoral College votes needed to win the election (by 1 vote), in exchange for agreeing to end the Federal presence in the South...Which finally put an end to the Civil War.

1900 - Heinrich Himmler, Head of the Nazi S.S. and organizer of the Nazi extermination camps was born.

The 'Chicken Farmer' is one of the most hideous people in world history, and his birth is only noted because this is one abortion the world could have done better by having.

1917 (October 25 on the old Russian Calendar) - The Bolsheviks under Vladimir Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky in Petrograd.

The Mensheviks feared Lenin more than anyone else, and their fears were realized...They knew him well, because the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks were originally united.

In the early 1900's, the Communist movement split in two because the majority of the group refused to allow Lenin to dominate it...As a result, Lenin was isolated but went on to win the battle of wits and gained the support of the Russian working-class.

Lenin also had an ace up his sleeve in the form of Leon Trotsky, who proved to be the second most important figure in the Russian Revolution, and the Russian Civil War which followed.

1944 - President Franklin Roosevelt was re-elected to a record fourth term.

I went over his re-election on November 6th, and ditto my statement here...#3 should never have happened - let alone #4.

1986 - The Simpson-Mazzoli Immigration Act was signed into law by President Reagan, permitting millions of illegal immigrants to remain in the country legally.

Reagan was a great president, and a hero of the Conservative movement, but this act was a horrible decision - with tremendous long-term repercussions.

1. It rewarded millions for breaking the law.
2. It encouraged millions more to break the law in the hope another president would recognize their legal status as well...Unfortunately, I'm afraid we are eventually heading this way again with who-knows-how-many more illegals.

2000 - The U.S. Presidential election ended with the count for the two primary candidates, Gore and Bush, being so close as to make the results a statistical tie.

This wasn't a Constitutional crisis, as many idiots called it, and it certainly wasn't the first contested election in U.S. history (see 1876 election, above)...It was a chance for the Constitution to prove itself.

The importance of the Constitution, of a free democracy in general, is to determine who will lead a nation, through the will of the people instead of with arms...Never forget the 'Clausewitz-Pero Corollary':

"War is the continuation of Politics by other means" - Clausewitz
"Politics is the continuation of War by other means" - Pero

The beauty of peaceful democracy is it solves the question of governance without bloodshed. Democracy is always messy, because it is war without warfare (political war)...Which is a far superior method to the only other alternative: War with warfare (civil war).

2004 - Iran and a European delegation of nations reached a preliminary agreement on Iran's nuclear program at talks hoped to avoid a U.N. showdown. The UK, France and Germany persuaded Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment program.

They did??? Seems to me the Euro's accomplished nothing...Which is a little more than was expected of them.

November 6 (A Triple)

1860 - Abraham Lincoln was elected U.S. President.

Lincoln defeated three other candidates (John C. Breckenridge, John Bell and Steven Douglas), but it's important to note he received less than 40% of the total popular vote...Keep this in mind when you hear people complain about the Electoral College System.

The election result was unacceptable to the South, and led to the Civil War, which had to be fought, because the country would never have reached a political agreement to end slavery...Also, keep this in mind the next time you hear a Liberal idiot claim "war is never the answer."

Sometimes war is the only answer.

1917 - The October Revolution began in Russia, with the capture of the Winter Palace.

The dates for this event (all pre-Soviet dates) are confusing, and many ask why this event is called the October Revolution. It's because the Russians hadn't joined Western civilization in using the Gregorian Calendar...At the time of the event, it was October 25 in Russia, equating to November 6 on the Western calendar - even though it was November 7 most everywhere else on earth.

The October Revolution is also called the Bolshevik Revolution, because it was where Lenin and the Bolsheviks took power.  The Menshevik period came to an end, and the Leninist period began...Lenin was a political genius, and understood how to take advantage of the psyche of the masses, which allowed him to become the master of all of Russia. He also had nerves of steel, and brilliant instincts.

Oh, and he was also a ruthless son of a bitch.

The Soviet Hell State lasted over 70-years, and proved to be one of the most barbaric systems in world history. Unfortunately, it was at this event where the worm turned and the history of Communist Russia was settled...It would be a Leninist/Stalinist Communism, not a Menshevik Communism - not that a Menshevik state would have been great.

The reality of this event effected not only Russia, but the entire world for the rest of the 20th Century, and well beyond.

1991 - Russian President Boris Yeltsin banned the Communist Party.

It's hard to believe, but there are many Ruskies who long for the return of the Commies...And then there are the American Liberals who still hate Reagan for his part in the fall of the USSR.

Also, Yeltsin's timing wasn't by chance. He picked the day to kill off Russian Communism on the day of the October Revolution.

1861 - Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States of America.

Davis had an accomplished U.S. military and political career, but it was as President of the CSA where he made his mark on history.

In all fairness to the man's talents, it should be noted there were few leaders who could have held the CSA together as long as he did, even though it was eventually defeated.

2000 - The Reuters news agency reported a new decree in Afghanistan proclaimed that the state "will not provide any services to men without beards."

Nor the women “without beards.”

October 25 (A Double)

1415 – The Battle of Agincourt.

This is one of the most decisive battles of the Hundred Years War - a complete English route of the French.

The French greatly outnumbered the English (at least 2-1), but the English had the dominant weapon of the time: The longbow...Amazingly, the English suffered around 500 casualties compared to over 5,000 for the French.

From this point till the Battle of Orleans (1428-29) England dominated France, but was unable to force a conclusion to the war...It took a woman (Joan of Arc) to turn the tide in the favor of the French and bring an end to this seemingly endless war.
 
1556 - Charles V abdicated as Holy Roman Emperor.

Charles’ empire was one of the largest in history (Holy Roman Empire, Spain and most of South and Central America, much of Italy, the Netherlands, etc.)...It was also one of the most tumultuous in history, as well, which is why he resigned at such a young age (56).

His abdication saw the split of the Habsburg lands between the Austrian and Spanish branches, and severed the Netherlands from the German lands, giving it to Spain...This was the final reward for Spanish loyalty, and final slap for the troubles the Germans caused him.

But , this switch was bad for both Austria and Spain.

Spain spent the better part of the next century unsuccessfully fighting to keep the Low Countries.

The Austrians and Holy Roman Empire lost the most important part of its economy (trade, banks, ports, etc), and was weakened militarily by not having the Dutch Navy at it's disposal...All of which more or less ruined it's influence in the West, and limited it to Central and Eastern Europe.

As a result the Dutch were the only winners in Charles' decision, because there was no way the Spanish could ultimately control the Netherlands as effectively as the Germans could (not with France between them, and England supporting them), which eventually resulted in Dutch independence.

2137 B.C. - Ho and Hsi, Chinese royal astronomers, were beheaded after failing to accurately predict an eclipse of the sun, which caused panic in the streets of China.

How sad...The Chinese should have known it wasn’t the astronomers fault, and there was no way Bush could have gotten FEMA out fast enough to stop the 'panic in the streets.'

1854 - The 'Charge of the Light Brigade': Crimean War.

Britain's Lord Cardigan led a cavalry attack against the Russians at Balaclava, one of the most heroic episodes in British military history.

'Heroic' and stupid...670 British cavalrymen attacked a heavily fortified Russian position and were wiped out. They met no objective, except death - and mythological status.

1917 (November 7 on the new-style calendar) - In Russia, the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, seized power.

This event will be detailed in November, but is noted here to help explain why this part of the Revolution is often referred to as the 'November Revolution' as well as the 'October Revolution.'

Changes in calendar systems always cause problems with dating, but it is the event, not the date which is important...Anyone who tells you otherwise is a fool.

1923 - The Teapot Dome scandal came to public attention when Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, revealed the findings of the past 18-months of investigation. His case resulted in the conviction of Harry F. Sinclair of Mammoth Oil, and later Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall, the first cabinet member in American history to go to jail. The scandal, named for the Teapot Dome oil reserves in Wyoming, involved Fall secretly leasing naval oil reserve lands to private companies.

This was a terrible scandal in its day, but would be nothing compared to the shenanigans going on in both parties today.

1932 - Mussolini promised to remain dictator of Italy for 30-years.

He didn’t even make it half way...At least he didn’t promise a '1000 year Reich' like his lunatic pal Adolph.

1994 - Susan Smith reported to police that her two young boys had been taken in a carjacking. Nine days later, she confessed she rolled the car into a lake, drowning the children.

This sick bitch committed the ultimate crime: She killed her children!!! And she won’t be executed!! Instead she was given a life sentence, with a shot at parole in 2025.

I guess performing 'post-term abortions' isn’t a crime worthy of the death penalty...Which is only logical since we allow 'pre-term abortions.'

It makes me sick that this woman is still alive, and we should hope 'Shanks' becomes her cell-mate sometime between now and 2025.

April 16

1917 - After years in exile, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin returned to Russia, beginning the Bolshevik period of the Russian Revolution.

Most think Lenin started the Russian Revolution, but he didn't...Lenin was on the sidelines trying to return (traveling from Switzerland to Russia was extremely difficult due to WWI), and of all the future Soviet leaders Leon Trotsky had the largest role in the beginning stages.

That said, Lenin's arrival was the beginning of the end for the Mensheviks and any hopes the Czar had of reclaiming power...It also meant the Russians would soon be exiting WWI.

1876 - Reynolds v. United States:  The U.S. Supreme Court decided freedom of religion has its limits. In particular, the idea that polygamy is immoral is based on the Christian Bible. Basically the court said, you can have any belief you want but the state retains the option of determining if you can practice your belief.

That was then; this is now...And the now is on the verge of becoming a free-for-all.

Polygamy will be the next fight in the battle to destroy traditional relationships - not just marriage...Unless the Pedophile, Necrophiliac, Bestial or Robo crowd beat the polygamists to the punch that is.

1939 - Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin requested a Russo-French-British anti-Nazi pact.

Stalin could see the writing on the wall, and was looking for the best deal prior to the run-up to WWII...He didn't want to get in bed with Hitler if he could trust the Brits and French to ally with him against Germany, but he couldn't get such a deal.

Instead he gave in to Hitler and not only made the war possible, he helped start it in Poland and Finland.

1944 - The U.S. began planning 'Operation Olympic': The invasion of Japan.

Any time you hear Liberals cry about the U.S. using the Atom Bombs on Japan remind them this invasion was the other option...Which would have been much worse than the combined destruction of the Atom Bombs - thoroughly destroying Japan and it's culture, as well as killing many, many millions of people.

And let's not forget, just like the Germans, the Japanese brought all of these problems on themselves.

1945 - The Soviet Red Army began the Battle of Berlin:  WWII.

This was the final, deciding, battle between Nazism and Communism..It was a case where there was no ‘good guy’ in the battle, but it is likely (though debatable) the ‘lesser of two evils’ eventually won.

Needless to say, the Germans paid a terrible price in this battle for the tremendous suffering they brought on the Soviets in the previous four years.

1947 - Financier and presidential confidant Bernard M. Baruch said in a speech: "Let us not be deceived – we are today in the midst of a cold war."

There were plenty of periods where it was 'hot' as well.