March 4

1519 - Hernando Cortes landed in Mexico.

Cortes landed with around 600 troops and 20 horses, and took on the most powerful nation in the New World - with a population of millions.

There is no way the Spaniard should have been able to defeat such an empire, but Cortes' force of will and audacity, along with an incredible amount of luck, technology, horses, native enemies the Aztecs had abused for years, and smallpox, allowed him to perform the Alexandrian task of conquering the Aztecs...I'd argue what Cortes accomplished was even more amazing than what Alexander the Great did - regardless of how it happened.

That said, had the Aztecs followed the 'First Rule of Invasions':  Kill them on the beach - their civilization might still be around. But they didn't, and paid the ultimate price for their mistake.

1238 - Battle of the Sit River:  Russia vs. Mongols.

The Mongols thoroughly crushed the Russians in this battle, which effectively ended Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian unified resistance; at least as an organized force.

As a result, these lands were subjected to two centuries of Mongol domination.  A fact which forever changed the culture, psychology and biological makeup of the region.

1776 - George Washington's colonial forces occupied Dorchester Heights, Massachusetts:  American Revolutionary War.

Overnight the Continentals secretly manned the heights, building defensive structures and lining cannon to defend Boston Harbor...On March 17th the British accepted their position was untenable and retreated.

This 'battle' was one of the early 'victories' in the Revolution and was of enormous strategic value to the Continentals:  "The rebels have done more in one night than my whole army could do in months." - British General William Howe

1789 - The U.S. Constitution went into effect when the first federal Congress met in New York.

The most perfect government system ever created took effect - a low threshold to pass, but still.

Obviously it has flaws, and required revisions, but the fact it contains a means for doing so is part of its greatness.

1801 - Thomas Jefferson became the first U.S. President inaugurated in Washington D.C.

There's a trivia question most Americans won't get correct, because they would assume George Washington was the first...Washington's first inauguration was in New York City, and his second in Philadelphia.  John Adams was also inaugurated in Philadelphia, but he was the first to live in the White House, when the federal government moved to D.C. in 1800.

1849 - Senator David Atchison was President of the United States - at least he claimed to be for one day.

This date was supposed to be inauguration day for President-Elect Zachary Taylor, but it was a Sunday and Taylor wasn't sworn in (quite a different time back then when it came to religion)...Sen. Atchison was the President Pro Tempore, and as such believed it was his duty to assume the title of President to assure continuity of the government.

Another trivia question I'm pretty certain only a handful of Americans would know.

1917 - Jeanette Rankin (Montana) was sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives and became the first woman to serve in Congress.

How odd that a woman was elected to a federal office before women were allowed to vote in federal elections...That said, lets not get too excited about Rep. Rankin. She voted against U.S. entry in WWI, and was the only representative to vote against entering WWII after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor:

"Small use it will be to save democracy for the race, if we cannot save the race for democracy." - J. Rankin.

Ugh! She would fit in perfectly with our current peacenik jackasses.

1997 - Declaring the creation of life "a miracle that reaches beyond laboratory science," President Bill Clinton barred spending federal money on human cloning.

I must admit I didn’t think he had this amount of decency in him...On the same note, why wouldn’t he have the same opinion on the destruction of life in the womb? Particularly in the case of Partial Birth Abortions?

2009 - The International Criminal Court issued and arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes in Darfur.

Of course Bashir is a 'bad man.'  So what has the ICC done about it?  Last I checked he's still in power ...Also, why Bashir?  Or even the rest of those on the ICC list of 'war criminals and crimes against humanity?'  There are so many bad actors in the world, the list could be much larger, but the reality is the list is political and about power.  Those on the list are 'small' compared to those who belong on it.

And even if the list is legit, what is the ICC going to do about it?  Nada!

February 4

1789 - Electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first President of the United States.

A more perfect choice has never been made...Washington wasn’t just the 'right man at the right time,' he was probably the only man who could have pulled off the miracle of uniting the states under a federal government.

“The United States of America has been fortunate in many ways, especially in the magnificent endowment of nature. But not the least of its blessings was the man who first led it to victory (Washington), then made the new nation that emerged law-abiding, stable and prosperous, as well as free. This double achievement is without parallel in history.” – Paul Johnson

Washington truly was the 'Irreplaceable Man' in American history - meaning no one else could have pulled off the miracle he did...And part of what makes him so special is he left office after two terms, trusting that he was 'replacable,' and the young nation he helped found could go on without making himself 'president-for-life' or 'king,' which he could have been - and many wanted.

960 - The Song Dynasty in China was founded by Emperor Taizu.

This dynasty ruled China for over 300 years.  It was a time of great achievement:  The world's first banknotes were created, China created it's first permanent navy, and the use of gunpowder was discovered...All during a time when the West was in a period of semi-barbarism in the Dark and Middle ages China continued to progress and was by far the greatest nation on earth.

1783 - Britain declared a formal cessation of hostilities with its former colonies, the United States of America.

In their minds this was a cease-fire, not an acceptance of American independence...It took the War of 1812 for the Brits to finally realize they were never going to recover their thirteen colonies.

1938 - Adolph Hitler assumed direct control of the German Army.

What a huge blessing for the Allied and Soviet armies...The German Army was an awesome fighting force in every way, but Hitler insisting on controlling it doomed it to failure.

1945 - The Yalta Conference began: Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin met at Yalta, in the Crimea, to discuss plans for the defeat of the Axis powers and to decide on the post-war future:  WWII.

FDR is often ripped for giving up Eastern Europe and Berlin to the Soviets in this meeting. Of course he was in poor health, and Uncle Joe got a Hell of a deal, but Roosevelt had no other choice.

Those who blame Roosevelt for the Russians 'conquering' Eastern Europe would be much better off questioning his reasoning for keeping America out of the war in 1939-41...Had FDR been a statesman instead of a politician he would have entered before Pearl Harbor, but this wasn't the route he took.

Also, the Battle of the Bulge (as well as Montgomery's Market Garden fiasco) held up the Allied assault on Germany to a point the Soviets were able to subdue Berlin, and Eastern Europe was already in Stalin’s hands...Were we going to fight the Russians? I think not. The deal at Yalta was tragic, but it was reality because of the events which occurred prior to Yalta.

1974 - Mao Tse-tung proclaimed a new 'Cultural Revolution' in China.

The Chairman was so creative in his titles for plans to repress and kill his population.

1997 - A civil jury in Santa Monica, California, found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman, awarding $8.5 million in compensatory damages to Goldman's parents. (Six days later, the jury added $25 million in punitive damages to go to Nicole Brown Simpson's estate and Goldman's father.)

I thought he was innocent???

It's hard to believe this POS got away with murder. It's equally hard to believe he met justice 11 years later due to an act of stupidity - trying to 'recover' some of his football paraphernalia.

1998 - President Bill Clinton vowed "one way or the other" he would deny Iraq any weapons of mass destruction and said he was encouraged by an international consensus that Baghdad obey U.N. mandates.

Bombs with (D) = Good, Bombs with (R) = Bad...But then again, we know the Democrats would never have done much more than make useless threats and launch a few cruise missiles.

Now that I think about it, what was Clinton talking about? I thought there was no risk of Iraqi WMD's and President Bush made the whole thing up?...This is what his party has tried to sell us since the 2004 presidential election.

January 7 (A Double)

1789 - The first nationwide U.S. presidential election was held. The electors unanimously picked George Washington as President and John Adams as Vice President.

Two better men couldn't have been chosen for the position of President and V.P...It's doubtful anyone will ever surpass Washington in importance in American history, and although Adams was no Washington he was more than up to the task of succeeding Washington eight years later.

Our nation would never have survived without these early leaders, and it's been said a million times: "America has always been blessed with the right man, in the right place, at the right time." - Orignial Author Unknown

Unfortunately, this axiom isn't a guarantee.

1971 - DDT was outlawed by a U.S. Court of Appeals.

It takes a lot for an event to share a day with Washington, but the long term suffering and death caused by this decision puts it right up there in importance.

DDT kills a lot of insects, birds and small animals...But not using it has led to the death of tens of millions of HUMANS.

I'm sure the people of Africa, South America and Asia would rather see animals and bugs die from DDT than their family members from Yellow Fever and other diseases.

I'm also sure it's coincidental (not racist, of course) that Liberals across the planet have chosen to protect the furry little creatures of the world instead of its most destitute people - often 'people of color'...Sure!

49 B.C. - The Roman Senate declared Julius Caesar a public enemy, unless he would disband his army.

Caesar scoffed at this pitiful order...The Republic was on its last legs, and Caesar soon cut them off.

1558 - The Duke de Guise captured Calais for France.

Calais was one of England's last Continental properties, and after hearing the news of the loss Queen Mary I reportedly said: "When I am dead and opened, you shall find 'Calais' lying in my heart."

I'd say getting off the Continent was a blessing for the English, because it forced them to look inward and turn away from the decadence of Europe.

1807 - Responding to Napoleon Bonaparte's attempted blockade of the British Isles, the British blockaded Continental Europe.

Neither the Brit nor French 'blockades' were very successful, and Europe continued to be bled out until Britain was able to put together a strong enough alliance to finally defeat the Emperor.

1934 - Six-thousand pastors in Berlin defied the Nazis insisting they would not be muzzled.

These pastors were brave - they were also out-gunned.

1935 - Fascist Italy and France agreed to protect Austria against Nazi German encroachment.

France has been Germany's whipping-boy since 1870. What made them think they could stop Hitler from taking his homeland?

Italy?  Hahahaha!  Actually, it's pretty sad to think Musso was going be of any help to anyone - other than to Hitler, that is.

1945 - British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery gave a press conference where he all but claimed complete credit for saving the Allied cause in the Battle of the Bulge:  WWII.

Montgomery is a favorite target of ridicule for American historians (myself included), but it is foolish to deny he was a good general...As Churchill rightly noted: "Before Monty the Germans never lost a battle, but after Monty they never won one."

The unstated coincidence is the U.S. entered the war soon after Monty took command in Africa.

For the Field Marshal to make any claim for the success at the Battle of the Bulge was a complete farce, though...If anything, his waste of time at 'Market Garden' made the Battle of the Bulge possible for the Germans, and slowed down the effort in the West so much the Ruskies were able to get to Berlin first.

1951 - Hostile demonstrations welcomed Dwight Eisenhower to Paris during talks on European defense strategy.
Hostile towards Ike?  The man who led the effort to save them from their German overlords?  Par for the course for the Frenchies.

Some have fallen for the Liberal propaganda that France has always been our friend (prior to G.W. Bush, that is)...Think again.

The French have never been our friends:

1. Sure they helped in the Revolutionary War, but they did so to spite Britain, not because they were supporters of liberty or the American colonists.

2. They sold us the Louisiana Territory, but had no choice. France was at war all over Europe and couldn't hold on to its American prize even if they wanted to...Plus, after their defeat in Haiti, Napoleon had to scrap his plans of invading the U.S. But that's not something taught in public school. Hell, it's not even taught in American universities.

3. The French gave us the Statue of Liberty; sort of...A group of French citizens gave it to 'the American people' in France's name, but the French government could have cared less.

4. In WWI, France treated our troops like dogs, and didn't want them there other than as fodder against the Hun.

5. In WWII, France rolled over like a cheap whore for the Germans, and hate the fact the U.S. and Brits saved it from becoming a nation of bars of soap and lampshades.

Etc., etc., etc...They were self-serving bastards then, just as they were in 1951 (not even six years after being liberated), just as they are today.

1953 - President Truman announced in his State of the Union Address, the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb.

This monster has been tested but never used in anger. I wonder who will be the lucky 'first' recipient? Will it be the U.S.?

Who really knows what our enemies have?  Or what our 'friends' will eventually sell to our enemies.

1999 - For only the second time in history, an impeached American president (Bill Clinton) went on trial before the Senate.

The House did its job properly, and so did the Senate...He should have been impeached by the House, and acquitted by the Senate.  I hope you follow this logic.

The threat of impeachment should be held over every public official, and wielded like a hammer...For too long our presidents, representatives, senators, judges, and bureaucrats have acted without fear of repercussion. The Constitution has specific means for protecting the 'people' from these officials and it is Congress' duty to use impeachment as needed to protect the people.

Unfortunately, many government officials have long since ended the promise of working for and protecting the people, and now simply work for and protect themselves and their friends.

January 3

1868 - The Meiji Restoration.

The authority of Japan's emperor was re-established, ending the Shogun period of military rulers. The feudal clan system was also abolished, industrialization started, and Japan opened itself up to the West - thereby obtaining the benefits of Western technology.

The Shogunate was replaced, but their militarist system wasn’t...Instead it was expanded, and ceased to limit itself to the Japanese islands.  In a short period of time (1905 - Russia, 1937 - China, 1941 - U.S. and British Empire, etc.), the world would find out just how much Japan ceases limiting itself.

1521 - Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Catholic Church.

Excommunication is a terrible sentence for any Catholic - especially in the 1500’s...Luther was condemned to Hell, and more or less evicted from the 'community of man.'

Lucky for Luther, there were plenty who were as disgusted with the Church as he was, and even more important there were enough German princes who were jealous of the power of the Holy Roman Empire and the Church who were willing to provide protection for him...Without the help of these princes, Luther would have died very shortly after this date, and the Protestant Reformation would have likely died with him.

1565 - Ivan the Terrible threatened to abdicate the Russian throne.

'Terrible' he was, but he was also a great Russian leader...At least by the standards of the time. As such, he was begged to stay, which cost the Russian nobility greatly, but saved the Russian nation from its neighbors.

1777 - The Battle of Princeton: American Revolution.  The Continental Army, commanded by General George Washington, defeated the British at Princeton, New Jersey.

The Battle of Princeton had little tactical value, but was a strategic victory because it was a huge moral boost for the Colonial cause.  As a result, recruitment for the revolution increased.

1920 - The New York Yankees purchased Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox for $125,000.

Not only is this the worst trade in the history of American sports, but it is the beginning of the greatest dynasty (Yankees) and one of the worst curses (Red Sox) in American sports.

1925 – Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini dissolved the Italian Parliament and announced he was assuming dictatorial powers in Italy.

Italy was ripe for a strongman, and Mussolini was such a man.  Oh, and the 'trains ran on time'...Unfortunately for Italy, ‘Il Duce’ also proved to be a nut, and made a huge mistake joining with the even more nutty lunatics to the north - Nazi Germany.

1930 - The Second Conference on War Reparations began in the Hague.

The French decided they needed to bleed Germany a little more for their actions in WWI...Another in the long line of events leading to the Nazi’s and WWII.

1932:  Martial law was declared in Honduras to stop a revolt of workers fired by United Fruit.

Ever wonder where the term "banana republic" came from?

1938:  The March of Dimes was established to fight polio.

Less than 20 years later a polio vaccine was created...I have no doubt we could cure many of our current diseases just as successfully if the political and regulatory chains were taken off.  And if there wasn't such tremendous fear of lawsuits due to negative reactions to new medications.

1961 - The United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba after Fidel Castro announced he was a Communist.

Eisenhower was a good man, a great general, and an above-average president…Unfortunately, his presidency will always be tainted with the establishment of a Communist country next door.

He was a lame duck president, but he and Kennedy should have worked out a way to eliminate this problem.

1973:  George Steinbrenner bought the New York Yankees for $12 million.

As of 2017, the Yankees estimated worth is over $3 billion...A pretty fair deal for the 'Boss.'

January 2

1492- Muhammad XI, leader of the last Arab/Moor stronghold in Granada, Spain, surrendered to Spanish forces loyal to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.

Muslim Moors held Spain for around 780-years before the Spanish Reconquista was complete. The Christian Spanish have held it for around 500-years, and the Muslim Reconquista is just beginning...It's debatable if the Christians - though its almost comical to call any European country 'Christian' anymore - will be able to hold off the Muslims long enough to match their 780-year reign.

Personally, I doubt if they can...If nothing else they'll be conquered through moronic immigration policies, which will lead to the Christian population being out-bred by the Islamic.

1570 - Russian Czar Ivan the Terrible began marching on Novgorod.

Ivan was most definitely 'terrible', for his own people and his neighbors, but he was instrumental in strengthening and building the Russian nation...Which is why he is one of the most respected and approved of Russian rulers in history - by the Russian people.  A fact, which is true for most of the 'great' Russian rulers - including in our time.

1776 - George Washington designed the first U.S. Flag with thirteen red and white stripes and a Union Jack in the corner:  American Revolutionary War.

Most will wonder why he put the British 'Jack' on the flag, but it's important to remember the colonies hadn't declared independence from England at this time - and many still held out hope of avoiding doing so.

1872 - Brigham Young, leader of the Mormon Church, was arrested on a charge of bigamy. He had 25 wives.

Here's betting bigamy/polygamy, incest and pedophilia become the next battle in the redefinition of marriage.  And those who support multiple marriages will take the same path as those who support gay marriage:  'Who is to stand in the way of consenting adults in love?'

Mark my words.  All of this will be brought forward in the name of 'progress' (which is actually historical regression) in our lifetime.

1882 - Standard Oil was organized as a trust to avoid anti-monopoly laws.

Interestingly, this same 'trust' was eventually broken up under anti-trust laws designed to break up monopolies.

1905 - After a six-month siege, Russia surrendered Port Arthur to the Japanese.

The Japanese Navy destroyed the Russian Far East and Baltic Fleets, setting itself up for a 40-year run as one of the world's great military nations...An accomplishment of major significance; especially considering Japan is such a small nation with almost no natural resources - outside of its loyal and brilliant people.

1954 - Senator Joseph McCarthy was condemned by Congress, and later censured by the Senate.

McCarthy went over the top - particularly in attacking the Army - but it's not surprising many of his claims proved to be true about Communist infiltration of the government and Hollywood.

1997 - California's law against smoking in public places, passed in 1995, was extended to bars. Reports from the first day in effect was the law was widely ignored.

I'm not a smoker, and generally prefer not being in places where smokers are, but I can't be the only one who finds it bizarre that California fights smoking tobacco so hard yet finds ways to support smoking marijuana.

2001 - President Bill Clinton met with Yasser Arafat and coaxed him to curb Middle East violence.

These two should always be listed together for their efforts at ending the Jihadist insanity in the Middle East.  In other words: They should be linked as absolute frauds and failures when it comes to Middle East peace.

December 31

406 - Vandals, Alans and Sueves invaded Roman Gaul.

Time for a history lesson (I'm not sure where the following reference comes from; probably one of my old reference books - but I don't want to have anyone think it is all my own.)

The Alans or Alani were an Iranian nomadic group among the Sarmatian people, warlike pastoralists of mixed backgrounds, who spoke an Iranian Language
- The Sarmatians, Sarmatae or Sauromatae (the second form is mostly used by early Greek writers, the other by the later Greeks and the Romans) were a people whom Herodotus put on the eastern boundary of Scythia beyond the Tanais (Don River). They were Iranian people akin to the Scythians (Saka).
- Scythia was an area in Eurasia inhabited in ancient times by an Iranian people known as Scythians. The location and extent of Scythia varied over time from the Altai region where Mongolia, China, Russia and Kazakhstan come together to the lower Danube River area and Bulgaria. Saka are Asian Scythians.

The Sueves, Suebi or Suevi were a Germanic people whose origin was near the Baltic Sea.
- The term Germanic peoples or Germanic tribes applies to the ancient Germanic peoples of Europe. The Germanic tribes spoke mutually intelligible dialectics and shared a common mythology and story telling, for instance Beowulf and the Volsunga Saga.

The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe who entered the late Roman Empire, and created a state in North Africa, centered on the city of Carthage. The Vandals probably gave their name to the province of Andalusia (originally, Vandalusia), in Spain, where they temporarily settled before pushing on to Africa.

Needless to say, by this time the Roman Empire was in its death throes, and these were just three of the many barbarian tribes in the process of overrunning it.

1775 - George Washington ordered recruiting officers to accept free blacks into the army.

How sad...Blacks were good enough to fight for America's independence, but not to receive it themselves.

Such is the cruelty of history...Luckily, hundreds of thousands of white Americans fought to right this injustice less than 100 years later.

1946 - President Truman officially proclaimed the end of hostilities in World War II.

The war had been over for a year, but the killing was nowhere near ended...Winning the peace is often as hard as winning the war.

1964 - Syrian-based al-Fatah guerrillas of Yasser Arafat launched their first raid on Israel with the aim of provoking a retaliation and sparking an Arab war against Israel.

50-years later and nothing has changed...How the Israelis have survived, surrounded by the Islamic horde, is a miracle.

The question is, can they continue; or, how long can they continue?

1987 - Robert Mugabe was sworn in as Zimbabwe's first executive president.

Mugabe may be called President by the jackasses at the U.N., but here in Peroville he is nothing more than a butcher...But then again, the rest of the world accepted Saddam Hussein as well.

In the eyes of the U.N., Mugabes and Saddams are good, but George Bush is bad...Which is why the U.N. is nothing more than a Circle Jerk Group.

1998 - Europe's leaders proclaimed a new era when eleven nations merged currencies to create the euro, a shared money they said would boost business, underpin unity and strengthen their role in world affairs.

Many Americans are worried about how well the Euro has performed against the Dollar, but the Dollar is 'tried & true,' and the Euro is the monetary system of a group of people who will never stay together...Sure the Euro was hot for a decent period of the early 21st Century, but long term I'd put my money on the Dollar.

1999 - Russian President Boris Yeltsin announced his resignation and handed power over to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

His status in our time is iffy, but history will be kind to Yeltsin - it will take awhile, however...It will be interesting to see about Putin.  So far he has proven to be a chameleon, but like most Russian strongmen I'm betting he comes out ok - by Russian standards.

2002 - U.S. executions for the year rose from 66 to 71, with 33 in Texas.

Of course this doesn't include fetal executions: 2001 = over 1,300,00, 2002 = over 1,300,000.
Every one of the 66 and 71 executions noted above was protested against by Leftist idiots, but I doubt if any of the 2,600,000 innocent BABIES were.

December 25 (A Triple)

1 - The date celebrated as the birth of Jesus Christ.

Was Christ born on this date? No. Is Christ the son of God? Personally, I'd say no...Neither of these questions - or my opinion - is of importance, however.

What is important is the life and death of Jesus Christ, and the historical results of his life and death...Results which have been as important as any life and death in history.

336 - The first recorded celebration of Christmas on December 25th took place in Rome.

The ‘birth of Christ’ had been celebrated on various dates for over 200 years, but this is the first sanctioned by the 'Church' on the 25th.

800 - Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Romans.

The Pope crowned Charlemagne emperor in order to pay back the many times Charles saved him from his enemies in the Vatican, and also from his own family...Charlemagne was also a strong defender of the church, and liked to think of himself as the founder of a new Roman Empire.

There are many who consider Charlemagne as the founder of the Holy Roman Empire, and there are others who consider Otto I the founder in 962...I fall in line with those who look at Otto, because it was he who stabilized the 'Germanic nation,' and made the HRE a consistent functioning institution.

Either way, I hope you aren't foolish enough to think the Holy Roman Empire was either 'Holy,' 'Roman,' or an 'Empire.'

1. 'Holy': Hahahaha! This was a political entity if there ever was one.
2. 'Roman': Hardly. Remember Charlemagne was a Frank and Otto a Saxon (both were Germanic tribes), and the HRE was always ruled by Germans/Austrians in the future.
3. 'Empire': The HRE had a brief period as an empire thanks to it's association with the Spanish Empire (during the reign of Charles V), but other than that, it was a loose confederation of German States...Nothing more, nothing less.

1066 - William the Conqueror was crowned King William I of England.

A great day in the history of what had previously been a backward nation, and what would eventually became one of the greatest empires in world history.

1651 - The General Court of Massachusetts passed a law making the observance of Christmas a penal offense and ordered a fine of five shillings for "observing any such day as Christmas."

During this time, Christmas in the Americas resembled Mardi Gras, and the Massachusetts Puritans wanted nothing to do with such debauchery...As a result it was a long time before Christmas became a mainstream American holiday.

1776 - The Battle of Trenton: American Revolution.  General George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River in a surprise attack against Hessian forces at Trenton, New Jersey.

A 'surprise attack' on a drunken force...It was a minor tactical battle, but an enormous strategic victory because it provided an important psychological lift for the Colonists.

1799 - Napoleon’s new constitution went into effect. It gave him, as First Consul, powers to promulgate laws, nominate senior officials, control finances and conduct negotiations with foreign powers.

A dictator was born, and France began a periods of true greatness...Though not necessarily one of 'goodness.'

1868 - President Andrew Johnson granted an unconditional pardon to all persons involved in the Southern rebellion which resulted in the Civil War.

You have to wonder if Lincoln would have done likewise.  I tend to think he would have, because from the beginning of the war his intent was to keep the Union whole...This pardon went a long way towards re-establishing this wholeness - though it pissed off many in the North who felt the South should pay a much greater price then it did.

December 23

1944 - General Dwight Eisenhower confirmed the death sentence of Private Eddie Slovik, the only American soldier executed for desertion since the Civil War:  WWII.

This is exactly how a deserter should be punished...As should those who commit treason, sedition or subversive acts against the U.S. - which should include those who are draft dodgers.

1779 - Benedict Arnold was court-martialed for improper conduct.

'Improper conduct' = A nice way to say treason!!

Ironically, 'TREASON' is a common theme on this day.

1783 - George Washington resigned as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and retired to his home at Mount Vernon, Virginia.

The great man had less than six-years of peace before he was called on to serve his nation again - in 1789 as President.

1902 - An exceptionally brutal three-year war waged by the U.S. Army against Filipino revolutionaries ended with the signing of an armistice by the rebels, which left the U.S. in possession of the archipelago of 7,100 islands. General Arthur MacArthur (father of Douglas) conducted this war, which had Filipino casualties estimated between 50,000 to over 2,000,000.

Who in the Hell came up with these casualty figures? 50,0000 is quite a bit smaller than 2,000,000...Not even a Democrat-Voter-Fraud-Collector could come up with such a wide split.

Ok, maybe they could in Cook or King County.

1921 - President Warren Harding freed socialist Eugene Debs and 23 other political prisoners.

A horrible precedent...The 24 Socialist subversives should have been executed.

1933 - Marinus van der Lubbe was sentenced to death for the ‘Reichstag Fire.’

“The only one who really knows about the Reichstag is I, because I set it on fire!” - Herman Goering (claimed by Gen. Franz Halder at the Nuremberg Trials.)

Hitler and, the soon to be Fat Ass Field Marshal, were more than happy to blame the loony communist, who was beheaded on January 10, 1934...They must have been feeling a little on the festive side allowing him to live an extra 19 days through the Christmas season.

1947 - President Harry Truman granted a pardon to 1,523 who evaded the World War II draft.

See the 1944 comment (at the top).

1948 – Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were executed.

Good riddance to dead dictators and warlords.

1953 - Robert Oppenheimer lost his security clearance due to contact with communists and opposition to the Hydrogen-Bomb.

See the 1944 comment.

1996 - President Clinton expressed gratitude to the nation's armed forces as he visited Marines at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Empty words from the man who did more to destroy the U.S. Military than any president before or after - well, maybe until Obama took over.

Forget the BlewClinsky affair, as a draft-dodger Clinton should have never been allowed to run for the highest office in the land - holding the title of Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Once again, see the 1944 comment.

2006 - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to impose sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment. The Security Council resolution ordered all countries to stop supplying Iran with materials and technology that could contribute to its nuclear and missile programs. It also froze the Iranian assets of 10 key companies and 12 individuals related to those programs. Iran denounced the sanctions. China’s endorsement was an important symbolic act.

'Symbolic' indeed...What a sad joke.

December 14

1967 - DNA was created in a test tube.

INCREDIBLE POTENTIAL and INCREDIBLY SCARY!!!! It all depends on which kind of scientists are using the technology...Will it be the Dr. Jonas Salks or Dr. Josef Mengeles of the world????

Sadly, I'm betting on Mengelians posing as Salks.

1799 - George Washington died at his Mount Vernon home at age 67.

Washington is much more than the 'Father of Our Country', he's the 'Greatest American'...There is no way there would be a United States without Washington, which is why he must forever be known as the 'Indispensable Man.'

1937 - Japanese troops conquered and plundered Nanking:  WWII.

Most are ignorant to the fact WWII began in 1937 with the invasion of China by Japan...The Rape of Nanking is a horrible story, and one which must be understood to fully acknowledge the brutality of the Imperial Japanese - who were every bit as bad as their Nazi allies.

Here's a number to put the Japanese in WWII in perspective:  They killed around 300,000 Chinese in Nanking alone.  The U.S. lost around 400,000 in the entire war.

1939 - The Soviet Union was dropped from the League of Nations:  WWII.

Less than ten years later the Soviet Union was added to the United Nations...Same country (with much more territory and many more enslaved people), and the same Joseph Stalin.

Such is the joke known as the United Nations.

1946 - The United Nations General Assembly voted to establish the U.N. headquarters in New York City. It also, adopted a disarmament resolution prohibiting atomic bombs.

The Circle Jerk Group is based on wonderful ideas and ideals, but is nothing more than a pipe dream for Utopians, a resource for espionage, and a staging ground for international fraud and plunder against the American taxpayer.

1988 - In a dramatic policy shift, President Reagan authorized the United States to enter into a "substantive dialogue" with the Palestine Liberation Organization, after chairman Yasser Arafat said he was renouncing "all forms of terrorism."

Thank goodness Arafat ‘renounced all forms of terrorism'...Except against Israel, of course.

Reagan is one of my favorite U.S. presidents, but he should have shunned the Hitler-in-a-Headdress instead of giving him recognition.

1995 - AIDS patient Jeff Getty received the first ever bone-marrow transplant from a baboon. The experimental procedure at a San Francisco hospital was criticized by animal rights activists.

'Animal Rights Zealots' are completely insane, and the thought of putting any animal ahead of a human is repulsive.

What is really nuts is I’d bet the AIDS and Animal Rights activists are political allies almost 100% of the time...But I guess that comes to an end when humans with AIDS can be helped by animals.

1998 - President Clinton stood witness as hundreds of Palestinian leaders renounced a call for the destruction of Israel.

What a disgrace for an American president to pretend these scumbags mean anything they say...If he had any morals Clinton would have walked off the stage and left the event. But then again, no one has ever accused Clinton of having morals.

1999 - In Seattle, Ahmed Ressam was arrested after crossing the border at Port Angeles from Canada with bomb-making materials, including 200-pounds of urea, timing devices and a bottle of RDX (cyclotrimethylene trinitramine) in the trunk of his car.

September 11, 2001 was simply a stepping stone in Global Jihadist aspirations...There will be many, many more, with ever increasing death and destruction.

But whatever you do, don't say anything if a Muslim boy brings a bomb-looking-clock to your local school...That would make you a racist.

2001 - The German Parliament approved a plan to shut down all nuclear power plants within 20-years.

Stupid fools...Maybe they are planning on reopening some concentration camps and running their country on the power of Jewish labor again.

December 12

2000 - The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to the Al Gore campaign by reversing the Florida Supreme Court's decision to recount presidential votes and remanded the case back to that court.

This is the day the Al Gore 'Presidential Heist Attempt' ended.

Just to show what a POS he really was, if Al had won his own state (Tennessee) he’d have won the presidency...Luckily those who knew him best, knew he shouldn't be president.

1799 - Two days before his death, George Washington composed his last letter, to Alexander Hamilton, his aide-de-camp during the Revolution and later his Secretary of the Treasury. In the letter he urged Hamilton to work for the establishment of a national military academy. Washington wrote that letter at the end of a long, cold day of snow, sleet and rain that he had spent out-of-doors. He remained outside for more than five hours, according to his secretary Tobias Lear, and did not change out of his wet clothes or dry his hair when he returned home.

This isn’t a great historic event, but stories of the 'Indispensable Man' should be read by all.  They always have a special place in the heart of this historian.

1800 - Washington D.C. was established as the capital of the United States.

A great place to visit, but...Just go visit it.

1930 - The last Allied troops left the Saar, Germany.

Within three years Hitler was Fuhrer, and the Ruhr and Saar were re-militarized by Germany...And then the rest of the lovely story followed.

1946 - A United Nations committee voted to accept a six-block tract of Manhattan real estate offered as a gift by John D. Rockefeller Jr. to be the site of U.N. headquarters.

Such a magnanimous fool...Thanks a lot Jr.

1988 - PLO leader Yasir Arafat accepted Israel's 'right to exist.'

Sure he did!

All I know is I ‘accept Yasir’s right to be dead’...I hope he's enjoying his 72 virgins. IN HELL!

1995 - By only three votes, the U.S. Senate killed a constitutional amendment giving Congress authority to outlaw flag burning and other forms of desecration against Old Glory.

For those keeping score at home:  Today in America, it is ok to pull down your pants and take a crap on the U.S. flag...But your kids can’t celebrate a Christmas party at school.

We are getting closer to the Lunatic Fringe every day.

November 26 (A Triple)

43 B.C. - Octavian, Antony and Lepidus formed Rome's 'Second Triumvirate.'

The Lex Titia (a Roman law) established these three as ‘Triumvirs for the Organization of the People.”

Lepidus was a longtime friend of Julius Caesar’s, Antony was Rome’s greatest general (Caesar’s chief of staff), and Octavian was Caesar’s adopted son and designated successor...All three tried to sell this agreement as a 'partnership,' but the reality of the situation was a new civil war was on, and the Republic was soon to become the Empire - an empire led by the man presumed to be the weakest of the Triumvirs - Octavian, soon to be known as Augustus.

1095 - Pope Urban urged the faithful to wrest the Holy Land from the Muslims, heralding the start of the Crusades.

Forget popular propaganda, which states the West brutally invaded the Islamic world...From the time of Muhammad, Islam has been a religion of conquest.

Truth be told, the various warlords of the West weren't much better than their Muslim enemies, but they didn't intend to destroy Western Civilization...The Crusades never accomplished what their proclaimed intent was (capturing and holding the Holy Land), but they were successful in one important way: The Crusaders kept Islam from conquering most or even all of Europe.

1950 - China entered the Korean conflict, launching a counter-offensive by sending troops across the Yalu River.

It was mighty cold in Korea, but with this action the Korean War got much hotter.

The U.S. and South Korean forces were on the verge of finishing off the North Koreans, but this event changed the nature of the war...If caused Truman to flinch, led to the downfall of MacArthur, and sadly resulted in at least a partial victory for the North Koreans and the permanence of another Hell State.

That said, we should be proud of defending South Korea, because in doing so we saved who-knows-how-many millions of lives on the Korean Peninsula, and also slowed down the Communist advance in Asia.

885 - Danish Vikings attacked Paris and were paid by the Frankish king Charles the Fat not to destroy the city, as they had in 845 and 856.

Charlemagne must have been rolling over in his grave at seeing how far his empire had fallen.

Too bad the Vikings only came to pillage. They could have added some much needed lifeblood to the Frenchies had they conquered, stayed and changed the genetic composition of these maggots...Luckily, they at least took over the area which eventually became Normandy.

1789 - George Washington proclaimed this a National Thanksgiving Day in honor of the new Constitution. He made it clear the day should be one of prayer and giving thanks to God, to be celebrated by all the religious denominations.

So much for the myth of ‘separation of church and state’...This is the biggest of all the Liberal lies, and is widely believed, because it is the one most fiercely propagandized.

The Constitution guarantees the right to religious freedom, not freedom ‘from’ religion, and our Founders always made a point of thanking God for the blessing and glory of the nation He gave them.

1863 - The first modern Thanksgivings was held following the October 3 proclamation of President Lincoln to assign the last Thursday in November for this purpose.

Like Washington, Lincoln knew this country is blessed, and wanted to have a holiday to acknowledge it.

1865 - Alice in Wonderland was published.

Thanks to our Leftist friends, we are now living in it...Hopefully we'll be able to climb out of the 'rabbit-hole' someday - though it's impossible if we don't stop digging.

1938 - Poland renewed a non-aggression pact with the USSR to provide protection against a German invasion.

Treaties with Hitler and Stalin were as useless as toilet paper, and within a year the Soviets joined their Germans ‘allies,’ invading Poland from the east.

I hope you remember the Soviets were Germany's ally at the beginning of WWII...Which is why they deserved the ass kicking they received in 1941-42.

1939 - The Soviet Union blamed Finland for an artillery attack on its border:  WWII.

Nice excuse to invade Finland.

The Winter War began, and the Ruskies performed miserably...But it was a nice prep for the big show, coming soon in the form of Operation Barbarossa: the German invasion of the USSR.

1941 – A Japanese task force left for Pearl Harbor: Admiral Chuichi Nagumo led the Japanese First Air Fleet, an aircraft carrier strike force, toward Pearl Harbor, with the understanding that should "negotiations with the United States reach a successful conclusion, the task force will immediately put about and return to the homeland":  WWII.

We all know how this ended...It ended with the destruction of Japan and Germany, and the creation of the world’s greatest superpower.

As much as we wanted to stay out of WWII, the reality was the U.S. had to enter it. Not so much for our sake, but for the sake of civilization and humanity...We should have entered much earlier.

Keep this in mind in our current wars against the Islamists...Also keep in mind, being in the war isn't enough - we must crush them as we did the Japanese and Germans in order to bring them to heel.

1941 - Congress adopted a joint resolution, permanently setting the date of Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November.

Like Washington and Lincoln, Congress knew this country is blessed, and wanted to have a permanent holiday to acknowledge it.

1997 - In a small but symbolic step, the United States and North Korea held high-level discussions at the State Department for the first time.

It certainly was 'small,' and may have even been 'symbolic,' but like much of the Clinton years, it was useless and produced no fruit...Unless the goal was to supply Dr. Ill with nukes, of course.

1997 - Rep. Joe Knollenberg announced he intended to introduce a bill in the next session that would allow citizens to install toilets with the original size of 3.5 gallons per flush instead of the presently federally mandated 1.6 gallons per flush.

If I want a high powered shitter, I should be able to have one...Why do I need the shit-heads in D.C. to give their approval?

That would be funny if it weren't so damn true.

November 2

1783 - The Continental Army was dissolved and General George Washington issued his 'Farewell Address to the Army.'

I can’t explain how indispensable Washington was to the American cause of liberty...There wasn't and hasn't been anyone nearly as important to the history of the United States.

The Revolution would have failed and the new nation would have never lasted past its first decade without him...Also, the fact he dissolved his army - instead of keeping it in place and making himself king - is one of the many instances of Washington rejecting absolute power.  Which set him aside from almost every leader in history up to that time.

Just a few of the many reasons he is, and forever will be, the most important American in history.

Read Washington's Farewell Address.

1917 - British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour expressed support for a "national home" for the Jews of Palestine in what came to be known as 'The Balfour Declaration.'

I'm a staunch supporter of the State of Israel, but there is no denying the Balfour Declaration and the establishment of Israel, along with the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire into the many Middle Eastern nations, has created a region that is little short of Hell on Earth.

1948 - Harry Truman defeated Thomas Dewey to the surprise of pollsters and newspapers, in the greatest presidential upset in U.S. history.

Am I the only one who isn’t surprised the press and pollsters got it wrong? Nor that the Democrat magically found the votes?  This seems to be the norm.

Oh, and Truman lost the title of having the 'biggest upset' to Donald Trump in 2016.

1976 - Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter became the first candidate from the Deep South since the Civil War to be elected U.S. president, defeating incumbent Gerald Ford.

Congratulations America! You elected the worst president of the 20th Century.

The desire to stick it to the ‘Party of Nixon’ was so great the downside was overlooked...Unfortunately, the nation paid a heavy price for this mistake. In fact, we are still paying the price.

Sadly, in an effort to stick it to another president the U.S. made the same mistake in 2008 as well...But at least the country had the common-sense to right its mistake in 1980, unlike in 2012.

1983 - President Reagan established the third Monday of January as a federal holiday in honor of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Last I checked Reagan was a Republican president...Of course he was. It’s always Republicans who REALLY elevate minority status, opposed to the Democrats who simply yip-yap about it.

That said, this holiday should have been Civil Rights Day...Not that MLK isn't a great man, but the day should have been a celebration of all those who did so much to help so many.

1991 - Jesse Jackson, who ran for the presidency in 1984 and 1988, announced he would not be a candidate in 1992.

This was an absolute shame...Jesse should run in every presidential race - if for no other reason, he's good for laughs.

1995 - A man claiming to have a bomb hijacked a school bus with 13 learning-disabled children aboard, leading authorities around Miami-area highways for an hour and a half before being fatally shot by police.

I love instant justice for criminals...Uh, uh, uh, I mean, I can’t believe the police violated this man’s civil rights to ride around on the short-bus.

Damn it’s hard to act like a Liberal.

September 17 (THE GREATEST DAY OF THE YEAR)

AS THE GREATEST DATE IN HISTORY (at least in Peroville), EVERY EVENT IS HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE.
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1776 - Along the western coast of North America, a party of 247 Spanish colonists consecrated their newly-founded mission known as San Francisco.

These 247 people would be in absolute horror to see the filth, perversity and degeneracy which has taken over their city.

1787 - The United States Constitution was signed by a majority of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention.

Happy Constitution Day!!!

It's important to remember the three 'battles' which created and sealed our great country.

- The Declaration of Independence was the striking announcement of our intention to liberate from the Brits, and our aspiration to be a 'different' kind of nation.
- The Constitution was the rule book for our existence.
- The Civil War cemented our union.

All three were necessary to the creation and permanence of the United States of America...All three will either be honored in the present and future or their goals and successes will be lost forever - a reality which is always just one generation away from breaking us all.

1778 - The first treaty between the United States and Indian tribes was signed at Fort Pitt.

Treaties are nice, but they are always temporary...And each one the U.S. signed with the Indians was meant as a means of buying peace, while preparing the next conquest.

Such is the history of the world. Those who don’t believe this are simply ignorant to the brutal reality of history.

1796 - President George Washington delivered his 'Farewell Address' to Congress before concluding his second term in office, setting the stage for the nation's first two-party presidential campaign.

The importance of the 'Indispensable Man' is impossible to put a calculus on.

The Revolution would have likely failed without him and the Republic would never have survived it’s early years without his leadership...Read Washington’s Farewell Address.

1862 - The Battle of Antietam: U.S. Civil War.

The Battle of Antietam was the first major battle in the American Civil War...It is still the bloodiest day in U.S. history.

There were well over 23,000 casualties in the battle, with no clear cut winner, which made it a strategic victory for the Union because it could afford to absorb such huge losses...Unfortunately, that eventual victory was years away.

1902 - U.S. troops were sent to Panama to keep train-lines open over the isthmus as Panamanian nationals struggled for independence from Colombia.

Make no mistake, President Roosevelt didn't do this to help the Panamanians, it was to keep the proposed Canal Project alive - and to make sure the U.S. controlled it...Perfectly good reasons, and one of the many reasons TR is still one of our greatest foreign policy president ever.

1920 - The American Professional Football Association (a precursor of the NFL) was formed in Canton, Ohio.

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is it’s favorite sport.

1939 - The Soviet Union invaded Poland:  WWII.

The Soviet ‘double-cross’ was on, and Poland was soon swallowed up in the West by Germany and the East by the Ruskies -just like in the Partitions.

The Jews have been the most abused single ethnic group in European history, but there are few other people who’ve suffered as much as the Poles, who had the unfortunate fate of landing between the Russian and German beasts.

Who know’s what Uncle Joe’s intentions were, but helping the Germans bought him space and time...Within two years the Nazi’s were marching through Poland to the Soviet Union and the extra distance and time saved the Soviets.

That said, the entire Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was reason enough for the Allies to turn their backs on the Soviets and let them hammer it out with the Germans from 1941-43, while the U.S. and Brits hit at the 'Soft underbelly of the German Empire.'

1942 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met with Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin in Moscow as the German Army rammed into Stalingrad:  WWII.

Stalin bitched and cried about the lack of an Allied offensive on the continental mainland, but Churchill insisted on the 'underbelly' strategy...And pretty much gave Stalin the middle-finger.

See the 1939 event...The Soviets got what they deserved.

1944 - British airborne troops parachuted into Holland to capture the Arnhem Bridge as part of Operation Market-Garden. The plan called for the airborne troops to be relieved by British troops, but they were left stranded and eventually surrendered to the Germans:  WWII.

Field Marshal Montgomery was a pansy, and this operation bore the fruit of his pathetic nature...It went SOUR.

1970 - PERO'S BIRTHDAY!

It's my blog, and as such I determine the greatness of the days and events...On this greatest of days, this is the greatest event to me personally - the most important day of my life.  A life for which I am forever grateful to so many for making a wonderful one.

1978 - After meeting at Camp David, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed a framework for a peace treaty.

In an administration of constant bungling, this was Carter’s one and only achievement, which was really set up and brokered by the Nixon/Ford Administration...But we can’t take Jimmy’s only highlight away from him.

September 11

2001 - The worst terrorist attack in American history occurred. Two planes crashed into New York City's World Trade Center, collapsing the Twin Towers. One plane crashed into the Pentagon. A fourth airliner crashed in a field in southwest Pennsylvania.

This was by far the worst day of my adult life. It haunts me to this day.

After the fall of the Soviet Union, the U.S. assumed it was safe, but it's foolish to ever assume such a thing...There is always another enemy, and as long as the U.S. is the world's hegemon there will always be others looking to knock us off our platform.

WE MUST ALWAYS BE AWARE OF OUR POSITION IN THE WORLD, AND MAKE SURE OUR ENEMIES ARE EQUALLY AWARE OF THIS POSITION - ALONG WITH OUR ABILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO DESTROY THEM!!

1297 – The Battle of Stirling Bridge.

The Scots, under William Wallace, amazingly, defeated the English invaders, who had a 5,000 to 15,000 man advantage...The Scots fought well, and kept their independence for a long time, but there was no way they could hold back the oncoming power of the English forever.

1709 – The Battle of Malplaquet: War of Spanish Succession.

Just another in the never-ending dynastic battles on the Continent, but it's worth mentioning because it was the bloodiest battle of the 18th Century - in Europe...A pretty big feat.

1777 - The Battle of Brandywine.  Troops commanded by General George Washington were crushed by the British under General Sir William Howe:  American Revolutionary War.

Brandywine was a terrible loss for the Revolutionaries, and allowed the Brits to capture Philadelphia...This caused the Continental Congress to flee Philly, and was the best opportunity the Brits had to end the revolution, but the American ring-leaders escaped and the war went on.

1814 - The Battle of Lake Champlain. The American Navy defeated the British:  War of 1812.

This battle is also known as the Battle of Plattsburgh, and was an extremely important battle in the history of the young nation.

At the time of the battle, the war was all but over and the Treaty of Ghent was being prepared to end the war...The importance of the battle is it ended any hopes the Brits had of gaining concessions from the U.S., and put the Americans in a even stronger position to negotiate from.

1857 - The Mountain Meadows Massacre: John D. Lee, angered over President Buchanan's order to remove Brigham Young from governorship of the Utah Territory, incited a band of Mormons and Indians to massacre a California-bound wagon train of 135.

At this time Utah wasn’t formally part of the U.S., and didn’t really want anything to do with the U.S...There are many possible reasons why Lee led this massacre, but the event did more to end Utah’s independence than any other.

It wasn't long before the U.S. government looked at Utah as a threat, instead of bizarre neighbors, and increased it’s military presence in the surrounding regions...The last thing Utah wanted.

1940 - Hitler ordered Operation Sealion - the invasion of Britain:  WWII.

Lucky for the world, Sealion never materialized - because the Battle of Britain failed so miserably for the Germans.

England has successfully resisted invasion of it’s homeland since 1066, but if any nation ever had the power to successfully invade it would have been this group of Germans.

It's impossible to imagine what would have happened if the Krauts successfully invaded England, because at this time there was no other nation standing up to the Nazi madmen...Needless to say, the failure of Operation Sealion to materialize is one of the turning-points of the war - and Western Civilization.

1941 - After German U-boats attacked three U.S. ships, President Franklin Roosevelt warned German and Italian warships away from American waters and ordered the U.S. Navy to shoot on sight:  WWII.

FDR should have entered the war in 1939...But it was only three months till his hand was forced.

Thankfully, the Brits were able to continue holding out in Europe.

1985 - Pete Rose cracked career hit number 4,192, eclipsing the record held by Ty Cobb.

I’m not a Pete Rose apologist and ’Charlie Hustle’ may be a degenerate gambler, but he sure could play ball...If the 'Roid Monsters' of the 1990’s make it in the Hall of Fame, Pete sure as Hell should, too.

So should Joe Jackson, by the way.

August 7

1942 - The Battle of Guadalcanal began: U.S. Marines launched America's first offensive in the Pacific in World War II.

Midway was the ‘turning-point’ in the Pacific, but the Battle of Guadalcanal started a string of victories which didn’t end until the Japanese surrendered.

The battle also showed what it would take to defeat Japan: Of the 30,000 Japanese troops at Guadalcanal, almost 24,000 died during the battle. Compared to only 1,500 for the U.S…They had to be slaughtered, and even at that barely surrendered.

1782 - The Order of the Purple Heart (Badge of Military Merit) was established by General George Washington to honor Americans who fought in the Revolutionary War.

The Purple Heart should be worn as a 'Badge of Honor' for the self-sacrifice made for this great nation.

THANK YOU TO EVERY PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT!

1944 - The trial of the anti-Hitler 'July Plot' conspirators began in Germany:  WWII.

The Nazi's were on their last leg, and the executions against those in this plot did much to bring the war to a quicker end - because many of the German Army's best leaders were killed...Again, Hitler did what he could to cause Germany to suffer as much as possible.

1963 - Jacqueline Kennedy became the first wife of a president to give birth while he was in the White House since the days of Grover Cleveland. The infant died two days later.

A premonition of Kennedy tragedies to come??

1964 - The U.S. Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, giving President L.B. Johnson broad powers in dealing with reported North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. forces:  Vietnam War.

If Congress had any balls it would have declared war on North Vietnam instead of passing the buck to the President...Yes, this gave LBJ the power to fight the war, but if he had a declaration of war he would have had much more, and would have been able to pursue it properly.

It would have also kept Congress in the loop, and kept the traditional power of going to war in their hands...One of many responsibilities Congress has abrogated on the way to being the President's bitch.

1992 - The 39-nation Conference on Disarmament produced the final draft of a treaty to ban chemical weapons, ending 24-years of talks.

What a complete waste of time. There is little doubt all 39 nations at the conference continue to produce such weapons...Including the U.S.

1998 - Terrorist bombs at U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania killed 224 people, including 12 Americans.

And what did President Clinton do? Other than launching a few missiles in the desert, he didn’t do jack-squat!!

Try to imagine Bill or any of his Lefty cronies as Commander-in-Chief on 9/12/01...A scary thought.

2006 - A new finding implied that the universe is about 15.8 billion years old and about 180 billion light-years wide based on new evidence, which suggested that the Hubble constant, a number that measures the expansion rate and age of the universe, is actually 15% smaller than other studies have found.

We are very small.

July 22

1937 - The U.S. Senate rejected President Franklin Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court.

I bet most Americans have no idea about Roosevelt’s 'Court Packing Scheme':  FDR wanted to 'reorganize' the Supreme Court to give it 15 justices...Six of which he would be able to pick at the time of the increase.

Roosevelt was unhappy with the Supremes for ruling some of his 'New Deal' projects were unconstitutional, and wanted to put an end to this by controlling the Court with his appointees...Thankfully the Senate said 'Hell no,' because this is how dictators are born.

It’s bad enough he ran for four terms, but can you imagine if FDR also had the Supreme Court ‘in pocket?’


1620 - A small congregation of English separatists, led by John Robinson, began their emigration to the New World. Today, we refer to these folks as the 'Pilgrims.'

After multiple failures in the New World, the English finally had a group of people who were tough enough - and lucky enough - to make a go of it and make it work.

1775 - George Washington took command of the American Army outside Boston.

I can’t stress how important this one individual was to the Revolutionary effort...It is extremely unlikely it would have succeeded without him, no matter who else would have led the way.

1812 - The Battle of Salamanca: English troops, under the Duke of Wellington, defeated the French, in Spain.

Wellington performed well at this battle, and was figuring out how to fight the French...His brilliance was his ability to find cracks in battle plans, and Spain was the training ground for what eventually ended in him defeating Napoleon.

1917 - Alexander Kerensky became Prime Minister of Russia.

Who knows how Russian history (world history) would have been different had the Mensheviks managed to keep control...Sadly we know the reality of Bolshevikism: Lenin, Stalin, Krushchev, etc. - along with their equally evil off-shoots:  Mao, Pol Pot, Ceausescu, Castro, Kim, etc., etc., etc.

1942 - 300,000 Warsaw Ghetto Jews were sent to the Treblinka Extermination Camp:  WWII.

Another big day for the Nazi death machine...Congratulations.

1942 - The U.S. began wartime gasoline rationing:  WWII.

It makes me shutter to think if this ever had to happen again...The ACLU, and other Leftist groups, would go insane at the thought of people’s liberties being obstructed. EVEN IN A TIME OF WAR!!

1986 - For the first time in a half-century, the U.S. House of Representatives impeached a federal official: Judge Harry E. Claiborne. He was later convicted by the Senate of tax evasion and bringing disrepute on the federal courts.

Congress has a responsibility to oversee the actions of the Executive and Judiciary branches (as they do each other and Congress), but all three have declined to take this issue seriously.

There are way too many scoundrels in the government, and the impeachment process should be put to much better and frequent use...Unfortunately, neither of the political parties are decent enough to use this power wisely, but would chose to use it as a political tool instead of to maintain legitimacy.

Which is why they are losing legitimacy.

2003 - Saddam Hussein's sons, Uday and Ousay, were killed in a firefight.

A good day for the world. Especially for the Iraqi people, who will never have to live through the Hell of the civil war these two nuts would have fought after Saddam was gone.

And thank God they decided to fight, because taking them prisoner would have been a tragedy of justice.

2004 - The September 11 Commission issued a report saying America's leaders failed to grasp the gravity of terrorist threats before the devastating attacks of 9/11, but stopping short of blaming President Bush and former President Clinton.

Of course America failed on 9/11...And of course no one was to blame.

The idiots who made the report were Clinton or Bush lackeys. What did we expect they'd say in their report?

2005 - North Korea offered to abandon its nuclear weapons if the two sides in the Korean War signed a peace agreement to replace the 1953 cease-fire that halted hostilities but did not resolve the conflict.

Of course they did.

July 3 (A Big Day, A Great Day for Pero)

THIS DAY HAS FEW EVENTS OF NOTE, BUT THOSE WHICH DID OCCUR WERE HUGE...So, they will all be highlighted in blue.
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1775 - General George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts:  American Revolutionary War.

The 'Irreplaceable Man' took control of the rag-tag Colonial force, which should have never been successful against the greatest military force in the world at the time - the Brits.

Washington was the perfect choice...Likely the only choice who could have succeeded in the impossible task of getting the Colonials to fight together for the common cause of independence.

1863 - The Battle of Gettysburg ended in a major victory for the North:  U.S. Civil War.

Gettysburg is the main turning point of the Civil War in the eastern theatre.

There were over 50,000 Union and Confederate casualties in the battle, with an approximately equal amount of casualties for each side...The South couldn't afford losses on this scale, and although their losses were substantial the North could more easily replace its troops and materiel.

Gettysburg was General Lee's last great chance to end the war, and from this point he saw his army dwindle to a point of uselessness. As such, after this battle the South won many battles, but its eventual defeat was no longer in doubt.

1898 - The Battle of Santiago de Cuba:  Spanish-American War.

A Spanish squadron was destroyed by the American fleet during this naval battle, which ended Spanish naval influence in the New World...The battle foretold Spain's end as a colonial power as well.

1972 – MY SISTER WAS BORN!

For 46-years I have had one constant, loyal friend.  For 46-years I have had one amazing sister...I couldn’t ask for a better sister or friend, and I can't thank her enough for everything she means to me.

Happy birthday!  I love you Krissi.

1989 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled states have the right to restrict abortions.

1990 = 1,608,600 abortions in the U.S.
1991 = 1,556,500
1992 = 1,528,900
1993 = 1,500,000
1994 = 1,431,000
1995 = 1,363,700
1996 = 1,365,700
1997-2005 Estimates = Over 1,325,000/year
2006-Today = About 1,000,000/year

I'm not an anti-abortion absolutist, but millions of dead American babies per year is a horrible statistic...Abortion has definitely become "safe" and "legal" - which is a good thing in my opinion.  Sadly, there is a third part which hasn't come to fruition:  "RARE."