Friday, February 28, 2025
Friday Morning in the Blogosphere
Nevada reverses free speech ruling against Las Vegas Review-Journal - Courthouse News Service
Economic blackout campaign encourages Americans to boycott shopping on Friday - Star Tribune
Important Events From This day in History February 28th
1975 England Moorgate Underground Crash
1975 : A London underground train crashed into a brick wall at Moorgate during rush-hour killing the driver and at least 29 passengers in London's Financial district. Find More What happened in 1975
1983 M*A*S*H Final Episode
1983 : The final episode of M*A*S*H, a series about the staff of an Army hospital during the Korean War entitled ( Goodbye, Farewell and Amen ) became the most-watched television episode in U.S. history, with viewer estimates at 106 million Americans.
1932 U.S.A. Ford Model A
1932 : The Model a Ford was one of the Ford Motor Company’s first signature automobiles. This particular vehicle was produced for the last time on this day.
28 Feb, 1993 U.S.A. Waco, Texas
1993 : A raid by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ATF agents who were trying to serve warrants for illegal guns on the heavily armed compound of a religious cult 10 miles outside of Waco, Texas turns into a bloody gun battle, leaving at least four Federal agents and two cult members dead and at least 15 agents injured.
1918 U.S.A. War Materials
1918 : A new bill was introduced by Warren Gard, representative of District 3 in Ohio, which was intended to protect war materials. It was proposed that a $10,000 fine and up to 30 years imprisonment was the suggested sentence for the destruction of war materials. War materials that would be covered by this bill if/when passed include arms, ammunition, clothing, food supplies, and other items used by the military. “War premises” such as buildings, grounds, stations, and manufactures related to any military use would also be covered. This initiative was introduced during the last year of World War I. This was the approximate time of American involvement in this war.
1922 Egypt Gains Independence From Britain
1922 : After 40 years of British rule following Great Britain seizing control of Egypt's government in 1882 over concerns for British interests including the Suez Canal. Due to the calls by the powerful local nationalist movement for independence for Egypt Great Britain announces a unilateral declaration of Egypt's independence.
1926 U.S.A. New Homes
1926 : A report on this day had revealed that about 2,000 new homes had been built in Abilene, Texas since the year 1920 Figures used to determine the number of new homes built were taken from records of building permits purchased within five and a half years prior to this date.
1937 U.S.A. Dry Prohibition Laws
1937 : On this day, it was reported that Dr. James R. Garber advocated repeal of current dry laws. Being a doctor, he had pushed for the re-legalization of the sale of alcohol because of the medicinal value that it had (still has in some cases). He also stressed concepts such as that of freedom of choice, and that of recognizing “the value of supervision and regulation” which perhaps can be taken a few different ways. One argument in today’s time would be that alcohol can be acceptable in moderation, when people drink responsibly.
1954 U.S.A. DNA Double Helix Discovered
1954 : American molecular biologists James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick discover the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule that contains the human genes, in a Cambridge University laboratory. ( different dates are given for the publication between April 25, 1953 and February 28th 1954 )
28 Feb, 1958 U.S.A. School Bus Crash
1958 : A school bus plunges into the Big Sandy River in Kentucky drowning 24 children and the driver.
1962 U.S.A. Judy La Marsh
1962 : The government was criticized by Judy La Marsh for not taking enough of a stand against the lack of economic growth during this time period. A two-day debate took place during this week, starting with the motion that issues concerning the growth of the economy be addressed in the next election.
1963 U.S.A. John F. Kennedy
1963 : President John F. Kennedy asks congress for civil rights law giving voting rights safeguards against racial discrimination.
1968 U.S.A. More Troops Vietnam
1968 : On this day, General Earl Wheeler had written President Lyndon B. Johnson requesting more troops in Saigon. This message was delivered to the President shortly after Wheeler had returned from his trip to Saigon.
1972 U.S.A. School
1972 : Dr. J.R. Myers, the district superintendent of Aiken County schools in South Carolina, had quite a bit to say on this day. He addressed issues concerning property tax as related to school financing. Myers used to be the superintendent of Lancaster schools.
1986 Swedish Prime Minister Killed
1986 : Olof Palme, the Swedish Prime Minister is shot dead and his wife Lisbeth wounded in a street ambush in central Stockholm.
28 Feb, 1987 U.S.A. Nuclear Weapons Treaty
1987 : This was the day that a nuclear weapon treaty was proposed by Gorbachev. The purpose of signing this agreement was to eliminate both U.S. and Soviet nuclear weapons from Europe. This treaty signed is referred to as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty 1987
1991 Gulf War Ends
1991 : The gulf war is over following Iraq accepting all 12 resolutions made by the United Nations. The official death toll for the Gulf War is 50,000, Iraq soldiers, 148 American Soldiers and 16 British soldiers.
1994 Serbian Planes Shot Down
1994 : Four Serbian planes were shot down by U.S. fighter planes acting as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to enforce U.N. resolutions enacted to bring about an end to the bloody conflict in the former Yugoslavia. The planes that went down were used in a bombing mission in an area where no flying was allowed.
2001 U.S.A. Earthquake
2001 : An earthquake in the Nisqually Valley near Olympia, Washington State reaches for many miles around. The 6.8 quake was one of the largest in the state’s history.
2001 England Selby Rail Crash
2001 : A car veered off the M62 Motorway onto the railway line near Selby causing the Newcastle to London passenger train into a head on crash into a goods engine on the East Coast Main Line in North Yorkshire, with 10 dead and 60 injured in the crash.
2005 Lebanon Mass Anti Syria Demonstrations
2005 : A series of mass demonstrations in Beirut against Syrian involvement in Lebanon causes the Lebanon pro Syria prime minister, Omar Karami to resign.
2007 John McCain Announces Candidacy for President on the David Letterman’s show
2007 : Republican Senator John McCain announces his presidential nomination on the David Letterman show. McCain, who had been attending a presidential exploratory committee, made the declaration on the Late Show with David Letterman. 'We are going to formally announce it in early April,' an adviser to McCain said.
2008 Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra
2008 : The former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra returns to Thailand after a long period of exile and is arrested on corruption charges. He had been overthrown on 19 September 2006 by a military junta known as the Council for National Security (CNS) in a bloodless coup while he was attending a UN meeting in New York City.
2008 Germany is the first country to recognize Kosovo
2008 : Germany has became the first country to recognize Kosovo, by making its diplomatic office in Prishtina into an embassy. The inscription of it being the 'Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany' has appeared on the facade of the German diplomatic mission in the Kosovan capital, and the Kosovan flag was raised together with the Germany's flag. The first German ambassador to Kosovo is soon to be named.
2008 President Bush says United States is not going into Recession
2008 : President Bush has told people that the U.S. economy is not going into a recession, but following a 'slowdown.' He said that the tax measures, which are due to start in May, were designed to get consumers shopping again.
2010
2010 : A new study of U.S. prisons has found that there is a all-time-high in the numbers of people in jail. The Pew Center report has called the U.S. the global leader in the rate at which it imprisons its citizens, and over 2.3 million people were being held in 2008. This number is larger than other countries with large prison populations like China, Russia and Iran. The report has called for fewer low-risk offenders being sent to jail.
2010 Severe Storm "Xynthia" lashes Europe
2010 : The Severe storm "Xynthia" lashes may parts of Europe including parts of Spain, Portugal and France, the death toll is still rising but 45 have been reported in France due to drownings.
2011 Protesters March Against Violence
2011 : Protesters in San Pedro Sula, Honduras marched against increased criminal violence in the country. The protesters, all dressed in white, numbered in the thousands. The demonstrators called for an increase in public security as the number of murders increased throughout the country to an average of fifteen killings a day.
2012 Third Student Dies From Ohio Shooting
2012 : A third student dies a day after a high school shooting takes place at Chardon High School in Ohio. Two other surviving victims remained in the hospital in various states of stability. TJ Lane admitted to shooting at the students and was being held in a detention center until charges were brought against him.
2013 Iraq River Restaurant Sinks
2013 : A restaurant boat used for private parties on the Tigris river sank in Baghdad, Iraq. Five people died and three others were missing.
2014 Ukraine Accuses Russia of Invasion
2014 : Ukrainian authorities have accused Russia of deploying troops and occupying government buildings in the region of Crimea. Russia was accused of sending armed troops to the Sevastopol airport and attempting to provoke Ukraine into armed conflict. This was just the first of many controversial moves made by Russia during the Ukraine government crisis.
Today in Labor History February 28th, 2025
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Sue Cowan Williams
The U.S. Supreme Court found that a Utah state law limiting mine and smelter workers to an eight-hour workday was constitutional. – 1898
Faced with 84-hour workweeks, 24-hour shifts and pay of 29 cents an hour, firefighters formed the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). Some individual locals had affiliated with the AFL beginning in 1903. – 1918
Members of the Chinese Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union in San Francisco’s Chinatown began what is to be a successful four-month strike for better wages and conditions at the National Dollar Stores factory and three retail outlets. – 1938
Sue Cowan Williams represented African- American teachers in the Little Rock School District as the plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit challenging the disparity between black and white teachers’ salaries in the segregated South. The case was lost but won in a 1943 appeal. – 1942
The entire workforce of the 3M factory in Elandsfontein, South Africa, went on strike in support of the 450 members of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers union being laid off at a 3M plant in New Jersey. The South African worker, all of whom were black, were among the hundreds of thousands of union members whose militancy helped bring down the apartheid system. – 1986.
Earning as little as 6 dollars and forty cents an hour, janitors working for contractor UNICCO at the University of Miami go on strike over wages and benefits, working conditions, and union recognition. Students and faculty at the university joined in demonstrations, sit-ins, and hunger strikes, and by the fall, the janitors ratified a contract that increased wages and included health care benefits and paid vacation time. – 2006
Thursday, February 27, 2025
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Thursday Morning in the Blogosphere
Los Angeles did not honor the Bibas Family as many others have,
Mayor Karen Bass too busy trying to keep her job
The case for social media warning labels - Star Tribune
Thinking About Collective Action As Threats Mount - Second Rough Draft
Important Events From This day in History February 27
1964 Italy Leaning Tower of Pisa
1964 : The Italian government announces that the Leaning Tower of Pisa was in serious danger of collapsing in an earthquake or storm asking for suggestions on how to save one of Italy's top tourist attractions. The work to save the Tower did not begin until 1999 and was completed in December 2001.
1922 Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution
1922 : On this day, the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution was passed on this day. The right of women to vote (as well as the right of women to engage in many other activities) was declared constitutional by all of the members of the U.S. Supreme Court. It took seventy years of fighting and petitioning to make this women's suffrage legislation a reality. Women and men both were advocating equal rights for women as far back as in the early 19th Century. Find More What happened in 1922
27 Feb, 1918 England Hospital Ship Sunk
1918 : A report made from London indicated that hospital ship Glenart Castle sank into the waters of the Bristol Channel on the day before after being torpedoed. According to one source, only 38 of the people of approximately 200 people on board were reported alive. According to one source, it was figured that about 144 of the couple of hundred people on board were still unaccounted for. As of this date, there were discrepancies local newspapers as to the exact count of people actually on the ship before it sunk. That was yet to be determined at a later date. At this time, it was reported that no patients were on board, so the lives lost were mostly ship crew and hospital personnel.
1920 U.S.A. Olives
1920 : According to a word sent from the Kansas Federal Bureau of Food and Drug Inspection, poison olives were reported as being sent. This word was received by Dr. A.R. Lewis, the State Health Commissioner. The cities to which these olives were distributed included El Reno, Alva, Tulis, Henryetta, Mc Callister, Bartlesville, Lawton, Cushing, and Muskogee. These olives were sent to retail grocers, packed in a similar was as they are today. They were not sent to wholesale distributors.
1920 U.S.A. Lee Magee
1920 : Lee Magee, a major league baseball player for teams such as the Cubs, Reds, and the Dodgers, decided to make a go of it in the business world. This decision was announced indirectly by way of a short biography of Magee printed in a local newspaper.
1937 U.S.A. Modern 30s Women
1937 : A new modern type of woman was introduced during the 1920s and 1930s. These women spent more time with their hair and makeup than times past, according to one pastor. Willis warned that the 20th Century woman spends more time at the card table than she does "at the kitchen stove". Willis further explained that this type of woman may not know very well how to flip a "flapjack" (pancake) without the grease splattering all over the house. Bishop Willis also said that women want to leave "obey" out of the marriage ceremony. Likewise, he said the following: "Yes these giddy-headed shallow-brained twentieth century flappers go around wanting God's plan for the household changed…listen to me, my girl, if you do not want to obey that man, then stay single and get a job bossing a section gang, for you will never make the right kind of wife and mother." Bishop J. Willis strongly advocated the mother and father roles of times past, what was considered "traditional" before this time. He also commented that more people these days know more about the suggestive jazz songs of today than the words of the Psalms of King David.
1937 U.S.A. New Taxes
1937 : New taxes, such as a two percent increase in general sales tax along with a local option whisky bill were written into the state laws of Alabama. The legislation for heavier taxes was decided after 14 weeks of debate.
1938 U.S.A. Pontiac Mascot
1938 : A new design was created to use as Pontiac's mascot. This particular mascot design was created by Chris Klein and C. Karnstadt. It was of the theme of an Indian maiden, which was inspired by connections with the General Motors (GM) war chief who was employed in the GM manufacturing division.
1938 U.S.A. Los Angeles Flood
1938 : An abnormally large amount of rain falls in Los Angeles starting on the 27th causing rivers to overflow with mud landslides in Los Angeles, killing approximately 120 people and destroying thousands of homes.
1943 U.S.A. Mine Explosion Montana
1943 : An explosion at the Montana Coal and Iron Company mine trapped and killed 74 miners.
1973 U.S.A. American Indian Movement
1973 : More than 200 members from the American Indian Movement moved in to take the reservation area of Wounded Knee by force beginning an occupation that lasted until May.
27 Feb, 1951 22nd Amendment to US Constitution
1951 : The 22nd amendment to the Constitution is ratified which changes the law so no man or woman may serve more than ten years ( two terms ) of office as the president of the United States.
1991 U.S.A. Video Used In Murder Trial
1991 : A video that was made which re-created the events of a murder was admitted to the court on this day. However, it was not considered substantial enough evidence of the murder that it portrayed. Therefore, the person charged only was convicted of manslaughter, and not premeditated first degree murder, and only had received six years in prison. Sometimes courts still use these videos. However, they usually tend to mean more if used to record an event as it actually happened.
1991 Kuwait Liberated
1991 : President George H.W. Bush declared that "Kuwait is liberated, and announced that the allies would suspend combat operations at midnight.
27 Feb, 1997 Ireland Divorce
1997 : Divorce becomes legal in the predominantly catholic country of Ireland.
1997 England Handgun Legislation
1997 : New legislation banning most handguns in Britain went into effect helping to make the strictest gun legislation in the world with self-defence not considered a valid reason to own a gun.
1998 Great Britain Women in the House of Lords
1998 : Queen Elizabeth II has agreed to a proposal to end male preference when determining succession which means that a monarch's first-born daughter could claim the throne even if a son was born later.
Today in Labor History February 27th, 2025
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Eugene V Debs
Legendary labor leader and socialist presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs became a charter member and secretary of the Vigo Lodge, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. Five years later he was leading the national union and in 1893 helped found the nation’s first industrial union, the American Railway Union. – 1875
John Steinbeck was born on this date in Salinas, California. Steinbeck, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1962, wrote numerous novels from the perspective of farmers and the working class, including The Grapes of Wrath (1939), Tortilla Flats, Of Mice and Men, Cannery Row & East of Eden – 1902
Thirty-eight miners died in a coal mine explosion in Boissevain, Virginia. – 1932
Just days after the autoworkers’ victory at General Motors, more than 100 women workers at one of forty Woolworth stores in Detroit, Michigan, began a sit-down strike over wages, hours, working conditions, and union recognition. Solidarity action in support of the workers was incredible. The strike spread, and on March 5th the workers won their demands, including the union shop. The union won a uniform contract for all forty stores in Detroit, which covered 2,500 workers. – 1937
Following a decade of sit-down strikes, the Supreme Court ruled that sit-down strikes, a major organizing tool for industrial unions, were illegal. – 1939
A mine disaster killed 75 at Red Lodge, Montana. – 1943
Seattle ACORN workers went on strike. Their office was shut down after their employer refused to recognize Public Interest Workers IU 670 union of the IWW. – 2001
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Wanda Rodgers Rest in Peace
From Sandy Ochoa:
Our Texas gal Wanda Rodgers passed away this afternoon. Anyone who knew her, I am sure ya have a story or two to share 
She was a hoot 
Rest in Peace my friend 
She was a hoot Rest in Peace my friend 
Wednesday Morning in the Blogosphere
Do You Have Any Initiatives to Promote or Support Women in Leadership Roles? - PI
How USC is transforming local journalists into data storytelling powerhouses - E&P Magazine
News titles from Guardian to Daily Mail unite in opposition to AI copyright grab - Press Gazette
Important Events From This day in History February 26
1993 U.S.A. Car Bomb World Trade Center
1993 : A car bomb which exploded in an underground garage at the World Trade Center shook the 110 story towers causing the collapse of several floors in the underground garage and tearing a hole in the ceiling of an adjoining subway leaving six people dead and injuring a further 100. It is thought Islamic extremists are responsible. In May 1994, four men - Mohammed Salameh, Nidal Ayyad, Mahmud Abouhalima and Ahmad Ajaj - were sentenced to life for bombing the World Trade Center, which killed six people and injured 100.
2001 Netherlands War Crimes
2001 : A U.N. tribunal in The Hague in the Netherlands convicts Bosnian Croat political leader Dario Kordic of war crimes for ordering the systematic murder and persecution of Muslim civilians during the Bosnian war.
1919 U.S.A. Grand Canyon National Park
1919 : Congress established Grand Canyon National Park which includes the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River, considered to be one of the major natural wonders of the world in Arizona. This is considered by many to be one of the earliest successes the environmental conservation movement.
1920 Mexico Kidnapping
1920 : An American was kidnapped in Durango, a state in Mexico. This captive, whose name is Berry Hogarty, was being held for ransom. This man worked at the American Metals Company, which is located in Matimi, which is located within Durango. This was not the first American who was captured in this way. Others have been reported in earlier-dated publications.
1920 U.S.A. Farming
1920 : A crop summary report of Oklahoma farming was made on this day. It had revealed that the average farm in the state of Oklahoma had yielded about $3.65 more per acre than the rest of the Nation. This figure was based on a national average of 21 major crops.
1935 Germany Luftwaffe Established
1935 : Nazi leader Adolf Hitler signs a secret decree authorizing the founding of the Reich Luftwaffe as a third German military service to join the Reich army and navy.
1938 U.S.A. Crude Oil Found In Abilene
1938 : Crude oil was found in Abilene, Texas. This discovery was actually made on the day before. The report that was made on this day, however, had depicted the excitement that was felt by the people of the town of Opin, located approximately south of Abilene.
1952 Great Britain Atomic Bomb
1952 : Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces Great Britain has developed its own atomic bomb.
1965 Vietnam Troop Movement
1965 : On this date, the first set of South Korean troops was sent to Saigon. At first, they were assigned to non-fighting assignments. However, as of April 3rd they became active combatants during the Vietnam War. This initiative was started as a result of a proposal made by Lyndon Johnson. This was part of an effort to provide more allied support for both the United States and South Vietnam.
1968 United Kingdom Hospital Fire
1968 : A hospital fire in the Shelton Mental Hospital near Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England has killed 21 patients.
1972 U.S.A. Buffalo Creek Valley Flooding
1972 : A dam In West Virginia’s Buffalo Creek Valley collapses flooding Buffalo Creek Valley and killing 118 people. Another 4,000 people were left homeless.
1989 Lebanon US Withdraws
1989 : Effort was made by the United States to encourage peace in Beirut, Lebanon. However, after 18 months, the U.S. had begun withdrawing their troops from this location. This was the day that the last of the United States troops were sent back home.
1990 Nicaragua Free Elections
1990 : On this day, the effect of allowing people to vote in free elections had been very well demonstrated. Anyone running under the Sandinistas ticket had lost. This happened after a year of opposition by the U.S., as well as Nicaragua’s own people. The Sandinista party was a form of communist rule established shortly after Daniel Ortega became president. He was the one who had eventually agreed to allow free elections in the country, after some serious conflict had occurred. He was the one that had succeeded Antastacio Somoza, who was overthrown.
1991 Kuwait City Liberated
1991 : Kuwait City is liberated by Gulf War Allies when Iraq President Saddam Hussein orders withdrawal by Iraq Troops from the city.
1995 England Barings Bank Collapse
1995 : Barings PLC, Britain's oldest investment banking firm, collapsed after Nick Leeson a securities dealer lost more than $1.4 billion by gambling on Tokyo stock prices over a period of three years . The collapse was caused by his losses but also by the bank's own deficient internal auditing and risk management practices which should have picked up the losses much earlier.
2000 United Kingdom David Shayler
2000 : A former British spy David Shayler is sued by the British government for breach of confidence over secret service files. The case dates back to 1997 when he made a series of claims about the activities of MI5, in a British tabloid newspaper.
Today in Labor History February 26th, 2025
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The Buffalo Creek Valley Dam Collapse
Congress okayed the Contract Labor Law, designed to clamp down on “business agents” who contracted abroad for immigrant labor. One of the reasons unions supported the measure: employers were using foreign workers to fight against the growing U.S. labor movement, primarily by deploying immigrant labor to break strikes. – 1885
Bethlehem Steelworkers struck for union recognition in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. – 1941
A coal slag heap doubling as a dam in West Virginia’s Buffalo Creek Valley collapsed, flooding the 17-mile long valley. 118 died, 5,000 were left homeless. The Pittston Coal Company said it was “an act of God.” – 1972
The UFCW and employers reached an agreement to end the nearly five-month-long grocery strike and lockout of 59,000 workers in Southern California. The strike was fueled by management’s demand to strip workers of their healthcare benefits. The new two-tier contract required employees to pay for healthcare benefits for the first time, included no raises, and paid new hires less and put them in a different healthcare plan. – 2004
1,700 locomotive manufacturing workers struck for nine cold days in Erie, Pennsylvania. After returning to the bargaining table, they eventually beat back demands of the new owner Wabtec, which had unilaterally imposed a two-tier system and stripped rights they had won with the prior owner, General Electric. They ratified a contract on June 14th. – 2019
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
TRUTH about "Hanoi" Jane Fonda - Forgotten History
During WW1 and WW2 America's celebrities such as sports figures, actors and musicians joined the war effort supporting the troops overseas and most even enlisted in the military to serve in whatever capacity they could. During the Korean War, a few celebrities still served especially athletes although there was not the enthusiasm for the support as in prior conflicts. But Vietnam was completely different. Many celebrities actually condemned the military fighting the war as well as the government and presidents in office. But one actress took it to another level and she should have been tried for treason according to some. Who is Jane Fonda? Written and Hosted by Colin D. Heaton. Forgotten History is a 10th Legion Pictures Production.
Tuesday Afternoon in the Blogosphere
Student press freedom isn’t universal - Nieman Lab
Santa Ana College inspires the next generation - E&P Magazine
Why user needs-focused articles perform better - Journalism UK
Important Events From This day in History February 25th
1964 Cassius Clay Becomes Champion
1964 : Cassius Clay, defeated Sonny Liston when Liston retired at the end of the sixth round in Miami to become Heavyweight Champion of the World.
2004 The Passion of the Christ
2004 : This was the opening day of The Passion of the Christ, a film directed by Mel Gibson. It was highly acclaimed by those who wanted to view the exact nature of what happened to Jesus on the cross. However, it was Rated R, and was not recommended for children. There was some criticism made of the film, suggesting that it was intended to indicate that the Jews were responsible for the death of Jesus. Also, some people thought it was a bit too graphic. Nevertheless, the first run of The Passion of the Christ was substantially more effective and successful than the edited, less-violent run. This film had impacted many lives in many ways, at a time when religiosity was considered to be very important in peoples’ lives. This increased awareness and hunger for knowledge of God and/or a force greater than man was brought for many reasons during this time. One of the most shocking perhaps was the event of September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center Tragedy, during which thousands of people were killed.
1948 Czechoslovakia Communist Rule Established
1948 : The president (Eduard Benes) of Czechoslovakia allowed communist rule to be established in this country on this date. Eduard Benes was reported to have been under quit a bit of pressure at this time. During this year, the communist party had forced other parties out of political office, and the communists were the only party that existed in this country at this time. This newly-formed totalitarian government was very much supported by the Soviet government, until the year 1989.
1913 US Federal Taxes Start
1913 : The Sixteenth Amendment, which paved the way for the United States adoption of income tax, was ratified.
25 Feb, 1919 Oregon Imposes Gas Tax
1919 : Oregon became the first state to impose a 1 percent tax on gasoline.
1920 Canada Sugar Trees
1920 : Sugar trees were found in British Columbia, and at this time the value of the sugar from this tree was $66.00 per pound. It was discovered as existing on Douglas Fir trees.
1920 Australia League of Nations
1920 : Sir Joseph Cook, the Minister of the Australian Navy, defended Australia’s right to cast one vote in the League of Nations. A decision had not been made at this time one way or another. However, it was noted in the speech made by Cook that this country had lost more lives during the war than the Americans did . Consideration was still being made regarding this issue.
1921 Republic of Georgia Bolshevistic Armies
1921 : On this day, it was reported that the capital of the Republic of Georgia was being seized by Bolshevistic (Russian) armies. The Greeks were headed to this location to pick up the Greek Merchants and Greek refugees now there. The Turkish army had voted to remain neutral. The capture of Georgia by Soviet Russian armies was in essence signified the near end of the Independence of the Republic of Georgia. This country did again regain their independence from the Soviet Union as of 1991 (declared on April 9, finalized on December 25th). Independence Day of Georgia is still celebrated on May 26, however. This was the date of the original breaking away from Russia which occurred in 1918.
1930 U.S.A. Prohibition Laws
1930 : With the continuing debate in congress between wets and drys over the prohibition laws , the enforcement in each state also continues to be dependent on the position of the politicians in that state. In states where the wets are in control the boats used to enforce prohibition could not catch a cold let alone a fast rum runners boat , and speakeasies are very rarely raided by law enforcement. In other states where the dry's are in control fast patrol boats and many raids occur.
1949 U.S.A. Robert Mitchum
1949 : Robert Mitchum is released from a Los Angeles prison farm at the end of his two-month sentence for marijuana possession
1972 Great Britain Miners Strike
1972 : Miners accept a pay settlement after a seven-week strike. The strike had caused many companies to institute a three-day week when lack of coal to British power stations caused disruption to electricity supplies.
1982 Great Britain Corporal Punishment
1982 : The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that beating school children against their parents' wishes is a violation of the Human Rights Convention. Britain was the last country in Western Europe to ban corporal punishment in state schools in 1986.
25 Feb, 1984 Brazil Gas Line Explosion
1984 : A huge explosion caused by a Gas Pipeline close to the Shanty Town destroys the shanty town in Brazil, killing at least 500 people, mostly young children.
1986 Philippines Ferdinand Marcos
1986 : President Ferdinand Marcos and his entourage are rescued and airlifted from the presidential palace in Manila by U.S. helicopters. The new Philippines president is Corazon Aquino.
1991 Saudi Arabia Iraqi Scud Missile
1991 : An Iraqi Scud missile hit a U.S. barracks in Dhahran killing 28 Americans during the Persian Gulf War.
1992 Azerbaijan Slaughter
1992 : Armenian forces slaughtered more than 600 Azerbaijani citizens, including nearly 200 women and children near Khojaly, Azerbaijan.
1994 Israeli Occupied Territories Jewish settler kills 30
1994 : A Jewish settler kills 29 Palestinian worshipers and injures 125 more before being subdued and beaten to death by survivors at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, West Bank after opening fire as people gathered for Friday morning prayers.
2008 Muslim Scholars in India say Terrorism is un-Islamic
2008 : An influential group of Muslim theologians in India have denounced terrorism, saying it is against the teachings of Islam. Their thoughts were given at a meeting being held at an Islamic school. Scholars from around six thousand religious schools were attending the meeting.
2009 Drugs traffickers arrested in the United States
2009 : Attorney-General Eric Holder has announced the arrest of more than seven hundred and fifty people on narcotics-related charges, and the seizure of more than twenty-tree tons of narcotics. This is part of the twenty-one month multi-agency law enforcement investigation known as 'Operation Xcellerator.' This number has included the fifty-two people detained in California, Minnesota and Maryland in raids targeting the powerful Sinaloa cartel. The twenty-one month operation involved U.S, Mexican and Canadian authorities. A 2008 justice department report found that Mexican traffickers were the biggest organised crime threat to the United States.
2011 Four Amish Children Die in Storm
2011 : Four children died as an Amish family of nine traveled in a horse-drawn buggy through heavy storms in Kentucky. The buggy was overturned in a creek and four of the young children drowned. The family had been traveling to make a phone call.
2012 New President of Yemen Takes Oath of Office
2012 : The new president of Yemen, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi took the oath of office after being elected in a single-candidate poll a few days before. The election came after a deal was made after months long protest against former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.
2013 UK Cardinal Resigns
2013 : Cardinal Keith O'Brien, leader of the Scottish Roman Catholic church in the United Kingdom, resigned over allegations of inappropriate behavior with priests during the 1980s. His resignation came just before he was to participate in electing the new Pope.
2014 US Obama Shares Afghanistan Pull-Out
2014 : US president Barack Obama has shared with Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai that the United States has potential plans to pull all US troops out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014. The message was relayed to Karzai as a warning and incentive for Afghanistan to sign a security agreement that the US would require before allowing any troops to say in the country for small operations and training.
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