History for July 26

History for July 26 - On-This-Day.com
George Bernard Shaw 1856, Carl Jung 1875, Aldous Huxley 1894


Stanley Kubrick 1928, Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) 1943, Helen Mirren 1946


1775 - A postal system was established by the 2nd Continental Congress of the United States. The first Postmaster General was Benjamin Franklin.


1908 - U.S. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte issued an order that created an investigative agency that was a forerunner of the FBI.


1945 - Winston Churchill resigned as Britain's prime minister.


1947 - U.S. President Truman signed The National Security Act. The act created the National Security Council, the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.


1948 - U.S. President Truman signed executive orders that prohibited discrimination in the U.S. armed forces and federal employment.


1953 - Fidel Castro began his revolt against Fulgencio Batista with an unsuccessful attack on an army barracks in eastern Cuba. Castro eventually ousted Batista six years later.


1956 - Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal.


1971 - Apollo 15 was launched from Cape Kennedy, FL.

Justice Department issues new financial warning to sanctuary cities - Washington Times

Justice Department issues new financial warning to sanctuary cities - Washington Times:

"The Justice Department issued a new warning to sanctuary cities Tuesday, saying they must prove they fully cooperate with immigration agents in order to claim federal law enforcement grant money.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said jurisdictions that don’t allow federal agents into their prisons and jails, and that refuse to give at least 48 hours’ notice before releasing illegal immigrants, will lose money."

Gainor: NYT, WaPo Just 'Vanity Press' Propped Up by Billionaire Owners

Gainor: NYT, WaPo Just 'Vanity Press' Propped Up by Billionaire Owners:


"Dan Gainor, vice president of Business and Culture at the Media Research Center, joined Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Monday to discuss press reaction to Anthony Scaramucci, the New York Times’ continued blaming of sexism for Hillary Clinton’s election loss, and other current media topics.
Gainor said, “It’s hard to take the New York Times seriously. The only more shrill and ridiculous print outlet in the country anymore is the Washington Post.”"

The way we were-----Danny and The Juniors - At The Hop

They needed a tax funded study for this?!-----Science proves it: Money really can buy happiness - LA Times

Science proves it: Money really can buy happiness - LA Times:
"They say money can’t buy happiness, but science begs to differ.
An international research team has demonstrated that you really can make yourself happier by paying other people to do your time-consuming chores.
It doesn’t matter whether you’re rich or poor, the new study suggests.
If you feel pressed for time, your life satisfaction can be improved by trading money for minutes that you can use as you wish.
The researchers, led by Ashley Whillans, a new professor at the Harvard Business School, began with survey data from nearly 4,500 people from the United States, Canada, Denmark and the Netherlands. Survey-takers were asked whether they paid other people to do “unenjoyable daily tasks” in order to “increase their free time.”
In 28% of cases, the answer was yes..."

Rep. Gutierrez: When Democrats Take Majority We're Going To "Eliminate" Trump | Video | RealClearPolitics

Rep. Gutierrez: When Democrats Take Majority We're Going To "Eliminate" Trump | Video | RealClearPolitics:
"Rep. Louis Gutierrez (D-IL) ripped President Trump for his immigration policy in a sermon at Chicago's Lincoln United Methodist Church on Saturday. 
The Democratic Congressman said Trump is the "major criminal" and he will "eliminate" him as president when the Democrats win a majority in the House.

"For me, the major criminal that exists in the United States of America is called Donald Trump, he lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue at the White House," Gutierrez said to the congregation. "And we're going to take actions today, and we're going to take actions tomorrow. And there will soon be a majority in the House of Representatives, and I'm going to make sure that I am there to make sure of one thing, that we write those articles of impeachment and take him to trial before the Senate and eliminate him as president of the United States of America."

Watch Gutierrez's full remarks:

FBI Seized Hard Drives From Dem IT Aide | The Daily Caller

FBI Seized Hard Drives From Dem IT Aide | The Daily Caller:

"FBI agents seized smashed computer hard drives from the home of Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s information technology (IT) administrator, according to two sources with knowledge of the investigation."