History for January 3

History for January 3 - On-This-Day.com
Marcus Tullius Cicero 106 B.C., J.R.R. Tolkien 1892 


Victor Borge 1909, Bobby Hull (NHL) 1939, Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield) 1945 


Mel Gibson 1956, Michael Schumacher 1969, Danica McKellar 1975 


1521 - Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther. 


1777 - The Battle of Princeton took place in the War of Independence, in which George Washington defeated the British forces, led by Cornwallis. 


1823 - Stephen F. Austin received a grant from the Mexican government and began colonization in the region of the Brazos River in Texas. 


1833 - Britain seized control of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. About 150 years later, Argentina seized the islands from the British, but Britain took them back after a 74-day war. 


1871 - Henry W. Bradley patented oleomargarine. 


1888 - The drinking straw was patented by Marvin C. Stone. 


1951 - NBC-TV debuted "Dragnet." 



1959 - In the U.S., Alaska became the 49th state. 


1961 - The U.S. severed diplomatic relations with Cuba. 


1962 - Pope John XXIII excommunicated Cuban prime minister Fidel Castro. 


1988 - Margaret Thatcher became the longest-serving British Prime Minister in the 20th century. 

Communist NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Reappoints Judge Who Let Loose Thugs Who Threatened NYPD Cops

Communist NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Reappoints Judge Who Let Loose Thugs Who Threatened NYPD Cops:

"Communist Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio (formerly Warren Wilhelm, Jr.) made another unfathomable action which speaks even louder than his anti-cop words on Wednesday, reappointing a progressive Brooklyn judge who freed two men who had threatened to murder NYPD cops, two days prior to the racial execution of two of New York’s finest on December 20."

Will This New California Law Cause National Egg Prices to Unnecessarily Skyrocket?

Will This New California Law Cause National Egg Prices to Unnecessarily Skyrocket?:

"A new law, which was pushed through by radical left-wing progressive radical animal activists, requires new standards for farmers who raise egg-laying hens, will raise costs to farmers, which will probably result in higher egg prices at the grocery store.

The new California law demands that farmers raise chickens in larger enclosures that provide enough room for them to stretch, turn around and flap their wings."

Nudge to Shove; Obamacare Fines to Skyrocket; Obama IRS to Enforce

Nudge to Shove; Obamacare Fines to Skyrocket; Obama IRS to Enforce:

"Additionally, we learned this week that a whopping 87% of new Obamacare enrollees are getting their premiums subsidized (paid for) on the backs of other taxpayers.

For 2015, the fines will skyrocket to 2% or $325, whichever is higher, and for 2016, even further massive increases are in store. For 2016, according to government figures, the average fine will be approximately $1,100.

The “nudge” has just become a “shove.”

Sooo, the unions and their political crook allies walked away with $9.3 BILLION of your money?!!!------Ally sale leaves U.S. taxpayers with $9.3 billion loss on auto rescues

Ally was called GMAC.
I guess GM didn't want you to know the same scam is still around with a different name.
Ally sale leaves U.S. taxpayers with $9.3 billion loss on auto rescues | Crain's Detroit Business:
U.S. taxpayers lost $9.3 billion on the government’s bailout of auto companies following the Treasury Department’s sale of its remaining stake in Ally Financial Inc.
The Treasury took in $70.4 billion from the rescue of companies including General Motors Co., Chrysler Group and Detroit-based auto lender Ally after spending $79.7 billion of taxpayer funds, according to department data released Monday.

But the banks paid back EVERY penny AND MORE!
......Overall, the government received $441.7 billion in repayments and other income from the Troubled Asset Relief Program bailouts that also included financial firms Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp. and American International Group Inc.
That amount was $15.1 billion more than the $426.6 billion that was spent, according to the Treasury data."

This cop beating, armed robber gets off???!!!!-----Teen sentenced as adult, other gets sealed record in Saginaw store robbery where clerk fought back

Teen sentenced as adult, other gets sealed record in Saginaw store robbery where clerk fought back | MLive.com:
SAGINAW, MI — One of the two teen males who attempted to rob a West Side Saginaw convenience store with a pellet gun will have his record sealed.
Saginaw County Circuit Judge James T. Borchard on Dec. 18 sentenced Gabriel Facundo and DeJuan Q. Dowdy for unarmed robbery and conspiring to commit that crime early June 19 incident at Bill's Party Store.
Borchard sentenced Facundo, 18, under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, which sealed his record. If Facundo successfully completes his probation, his charges will be dropped.
The terms of Facundo's incarceration are not publicly available.
Borchard chose to sentence Dowdy, who turned 17 after the incident, as an adult rather than as a juvenile.
He sentenced Dowdy to one year in jail, which credit for 164 days, and three years probation.
Dowdy and Facundo in September pleaded guilty to the robbery and conspiracy charges, and in exchange, prosecutors dropped initial charges of armed robbery and conspiring to commit that crime. The latter two charges carry maximum penalties of life in prison with the possibility of parole, while the former two chargers carry 15-year maximum penalties.
Facundo also pleaded to resisting and obstructing a police officer causing injury and resisting and obstructing a police officer.

Wendy Davis Brags About Standing by her Core Beliefs Right After She Admits to Lying About Them

Wendy Davis Brags About Standing by her Core Beliefs Right After She Admits to Lying About Them:
 "One thing we’ve learned about Wendy ‘Abortion Barbie’ Davis is that truth is of no consequence to her. After all, she started off her campaign lying about her background and it was all downhill from there."

Maryland Public School Takes 11-Yr-Olds to Hear Louis Farrakhan Call Whites ‘Crackers,’ and Say He Will ‘Tear This GD Country Up!

Maryland Public School Takes 11-Yr-Olds to Hear Louis Farrakhan Call Whites ‘Crackers,’ and Say He Will ‘Tear This GD Country Up! | John Hawkins' Right Wing News
A public school in Maryland thought it was a good idea to expose 11-year-old kids to the hate, anti-semitism, anti-Americanism, and violence of Louis Farrakhan by taking them to see him give one of his hatemongering speeches.
In the speech Farrakhan called all whites “crackers” and promised that he and his “Muslim” acolytes would “tear this goddamn country up” in race riots.

According to EAG News, Farrakhan’s Nov. 22 speech was the keynote of an event at historically black Morgan State University that focused on fostering grievances with the theme “Re-Claim, Re-Pair, Re-Form, Re-Produce, – REPARATIONS NOW!”

Coming after months of national protests over the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Farrakhan’s words were – as always – calculated to inflame audience, including about 40 students from Baltimore’s Booker T. Washington Middle School.

A school administrator told EAG News the program was aimed at reaching young people to “help develop them to become our future.”

Yes, phoney numbers but look at "Detroit...."------Michigan jobless rate 5.7% in November, down 0.7 points

They gotta add in another city to DETROIT?!!!
So we won't know there ain't no work goin' on in Deeetroit?!!!
Gimme a break!
Michigan jobless rate 5.7% in November, down 0.7 points | Crain's Detroit Business
Major labor market areas

Michigan's major labor market areas, their seasonally unadjusted jobless rates for November, followed by October, based on numbers from the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget:

• Michigan, 5.7 percent, compared with 6.4 percent.
• Ann Arbor, 3.5 percent, compared with 4.1 percent.
• Battle Creek, 4.6 percent, compared with 5.1 percent.
• Bay City, 5.1 percent, compared with 5.5 percent.
• Detroit-Warren-Livonia, 7 percent, compared with 8.1 percent.

Michigan's new laws for 2015: Traffic fees, motorcycle permits, physical therapy prescription

Michigan's new laws for 2015: Traffic fees, motorcycle permits, physical therapy prescription | Crain's Detroit Business:
Meth crackdown

Buying cough and cold medicines for the purpose of making methamphetamine will be illegal under another series of measures intended to crack down on meth makers. The laws also prohibit asking someone to buy the ingredients and require state police to add meth offenders to a national database. The goal is to generate stop-sale alerts so pharmacies don't sell to people convicted of meth crimes. Pharmacists currently are warned when customers try to surpass quantity limits. A House Fiscal Agency analysis says the production of meth — a highly addictive drug whose production can result in explosions and environmental contamination — remains on the rise, especially in western Michigan.

Drugged driving

Police will be able to conduct a preliminary roadside analysis for drugs and other intoxicating substances in addition to alcohol. A conditional bond is to be placed on motorists arrested for drugged driving and the information is to be entered into a law enforcement database.

More new laws at link

Cost of Healthcare.gov Exceeds $2.2B After Latest Contract Award | The Weekly Standard

Cost of Healthcare.gov Exceeds $2.2B After Latest Contract Award | The Weekly Standard:

"With the announcement Monday of a five-year, $563 million contract award to Accenture, the Healthcare.gov contractor that rescued the Obamacare marketplace after 2013's disastrous launch, the total cost of the site will well exceed $2.2 billion. The new award is on top of the $1.7 billion in contracts reported by the inspector general (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in August."

How did this great country get stuck with this petty, little moron?------See Obama's biggest White House fails

See Obama's biggest White House fails - Photos - Washington Times

It was a accident. Trust me..... a accident....both times.........Peachtree City police chief shoots wife

Peachtree City police chief shoots wife:
"GBI spokeswoman Sherry Lang said Chief McCollum called 911 to say he accidentally shot his wife twice with his service weapon.
It was not immediately known where Margaret McCollum was struck.
The GBI has not yet said what the McCollums doing in the moments leading up to the shooting."

It's Final -- Corn Ethanol Is Of No Use

It's Final -- Corn Ethanol Is Of No Use:

"OK, can we please stop pretending biofuel made from corn is helping the planet and the environment? The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released two of its Working Group reports at the end of last month (WGI and WGIII), and their short discussion of biofuels has ignited a fierce debate as to whether they’re of any environmental benefit at all."

The Best of the Best: CapCon's Top 10 Stories of 2014

The Best of the Best: CapCon's Top 10 Stories of 2014 [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
1. Man Who Speaks out About Police Seizing His Assets is Arrested Hours Later

Wally Kowalski worked with a local prosecutor to ensure that the medical marijuana he was growing complied with Michigan’s voter-approved law. The state police disagreed and raided his home, using asset forfeiture laws to seize property without charging him with a crime. Only months later – and within hours of Capitol Confidential publishing his story – was Kowalski actually charged with a crime and arrested with a middle-of-the-night knock on the door.

2. U-M Department Chair: ‘It’s Okay to Hate Republicans’

Professor Susan Douglas is a department chair at the University of Michigan, and goes beyond just disagreeing with those who don’t share her political views. An article she published in a left-wing publication opened with the line, “I hate Republicans.” The professor issued an apology and directed the website to change the title – but not the opening line.

OBAMA CHEF QUITS OVER ‘QUEEN OF MEAN’ MICHELLE!

OBAMA CHEF QUITS OVER ‘QUEEN OF MEAN’ MICHELLE! - The National Enquirer:
"Queen of Mean” Michelle Obama has forced out another White House staffer – the First Family’s personal chef!
Kitchen magician Sam Kass got fed up with Michelle’s snippy comments and told the Obamas to take his apron and shove it, insiders told The 
National ENQUIRER.
“He just couldn’t take it – the relentless nitpicking, over petty little details that drove him insane. 
She thinks she’s Marie Antoinette!” a White House insider told The ENQUIRER.
“It has nothing to do with Sam’s cooking, which is superb.
But you could be Wolfgang Puck and Michelle wouldn’t be happy.
She’ll find some reason to turn up her nose, no matter how good a job you’ve done!”
Michelle habitually sends food back after serving, often with snide remarks, our well-placed source said.

History for January 2

History for January 2 - On-This-Day.com:
Isaac Asimov 1920, Roger Miller 1936, Cuba Gooding, Jr. 1968 


1492 - The leader of the last Arab stronghold in Spain surrendered to Spanish forces loyal to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I. 


1872 - Brigham Young, the 71-year-old leader of the Mormon Church, was arrested on a charge of bigamy. He had 25 wives. 


1892 - Ellis Island opened as America's first federal immigration center. Annie Moore, at age 15, became the first person to pass through. 


1929 - The United States and Canada reached an agreement on joint action to preserve Niagara Falls. 


1935 - Bruno Richard Hauptmann went on trial for the kidnap-murder of Charles Lindberghs baby. Hauptmann was found guilt and executed. 


1953 - "The Life of Riley" debuted on NBC-TV. 


1965 - "Broadway" Joe Namath signed the richest rookie contract ($400,000) in the history of pro football. 


1968 - Fidel Castro announced petroleum and sugar rationing in Cuba. 


1974 - U.S. President Richard M. Nixon signed a bill requiring all states to lower the maximum speed limit to 55 MPH. The law was intended to conserve gasoline supplies during an embargo imposed by Arab oil-producing countries. Federal speed limits were abolished in 1995. 

Obama and Pope Francis Teaming Up to Push Liberal Agendas in 2015

Obama and Pope Francis Teaming Up to Push Liberal Agendas in 2015:
"The Pontiff has also spoken-out against trickle-down economics, the economic policy that serves as a generator of economic growth and is aimed more at providing opportunities for the poor rather than mere handouts and government dependency.
As Pope Francis crusades for liberal political issues, it seems clear that Obama, who has served as arguably the most-hostile president to religion in history, has found a true ally and a way to help mend fences with Catholics who have taken issue with his extreme secular agenda.
The Washington Times reports:"

Trevor Loudon Warns US: Amnesty Will Be Used to Create One Party State

Trevor Loudon Warns US: Amnesty Will Be Used to Create One Party State:

"In his latest report, Trevor Loudon explains how executive amnesty is part and parcel of the fundamental transformation of our nation. And quite possibly the last nail in the coffin.

Hear from Trevor himself,
In all the debate about President Barack Obama‘s “Executive Amnesty” for illegal aliens, few have discussed the real reason for Obama’s move.
The president has risked huge “political capital” on a very risky and possibly illegal move, that he believes will define his Presidency and secure his legacy with his “Progressive” base. Obama is simply after the votes."

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