History for September 7

History for September 7 - On-This-Day.com:
Elizabeth I (England) 1533, Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses) 1860, Taylor Caldwell 1900 


Michael DeBakey 1908, Elia Kazan 1909, David Packard 1912 


Buddy Holly (Charles Hardin Holley) 1936 - Singer, Richard Roundtree 1942, Gloria Gaynor 1949 


1813 - The nickname "Uncle Sam" was first used as a symbolic reference to the United States. The reference appeared in an editorial in the New York's Troy Post. 


1880 - George Ligowsky was granted a patent for his device that threw clay pigeons for trapshooters. 


1915 - Johnny Gruelle received a patent for his Raggedy Ann doll. (U.S. Patent D47789) 


1921 - Margaret Gorman of Washington, DC, was crowned the first Miss America in Atlantic City, NJ. 



1940 - London received its initial rain of bombs from Nazi Germany during World War II. 


1963 - The National Professional Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, OH. 


1966 - The final episode of the original "The Dick Van Dyke Show" was aired on CBS-TV. 


1971 - "The Beverly Hillbillies" was seen for the final time on CBS-TV. 


1977 - The Panama Canal treaties were signed by U.S. President Carter and General Omar Torrijos Herrera. The treaties called for the U.S. to turn over control of the canal's waterway to Panama in the year 2000. 


1979 - ESPN, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, made its debut on cable TV. 

Read the Contract the Islamic State Group Is Forcing Christians to Sign in Syria | TheBlaze.com

Read the Contract the Islamic State Group Is Forcing Christians to Sign in Syria | TheBlaze.com:

"As it placed severe restrictions on the practice of Christianity, the jihadist group had a clause in the contract enforcing “respect” for Islam.

“They must respect Muslims and not criticize their religion,” the contract stated.

MEMRI reported that in exchange for the tax and abiding by the rules, the Islamic State committed to protect them and their property, noting they would not be forced to convert.

These were the 11 articles of the contract, as translated by MEMRI"

Key Democrat Comes Out Against Iran Deal Which He Says ‘Legitimizes Iran’s Nuclear Program’ | TheBlaze.com

Key Democrat Comes Out Against Iran Deal Which He Says ‘Legitimizes Iran’s Nuclear Program’ | TheBlaze.com:

"Cardin’s move doesn’t affect the ultimate outcome for the international accord to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions in exchange for relief from economic sanctions. The White House already clinched the necessary Senate votes to ensure that even if Obama ends up having to veto a disapproval resolution set for a vote next week, his veto would be upheld.

But with that support in hand and more piling up, the White House and congressional backers of the deal had begun aiming for a more ambitious goal: enough commitments to bottle up the disapproval resolution in the Senate with a filibuster, preventing it from even coming to a final vote.

With Cardin’s announcement, that goal remains in reach, but it will be tougher to attain."

At Stockyards, Ted Cruz vows to get rid of IRS, Iran deal, health care act | Dallas Morning News

At Stockyards, Ted Cruz vows to get rid of IRS, Iran deal, health care act | Dallas Morning News:

"For about 30 minutes, Cruz thrilled the home-state crowd with promises to repeal the Affordable Care Act, reverse President Barack Obama’s pending Iran nuclear agreement, rebuild the military and abolish the IRS.

Cruz said that if he’s elected, the IRS would become unnecessary because he would develop a simple flat tax for all Americans. Then he joked about what to do with the 90,000 IRS employees left without an agency.

“We need to padlock that building and take all 90,000 and put them on our southern border,” he said."

This is what's important to democrats. Get it?. Nothing else?-----Marriage Equality T-Shirt | The Democrats Store

Marriage Equality T-Shirt | The Democrats Store:

College Board: Only 42% of high school grads are 'college ready' - The College Fix

College Board: Only 42% of high school grads are 'college ready' - The College Fix:
The average score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) for 2015 was 1490, a decrease of seven points from last year and “the lowest performance since the 2,400-point scale was developed nearly a decade ago.”
Students dropped in all three areas of the test — reading, writing, and math.
The College Board, which makes the exam, will introduce a newly designed assessment for 2016.
...On both the SAT and ACT, scores were lower for underrepresented minorities than for white students who took the exams.
RELATED: Universities drop SAT requirement in effort to ‘diversify’ their campuses
...On the ACT, just 6 percent of African-American students and 15 percent of Latinos were college ready, according to the benchmarks for all four subjects.
To address “concerns over unequal access to test preparation” the College Board will team with the Khan Academy in offering free online practice tests.

Canada’s polar bear population booming

Canada’s polar bear population booming:
"Since the 1970’s, sea ice in Canada’s western Hudson Bay has declined noticeably, alarming some about the fate of polar bears in the region.
Now come two studies indicating such fears were unfounded.
As reported in the Journal of Wildlife Management, scientists from Ontario’s Lakewood University as well as the US Geological Survey have discovered that polar bear numbers, far from being depleted by alleged global warming, are actually increasing at a rapid rate.
In 1993 there were 1,400 polar bears in the region.
Today that number has hit nearly 2,200.
In fact the increase in bears has created a new worry for scientists: namely that there are too many of them, now exceeding the area’s carrying capacity."

Clinton Says Her Family Paid State Department Employee to Maintain Private Email Server | TheBlaze.com

Clinton Says Her Family Paid State Department Employee to Maintain Private Email Server | TheBlaze.com:

"Clinton said Bryan Pagliano continued to receive payment for his technical service “for a period of time.”

Pagliano has told a House committee investigating Clinton’s use of the email server that he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if called to testify.

The Democratic frontrunner for president addressed the email issue when she spoke with reporters Saturday after a campaign evening in Portsmouth, New Hampshire."

A College Student Tried to Ban the American Flag. Here’s How He Answered a Few ‘Gotcha Questions.’

A College Student Tried to Ban the American Flag. Here’s How He Answered a Few ‘Gotcha Questions.’:
Remember back in March, when six UC Irvine students made the decision to remove the American flag from the lobby of the student government?

The Associated Students of the University of California, Irvine (ASUCI) legislative council vote was 6-4, with two students choosing not to vote.

The resolution, written by student Matthew Guevara, read in part:

“Flags construct paradigms of conformity and sets homogenized standards for others to obtain which in this country typically are idolized as freedom, equality, and democracy…freedom of speech, in a space that aims to be as inclusive as possible can be interpreted as hate speech.”

Less than a week later, the resolution was vetoed by the ASUCI Executive Cabinet.

Thankfully, this sideshow isn’t over, as political satirist Ami Horowitz recently interviewed Matthew Guevara, and the results are as spectacular as anyone could have hoped.

Ami Horowitz began simply:

Horowitz: “Tell me the environment created when the American flag was kinda hanging there in that room.”

Guevara: “It was creating a very hostile environment…”

Horowitz then set up a perfect logical trap:

Horowitz: “What people don’t understand is that sometimes to be inclusive, you have to exclude things you don’t like.”

Guevara: “Exactly…sometimes you have to exclude things.”

And got Guevara to admit some dark stuff:

Horowitz: “You’d be equally uncomfortable with the Nazi flag, or the ISIS flag in that room, correct?”

Guevara: “Yeah. Yeah, no question about it.”

Horowitz: “Can you identify evil in this world?”

Guevara: “The U.S.”

Lastly, Horowitz set another trap–this time, getting Guevara to directly contradict himself:

Horowitz: “Where are your parents from?”

Guevara: “Mexico.”

Horowitz: “And why did they come to the United States?”

Guevara: “To try and find work, a better life. The ‘American Dream.'”

Horowitz: “Instead, they found this oppressive American country.”

Guevara: “There is no such thing as class mobility. That’s an illusion.”

Horowitz: “Your mother, she must be so proud that her son is going to a major university…”

Guevara’s not the only one, either. A petition was created in support of Guevara’s resolution after it was vetoed. That petition was signed by over 1,900 people, including at least 23 professors from various institutions, not to mention numerous assistant and associate professors.

BOMBSHELL: Ex-CIA Officer Admits the Truth About Obama... This Confirms Our Worst Fears

BOMBSHELL: Ex-CIA Officer Admits the Truth About Obama... This Confirms Our Worst Fears:

"Approximately one year ago, former CIA agent Clare Lopez — whose additional credentials are frankly too long to list  here — revealed something stunning to WND about President Barack Hussein Obama that seems more relevant today than ever before.

Specifically, Lopez revealed that Obama had switched sides in the war on terror and adopted the same goals as deceased terrorist Osama bin Laden, who aspired “to remove American power and influence, including military forces, from Islamic lands.”"

North Korea Has a Meth Problem, an Unstable Leader—and Nukes

North Korea Has a Meth Problem, an Unstable Leader—and Nukes | The Fiscal Times:
"We already know that North Korea has nuclear weapons, an insecure and possibly unstable leader, and a habit of lashing out with borderline-insane threats whenever it feels threatened.
Now it has a crystal meth crisis.
This can’t end well.
The recent admission of a British citizen that he had participated in a plan to move 100 kilograms of high-purity crystal methamphetamine from the hermit kingdom of North Korea to the U.S. raises all sorts of questions.
But for most people, the first one that pops up is, “Wait, North Korea has a crystal meth problem?”
It turns out it does, and it’s pretty serious. 
According to reporting done by a number of international news organizations, the movement of crystal meth over the country’s northern border and into China reached epidemic levels earlier this year, causing a brutal crackdown by the government on one of the very few elements of the nation’s economy that the government doesn’t control.
The official response was not widely advertised, no doubt because the official line out of leader Kim Jong Un’s government is that there is absolutely no drug use in North Korea..."

Breitbart - One Voice Silenced, Millions...

Breitbart - One Voice Silenced, Millions... - Breitbart - One Voice Silenced, Millions Awakened

What's "duh" in Spanish?-----Study finds more immigrants equals more Democrats --- and more losses for GOP

Study finds more immigrants equals more Democrats --- and more losses for GOP | Washington Examiner:
"Republicans are famously divided on immigration reform, but Democrats pretty much unanimously support it. 
There's a reason for that.
In stark, partisan political terms, continuing the high level of immigration of recent decades, and certainly increasing immigration as envisioned by many reformers, will result in more Democrats winning more elections in coming years.
"Immigrants, particularly Hispanics and Asians, have policy preferences .. .more closely aligned with progressives than with conservatives."
"The enormous flow of legal immigrants into the country — 29.5 million from 1980 to 2012 — has remade and continues to remake the nation's electorate in favor of the Democratic Party," concludes a new report from the Center for Immigration Studies, which opposes comprehensive reform proposals like the Senate "Gang of Eight" bill.
"As the immigrant population has grown, Republican electoral prospects have dimmed, even after controlling for alternative explanations of GOP performance."
A 2012 study of 2,900 foreign-born, naturalized immigrants cited in the report showed that about 62 percent identified themselves as Democrats, while 25 percent identified as Republicans, and 13 percent identified as independents.
At this moment, according to the report, there are an estimated 8.7 million immigrants in the U.S. who are eligible for naturalization..."

Ted Cruz: If Kim Davis Gets Punished for Not Following the Law Then Obama Should Too (VIDEO) | John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Ted Cruz: If Kim Davis Gets Punished for Not Following the Law Then Obama Should Too (VIDEO) | John Hawkins' Right Wing News:

"Liberals have whipped themselves into a frenzy over Kim Davis’ refusal to issue same-sex marriage licenses. But Ted Cruz is pointing out the hypocrisy here, saying that if Kim Davis is getting punished for not following the law, then Obama should too."

Enough!!!-----Tennessee lawmakers tell UT to get a grip on reality

Tennessee lawmakers tell UT to get a grip on reality - The College Fix:
Tennessee lawmakers are pretty much sick and tired of the politically correct BS coming out of the University of Tennessee.
It was bad enough that administrators dropped its long-used and beloved nickname “Lady Vols” from all women’s sports teams except basketball, a controversial decision that prompted backlash and a fiery protest petition with 23,000 signatures.
Its annual and highly gratuitous Sex Week events, with names such as “Getting Laid,” “Sex Positivity: Queer as a Verb,” “Bow Chicka Bow Woah” and “How Many Licks Does It Take,” also did not impress the state legislature.
But this latest announcement asking students to call each other by made up gender-neutral pronouns like “ze, xe, xyr, zirs” has put many lawmakers over the edge – and regents under the spotlight.
“Two state Senate panels will hold a joint a hearing next month on higher education governance that includes a review of a post about ‘gender neutral’ pronouns at the University of Tennessee’s Knoxville campus,” the Times Free Press reports.
“…Asked Thursday what the Senate panels’ examination of higher education governance involved, [Darlene Schlicher, a Senate Republican spokeswoman] said it will focus on the roles of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, the University of Tennessee and the State Board of Regents’ systems.”
Underscoring that, a letter by Republican state Rep. Susan Lynn signed by 31 additional lawmakers condemns the gender-neutral pronoun suggestion as a waste of time and taxpayer money, the Lebanon Democrat reports.
“Lynn was influential in getting the university to de-fund Sex Week, and she recently joined with legislators on another letter to the University of Tennessee to protest the name change of the Lady Vols,” it added.

History for September 6

History for September 6 - On-This-Day.com
Marquis de Lafayette 1757, Jane Addams 1860, Joseph P. Kennedy 1888 


JoAnne Worley 1937, Jane Curtin 1947, Jeff Foxworthy 1958 

1620 - The Pilgrims left on the Mayflower from Plymouth, England to settle in the New World. 


1819 - Thomas Blanchard patented a machine called the lathe. 


1899 - Carnation processed its first can of evaporated milk. 


1901 - U.S. President William McKinley was shot and mortally wounded (he died eight days later) by Leon Czolgosz. Czolgosz, an American anarchist, was executed the following October. 


1909 - Robert Peary, American explorer, sent word that he had reached the North Pole. He had reached his goal five months earlier. 


1941 - Jews in German-occupied areas were ordered to wear the Star of David with the word "Jew" inscribed. The order only applied to Jews over the age of 6. 


1975 - Martina Navratilova requested political asylum while in New York for the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament. 


1990 - Iraq warned that anyone trying to flee the country without permission would be put in prison for life. 


1991 - The name St. Petersburg was restored to Russia's second largest city. The city was founded in 1703 by Peter the Great. The name has been changed to Petrograd (1914) and to Leningrad (1924). 



1995 - U.S. Senator Bob Packwood was expelled by the Senate Ethics Committee.