History for April 11

History for April 11 - On-This-Day.com:
Dean G. Acheson 1893, Dale Messick 1906 - Cartoonist ("Brenda Starr"), Oleg Cassini 1913 - Fashion designer


Joel Grey 1932 - Singer (Katz), dancer, actor ("Cabaret"), actress Jennifer Grey's father, Louise Lasser 1939 - Actress ("Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman", "Slither"), Peter Riegert 1947 - Actor ("The Mask")


1945 - During World War II, American soldiers liberated the Nazi concentration camp of Buchenwald in Germany.


1947 - Jackie Robinson became the first black player in major-league history. He played in an exhibition game for the Brooklyn Dodgers.


1951 - U.S. President Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur as head of United Nations forces in Korea.


1961 - Israel began the trial of Adolf Eichman, accused of World War II war crimes.


1968 - U.S. President Johnson signed the 1968 Civil Rights Act.


1970 - Apollo 13 blasted off on a mission to the moon that was disrupted when an explosion crippled the spacecraft. The astronauts did return safely.


1984 - China invaded Vietnam.


2001 - China agreed to release 24 crewmembers of a U.S. surveillance plane. The EP-3E Navy crew had been held since April 1 on Hainon, where the plane had made an emergency landing after an in-flight collision with a Chinese fighter jet. The Chinese pilot was missing and presumed dead.

Mark Zuckerberg Declines to Share Facebook's Definition of 'Hate Speech' with Senate | Breitbart

Mark Zuckerberg Declines to Share Facebook's Definition of 'Hate Speech' with Senate | Breitbart:

"While testifying before the Senate, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg dodged providing a definition of what constituted “hate speech” on the Facebook platform."

William McKinley statue removal in Arcata, California expands liberal push to erase history - Washington Times

William McKinley statue removal in Arcata, California expands liberal push to erase history - Washington Times:

"A California town’s effort to remove a statue of former President William McKinley shows that the leftist bent for erasing politically incorrect figures from the public square no longer is reserved for slave owners, Confederate generals and segregationists.
On the heels of the Confederate monument purge across the South, the town council of Arcata, California, voted to take down a statue of the 25th president, despite McKinley’s sterling record on civil rights.
Among other things, McKinley fought to abolish slavery in the Civil War, resisted demands to fire Catholic state workers as governor of Ohio and appointed a record number of blacks to federal positions as president."

The way we were-----The Cascades Rhythm of the Falling Rain

Boob-tube-----The History of the Television documentary

A Broken FBI Promise - WSJ

A Broken FBI Promise - WSJ:
"...But already both the FBI and the Justice Department are back to their old tricks.
At issue is a memo related to the opening of a counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign’s alleged ties with Russia in 2016.
Such information is crucial for Congress to get an accurate picture of how Justice and the FBI handled this investigation.
House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R., Calif.) has written to both Director Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein asking for an unredacted version for all committee members to see. The bureau says it will not provide the material because it is too sensitive.
Mr. Nunes notes this is ridiculous, given that the document “is not highly classified.”
More to the point, if an Intelligence Committee made up of elected representatives of the American people is not qualified to see such material, no one is..."
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Don't Give Away Historic Details About Yourself - Slashdot

Don't Give Away Historic Details About Yourself - Slashdot
"Brian Krebs:
Social media sites are littered with seemingly innocuous little quizzes, games and surveys urging people to reminisce about specific topics, such as "What was your first job," or "What was your first car?" The problem with participating in these informal surveys is that in doing so you may be inadvertently giving away the answers to "secret questions" that can be used to unlock access to a host of your online identities and accounts. ...But I thought it was worth mentioning because certain social networks -- particularly Facebook -- seem positively overrun with these data-harvesting schemes. ...Nevertheless, your answers to these questions may live in perpetuity online, giving identity thieves and scammers ample ammunition to start gaining backdoor access to your various online accounts."Read all!

Nancy Pelosi Vows To Rework GOP Tax Plan | The Daily Caller

Nancy Pelosi Vows To Rework GOP Tax Plan | The Daily Caller:

"House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi vowed Wednesday that Democrats will rework the GOP tax bill if they successfully retake the House in the 2018 midterm elections.
Speaking at a Culver City town hall event as part of the “Repeal the Trump Tax” tour, Pelosi pledged that Democrats would overhaul the tax bill into one that “creates growth, creates good-paying jobs, as it reduces the deficit.”"

Unmanned Technology: Breaching the Battlefield with the Brits

Unmanned Technology: Breaching the Battlefield with the Brits
"U.S. soldiers, Marines, Department of Defense civilians, and troops from the United Kingdom observed and tested a series of unmanned, remote-controlled ground vehicles during a combined training event at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, April 2, 2018.

The training event was conducted in preparation for a larger demonstration of unmanned capabilities, called the Robotic Complex Breach Concept.

“Being able to take soldiers out of harm’s way and accomplish the mission is very an attractive option to any commander,” said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jesse Curry, commander of the 82nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division. 

“It’s a capability that the enemy will not know how to counteract when we implement it. This type of technology enables us to stretch further while conserving resources...”

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The Trans Destruction of Sport - CultureWatch

The Trans Destruction of Sport - CultureWatch:
"Oh look, a guy pretending to be a girl almost whooped all the female competition at the Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast. 
But thankfully an injury has forced him to withdraw. 
The only thing worse than this outrage are all the brainless twits in the media calling this guy a ‘she’ and referring to him as a ‘her’.

The New Zealand athlete, Gavin Hubbard, who now pretends he is a she, and calls himself Laurel Hubbard, was to have competed today in a weightlifting event. 
But an elbow injury has meant he was forced to withdraw from competing. 
And that is a good thing too.
The bulky guy would have easily beaten all the real women in the competition, illustrating what an utter farce the trans con game is, and what numbats our sporting officials are. 
That they even allowed him to compete as a woman in the first place shows what PC goofballs they are.

As to the recent injury, one write-up explains the state of play (pardon the moonbat references to him as a her)..."
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Lunch video-----Gigantic RC Jet Disintegrates After Stabilizer Breaks Off Midair | Frontline Videos | Raw, Uncut, Real Videos From The Frontlines

Gigantic RC Jet Disintegrates After Stabilizer Breaks Off Midair | Frontline Videos | Raw, Uncut, Real Videos From The Frontlines:
"DON'T FLY IT IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE IT.

...If you're going to get into this hobby, you're bound to crash. 
It's only a matter of time. 
This video shows exactly that and we'll say that we didn't really enjoy it. 
We felt bad for these guys. Building a massive Saab Gripen that weighed over 220 lbs., these guys deserved to fly it for as long as they could. 
That wasn't the case though."

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After Nearly 100 Years of Gun Control, London Adding Knife Control | Breitbart

After Nearly 100 Years of Gun Control, London Adding Knife Control | Breitbart:

"After nearly 100 years of gun control London, and the UK as a whole, are looking at knife control as the latest step in trying to dissuade the criminally-minded from carrying out their schemes.
London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan used a tweet to go after knives with verbiage similar to gun control rhetoric. He said, “No excuses; there is never a reason to carry a knife.”"

People Would Rather Pop A Pill Than Exercise To Lower High Blood Pressure | Science 2.0

People Would Rather Pop A Pill Than Exercise To Lower High Blood Pressure | Science 2.0:
"When the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention drastically lowered the 'blood sugar' level, the HbA1C test, to 5.7 percent for a potential precursor to disease labeled "prediabetes" the rest of the world jeered.
In China, that would mean 500 million people worried they have a disease.
In America, it would mean 80 million more potential patients.
When it came to data, less than 5 percent of those with that A1C level would ever go on to develop type 2 diabetes...in their entire lives.
Advocates insisted that this would warn people to start exercising, but realists knew the truth.
Many were going to demand medicine and when they did not get it, members of Congress were going to be yelling at insurance companies.
We know it's true, people accept science so much they feel comfortable taking a pill, especially if it means not having to wait for exercise to help.
A new study affirms that. In a recent survey presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2018, people told them were to imagine having high blood pressure (which itself is not a disease, but that is a different article)  and choosing between a pill, a shot, drinking tea, or exercising, people chose a pill, followed by tea.
No one wants to exercise..."
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Mike Lee: Federal Government Has Been Making Opioid Crisis Worse

Mike Lee: Federal Government Has Been Making Opioid Crisis Worse:
"WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said the federal government has contributed to the opioid crisis and caused “substantial harm” over time.
“When faced with a crisis of this particular magnitude, it is easy to say that maybe the solution could be found in a new raft of government programs. 
...“There is strong evidence that the government has itself done substantial harm by, among other things, paying for a flood of pain pills through Medicaid and the Medicare prescription drug benefit,” he said.
“Before we jump into any other government-funded solution, we should reckon with the damage that this kind of mentality and this kind of programmatic response through our nation’s capital has already caused.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last week that drug overdoses killed 63,632 Americans in 2016, and nearly two-thirds of these deaths involved a prescription or illicit opioid.
...Lee said the U.S. has to “recognize that culture matters” when it comes to drug addiction.
...The harder task, really, will be to change the broader culture within American communities and families to make them more resilient to drugs,” he added..."
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#1 This day 1968-----BOBBY GOLDSBORO =HONEY=

Nancy Pelosi Vows To Rework GOP Tax Plan | The Daily Caller

Nancy Pelosi Vows To Rework GOP Tax Plan | The Daily Caller:
"House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi vowed Wednesday that Democrats will rework the GOP tax bill if they successfully retake the House in the 2018 midterm elections.
...“We want to roll back the Republicans’ tax giveaways to corporations and the wealthy and invest that money instead in jobs and infrastructure,” Schumer said.
Public opinion polls indicate that voters are warming to the GOP tax bill.
Fifty percent of respondents in a February poll from The New York Times and SurveyMonkey approved of the GOP tax overhaul, up from 37 percent approval in December."
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Concealed carry gun training interest soars after Parkland shooting - Washington Times

Concealed carry gun training interest soars after Parkland shooting - Washington Times:

"People are surging to sign up for training to carry concealed weapons in the wake of the Parkland school shooting, as analysts say sustained media coverage and calls for more gun control encourage people to look for ways to protect themselves.

Gun sales also appear to be on the rise, based on federal background checks."

Hungary's strongman Viktor Orban wins third term in power

Hungary's strongman Viktor Orban wins third term in power:
BUDAPEST, Hungary (Reuters) - Prime Minister Viktor Orban won a third straight term in power in Sunday elections after his anti-immigration campaign message secured a strong majority for his party in parliament, granting him two-thirds of seats based on preliminary results.
The rightwing nationalist prime minister projected himself as a savior of Hungary’s Christian culture against Muslim migration into Europe, an image which resonated with millions of voters, especially in rural areas.
“We have won, Hungary has won a great victory,” a jubilant Orban told a large crowd of cheering supporters near the Danube river in Budapest.
“There is a big battle behind us, we have won a crucial victory, giving ourself a chance to defend Hungary.”
...That means Orban could have a two-thirds majority for a third time, and powers to change constitutional laws. 
The EU has struggled to respond as Orban’s government has, in the view of its critics, used its two landslide victories in 2010 and 2014 to erode democratic checks and balances..."
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History for April 10

History for April 10 - On-This-Day.com:
William Hazlitt 1778 - English writer, essayist, philosopher and critic, Commodore Matthew Perry 1794, William Booth 1829 - Founder of Salvation Army, author ("In Darkest England")


Harry Morgan 1915 - Actor ("M*A*S*H"), Chuck (Kevin Joseph) Connors 1921 - Actor ("The Rifleman"), Steven Seagal 1951 - Actor ("Out for Justice")


1849 - Walter Hunt patented the safety pin. He sold the rights for $100.


1912 - The Titanic set sail from Southampton, England.


1919 - In Mexico, revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata was killed by government troops.


1925 - F. Scott Fitzgerald published "The Great Gatsby" for the first time.


1932 - Paul von Hindenburg was elected president of Germany with 19 million votes. Adolf Hitler came in second with 13 million votes.


1963 - 129 people died when the nuclear-powered submarine USS Thresher failed to surface off Cape Cod, MA.


1971 - The American table tennis team arrived in China. They were the first group of Americans officially allowed into China since the founding of the People Republic in 1949. The team had recieved the surprise invitation while in Japan for the 31st World Table Tennis Championship.


1992 - Outside Needles, CA, comedian Sam Kinison was killed when a pickup truck slammed into his car on a desert road between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

Starr: 'Looks Like, Increasingly,' Mueller Is 'Investigating the Russian Invasion of the US Political System, and Not Collusion' | Breitbart

Starr: 'Looks Like, Increasingly,' Mueller Is 'Investigating the Russian Invasion of the US Political System, and Not Collusion' | Breitbart:

"On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” former Whitewater Special Counsel Ken Starr stated that it appears as though Special Counsel Robert Meuller is investigating Russia’s “invasion of the United States political system,” and not Russian collusion."

The way we were-----Blondie - Heart Of Glass