History for December 24

History for December 24 - On-This-Day.com 

Howard Hughes 1905

• 1814 - The War of 1812 between the U.S. and Britain was ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in Belgium.
• 1818 - Franz Gruber of Oberndorf, Germany composed the music for "Silent Night" to words written by Josef Mohr.
• 1865 - Several veterans of the Confederate Army formed a private social club in Pulaski, TN, called the Ku Klux Klan.
• 1914 - In World War I, the first air raid on Britain was made when a German airplane dropped a bomb on the grounds of a rectory in Dover.
• 1968 - Three astronauts, James A. Lovell, William Anders and Frank Borman, reached the moon. They orbited the moon 10 times before coming back to Earth. Seven months later man first landed on the moon.

Undercover GAO investigation exposes the ease of Obamacare fraud * WorldNetDaily * by Rachel Greszler, The Daily Signal

Undercover GAO investigation exposes the ease of Obamacare fraud * WorldNetDaily * by Rachel Greszler, The Daily Signal: 

In the most egregious example, one Social Security number "was used to receive subsidized insurance coverage for over 26,000 days (over 71 years of coverage) across over 125 insurance policies" in a single year. The GAO also identified over 7,000 instances in which the Social Security numbers of individuals enrolled in Obamacare in 2023 were for individuals who were identified in the Social Security Administration's death files with reported death dates prior to their enrollment applications. Payments were nevertheless made to brokers and health insurance companies for these dead Obamacare enrollees.

The way we were-----The Pueblo Incident | Full Documentary

Can France Fix Its Debt Problem?

I talked to Adam Carolla about “gyno-fascism”...

..and the dangers of female-led safetyism dominating our culture and governmental policies; - Dave Rubin

• how most of Gen Z’s depression and anxiety could be solved with practical blue collar experiences...
• how California’s bureaucracy is sabotaging the rebuilding of the Pacific Palisades areas damaged by the wildfires; and much more.

Watch the full interview: https://shorturl.at/n5fzQ

The Trump administration has sent a federal strike team to Minnesota to investigate new allegations of major unemployment fraud tied to programs overseen during Governor Tim Walz’s administration.

Minnesota has already faced serious problems with benefit fraud, costing taxpayers millions due to weak oversight. - Terrence K Williams

• Fraud at this scale doesn’t happen without leadership knowing — either through gross negligence or willful blindness.

If federal investigators confirm wrongdoing, those responsible must be held accountable.

• Taxpayers deserve answers.
• No one should be above the law.

'Preposterous': Top Trump adviser finds it 'hard to believe' Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase was unaware of debanking conservatives * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs

'Preposterous': Top Trump adviser finds it 'hard to believe' Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase was unaware of debanking conservatives * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs: 

Nunes responded: "Part of what needs to happen here is people that broke the law need to be criminally prosecuted. So it's nice that the Congress is looking into this, but ultimately the American people, the Department of Justice, the FBI, have had a very dark chapter in U.S. history. It has to be cleaned up."

Another City CANCELS its Flock Camera Contract

On the Charlie Kirk show three years ago, I called on Tim Walz to lead and stop the fraud!

He wouldn’t. And now look at the horrible corrupted mess he’s created today! - Dr Scott Jensen

 

Lunch video-----New details about magnitude of alleged Minnesota welfare fraud surface

Noon-toon

 

Google has had access to your docs longer than you realize. Here's how to kick it out. | Blaze Media

Google has had access to your docs longer than you realize. Here's how to kick it out. | Blaze Media: 

Google’s Gemini Deep Research tool just got an upgrade that gives it open access to your private emails in Gmail, documents in Drive, and conversations in Chat. The move has sparked a mix of confusion, curiosity, and outrage as users online question why Gemini should have the power to scour private files. At first glance, the story is enough to make your hackles stand up on end, but the truth is a little more convoluted than the mass invasion of privacy it seems to be.

Actually, Gemini has had access to your personal files since 2024! But you can stop it and sever the tie for good.

Other than those consumed by TDS, what's not to like?

 

Certainly appears that MI SoS Jocelyn Benson bribed MI Supreme Court Justice Kyra H Bolden.

Muskegon County Informed-Local Politics, taxes and politicians. | Facebook - Todd Wells
 

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• REMINDER: Certainly appears that MI SoS Jocelyn Benson bribed MI Supreme Court Justice Kyra H Bolden.
• Attempts to address via complaints filed with Judicial Tenure Commission, Attorney Grievance Commission, and MI Supreme Court went nowhere.
• Time for Department of Justice to investigate.

https://x.com/pjcolbeck/status/1844483330995020284

The democrat bosses' dream for EVERY highway!

 

Wow!!-----Garmin Autoland Safely Lands King Air After Pilot Incapacitation

Emergency use of Garmin Autoland results in safe landing at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan. - Matt Ryan
Key Takeaways:

• An autonomous emergency system successfully landed a Beechcraft King Air B200 at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield, Colorado, on Saturday after the pilot became incapacitated...
• Garmin Autoland is designed to assume full control of an aircraft during certain emergencies, selecting a suitable airport based on factors such as weather and runway length, communicating with air traffic control, and executing an automated landing...

#1 This day 1971-----Melanie - Brand New Key (Audio)

As someone who lived under an Islamic regime and Sharia law for 23 years and now lives in America, I've experienced both worlds firsthand.

I was a practicing Muslim, and I studied the religion deeply. - ثنا ابراهیمی | Sana Ebrahimi@__Injaneb96
I'm sharing this because I want you to hear it from someone who actually lived it. 

• I speak up because I don't want my children or any of our children to ever experience what we went through. 

Many of us who escaped are now watching from the outside: helpless, often voiceless, and frequently attacked simply for warning people about what we know this ideology looks like when it gains power. 

• We don't want the countries that gave us safety and opportunity to be damaged by the same ideology we ran from. 

But too many people still don't understand what is at stake...

Unexpectedly!

 

Trump TORCHES Biden-Buttigieg EPA rules | Blaze Media

Trump TORCHES Biden-Buttigieg EPA rules | Blaze Media: 

With the unveiling of the Freedom Means Affordable Cars proposal, President Donald Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy signaled a dramatic shift in national auto policy — one aimed at making car ownership attainable again for millions priced out of the market.

A new report highlights the human cost of prolonged medical wait times across Canada, revealing that tens of thousands of patients died before receiving scheduled care.

The findings point to systemic delays rather than isolated failures. - Engineering Facts

• Data compiled by SecondStreet.org estimates that at least 23,746 people passed away between April 2024 and March 2025 while waiting for surgeries or diagnostic procedures. 
• These deaths occurred before treatment could even begin...

AM Fruitcake

 

History for December 23

History for December 23 - On-This-Day.com

1963 - Jim Harbaugh

• 1823 - The poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Clement C. Moore (" 'Twas the night before Christmas...") was published.
• 1888 - Following a quarrel with Paul Gauguin, Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh cut off part of his own earlobe.
• 1913 - The Federal Reserve Bill was signed into law by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. The act established 12 Federal Reserve Banks.
• 1947 - John Bardeen, Walter H. Brattain and William Shockley invented the transistor.
• 1968 - The crew of the U.S. Navy ship, Pueblo, was released by North Korea. The Captain of the Pueblo, Commander Lloyd M. Bucher, and 82 of his crew were held for 11 months after the ship was seized by North Korea because of suspected spying by the Americans.
• 1970 - In New York, the topping out ceremony for original One World Trade Center (North Tower) took place. The South Tower's ceremony took place on July 19, 1971.
• 1986 - The experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, completed the first non-stop, around-the-world flight without refueling as it landed safely at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

Operation Relentless Justice Saves Hundreds of Child Sex Victims: DOJ

Operation Relentless Justice Saves Hundreds of Child Sex Victims: DOJ: 

In a news release issued less than a week before Christmas, the DOJ announced that its “Operation Relentless Justice” had successfully found hundreds of child victims — and hundreds of alleged sex criminals.

Calling it a “a coordinated enforcement effort to identify, track, and arrest child sex predators,” 56 FBI field offices, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section in the Department’s Criminal Division, and U.S. attorneys’ offices across the country worked together.