History for July 6

History for July 6 - On-This-Day.com

Happy Birthday, George W. Bush and Nancy Reagan!

Birth anniversaries of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones (1747-1792)

Anniversary of the day John Lennon met Paul McCartney at Liverpool, England (1957).

Happy Birthday! Dalai Lama, Sylvester Stallone, Burt Ward

1854 - In Jackson, MI, the Republican Party held its first convention. 


1858 - Lyman Blake patented the shoe manufacturing machine. 


1885 - Louis Pasteur successfully tested his anti-rabies vaccine. The child used in the test later became the director of the Pasteur Institute. 


1917 - During World War I, Arab forces led by T.E. Lawrence captured the port of Aqaba from the Turks. 


1923 - The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was established. 


1932 - The postage rate for first class mail in the U.S. went from 2-cents to 3-cents. 


1942 - Diarist Anne Frank and her family took refuge from the Nazis in Amsterdam. 


1957 - Althea Gibson won the Wimbledon women’s singles tennis title. She was the first black athlete to win the event. 


1983 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that retirement plans could not pay women smaller monthly payments solely because of their gender. 


1988 - Several popular beaches were closed in New York City due to medical waste and other debris began washing up on the seashores.
 

Six Arrested During Illegal Immigration Protest and Rally in California Town Where Crowds Turned Back Buses of Migrants Just Days Ago | Video | TheBlaze.com

Six Arrested During Illegal Immigration Protest and Rally in California Town Where Crowds Turned Back Buses of Migrants Just Days Ago | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"Rumors had swirled among anti-immigration activists near a U.S. Border Patrol station in Southern California that the agency would try again to bus in some of the immigrants who have flooded across the U.S.-Mexico border."

Important elections coming up in Aug. and Nov. Educate yourself or pay the price------July 3, 2014, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report

July 3, 2014, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
See who voted for bills on drug testing welfare applicants, vehicle trade-in tax, killing unlicensed dogs, among other issues 
While the Legislature is adjourned for a primary election campaign break, the Roll Call Report is reviewing key votes of the 2013-2014 session."

Jobs "creation" miserable--------Full-Time Jobs Peaked 80-Months Ago At 122 Million; June Still 3.7M Or 3% Lower

Full-Time Jobs Peaked 80-Months Ago At 122 Million; June Still 3.7M Or 3% Lower | David Stockman's Contra Corner:

Never before has it taken so long to recover employment back to pre-recession peaks.

Let’s look at this another way: 
How fast is employment growing vs. the rise in population?

The green line (population minus full-time employment) shows that from the mid-1980s through the start of the recession, full-time employment outpaced population growth. 
Since then full-time employment has lagged.

Such details shows seemingly good job numbers are nowhere near as good as widely touted.

Yes, Virginia. There IS a war on women. And "free" contraceptives aren't a job----Record Number Not in Labor Force in June

War on Women: Record Number Not in Labor Force in June
While Democrats and the abortion industry would have women believe the most important reason to have a job is to get birth control for free, the real “war on women” is the fact that a record number of them were not working at all in June.
According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the number of women 16 and older not in the labor force rose to a record high of 55,299,000 in June, says CNSNews.

"This means that there were 55,299,000 women 16 and older who not only did not have a job, they did not actively seek one in the last four weeks. That is up 282,000 from the 55,017,000 women who were not in the labor force in May," CNS News explains.

The labor force participation rate for women in June was 56.8 percent, the lowest of this year, according to BLS. October of 2013 saw the same participation rate for women, but not since October of 1988 was the rate this low.

VIDEO: Dupes, Useful Idiots, or the Obama IRS Defense Team? You Decide

VIDEO: Dupes, Useful Idiots, or the Obama IRS Defense Team? You Decide:
"Democrats in Congress were working in collusion with the Obama IRS to help them target, threaten, and harass conservative and Tea Party groups for daring to exercise their First Amendment rights in speaking out against Barack Obama’s policies. Members like Elijah Cummings have worked tirelessly to run interference during the IRS investigation in an effort to provide cover and protection for the Obama regime. "

Apollo Astronaut: Climate Alarmism Is the ‘Biggest Fraud in the Field of Science’

Apollo Astronaut: Climate Alarmism Is the ‘Biggest Fraud in the Field of Science’ | CNS News:
"Climate alarmism is "the biggest fraud in the field of science" and the 97% consensus claim is nonsensical, Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham tells MRCTV in a preview of his presentation at the upcoming Heartland Institute climate conference, July 7-9.
"Since about 2000, I looked farther and farther into it," Col. Cunningham (USMC, Ret.) tells MRCTV in an exclusive interview.
"I found that not one of the claims that the alarmists were making out there had any bearings, whatsoever.
And, so, it was kind of a no-brainer to come to the conclusion."
 Cunningham rejects the notion of man-made climate, not only as fact - but also as even qualifying as an actual "theory":
 "In the media, it was being called a theory. Obviously, they didn't know what it means to be a theory.""

The only way the left can win is if they keep the truth from their followers-----Facebook's Attack Against Free Speech: You're in Facebook Jail for 30 days for being Conservative

Facebook's Attack Against Free Speech: You're in Facebook Jail for 30 days for being Conservative
"I know most people have been in Facebook jail sometime or another. 
THIS IS DIFFERENT.
I never heard of anybody getting ban for their own website links.
The same link I’m ban for Facebook has been collecting my money to advertise.
I have an audience of 368,000k fans but only 1,000 people are seeing my post.
It’s hard to remain silent.
Especially, when I have to delete pornography from my wall three times a day.
The message that comes up from Facebook when I go to delete the porno
“This doesn’t violate “the community standards.”
 Maybe, if Barack Hussein is tried for treason Facebook will start giving conservatives equal rights to freedom of speech as liberals and Muslims.
Yeah, right.
I think E.T. Williams is right.
Facebook don’t like black Conservatives.
Facebook has joined the democrat party by waging a war on Conservative Lady.
They have succeed at discriminating against Conservative & Tea Party groups with the help of the IRS.
My guess is the democrats can do the same with Fascist book."

RAID AT POT CLUB RAISES QUESTIONS

News from The Associated Press:
"RAID AT POT CLUB RAISES QUESTIONS"
DENVER (AP) -- A police raid at an Amsterdam-style cannabis lounge in Denver has triggered a debate over where adults can smoke pot in a state that allows recreational marijuana consumption - but not in public.

Denver police showed up last week at Maryjane's Social Club, one of dozens of private pot-smoking clubs in Colorado operating in a legal gray area. 

The officers handcuffed smokers, seized drug paraphernalia and ticketed the club's owner for violating state law banning indoor cigarette smoking. 

Three people were cited for smoking in public.

Colorado law prohibits recreational pot consumption "openly and publicly or in a manner that endangers others." 

And state lawmakers say that smoke-free laws also appear to ban indoor pot smoke-outs.

Why? Because it's my blog!!!!-----Arrogant Worms - Carrot Juice is Murder

Eat beef!
And pork!
And chicken!
Save the vegies!

Dinesh D’Souza and Bill Ayers Battle During Contentious ‘Kelly File’ Debate: ‘I’m Not Proud to Be an American’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Dinesh D’Souza and Bill Ayers Battle During Contentious ‘Kelly File’ Debate: ‘I’m Not Proud to Be an American’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"During a contentious interview aired on “The Kelly File” Wednesday, filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza and former domestic terrorist Bill Ayers clashed over everything from American exceptionalism to the violent tactics employed by the Weather Underground back in the 1960s and 70s.
At one point, Ayers openly admitted that he is “not proud to be an American” and said he doesn’t buy into the notion of American exceptionalism, a point which D’Souza strongly disagreed with."

That's OK. The kids support higher minimum wage. Right?-------University to decrease jobs after state increases minimum wage

University to decrease jobs after state increases minimum wage:

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Michigan's new minimum wage will cost Saginaw Valley State University $760,000 annually by 2018.

Central Michigan University is prepping for roughly $691,000 in increased wages for student hires.

The Workforce Opportunity Wage Act will expand the state's minimum wage to $9.25 an hour.

In Honor Of July 4th: Top 9 Things Americans Have Perfected

In Honor Of July 4th: Top 9 Things Americans Have Perfected [PHOTOS] | The Daily Caller:
"Lawn mowers: Mowing grass is such a drag, and Americans know that. Lawn mowers were meant to do so much more. There was a need for speed. Before, it wasn’t possible, but now you can mow the lawn at lightning speeds, or if you’re chicken, watch lawn mower races on T.V."

Teacher: July 4th fireworks are bad because they simulate ‘pretend war’

Teacher: July 4th fireworks are bad because they simulate ‘pretend war’ - EAGnews.org powered by Education Action Group Foundation, Inc.:
Bill Bigelow of the radical teacher organization Rethinking Schools, wrote that we need to “rethink” the 4th of July.
This “progressive” teacher has declared war on fireworks.
The Fourth of July “…provides cover for people to blow off fireworks that terrify young children and animals, and that turn the air thick with smoke and errant projectiles.
Last year, the fire department here [Portland, OR] reported 172 fires sparked by toy missiles, defective firecrackers, and other items of explosive revelry.”
So Bigelow is concerned about public safety.
Fair enough.
But there’s more:
“Apart from the noise pollution, air pollution, and flying debris pollution, there is something profoundly inappropriate about blowing off fireworks at a time when the United States is waging war with real fireworks around the world.
To cite just one example, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in London found recently that U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan alone have killed more than 200 people, including at least 60 children.
And, of course, the U.S. war in Afghanistan drags on and on.
The pretend war of celebratory fireworks thus becomes part of a propaganda campaign that inures us—especially the children among us—to the real wars half a world away.” 
Yes, to this ingenious teacher, fireworks promote war. In fact, he says fireworks are “pretend war!”

Muskegon's Heritage Landing-Here's to the Heroes » Sat. Schedule

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Jay Carney Takes a Swipe at the Press | TheBlaze.com

Jay Carney Takes a Swipe at the Press | TheBlaze.com:
"Former White House press secretary Jay Carney in a new interview criticized reporters for being “shallow” in their coverage of the Obama administration.
Carney told the New York Times Magazine that the White House press corps mindset of “chasing the same soccer ball down the field” results in a “shallow approach.”

My God, we're doomed------Wow, America is 2014 years old today!

Wow, America is 2014 years old today! | Twitchy:

5 liberal arguments against Hobby Lobby that were absolutely DEMOLISHED

5 liberal arguments against Hobby Lobby that were absolutely DEMOLISHED… | Young Conservatives:

History for July 5

History for July 5 - On-This-Day.com

France: Tour de France--101st Edition--begins (July 5-27). The Grand Dèpart takes place at Yorkshire, England, for three stages before moving into France. See www.letour.fr

International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship, Eau Claire, MI. 41st annual.

Birth anniversary of Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891).

Happy birthday! Edie Falco, Shirley Knight, Huey Lewis

1811 - Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain. 





1865 - William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London. 


1935 - U.S. President Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act into law. The act authorized labor to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining. 

1940 - During World War II, Britain and the Vichy government in France broke diplomatic relations. 






1946 - The bikini bathing suit, created by Louis Reard, made its debut during a fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris. Micheline Bernardini wore the two-piece outfit. 













1948 - Britain's National Health Service Act went into effect, providing government-financed medical and dental care. 





1951 - Dr. William Shockley announced that he had invented the junction transistor. 

1975 - Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title when he defeated Jimmy Connors. 

Rare Benjamin Franklin-Owned Newspaper Unearthed at Auction Reveals Stunningly Simple Text of Historic Moment | TheBlaze.com

Rare Benjamin Franklin-Owned Newspaper Unearthed at Auction Reveals Stunningly Simple Text of Historic Moment | TheBlaze.com:
"While July 4, 1776, gets all the glory for being the day the Declaration of Independence was signed, just 12 words in a newspaper owned by Benjamin Franklin announced the historic move that came first in the form of a vote on July 2."

Study: Feeling ugly makes you more likely to donate to the Occupy movement

Study: Feeling ugly makes you more likely to donate to the Occupy movement:

• Researchers had participants write about their attractiveness and ability to empathize before asking them if they'd like to donate to Occupy.
• Those who were primed to think of themselves as unattractive were nearly twice as likely to donate to Occupy.

Mississippi Burning: 3300! Cochran to Resign? True The Vote Sues, Barbour Investigated, and More!

Mississippi Burning: 3300! Cochran to Resign? True The Vote Sues, Barbour Investigated, and More! | A Time For Choosing:
"I lot has happened in the last 24 hours, more than I can keep up with, even after pulling an all-nighter!
****For starters, the McDaniel campaign has now identified 3300 illegal votes with only half of the counties canvased. 
It seems highly likely they may find enough invalidated votes to overturn the results of the election, especially if what has been said about absentee votes is true.
Of course, McDaniel doesn’t actually need to find enough illegal votes to overturn the election, to prevail here.
You see, as backwards as Mississippi’s voting system seems to be, they actually have very strong laws against vote fraud, laws with teeth!"

June Full-Time Jobs Plunge By Over Half A Million, Part-Time Jobs Surge By 800K, Most Since 1993

June Full-Time Jobs Plunge By Over Half A Million, Part-Time Jobs Surge By 800K, Most Since 1993 | Zero Hedge:
"Is this the reason for the blowout, on the surface, payroll number?
In June the BLS reports that the number of full-time jobs tumbled by 523K to 118.2 million while part-time jobs soared by 799K to over 28 million!"

Something tells us that the fact that the BLS just reported June part-time jobs rose by just shy of 800,000 the biggest monthly jump since 1993, will hardly get much airplay today. 
Because remember: when it comes to jobs, it is only the quantity that matters, never the quality.

Obama’s Children May Not Want To Be Seen With Their Dad After They See His Latest Award

Obama’s Children May Not Want To Be Seen With Their Dad After They See His Latest Award: "Quinnipiac Poll Assistant Director Tim Malloy noted the significance of such a result.
“Over the span of 69 years of American history and 12 presidencies, President Barack Obama finds himself with President George W. Bush at the bottom of the popularity barrel,” he asserted.
A full third of all respondents picked Obama as the worst post-WWII president, while a significantly smaller number – 28 percent – opted to give the title to Bush."

No Waitlist at the VA for Vets Seeking Sex Changes

No Waitlist at the VA for Vets Seeking Sex Changes:
"No Waitlist At The VA For Vets Seeking Sex Changes
Dr. Gina interviewed Kori Peterson, a woman whose father is getting rhinoplasty (nose job) and vocal cord surgery compliments of the Veterans Administration. 
She goes on to note that the rest of the sex change is covered by the government, too! 
Disabled Army Scout Sniper SSGT Shawn Lee joins in the discussion, too.
He is so frustrated with the care he and his colleagues received from the Veterans Administration that he is pursuing a law degree so he may one day seek legal recourse for himself and other veterans who have been mistreated."

This is MUST SEE!------Immigration at the southern border

Holi crapoli!-----CFPB's Building Costs vs. 3 World-Famous Landmarks

CFPB's Building Costs vs. 3 World-Famous Landmarks:
3 World-Famous Landmarks That Cost Less Per Square Foot Than This Government Building

What They’re Not Telling You: Democrats Pushing Constitutional Amendment to Change Bill of Rights

What They’re Not Telling You: Democrats Pushing Constitutional Amendment to Change Bill of Rights:
"While the nation, quite understandably, focuses their collective attention on the continual stream of scandals that spill out of the White House, too many remain unaware of the assault occurring on our Bill of Rights in the Senate.
 Senate Resolution 19, a resolution that calls for fundamentally changing the First Amendment, is being hailed by Democrats as a necessary measure to limit political influence in elections.
 It sounds dire- and it is. The proposed constitutional amendment is designed to give Congress the authority to limit fundraising and spending on elections as well as independent political activity. "