History for July 14

History for July 14 - On-This-Day.com

France: Bastille Day (or Fête National). Celebrates the fall of the Bastille in 1789.

Northern Ireland: Orangemen’s Day (observed; usually July 12)

Birth anniversary of Gerald Ford, 38th president of the US (1913-2006).

Birth anniversary of William Hanna (1910-2001), cocreator with Joe Barbera of Academy Award-winning Hanna-Barbera animated shorts.

Birth anniversaries of folksinger Woody Guthrie (1912-67) and filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007).

Happy Birthday! Polly Bergen,  Rosey Grier, Harry Dean Stanton

1430 - Joan of Arc, taken prisoner by the Burgundians in May, was handed over to Pierre Cauchon, the bishop of Beauvais. 


1789 - French Revolution began with Parisians stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners inside. 


1798 - The U.S. Congress passed the Sedition Act. The act made it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the U.S. government. 


1868 - Alvin J. Fellows patented the tape measure. 


1891 - The primacy of Thomas Edison's lamp patents was upheld in the court decision Electric Light Company vs. U.S. Electric Lighting Company. 


1914 - Robert H. Goddard patented liquid rocket-fuel. 


1933 - All German political parties except the Nazi Party were outlawed. 


1958 - The army of Iraq overthrew the monarchy. 


2003 - Jerry Springer officially filed papers to run for the U.S. Senate from Ohio. 

House Says ‘No’ to Obama’s Request for $3.7 Billion to Address Border Crisis — Here’s How the Money Would Be Spent | TheBlaze.com

House Says ‘No’ to Obama’s Request for $3.7 Billion to Address Border Crisis — Here’s How the Money Would Be Spent | TheBlaze.com:
"A key Republican said Friday that President Barack Obama’s multibillion-dollar emergency request for the border is too big to get through the House, as a growing number of Democrats rejected policy changes Republicans are demanding as their price for approving any money."

Obama’s Split-Screen Presidency: Relishing the Roadshow While His Agenda Flounders in D.C. | Video | TheBlaze.com

Obama’s Split-Screen Presidency: Relishing the Roadshow While His Agenda Flounders in D.C. | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"Obama has long sought refuge outside of Washington when his frustrations with the nation’s capital reach a boiling point. But his ability to rally public support in a way that results in progress for his legislative agenda has perhaps never been weaker than it is as he nears the midpoint of his second term."

Drill baby, drill!---------Oil and gas exploration on rise in metro Detroit

Oil and gas exploration on rise in metro Detroit | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Lease deals for landowners' mineral rights and permits to drill new oil wells are both on the rise in metro Detroit.
But as new pumps begin to dot the landscape in communities like Shelby Township and Scio Township, the out-state portion of Michigan's oil and gas exploration industry is largely lackluster.
The shift is best documented by trends with state permits.
Oil and gas exploration company executives and state regulatory officials say permit requests to drill new wells have been moving over the past two years toward Southeast Michigan.
The Detroit area has yielded modest oil deposits at relatively shallow depths, making them cheap to drill and easier to spot with new seismic imaging technology.
Exploration companies have obtained 20 permits for wells in the five-county region of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston so far in 2014, out of 86 total drilling permits statewide, according to data from the state Office of Oil, Gas and Minerals, a division of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
The same five-county region accounted for 29 total permits in all of 2013, out of 205 permits issued statewide.
...West Bay obtained a permit earlier this month for Scio Township, despite opposition from nearby residents and a letter in May from three state legislators asking DEQ to reject it. It also gained another permit in June for a site in western Shelby Township, not long after a lease deal in nearby Rochester Hills drew a lawsuit against Jordan and the city by a nonprofit citizens group in May. ."

Found This Random City On Google Maps And Found This Unknown Secret That’s Beyond Words

Found This Random City On Google Maps And Found This Unknown Secret That’s Beyond Words | World Truth.TV:
This city was designed by artist and architect Vincenzo Scamozzi. Palmanova is probably the most perfect city on the planet.
Designed strategically, for defense, and one of the most interesting cities you will ever visit.
Palmanova is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, close to the border with Slovenia.
The entire town of Palmanova is famous for its concentric citadel or fortress plan and structure, called a star fort, imitated in the Modern era by numerous military architects.
It consists of three rings, which were built in stages.
First circle with a circumference of 7 km were built in 1593, its construction took 30 years.
The second phase of construction took place between 1658-1690. Between 1806 and 1813 were performed last works. 
The fortress consists of: 9 ravelins, 9 bastions, 9 lunettes, 18 cavaliers.
American professor Edward Wallace Muir Jr. said on Palmanova:
“The humanist theorists of the ideal city designed numerous planned cities that look intriguing on paper but were not especially successful as livable spaces. 
Along the northeastern frontier of their mainland empire, the Venetians began to build in 1593 the best example of a Renaissance planned town: Palmanova, a fortress city designed to defend against attacks from the Ottomans in Bosnia.
Built ex nihilo according to humanist and military specifications, Palmanova was supposed to be inhabited by self-sustaining merchants, craftsmen, and farmers.

However, despite the pristine conditions and elegant layout of the new city, no one chose to move there, and by 1622 Venice was forced to pardon criminals and offer them free building lots and materials if they would agree to settle the town.
Thus began the forced settlement of this magnificent planned space, which remains lifeless to this day and is visited only by curious scholars of Renaissance cities and bored soldiers who are still posted there to guard the Italian frontier.”

When Black Education Charity Takes Funds from Conservatives, Guess How a Public Sector Union Reacts?

When Black Education Charity Takes Funds from Conservatives, Guess How a Public Sector Union Reacts?
The United Negro College Fund, whose famous motto is, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste,” recently accepted a $25 million grant from the Koch brothers.

In case you don’t listen to the Democrat’s Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Koch brothers are the “infamous” billionaires who subvert democracy by funding numerous conservative causes and organizations. This has angered the largest government employee’s union in the country – AFSCME.
In fact, AFSCME has pulled all of its funding from UNCF and said it will no longer work with them. From Rare:

A powerful government workers’ union will end its support for the United Negro College Fund after the group accepted $25 million from the conservative powerhouse Koch brothers and the college fund’s president appeared at a Koch event.  In a letter made public Thursday, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees said it will no longer partner with or raise funds for the fund, known for its iconic motto, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”

AFSCME President Lee Saunders said the actions of the college fund’s president “are not only deeply hostile to the rights and dignity of public employees, but also a profound betrayal of the ideals of the civil rights movement.”

Since 2003, AFSCME has co-sponsored a scholarship with UNCF, giving away $50,000-$60,000 a year towards a scholarship. The Koch Brothers just gave more than four times what AFSCME has given over 11 years.

One obvious reason why liberal groups and unions like AFSCME give these gifts to minority charities is because they then demand their loyalty to the left’s political agenda. 
When AFSCME yanks funding from a charity that sponsors education for minorities, it makes obvious its intentions – not so much sponsoring education for blacks, but putting up appearances for PR reasons and attempting to control minorities for the left’s agenda.
When UNCF accepted the $25 million grant and its president accepted an invitation to speak at a Koch Brothers’ summit, he showed his disloyalty to thereal cause and therefore he and his organization have to be punished.
It has become clear that progressive groups are not so much interested in “democracy” and “equality” as they are abusing government to silence their opponents through such actions as campaign finance “reform,” which would muzzle business enterprises and conservative groups.
This agenda has become even more clear since the IRS announced it was considering officially targeting 501(c)4s which are predominately conservative. This would only serve to codify the blatant political suppression at the heart of the IRS scandal.
If AFSCME was genuinely interested in educating black college students, they would welcome the Koch donation to the cause of educating minorities, while continuing their donations. Just who really are the tolerant ones?

TPNN Exclusive: School Board President Tells Michelle Obama ‘No!’

TPNN Exclusive: School Board President Tells Michelle Obama ‘No!’:
“Under some of the new guidelines,” Petfalski noted, “would limit the type of bread you could out there and the type of dressing and it would make these real popular food stations and lunches that a lot of our kids eat undoable because we wouldn’t be able to serve normal white bread; you would have to have certain types of grain and everything else.”

Why doesn't the Obama administration require employers provide this medical procedure for FREE?!!!!!-------Medical marijuana delivery services are on a roll

Medical marijuana delivery services are on a roll - Los Angeles Times:
"Brian Reichle couldn't have gotten a pepperoni pizza much faster.
Needing to replenish his stash of pot one recent afternoon, the Burbank resident dialed Speed Weed.
Within the hour, a driver arrived with a white paper bag carrying a gram of cannabis, 10 joints and a handful of pot-infused candies and cookies.
"They come to my house, and they're in and out," said Reichle, 39, a comedian who spends about $100 a week on medical marijuana.
"I shouldn't have to go to a store."
Once a small, word-of-mouth phenomenon, mobile marijuana businesses now number in the hundreds across Southern California. Nationwide, pot delivery services have nearly tripled in three years, from 877 to 2,617, according to Weedmaps, a Yelp-like online directory for pot businesses."

And the beat goes on.........Muskegon Heights man, 51, arrested in connection to shooting death of his girlfriend

Muskegon Heights man, 51, arrested in connection to shooting death of his girlfriend | MLive.com: "MUSKEGON, MI – A 51-year-old Muskegon Heights man has been arrested in connection with the alleged shooting death of his girlfriend Sandra Lynn Detty, who was found dead at a home on Hoyt Street on Friday, July 11, according to a Muskegon Heights police official."

10 Crazy Facts About Charles Manson

10 Crazy Facts About Charles Manson - Listverse
One day, while hitchhiking, a couple of Manson’s followers were picked up by Dennis Wilson, a member of the Beach Boys. Wilson was known to hang out on the fringes of the Los Angeles counterculture, looking for a good time. Taking the girls back to his beach house, they called Charlie, who showed up with drugs, his guitar, and a few more willing young women.

Wilson was fascinated by Charlie, as much for his Svengali skills as for the music he composed. He allowed the Family to live at the house for a while, even though things got a little too intense even for Wilson and he soon left to stay at another house he owned. But on one visit he brought over his friend, music producer Terry Melcher.

Melcher, producer of hits like the Byrds’ “Turn, Turn, Turn,” was genuine Hollywood royalty, the live-in boyfriend of actress Candice Bergen and the only son of screen legend Doris Day. Melcher was unimpressed by Charlie’s music, although he was mildly intrigued by the idea of making a documentary about Charlie, his tribe, and their whole weird scene. Melcher strung Manson along for a bit, then backed off completely when he started to suspect Charlie was more than a little unhinged.

Not long afterward, he and Bergen moved out of their house on 10050 Cielo Drive, and it was leased to Hollywood director Roman Polanski and his wife, Sharon Tate.

North Korea are in the World Cup Final and will play Portugal tomorrow night*

North Korea are in the World Cup Final and will play Portugal tomorrow night* | JOE.ie:

Rep. Gohmert: Obama Wants $67,912 for Every Illegal Alien Minor | CNS News

Rep. Gohmert: Obama Wants $67,912 for Every Illegal Alien Minor | CNS News:
"The United States has been invaded by about twice as many people as invaded France on D-Day," Rep. Gohmert tells MRCTV.
The congressman also blasted Pres. Obama for engaging in recreational indulgences like cards, golf, and billiards at times when the U.S. was in crisis:"

Texas GOP adds school choice to platform, some lawmakers resistant

Texas GOP adds school choice to platform, some lawmakers resistant - EAGnews.org powered by Education Action Group Foundation, Inc.:
"AUSTIN – The Texas Republican Party added support for private school choice to its platform after several legislative sessions in which Republican leaders refused to advance school choice bills.

The new platform says the Texas Republican Party advocates policies that “allow maximum freedom of choice in public, private, or parochial education for all children.”
The platform also denounces government regulation of private schools.
“Texas children can be forgotten in arguments over budgets and funding formulas, so it’s great to see that the Republican party chose to include school choice as a way to make sure that education policy is ‘child-centered,’” observed Michael Barba, an education researcher for the Texas Public Policy Foundation."

Obama Admin Repeatedly Told NYT’s Editor, “You’ll Have Blood on Your Hands If…” | Young Conservatives:

Obama Admin Repeatedly Told NYT’s Editor, “You’ll Have Blood on Your Hands If…”

Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson was recently profiled in The Daily Beast. She has covered news at the White House in Washington, D.C. for 22 years has reveals a shocking look inside the Obama administration.

Abramson: “I have heard Obama officials say more than once, ‘You will have blood on your hands if you publish this story,’” she said in a speech Wednesday at the Chautauqua Institution describing her perspective as a key player in the midst of some of the biggest stories of our time pitting press freedom against national security.

Owners of Trump Plaza casino expect it will close

My Way News - Owners of Trump Plaza casino expect it will close:
"ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City's crumbling casino market disintegrated even further Saturday as the owners of the Trump Plaza casino in Atlantic City said they expect to shut down in mid-September.
Trump Entertainment Resorts told The Associated Press that no final decision has been made yet on the Boardwalk casino.
But the company says it expects the casino to close its doors Sept. 16.
Notices warning employees of the expected closing will go out to the casinos 1,000-plus employees Monday.
If Trump Plaza closes, Atlantic City could lose a third of its casinos and a quarter of its casino workforce in less than nine months. 
The Atlantic Club closed in January, the Showboat is closing next month and Revel might do likewise if a buyer can't be found in bankruptcy court."

Courts? We don't need no stinkin' courts!-------EPA Regulators Gone Wild

EPA Regulators Gone Wild:
Following the revelation that the Environmental Protection Agency plans to garnish wages without a court order to collect non-tax debts (i.e. misused grant funds, unrepaid loans or “fines, penalties or fees assessed by federal agencies”), the EPA has sought to defend its proposed rules.

The agency cites The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) as its authority for these rules and called it proposed rule “noncontroversial.”
It is curious that the agency tucked these rules into the Federal Register as everyone was headed out for the July 4th vacation.

In a Politico story, part of defense offered by EPA was that it had to put these rules forward as “the same Treasury guidelines apply to all federal agencies that refer delinquent non-tax debts to Treasury for Collection.” 
This is not reassuring. 
If correct, this means we can soon expect similar rules to garnish wages without a court order from other agencies that have the power to fine citizens. 
Are such rules in the pipeline for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Occupational Health and Safety Administration, and the Bureau of Land Management?

40% of Federal Criminal Cases in 2013 Were in Districts on Mexican Border | CNS News

40% of Federal Criminal Cases in 2013 Were in Districts on Mexican Border | CNS News:
"Whether measured by the number of criminal cases filed by U.S. attorneys or the number of guilty verdicts they ultimately secured in cases in U.S. district courts, 40 percent of the federal crimes documented by the Justice Department in fiscal 2013 took place in the five U.S. court districts (out of the total of 94 U.S. court districts) that sit on the U.S.-Mexico border."

U-M Ranked #3 in Nation in Reported Alleged Sexual Assaults, Analysis Shows

U-M Ranked #3 in Nation in Reported Alleged Sexual Assaults, Analysis Shows –  Deadline Detroit:
The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor campus ranked third in the nation in reported alleged sexual assaults on college campuses from 2010-2012, according to an analysis done by the Washington Post.  

In 2012 alone, it ranked number two. 

The Post, basing its report on data from the U.S. Department of Education from 2010-2012, showed that U-M had had 64 reported alleged sexual assaults, trailing only Harvard with 83 and Pennsylvania State University with 84.

In 2012, U-M had 34 reported alleged assaults on campus, trailing only Penn State with 56. Harvard recorded 31.

The Post noted in its report  that "experts caution that a campus with a low reporting rate is not necessarily safer than one with a high rate. 

Some colleges make more effort than others to ensure victims step forward."

History for July 13

History for July 13 - On-This-Day.com

Sports Cliché Week begins (July 13-19).

In 1930, the first World Cup competition began at Montevideo, Uruguay, with 14 countries participating. Uruguay was the eventual champion.

In 1985, the first Live Aid concerts took place at Philadelphia, PA, and London, England.

Happy Birthday! Harrison Ford, Robert Forster, Patrick Stewart

1099 - The Crusaders launched their final assault on Muslims in Jerusalem. 


1585 - A group of 108 English colonists, led by Sir Richard Grenville, reached Roanoke Island, NC. 


1754 - At the beginning of the French and Indian War, George Washington surrendered the small, circular Fort Necessity in southwestern Pennsylvania to the French. 


1787 - The U.S. Congress, under the Articles of Confederation, enacted the Northwest Ordinance, which established the rules for governing the Northwest Territory, for admitting new states to the Union and limiting the expansion of slavery. 


1835 - John Ruggles received patent #1 from the U.S. Patent Office for a traction wheel used in locomotive steam engines. All 9,957 previous patents were not numbered. 


1863 - Opponents of the Civil War draft began three days of rioting in New York City, which resulted in more than 1,000 casualties. 


1875 - David Brown patented the first cash-carrier system. 

1954 - In Geneva, the United States, Great Britain and France reached an accord on Indochina which divided Vietnam into two countries, North and South, along the 17th parallel. 


1978 - Lee Iacocca was fired as president of Ford Motor Co. by chairman Henry Ford II. 


1984 - In Arkansas, Terry Wallis was injured in a car accident and was left comatose. He came out of the coma in June of 2003. 

Despite the Scandals, Obama Officials Defend High Pay, Bonuses for Senior Government Workers | TheBlaze.com

Despite the Scandals, Obama Officials Defend High Pay, Bonuses for Senior Government Workers | TheBlaze.com:
"Obama administration officials on Friday defended the high pay and thousands of dollars in bonuses that senior government workers receive, despite major policy failures such as the rollout of Obamacare and control of the southern U.S. border, and scandals at the IRS and the Department of Veterans Affairs."

Man Accused Of Slugging Referee Is Shattered By Livonia Incident, Attorney Says

Man Accused Of Slugging Referee Is Shattered By Livonia Incident, Attorney Says  –  Deadline Detroit: "The paper reports:
Saad, also a father of two, has been playing soccer in Michigan for more than 14 years.
Those who know him claim he's never had violent tendencies while playing the game before."

Dinesh D’Souza Enters the Lion’s Den, Takes on Entire Panel of Leftists in Lively Debate on Slavery, ‘Radical’ Obama | Video | TheBlaze.com

Dinesh D’Souza Enters the Lion’s Den, Takes on Entire Panel of Leftists in Lively Debate on Slavery, ‘Radical’ Obama | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"Conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza ruffled some feathers during a Thursday appearance on MSNBC, engaging in a debate with the show’s liberal host and panel over his new movie “America.”
“Ed Show” guest host Michael Eric Dyson asked D’Souza how he reconciled slavery while challenging the “theft and pillage narrative of America’s history.”