History for July 20

History for July 20 - On-This-Day.com

Moon Day: 45th anniversary of man’s first landing on the moon in 1969.

Birth anniversary of mountaineer, explorer and beekeeper Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008)

Happy Birthday! Kim Carnes,  Diana Rigg, Carlos Santana

1801 - A 1,235 pound cheese ball was pressed at the farm of Elisha Brown, Jr. The ball of cheese was later loaded on a horse-driven wagon and presented to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson at the White House. 


1868 - Legislation that ordered U.S. tax stamps to be placed on all cigarette packs was passed. 


1881 - Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull, a fugitive since the Battle of the Little Big Horn, surrendered to federal troops. (Montana) 


1908 - In the United States, the Sullivan Ordinance bars women from smoking in public facilities. 


1942 - The first detachment of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, (WACS) began basic training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. 


1944 - An attempt by a group of German officials to assassinate Adolf Hitler failed. The bomb exploded at Hitler's Rastenburg headquarters. Hitler was only wounded. 


1969 - Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. became the first men to walk on the moon. 


1974 - Turkish forces invaded Cyprus. 


1982 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan pulled the U.S. out of comprehensive test ban negotiations indefinitely. 


1998 - Russia won a $11.2 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund to help avert the devaluation of its currency. 

EXCLUSIVE: Former Congressman Says ‘Arrest and Confine’ Lois Lerner Until She Talks!

EXCLUSIVE: Former Congressman Says ‘Arrest and Confine’ Lois Lerner Until She Talks!:
"Rep. Stockman explained that Obama’s Lerner, who was held in contempt of Congress, must be arrested or “everyone will come before Congress and lie,” because the law would be rendered useless if it’s never enforced.
“There’s no doubt that Congress has the power to arrest and confine Lois Lerner,” former Congressman Istook agreed.” “You cannot rely on the [Eric Holder-led] Justice Department to go after her,” Istook said.
“Lois Lerner should be arrested–should be confined until she testifies fully and truthfully” said Istook. "

How Differently the Obama Admin. and the Canadian Gov’t Are Responding to Israel’s Moves | TheBlaze.com

How Differently the Obama Admin. and the Canadian Gov’t Are Responding to Israel’s Moves | TheBlaze.com:
"While the Obama administration has urged Israel to limit the scope of its ground operation in Gaza to only striking tunnels used by terrorists, Canada’s Conservative Party-led government has expressed unbridled support for Israel as it faces Hamas’ threats.
The contrasting approaches over the past 10 days of the Israel-Hamas conflict have been seen in a series of statements, diplomatic exchanges and tweets."

Their lips move. The lies move faster------Delusional Democrats Who Lied About Border Security Called Out in a Video So Absurd It’s Hilarious

Delusional Democrats Who Lied About Border Security Called Out in a Video So Absurd It’s Hilarious:
"The Washington Free Beacon has put together a greatest hits compilation of the Democrats’ border security quotes.
Why would the Democrats continuously insist that the border is secure?
Perhaps because Republicans insist on having a secure border before discussing any type of immigration reform legislation.
Democrats don’t think people will catch up to this at some point?
The PR game that carried Obama – health care lies and all – to the White House is showing significant signs of incompetent wear and tear lately…"

Drugs AND dessert! This is gonna peeve off Moochelle------------Washington state says marijuana brownies OK, but no lollipops

Washington state says marijuana brownies OK, but no lollipops - chicagotribune.com
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Marijuana stores in Washington state can sell marijuana in cookies, brownies and other approved baked goods but cannot put the drug in candies, lollipops or food items that might appeal to children, according to newly released rules.
Washington became the second U.S. state to allow recreational sales of marijuana to adults on July 8 when its first retail stores opened under a heavily regulated and taxed system approved by voters in 2012.

Russia Today Correspondent Abruptly Quits Over Malaysian Crash Coverage and Levies Big Charge | TheBlaze.com

Russia Today Correspondent Abruptly Quits Over Malaysian Crash Coverage and Levies Big Charge | TheBlaze.com:
"Firth’s resignation came about two hours after she said on Twitter that RT anchors “do work for Putin” and spread “lies” in a conversation with RT London correspondent Polly Boiko, the Huffington Post noted. Firth alleged that the network asks its anchors to “obscure the truth.”

He's let all his cronies and contributors OUT of Obamacare. Why are the rest of us stuck in this disaster?!!!!!!--------What will remain of ObamaCare?

What will remain of ObamaCare?:
"The residents of Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands just won the lottery, because the royal Obama court hath decreed that they shall be free from the seething morass of suck known as ObamaCare.
The Washington Post says the territories "have been warning for years" that ObamaCare would "destroy their insurance markets."
Well, the rest of us have been warning the same damn thing, so how did the territories get a waiver that the fifty states can only dream of?
It turns out His Majesty's Department of Health and Human Services originally told the territories they were stuck in the suck with the rest of us, but then after thorough examination of the actual written law...
I know, I know, you probably just got dizzy and needed to step away from your computer for a moment.  Take a few deep breaths.
... anyway, they actually read the Affordable Care Act and its regulatory appendages, and discovered that it specifically refers to "states" in the major regulatory controls - mandated benefits, compulsory coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, etc.
The territories are not "states," and they're already immune to the individual mandate requiring people to buy insurance, as well as the network of subsidies propping up ObamaCare purchases.  
There are a few ACA tentacles still wrapped around the territories, such as "the ban on lifetime and annual limits, a ban on rescission, and a coverage of preventative benefits (which includes contraception coverage)" but it looks like the rest of ObamaCare is kaput out there."

Top 10 Most Spoken Languages In The World

Top 10 Most Spoken Languages In The World - Listverse

10

French
Number of speakers: 129 million
Often called the most romantic language in the world, French is spoken in tons of countries, including Belgium, Canada, Rwanda, Cameroon, and Haiti. Oh, and France too. We’re actually very lucky that French is so popular, because without it, we might have been stuck with Dutch Toast, Dutch Fries, and Dutch kissing (ew!).To say “hello” in French, say “Bonjour” (bone-JOOR).

Holi crapoli! Must see!------The Mindblowing Doublespeak Of Politicians. This Is EPIC.

The Mindblowing Doublespeak Of Politicians. This Is EPIC. - Chicks on the Right:
"You know we're equal opportunity criticizers when it comes to calling out politicians for acting like idiots.  And that's why we have to show you Republican Governor Rick Scott's "answers" to reporter questions from the other day, because the way he speaks to people is indicative of just how manipulative and shallow so many politicians today are.
We can't tolerate this kind of nonsense from the people who are supposed to represent us, you guys. 
This is just patently unacceptable no matter what side of the aisle you're on.
And the look on his face is like something out of a horror movie.  
He might as well put on a clown suit, because clowns are terrifying and so is his wild-eyed, insane smile."

Soooo, "free" water is now a "right"?-------Judge Rhodes Boiling Over Water Shutoffs; Says It's Hurting Detroit's Rep

Judge Rhodes Boiling Over Water Shutoffs; Says It's Hurting Detroit's Rep –  Deadline Detroit:
"A visibly upset U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes expressed displeasure Tuesday with the city's aggressive push to cut off water to delinquent customers, saying it's hurting Detroit's reputation in the world community, the Detroit Free Press reported.
At a bankruptcy hearing in downtown Detroit, Rhodes told the told Darryl Latimer, deputy director of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, that he wants the water executive next week to report back next week on ways to better address the daunting problem, Alisa Priddle of the Freep reported.
“It’s a problem that’s affecting this bankruptcy," Rhodes said.
“Your shutoff program has created a lot of anger in the city and a lot of hardship and bad publicity the city does not need,” Rhodes told Latimer, who stood before the judge.
The Freep wrote:
The city has cut off water to thousands of the city’s residents. Rhodes said he hesitated to bring up the issue because he wasn’t sure it was under his jurisdiction, but he was unconvinced that the city is doing enough to help residents –— or even let them know of assistance to work out a payment plan when they receive a shutoff notice."

Hypocrisy watch: Meet four pro-immigration-reform Democrats who don't want illegal immigrants in their states

Hypocrisy watch: Meet four pro-immigration-reform Democrats who don't want illegal immigrants in their states | WashingtonExaminer.com:
"As Congress and the White House mull a federal response to the surge of illegal immigration on the southwest border, here's a list of four Democratic governors who support letting illegal immigrants stay — as long as they stay somewhere else:*"

Obama=Carter-----------US lost 523,000 full-time jobs in June most in 20 years

US lost 523,000 full-time jobs in June most in 20 years « ArabianMoney:
"Behind the optimistic headline news on jobs is the far more sobering fact that the United States lost 523,000 full-time jobs in June, the most in 20 years.
This was offset by a gain of 799,000 part-time jobs.
No prizes for guessing why average wages have not risen much.
This is fully consistent with the 2.9 per cent slump in GDP in the first quarter as firms move to more flexible and less expensive labour.
The figures show full-time jobs tumbled by 523,000 to 118.2 million while part-time jobs rose by 799,000 to over 28 million.
It’s a question of the quality of employment rather than the quantity. 
This is a weakening and not strengthening jobs market."

Saying That You're Not Concerned Because The NSA Isn't Interested In You Is Obnoxious And Dangerous

Saying That You're Not Concerned Because The NSA Isn't Interested In You Is Obnoxious And Dangerous | Techdirt:
As Sanchez notes, it's not just whether or not any of us are direct targets, but the overall chilling effects of how the system is used. 
And, I should note, that while Wittes is confident that he's safe -- there are a growing number of folks who have good reason to believe that they are not immune from such surveillance. 
The recent revelation that Tor users are labeled as extremists who get extra-special scrutiny seems like a major concern. 

Similarly, the story from earlier this year that the NSA targeted the Pirate Bay and Wikileaks as part of some of its surveillance efforts is a major concern. 
In the process of doing journalism, I've communicated with folks associated with some of those and other similar organizations. 
In the past, I probably would have similarly noted that I doubted the NSA cared at all about what I was doing, but as each of these stories comes out, I am increasingly less sure. 
And, more importantly, even if the NSA is not at all concerned with what I happen to be doing, just the fact that I now have to think about what it means if they might be certainly creates a chilling effect, and makes me think twice over certain people I contact, and what I say to them. 

It's easy to claim that you're not worried when you're the one out there supporting those in power. It becomes a lot trickier when you're either criticizing those in power, or communicating with those who challenge the power structure. 
Suddenly, it's not so easy to sit on the sidelines and say "Meh, no one's going to care about me..." 
And that should be a major concern. 
The way we keep a strong democracy is by having people who are able and willing to challenge the status quo and those in power. 
And yes, the US is much more forgiving than many, many other countries to such people, but there are clear biases and clear cases where they are not at all accepting of such things. 
And the more of a chilling effect the government creates around those things, the more dangerous it becomes to stand up for what you believe in.

Your feel-good of the day. Amazingly, MSNBC is the libs TV koran-----------This Is Why MSNBC Is So Completely AWESOME

This Is Why MSNBC Is So Completely AWESOME - Chicks on the Right:
"With folks named things like Krystal Ball to do your news, you can't go wrong over there at MSNBC. 
I mean, it's not like anyone other than their seven viewers saw this prank call happen live on air, but still...
On a side note, how does this chick have a job? 
Anyone?"

Meet Executive Order 12333: The Reagan rule that lets the NSA spy on Americans

Meet Executive Order 12333: The Reagan rule that lets the NSA spy on Americans - The Washington Post:
"In March I received a call from the White House counsel’s office regarding a speech I had prepared for my boss at the State Department.
The speech was about the impact that the disclosure of National Security Agency surveillance practices would have on U.S. Internet freedom policies.
The draft stated that “if U.S. citizens disagree with congressional and executive branch determinations about the proper scope of signals intelligence activities, they have the opportunity to change the policy through our democratic process.”
But the White House counsel’s office told me that no, that wasn’t true.
I was instructed to amend the line, making a general reference to “our laws and policies,” rather than our intelligence practices.
I did.
Even after all the reforms President Obama has announced, some intelligence practices remain so secret, even from members of Congress, that there is no opportunity for our democracy to change them."

Tennessee, Louisiana Added To the List Of States Getting Double-Digit Obamacare Premium Hikes | The Daily Caller

Tennessee, Louisiana Added To the List Of States Getting Double-Digit Obamacare Premium Hikes | The Daily Caller:
"Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee, the largest health insurer in the state, is upping its exchange premiums by an average of 19 percent, according to rate request filings. Humana is requesting an average 14.4 percent increase and Cigna is asking for a 7.5 percent rate increase, The Tennessean reports. (RELATED: Ohio Obamacare Premiums Up By Double Digits For 2015)"

How a Wisconsin Police Chief Used a Computer Allegedly During Work Hours to Retaliate Against a Tea Party Leader Is Downright Dirty | Video | TheBlaze.com

How a Wisconsin Police Chief Used a Computer Allegedly During Work Hours to Retaliate Against a Tea Party Leader Is Downright Dirty | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"But officials had tracked some online activity to a computer in the police chief’s home — not to mention the Campbell town hall — according to the Associated Press, citing an incident report."

History for July 19

History for July 19 - On-This-Day.com:

National Woodie Wagon Day

200th birth anniversary of inventor and manufacturer Samuel Colt (1814-62).

Birth anniversary of artist Edgar Degas (1834-1917).

60 years ago, in 1954, Elvis Presley’s first single, “That’s All Right (Mama)” was released.

Happy Birthday! Anthony Edwards, Ilie Nastase

1799 - The Rosetta Stone, a tablet with hieroglyphic translations into Greek, was found in Egypt. 


1848 - The Women's Rights Convention took place in Seneca Fall, NY. Bloomers were introduced at the convention. 


1939 - Dr. Roy P. Scholz became the first surgeon to use fiberglass sutures. 

1942 - German U-boats were withdrawn from positions off the U.S. Atlantic coast due to effective American anti-submarine countermeasures. 


1946 - Marilyn Monroe acted in her first screen test. 


1979 - In Nicaragua, the dictatorship of the Somozas was overthrown by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional or FSLN). 


1982 - The U.S. Census Bureau reported that 14% of the population had an income below the official poverty level in 1981. 


1985 - Christa McAuliffe of New Hampshire was chosen to be the first schoolteacher to ride aboard the space shuttle. She died with six others when the Challenger exploded the following year. 

Victory for the People: Tea Party Lawsuit Against Obama’s IRS Moves Forward in the Courts

Victory for the People: Tea Party Lawsuit Against Obama’s IRS Moves Forward in the Courts:
"This lawsuit demonstrates a truly terrifying view of government as the IRS had claimed that the people of America had no right to answers from their government. Judge Dlott disagreed and issued a status conference date to ensure that the case does not linger any longer than is necessary."

Here’s How Lois Lerner Could Avoid Being Brought Before a Grand Jury

Here’s How Lois Lerner Could Avoid Being Brought Before a Grand Jury | TheBlaze.com:
"Deputy Attorney General James Cole told the House on Thursday that the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia has “prosecutorial discretion” on whether to bring Lois Lerner before a grand jury for refusing to testify before Congress."

Soooo, aborting a baby cuz it's a black baby is OK. And you don't want no black baby! But banning an abortion based on race is RACIST?!!!!-----ACLU, NAACP file new lawsuit saying bill to prevent race-based abortions is racist

ACLU, NAACP file new lawsuit saying bill to prevent race-based abortions is racist | News | LifeSite:
The ACLU has asked a federal appeals court to throw out an Arizona law banning sex-selective and race-based abortions, claiming the law is itself racist.

Lawyers asked the San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, one of the most overturned appeals courts in the nation, to reconsider the lawsuit filed on behalf of the NAACP and the National Asian-Pacific American Women's Forum.

Gov. Jan Brewer signed the “Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011,” making Arizona the first state to ban abortion based on racist or sexist discrimination. 

....But its opponents claim the law is based on racial stereotypes, and thus, a law to prevent racial discrimination is a form of discrimination.

Alexa Kolbi-Molinas of the ACLU said the state's black and Asian residents now “must endure the humiliation of living under a government that views them as a threat to American values simply by virtue of alleged character flaws possessed by persons of their race.”

Police as high-paid garbage men?-------Blight fight: Muskegon police spearhead effort to haul trash from alleys, abandoned homes

Meebee we got too many cops and not enough garbage men?
Blight fight: Muskegon police spearhead effort to haul trash from alleys, abandoned homes | MLive.com:
"The clean-up effort was a partnership between the city's police and public works departments and the Department of Corrections. Two probationers joined nearly a dozen police officers to clear 80 yards of trash from 20 city-owned properties.
Among the junk they hauled away were 79 tires, toilets, mattresses and nine junk vehicles that were located in a two-block area between Webster and Muskegon avenues.
"It doesn't take long to figure out blight and crime are connected," said Muskegon Police Chief Jeffrey Lewis.
The effort started with neighborhood police officers surveying 500 city-owned properties, including alleys, street ends, empty lots and abandoned homes that had reverted to city ownership. They ranked the properties in terms of the condition they were in, and those in the worst shape were targeted for the first round of clean-up.
As Muskegon Police Detective Capt. Shawn Bride said, it's hard to expect others to clean up their property when you're not cleaning up your own."

Justice Department Officials Can’t Answer Basic Questions About Border Crisis, IRS Investigation | TheBlaze.com

Justice Department Officials Can’t Answer Basic Questions About Border Crisis, IRS Investigation | TheBlaze.com:
"Officials from the Obama administration’s Department of Justice on Thursday struggled to answer seemingly simple questions from Republicans about the immigration crisis on the southern U.S. border and the investigation into the IRS targeting scandal.
In the Senate, the Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to assess the situation at the border. One of the questions that worries Republicans is how many of the roughly 60,000 children who have crossed this year might eventually gain asylum in the United States."

Always focusing (like a laser!) on the important issues!---------In Detroit speech, Biden urges help for immigrants, expanding gay rights

In Detroit speech, Biden urges help for immigrants, expanding gay rights | The Detroit News:
The vice president then pivoted to his conference speech, voicing sympathy for undocumented immigrants who face deportation after entering the country illegally.
...Biden used the interruption in his speech as part of a larger message that President Barack Obama’s agenda is not complete with two-and-a-half years remaining in the administration’s second term.
“Ladies and gentlemen, there’s so much unfinished business,” he said.
Biden’s speech kicked off the four-day gathering.
....Biden began his speech by reflecting on his push inside the Obama administration to get the president to fully back marriage rights for gays and lesbians.

I'm thinkin' the frequent flier miles won't be used later on-------Woman loses relatives in 2 Malaysia air disasters

My Way News - Woman loses relatives in 2 Malaysia air disasters:
SYDNEY (AP) — In an almost incomprehensible twist of fate, an Australian woman who lost her brother in the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 learned on Friday that her stepdaughter was on the plane shot down over Ukraine.

Kaylene Mann's brother Rod Burrows and sister-in-law Mary Burrows were on board Flight 370 when it vanished in March. On Friday, Mann found out that her stepdaughter, Maree Rizk, was killed along with 297 others on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which U.S. intelligence authorities believe was shot down by a surface-to-air missile.

"It's just brought everyone, everything back," said Greg Burrows, Mann's brother. "It's just ... ripped our guts again."

Burrows said his family was struggling to understand how they could be struck by such horrible luck on two separate occasions with the same airline.

Nasty GOPers don't get that reducing spending on democrat favorites is WAR!!!!---------Susan J. Demas: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz declares new war against America's national parks

Susan J. Demas: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz declares new war against America's national parks | MLive.com:
But sadly, our public lands are under attack -- and by members of Roosevelt's own party.

Last year, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) penned a report blasting Michigan's Isle Royale National Park and others as exemplifying the "more egregious, wasteful or otherwise questionable expenses." 

The sequestration's budget cuts cost the national parks almost $200 million -- which meant closed restrooms and campsites.

And Republicans scapegoated park rangers when they shut down the government last fall, thus closing national parks and monuments like the hallowed World War II memorial in Washington, D.C.

This year, the GOP-controlled House passed a bill gutting the Antiquities Act -- one of Roosevelt's signature achievements -- which paved the way for Olympic National Park, the Grand Canyon and other gems.

Now presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is on the warpath against the national parks. 

This month, he slipped in a little-known amendment to the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act that would ban the federal government from owning more than 50 percent of any land in a state. The land would be transferred to the state -- or sold "to the highest bidder," as the liberal media watchdog group Think Progress puts it.

That could devastate parks, forests and monuments in Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Oregon and Alaska.