History for October 14

History for October 14 - On-This-Day.com:
William Penn 1644 - Penn was the colonist that founded the Pennsylvania colony for Quakers, Dwight David Eisenhower (U.S.) 1890, John Wooden 1910 


C. Everett Koop 1916, Roger Moore 1927, Ralph Lauren 1939 


1066 - The Battle of Hastings occurred in England. The Norman forces of William the Conqueror defeated King Harold II of England. 


1912 - Theodore Roosevelt was shot while campaigning in Milwaukee, WI. Roosevelt's wound in the chest was not serious and he continued with his planned speech. William Schrenk was captured at the scene of the shooting. 


1933 - Nazi Germany announced that it was withdrawing from the League of Nations. 


1944 - German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel committed suicide rather than face execution after being accused of conspiring against Adolf Hitler and the execution that would follow. 


1947 - Over Rogers Dry Lake in Southern California, pilot Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1 rocket plane and became the first person to break the sound barrier. 


1954 - C.B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments", starring Charlton Heston, began filming in Egypt. The epic had a cast of 25,000 people. 


1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis began when U.S. reconnaissance aircrafts photographed Soviet construction of intermediate-range missile sites in Cuba. 


1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent resistance to racial prejudice in America. He was the youngest person to receive the award. 


1984 - George ‘Sparky’ Anderson became the first baseball manager to win 100 games and a World Series in both leagues. (MLB) 


1986 - Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev charged that the U.S. wanted to "bleed the Soviet Union economically" with the arms race in space. 


1987 - Jessica McClure, 18 months old, fell down an abandoned well in Midland, TX. The rescue took 58 hours.

New Government Report Shines a Light on the Global Warming Scam and the “Green Mafia” Running it

New Government Report Shines a Light on the Global Warming Scam and the “Green Mafia” Running it:
"NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California has only recently released a whopping ten-year study that throws a wrench in the “the sky is falling” reactions of the environmental movement. Despite all the talk about carbon dioxide levels and the folly of man’s industrial hubris, the oceans have not warmed on any measurable level in the last 10 years.

The October 6th report begins: "

War on women!-----Woman's interminable selfie shoot divides YouTube

Woman's interminable selfie shoot divides YouTube - CNET:
"About 23 seconds into the proceedings, we stop and realize that someone is taking their time to film a woman taking her time taking the perfect selfie.
The filmer begins to add commentary. 
It's derogatory and even Not Safe For Work.
The selfie-taker has no idea she's being filmed.
Would she care anyway?
It's hard to know.
Her greater concern, having reached facial satisfaction, is to achieve a fine angle on her bottom."

Jerry Brown Passes Law Forcing Doctors to Undergo LGBT Sensitivity Training

Jerry Brown Passes Law Forcing Doctors to Undergo LGBT Sensitivity Training
Gov. Jerry Brown just signed a law requiring that California health care providers be trained to better understand the specific health needs of the LGBT community.

The law is meant to target inequities in medical treatment for LGBT patients who, according to the San Francisco Examiner, suffer from a lack of provider understanding of gay and transgendered health issues.

Assemblyman Richard Gordon, D-Menlo Park, who authored the original bill AB 496, contends that LGBT patients have a variety of negative experiences with doctors and other healthcare professionals. 

Lesbian couples complain that they have difficulty finding OB-GYN doctors willing to counsel them with in vitro fertilization options. Gordon adds that gays and lesbians criticize hospital staff for not treating them with respect while visiting their hospitalized life partners.

Jason Galisatus, a gay-rights activist for the Peninsula region of San Francisco claims that gay senior citizens are being drawn back into the closet when dealing with insensitive hospital staff. The activist hopes that the new law will make it easier for gays to discuss important health issues like pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a HIV preventative drug, with their doctor.

Because gay men, transgender people and people of color incur greater rates of HIV infection, Galisatus explains that it's crucial that they are comfortable talking with doctors about their medical histories and risk factors.

If You're Traveling Abroad, The State Department Has A Message For You...

If You're Traveling Abroad, The State Department Has A Message For You... - Chicks on the Right: "According to the U.S. State Department last Friday, you should have a "heightened state of alert," fearing ISIS and other extremist groups have "increased attempts to finance their operations through kidnapping for ransom."
Lovely.
According to the source, U.S. citizens are "prime targets for terrorists' kidnapping, and animals like ISIS have stepped up their "rhetoric calling for additional attacks or kidnapping attempts on westerners."
I never liked traveling abroad anyway, but some of you out there may have, so...you know."

Medical Expert Says ‘We Have to Be Ready For’ U.S. Soldiers Contracting Ebola in West Africa | Video | TheBlaze.com

Medical Expert Says ‘We Have to Be Ready For’ U.S. Soldiers Contracting Ebola in West Africa | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"On Sunday morning, the American people wrestled with the news that Ebola had been transmitted for the first time between people in the U.S. — despite medical protective gear and training.
The news came as 3,000 American military personnel are being committed to helping contain the initial Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday morning, medical expert Richard Besser said it’s very likely American soldiers will contract the virus."

Teachers say partisan politics, costs and lack of choice convinced them to leave Wisconsin union

Teachers say partisan politics, costs and lack of choice convinced them to leave Wisconsin union - EAGnews.org:
"The new law also limits union collective bargaining primarily to wages, which cannot increase faster than the consumer price index.
The result has been a mass exodus of educators from union rolls. 
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that “after Act 10, WEAC has lost about a third of its approximately 98,000 members and AFT- Wisconsin (another teachers union) is down to about 6,500 members from its peak of approximately 16,000.”
At the same time, membership in professional teacher organizations has steadily increased in Wisconsin, according to Kristi Lacroix, the state’s chief recruiter for the Association of American Educators, which provides liability insurance and other benefits for school employees at a fraction of the cost of union dues."

Slow credit card verification lands Florida man in jail

Slow credit card verification lands Florida man in jail | Ars Technica
Last week a man was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, FL when his two credit cards were declined after he spent $600 on bottle service at a nightclub.

The story wouldn't be all that interesting were it not for the fact that the man, Don Marcani, had not reached his credit limit that night. 

In fact, he was able to pay his $1,000 bail the next morning using one of the credit cards that was declined earlier.

As Marcani told NBC 6 South Florida, he and his friend used a Wells Fargo credit card to buy $80-worth of drinks at the bar of Cyn Nightclub. 

Then they decided to move into the VIP section, costing them $600. 

The waitress took Marcani's credit card, but when she tried to run the credit card later that night, it was declined. 

Marcani then provided a Capital One credit card, which was also declined.

As Marcani told NBC, “The club manager called my bank and gave me the phone to talk to the bank and that’s when the cop interfered and I think he said, ‘I’m tired of this shit. 

We even told them, 'walk us, escort us to the ATM machine.'” 

According to Marcani, the officer arrived at the scene at 3:49am. 

A few minutes later, at 3:57am, Marcani reportedly received an e-mail from Capital One asking him to verify the charge, but he wasn't able to check the e-mail because he was already handcuffed and the police confiscated his phone.

The next morning Broward County Jail successfully charged $1,000 to Marcani's credit card for bail.

U-M sets date for $400,000 transplantation of 200-year-old burr oak tree

U-M sets date for $400,000 transplantation of 200-year-old burr oak tree | MLive.com:
"The costly, months-long process of uprooting a 65-foot-tall, 250-year-old tree will culminate later this month as the University of Michigan has set a move day for the history burr oak at the Ross School of Business.
Officials announced today that the relocation of the tree is scheduled to take place Saturday, Oct. 25, weather permitting.
A crew began the $400,000 process of excavating and moving the legacy burr oak tree in July in order to make way for the school's $135 million, donor-funded expansion at the school.
The cost was factored into the overall cost of the project before it was approved by the Board of Regents."

Regional transportation agency seeks public comment on rural transit in Muskegon, Lakeshore community

Regional transportation agency seeks public comment on rural transit in Muskegon, Lakeshore community | MLive.com:
"In Muskegon County, many residents await expanded service to more rural parts of the region, including Holton, Montague, White Lake and Ravenna townships.
Maps outlining service to those communities will soon be provided to the public, according to the Muskegon Area Transit System website.
Last year, the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners approved the $1.35 million purchase of three 35-foot buses that would expand service in those northern, southern and southeastern sections of the county.
A grant from the National Infrastructure Investment Program made the procurement possible. Muskegon County Community Development Director Bob Lukens said at the time that rural bus service, a strategic plan of MATS, would not be in place until late 2014 or early 2015.  "

This Academic Said Barack Obama Has Had a Bigger Impact on ‘the Structure of American Society’ Than Ronald Reagan. Would You Agree? | Video | TheBlaze.com

This Academic Said Barack Obama Has Had a Bigger Impact on ‘the Structure of American Society’ Than Ronald Reagan. Would You Agree? | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Has Barack Obama’s presidency had more of a lasting impact on the U.S. than Ronald Reagan’s?

That’s what Paul Krugman would contend.
The progressive economist ranked the legacies of different presidents on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday morning, placing the sitting president behind Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Lyndon Baines Johnson, but saying that Obama has had a bigger impact on “the structure of American society” than Reagan."

Muskegon City Commission: Request to purchase Tasers for police department on this week's agenda

Muskegon City Commission: Request to purchase Tasers for police department on this week's agenda | MLive.com:
MUSKEGON, MI -- A request to purchase Tasers for the Muskegon Police Department will be considered by the city commission when it meets this week.

The request from Public Safety Director Jeffrey Lewis is for 25 Taser units, formally referred to as "conducted electrical weapons," at a cost of nearly $22,000. 

Accessories, including holsters, bring the total amount request to $31,350.

The city is anticipating a $10,000 grant from its risk management company that would be used toward the purchase.

The department currently does not have Tasers.

Dam breaks in Europe as deflation fears wash over ECB rhetoric

Dam breaks in Europe as deflation fears wash over ECB rhetoric - Telegraph
A key gauge of deflation risk in Europe is flashing red, dropping to record lows on fears of fresh recession and lack of decisive action by the European Central Bank.

The sudden lurch downwards came as Bank of America warned that France’s debt ratio could rocket to 120pc of GDP within five years, unless the EU authorities take radical steps to reflate the region’s economy. Italy’s debt could threaten 150pc even earlier.

The 5-year/5-year forward swap rate monitored closely by traders plummeted beneath 1.77pc on Friday morning as a global growth scare drove European stock markets to a 12-month low.

“This rate is the most important market signal on the planet right now. 

Everybody is watching the chart, and it has just gone off a cliff,” said Andrew Roberts, credit chief at RBS.

Can You Hear Me Now? Cell Phone Taxes Growing

Can You Hear Me Now? Ohio Cell Phone Tax Lower Than Average | Watchdog Wire - Ohio:
Here’s a tax you might not typically think of: the tax on your cell phone.

It’s worth considering.

According to the Tax Foundation, four cities — Chicago, Baltimore, Omaha, and New York City—have effective tax rates in excess of 25 percent of the customer bill.

They report, on average, “Americans pay an average of 17.05 percent in combined federal, state, and local tax and fees on wireless service.
This is comprised of a 5.82 percent federal rate and an average 11.23 percent state-local tax rate.”

....“Wireless taxes and fees are regressive and have a disproportionate impact on poorer citizens,” said Scott Mackey of KSE Partners and co-author of the Tax Foundation report. “Excessive taxes and fees may reduce low-income consumers’ access to wireless service at a time when such access is critical to economic success.”

Ad Blames GOP Budget Cuts For Ebola Outbreak

Ad Blames GOP Budget Cuts For Ebola Outbreak | Video | RealClearPolitics

The Brits get it-----Dallas confirms second Ebola victim, so where's Obama? Hitting the links for his 200th golf game as president

Dallas confirms second Ebola victim, so where's Obama? Hitting the links for his 200th golf game as president | Daily Mail Online

Yes. You might want to get one for everyone in your family----OM10 Gas Mask Filter Airborne Virus Protection Protect against Nuclear Bio Chemical H1N1 Flu Virus

OM10 Gas Mask Filter Airborne Virus Protection Protect against Nuclear Bio Chemical H1N1 Flu Virus:
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Protect against airborne virus and bacteria -Flu Pandamic protection.
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Texas Health Worker Who Cared for First U.S. Ebola Patient Contracts the Virus (UPDATE: She Was Wearing Protective Gear When She Was Exposed; CDC Confirms) | Video | TheBlaze.com

Texas Health Worker Who Cared for First U.S. Ebola Patient Contracts the Virus (UPDATE: She Was Wearing Protective Gear When She Was Exposed; CDC Confirms) | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"A Texas health care worker tested positive for Ebola, the first known case of the disease being contracted or transmitted in the U.S., even though she wore full protective gear while caring for a hospitalized patient who later died from the virus, health officials said Sunday."

Exclusive–Military Leaders: Michigan Dem Senate Nominee Gary Peters Exaggerated, Misrepresented Military Record on Campaign Trail

Exclusive–Military Leaders: Michigan Dem Senate Nominee Gary Peters Exaggerated, Misrepresented Military Record on Campaign Trail:

“Gary was pretty much a warm body in virtually all of the units I saw him assigned to,” Semerad said when reached by phone early Thursday. “He was never selected for anything.”

.....“Gary Peters has misled Michigan voters on his military service record,” John said in an emailed statement. 

“While we certainly appreciate everyone who enlists and serves on behalf of our country, on the campaign trail Congressman Peters, to put it mildly, has repeatedly made less than accurate statements about his time in the Naval Reserve and said things that aren't necessarily true about his qualifications in the Naval Reserves.”

"As a career active duty Army officer and former Congressman, it always concerns me when those running for political office misrepresent their military service record,” former Florida GOP West added. “The case of now Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut comes to mind.”

West compared Peters’ claims to those of John Kerry.

History for October 13

History for October 13 - On-This-Day.com
Wilbur Shaw 1902, Herblock (Herbert Block) 1909, Margaret Thatcher (Britain) 1925

Paul Simon 1941, Robert Lamm (The Big Thing, Chicago) 1944, Marie Osmond 1959


1792 - The cornerstone of the Executive Mansion was laid in Washington, DC. The building became known as the White House in 1818. 


1812 - American forces were defeated at the Battle of Queenstown Heights. The British victory effectively ended an further U.S. invasion of Canada. 










1943 - During World War II, Italy signed an armistice with the Allies and declared war on Germany. 


1951 - In Atlanta, GA, a football with a rubber covering was used for the first time. Georgia Tech beat Louisiana State 25-7. 


1957 - Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra introduced the Ford Edsel on an hour long special. 


1989 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush called for an overthrow of the Panamanian ruler Manuel Antonio Noriega. 


2010 - Near Copiapó, Chile, 33 miners were trapped underground in San José Mine. The miners were rescued after 69 days underground. 

Obama Achieves Milestone That Some Consider Symbolic of His Presidency | TheBlaze.com

Obama Achieves Milestone That Some Consider Symbolic of His Presidency | TheBlaze.com:

"President Barack Obama reportedly played golf for the 200th time of his presidency on Sunday"

You really want to share these unbelievable quotes by the Helen Keller – Glenn Beck

You really want to share these unbelievable quotes by the Helen Keller – Glenn Beck:



You will be amazed.

Obamacare Poised to Cause Insurance Cancellations, Networks Silent

Obamacare Poised to Cause Insurance Cancellations, Networks Silent:
"This year, “Virginia will be hardest hit, with 250,000 policies to be cancelled, in spite of a pledge from the Democratic senator running for re-election,” Jim Angle reported for "Special Report with Bret Baier" Oct. 8.
The news broke within the past two weeks and was reported by several major newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post. The Times downplayed the cancellations saying they would affect “relatively few” people. "

Obama Contradicts CDC: You Can't Get Ebola "Sitting Next To Someone On A Bus"

Obama Contradicts CDC: You Can't Get Ebola "Sitting Next To Someone On A Bus": "Despite the CDC’s call for people in Ebola-stricken nations to “avoid public transportation,” Barack Obama has said: “You cannot get it through casual contact like sitting on a bus.”

In fact, Obama said:"

DOOMED TEXAS CANDIDATE WENDY DAVIS aims wheelchair smear at Greg Abbott.

Instapundit » Blog Archive » DOOMED TEXAS CANDIDATE WENDY DAVIS aims wheelchair smear at Greg Abbott. 
DOOMED TEXAS CANDIDATE WENDY DAVIS aims wheelchair smear at Greg Abbott.

Every Democratic candidate should be asked, a la Todd Akin, if they support this tactic.

UPDATE:
From the comments:
“On a side note, I’m fascinated to see that Little Miss Harvard Law superlawyer is too dense to know the difference between compensatory damages (which is all Abbott asked for in his lawsuit against the tree maintenance company) and punitive damages (which are now restricted in Texas). 
Way to not understand Torts 101.”

Lawsuit: ACA navigators used as union recruiters « Watchdog.org

Lawsuit: ACA navigators used as union recruiters « Watchdog.org:

"The complaint echoes decades-old criticisms of Rathke and ACORN: They use federal money meant for services to the poor in pursuit of their own labor organizing activities."

VIDEO: Trey Gowdy TEARS APART the ‘Voter ID Laws are Racist’ Myth

VIDEO: Trey Gowdy TEARS APART the ‘Voter ID Laws are Racist’ Myth:

"The ruling presupposes that the voter ID requirements unfairly target minorities when, in reality, the law applies the same standards for voting that is is required for any facet of modern living: obtaining an ID.
 In the below speech, Republican no-nonsense Congressman Trey Gowdy takes apart the typical arguments against voter ID legislation."


Trey Gowdy does it again!!

OMG! Local paper supportsanother democrat tax increase!!! And the poor are gonna get nailed. AGAIN!!!------Editorial: Muskegon voters should pass Hackley Library millage in spirit of public-private partnerships

If these two taxes are approved, the Muskegon city property taxes (along with the 5%er just imposed) will have a 50% INCREASE in one year.
How are businesses gonna react?
Editorial: Muskegon voters should pass Hackley Library millage in spirit of public-private partnerships | MLive.com:
"MUSKEGON, MI – As difficult as approving 4 mills for road construction in the city of Muskegon will be for voters, we hope that they find the more modest request to pay for a 15-year, $3.2 million bond issue to improve Hackley Public Library reasonable.
The Hackley Public Library building created through the philanthropy of Charles Hackley in the 1890s is a community treasurer that must be maintained for future generations of library patrons, historic preservation and continued downtown Muskegon redevelopment.
We offer our endorsement of Hackley Public Library bond issue on the Nov. 4 ballot.
For the owner of an average $52,000 house in the city of Muskegon, the annual property tax increase to cover the bond issue is slightly less than $14."

Watch: Amazing Values On Display As Tenacious Small Town Fights Oppressive Group

Watch: Amazing Values On Display As Tenacious Small Town Fights Oppressive Group:

"After an out-of-state atheist group attempted to put an end to an elective Bible study course, parents in one North Carolina school district bombarded a recent board meeting to express their outrage."