Tuesday, March 28, 2017

President Looks to NASA’s Future, Hubble History in Weekly Address - Breitbart

President Looks to NASA’s Future, Hubble History in Weekly Address - Breitbart:

"In President Donald Trump’s weekly address to the nation, he reviewed a unique moment in the history of NASA, its Hubble telescope, and the future of the James Webb space telescope as he highlighted this week’s signing of the NASA Transition Authorization Act into law."

• Chart: Europe and North America's Top Coffee-Drinking Nations | Statista

• Chart: Europe and North America's Top Coffee-Drinking Nations | Statista:
"This year, Finns will drink the most coffee. 
According to a forecast from the Statista Consumer Market Outlook 2017, per capita consumption of coffee is set to be 10.35 kilograms in the Nordic country, making them the most avid drinkers of a cup of hot brown in Europe and North America.
Mixing it with the other Nordic nations at the top of the list is the Netherlands.
In second place, the Dutch will consume an average of 9.58 kilograms in 2017."
Infographic: Europe and North America's Top Coffee-Drinking Nations | Statista

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History for March 28

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History for March 28 - On-This-Day.com
August Busch 1899, Frank Lovejoy 1912, Dianne Wiest 1948 - Actress ("Law and Order")
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Reba McEntire 1955 - Actress, country singer, Vince Vaughn 1969 - Actor, Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) 1986 - Musician


1774 - Britain passed the Coercive Act against Massachusetts.


1854 - The Crimean War began with Britain and France declaring war on Russia.


1885 - The Salvation Army was officially organized in the U.S.


1898 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a child born in the U.S. to Chinese immigrants was a U.S. citizen. This meant that they could not be deported under the Chinese Exclusion Act.


1917 - During World War I the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was founded.


1933 - In Germany, the Nazis ordered a ban on all Jews in businesses, professions and schools.


1974 - A streaker ran onto the set of "The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson."


1979 - A major accident occurred at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. A nuclear power reactor overheated and suffered a partial meltdown.

Monday, March 27, 2017

Professors at elite college pen disturbing rejection of free speech, aim to silence debate on campus – TheBlaze

Professors at elite college pen disturbing rejection of free speech, aim to silence debate on campus – TheBlaze:

"An influential faculty committee at Wellesley College, a prestigious women’s liberal arts college in Massachusetts, is calling for the school to stop inviting speakers they say cause students “harm” by presenting their ideas."