History for July 22

History for July 22 - On-This-Day.com
Gregor Mendel 1822, Steve Vincent Benet 1889, Alexander Calder 1898


Bob Dole 1923, Alex Trebek 1940, Albert Brooks 1947


1376 - The legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin leading rats out of town is said to have occurred on this date.


1587 - A second English colony was established on Roanoke Island off North Carolina. The colony vanished under mysterious circumstances.


1798 - The USS Constitution was underway and out to sea for the first time since being launched on October 21, 1797.


1933 - Wiley Post ended his around-the-world flight. He had traveled 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes.


1943 - American forces led by General George S. Patton captured Palermo, Sicily.


1998 - Iran tested medium-range missile, capable of reaching Israel or Saudi Arabia.


2003 - In northern Iraq, Saddam Hussein's sons Odai and Qusai died after a gunfight with U.S. forces.

Mick Mulvaney says Obama had 'secret' list of proposed regulations - Washington Times

Mick Mulvaney says Obama had 'secret' list of proposed regulations - Washington Times:

"White House budget director Mick Mulvaney accused the Obama administration Thursday of keeping a “secret list” of proposed regulations during Mr. Obama’s eight-year regulatory onslaught against businesses, and touted President Trump’s rollback of more than 800 Obama-era rules and proposals.
Of the 860 rules or proposed rules that the Trump administration has killed, 179 came from what he called Mr. Obama’s “secret” list. As Trump aides combed through the books, they found pending proposals that ranged from rules on hardwood plywood research to new requirements for contamination control in cattle slaughter operations."

The way we were-----Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You

Unable To Confront The Migrant Crisis, Europe Is Committing Suicide

Unable To Confront The Migrant Crisis, Europe Is Committing Suicide
"On Sunday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would not limit the number of refugees coming into the country. “On the issue of an upper limit, my position is clear,” Merkel said. “I won’t accept one.”
Setting aside the electoral implications of Merkel’s statement, which defied her party’s long-term coalition partner just two months before federal elections, it perfectly captured the refusal of European leaders to face the migrant crisis head-on—a refusal that in turn epitomizes the slow suicide of European civilization..."
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Michigan companies can't fill jobs because too many people can't pass a drug test | Crain's Detroit Business

Michigan companies can't fill jobs because too many people can't pass a drug test | Crain's Detroit Business:
"A Macomb County factory owner sees a chance to increase production at his metal-stamping plant. 
He puts out a call for job applicants and dozens respond.

About half are rejected. 
Why? 
They cannot pass a basic pre-employment drug test.
A major manufacturing facility in Detroit furloughs workers during a downturn. 
When 100 of the workers are called back several months later, every one of them fails the company's drug screening, mostly for marijuana.
In Traverse City, an addiction treatment center surveys 30 companies in across the region and finds only 1-in-4 conduct drug tests. 
The reason: They fear the results would require them to reject or fire the workers they desperately need..."
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Fmr. U.N. Amb. Power Emerges As Central Figure In Obama Unmasking Investigation

Fmr. U.N. Amb. Power Emerges As Central Figure In Obama Unmasking Investigation:

"Former United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power's involvement in the unmasking by former Obama administration officials of sensitive national security information is raising red flags over what insiders view was an attempt by the former administration to undermine President Donald Trump and key figures on his team, according to current and former U.S. officials familiar with the situation."

California College Boss Wants Algebra Graduation Requirement Gone, Says it’s ‘Civil Rights Issue’ | Heat Street

California College Boss Wants Algebra Graduation Requirement Gone, Says it’s ‘Civil Rights Issue’ | Heat Street:
"The chancellor of California’s community college system has raised eyebrows after suggesting colleges should drop the algebra requirement, claiming it’s a “civil rights issue”.
Eloy Oritz Oakley, the boss of 113 community colleges in California, made his suggestion during an interview with NPR.
He said the algebra requirement is particularly troublesome because it prevents a number of students from graduating from community colleges, adding that almost 50 percent of students don’t meet the standard.
“This is a civil rights issue, but this is also something that plagues all Americans — particularly low-income Americans,” he said.
“If you think about all the underemployed or unemployed Americans in this country who cannot connect to a job in this economy — which is unforgiving of those students who don’t have a credential — the biggest barrier for them is this algebra requirement. 
It’s what has kept them from achieving a credential.”"