History for January 31

History for January 31 - On-This-Day.com
Zane Grey 1872, Jackie Robinson 1919, Norman Mailer 1929 - Author


Suzanne Pleshette 1937, Jessica Walter 1944, Nolan Ryan 1947


1865 - In America, General Robert E. Lee was named general-in-chief of the Confederate armies.


1893 - The trademark "Coca-Cola" was first registered in the United States Patent Office.


1929 - The USSR exiled Leon Trotsky. He found asylum in Mexico.


1936 - The radio show "The Green Hornet" debuted.


1940 - The first Social Security check was issued by the U.S. Government.


1950 - U.S. President Truman announced that he had ordered development of the hydrogen bomb.


1958 - Explorer I was put into orbit around the earth. It was the first U.S. earth satellite.


1971 - Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blasted off aboard Apollo 14 on a mission to the moon.

From Conspiracy Theories to Conspiracies - American Greatness

From Conspiracy Theories to Conspiracies - American Greatness:

"If any of these efforts were undertaken in 2009 to subvert the presidency of Barack Obama popular outrage might well have led to criminal indictments. If Hollywood grandees had promised to do to Barack Obama what they boast doing to Donald Trump, the entire industry would have been discredited—or given the Obama investigatory treatment.
Indeed, in many cases between 2009-2017, U.S. citizens the Obama Administration found noncompliant with its agendas became targets of the IRS for their political activity or monitored by the Justice Department. "

The way we were-----Little Eva - Loco-motion(1962)

Boob-tube-----One of the Strangest Shows Ever to Air on TV (1958)

VOTER FRAUD REPORT: Eleven California Counties Have More Registered Voters Than Eligible Citizens – American Lookout

VOTER FRAUD REPORT: Eleven California Counties Have More Registered Voters Than Eligible Citizens – American Lookout: 
"The left loves to pretend that voter fraud doesn’t exist, but we keep seeing stories that show just the opposite.  
Judicial Watch has obtained documents that show that 11 California counties have more registered voters than people eligible to vote!
...Judicial Watch lays out the specifics: “[T]here were more total registered voters than there were adults over the age of 18 living in each of the following eleven (11) counties: 

• Imperial (102%), 
• Lassen (102%), 
• Los Angeles (112%), 
• Monterey (104%), 
• San Diego (138%), 
• San Francisco (114%), 
• San Mateo (111%), 
• Santa Cruz (109%), 
• Solano (111%), 
• Stanislaus (102%), and 
• Yolo (110%).” 

The letter notes that the percentage in L.A. Country may be as high as 144%.
Read on!

Black Woman Sues Walmart For The ‘Racism’ Of Locking Up Products That Get Stolen

Black Woman Sues Walmart For The ‘Racism’ Of Locking Up Products That Get Stolen:
"A black woman in Southern California has filed a lawsuit against Walmart because the retailer locks up products that people steal.
These often-shoplifted items happen to be black beauty products, so this woman is crying racism. And she’s crying racism with Gloria Allred as her attorney so you know this lawsuit is extra-frivolous.
...according to KTLA:
Essie Grundy, 43, said she want to a Walmart near her home to purchase a skin cream and noticed that hair products for African American were segregated and she complained.
But when an employee said it was a directive from corporate offices…"
Read on!

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe 'removed' from the bureau | Fox News

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe 'removed' from the bureau | Fox News:

"Top FBI official Andrew McCabe has been "removed" from his post as deputy director, Fox News is told, leaving the bureau after months of conflict-of-interest complaints from Republicans including President Trump.
A source confirmed to Fox News that McCabe is taking “terminal leave” – effectively taking vacation until he reaches his planned retirement in a matter of weeks. As such, he will not be reporting to work at the FBI anymore."

Canada Risks Popping Marijuana Bubble As Prices Dive Before Legalization | Zero Hedge

Canada Risks Popping Marijuana Bubble As Prices Dive Before Legalization | Zero Hedge
"A recent Statistics Canada report confirms price deflation has hit the marijuana industry in an even more significant way than expected, as a downward slide in prices puts a squeeze on profits for producers in the soon-to-be-legal market.

According to data published last Thursday by Statistics Canada, the annual change in the average cost per gram declined 7.7 percent in 2017 verse the prior year, this is the most significant decline in more than a decade, as the Trudeau administration prepares for legalization as soon as July.

Bloomberg believes the decline in prices is not a force of demand, but more on the oversupplied side..."

Read on!

Trump says he would be 'tougher' in Brexit talks than Theresa May

Trump says he would be 'tougher' in Brexit talks than Theresa May:
"President Trump claimed in a televised interview set to air Sunday in the United Kingdom he would be "tougher" than British Prime Minister Theresa May were he responsible for Brexit negotiations to leave the European Union.
"Would it be the way I'd negotiate? No, I wouldn't negotiate it the way it's negotiated," he said in a preview clip.
"I would have said that the European Union is not cracked up to what it's supposed to be and I would have taken a tougher stand in getting out." 
Trump did not offer any specifics of how he would be tougher in the excerpt released ahead of the full interview.
These comments come after the two leaders appeared together at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, touting the strength of U.S.-U.K. relations.
Some special relationship, huh? Bonnie Kristian"

Lunch video-----Stalinism Triumphant: Famine, Terror, And Hitler's Shadow, 1929-1941

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