History for December 14

History for December 14 - On-This-Day.com
Nostradamus 1503 - Physician, astrologer and clairvoyant, Tycho Brahe 1546 - Scientist, James Doolittle 1896 - Aviater, World War II hero


Margaret Chase Smith 1897 - Politician, first woman to serve in both houses of the United States Congress, Lee Remick 1935 - Actress, Patty Duke 1946 - Actress


1798 - David Wilkinson of Rhode Island patented the nut and bolt machine.


1799 - The first president of the United States, George Washington, died at the age 67.


1900 - Professor Max Planck of Berlin University revealed his revolutionary Quantum Theory.


1903 - Orville Wright made the first attempt at powered flight. The engine stalled during take-off and the plane was damaged in the attempt. Three days later, after repairs were made, the modern aviation age was born when the plane stayed aloft for 12 seconds and flew 102 feet.


1911 - Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole. He reached the destination 35 days ahead of Captain Robert F. Scott.


1945 - Josef Kramer, known as "the beast of Belsen," and 10 others were executed in Hamelin for the crimes they committed at the Belsen and Auschwitz Nazi concentration camps.


1984 - Howard Cosell retired from the NFL's Monday Night Football.


1986 - The experimental aircraft Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, took off from California on the first non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world. The trip took nine days to complete.

The way we were-----Harry Chapin - Taxi

Boob-tube-----Vintage Christmas Commercials

The Trump-Russia 'Dossier' Scandal Deepens | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis - IBD

The Trump-Russia 'Dossier' Scandal Deepens | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis - IBD
"Election Meddling: With every new revelation, the "dossier" on President Trump, which got the entire Trump-Russia-collusion story going, looks more and more scandalous.
...And everything that we've learned since has seriously undermined its credibility, while raising troubling questions about how the FBI and the Justice Department under Obama used it.
The most explosive revelation was that the dossier was bought and paid for by the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee, a fact that the Clinton campaign took pains to hide, that Clinton officials lied about, and that Fusion GPS refused to reveal on its own.
It wasn't an intelligence report at all.
It was a political hit job paid for by Trump's opponent.
We also learned that, despite the dossier's highly dubious claims and its partisan provenance, the FBI under Obama embraced it.
In fact, just a few weeks before the election, the FBI tried to hire Christopher Steele to continue his work..."
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UW-Madison quietly shelves controversial masculinity program

UW-Madison quietly shelves controversial masculinity program

• "The University of Wisconsin-Madison has confirmed that it has disbanded its "Men's Project," a program designed to teach “men-identified students” about the harms caused by traditional notions of masculinity.
• A UW spokesperson would not specify the reason for the program's termination, but did confirm that the school has no plans to convert it into a course for academic credit.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has disbanded a program to educate “men-identified students” about the harm caused by traditional notions of masculinity.
In January, Campus Reform reported on the school’s Men’s Project, which aimed to “explore masculinity and the problems accompanied by simplified definitions of it” and to “create a sense of security in vulnerability” among male students..."

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GUEST SLAMS CNN: ‘People Don’t Trust You Guys’ Because You Tell Them They Are Wrong, Stupid, And Racist | Daily Wire

GUEST SLAMS CNN: ‘People Don’t Trust You Guys’ Because You Tell Them They Are Wrong, Stupid, And Racist | Daily Wire:

"Alabama talk radio host Dale Jackson ripped CNN and the rest of the mainstream media on Sunday during an episode of “Reliable Sources” with host Brian Stelter, as he explained why people do not trust the network.
During the segment, Stelter was trying to understand why people in Alabama were still supporting Roy Moore after explosive allegations published by The Washington Post several weeks ago.
“Why in the world would people believe the things that are said if it’s always negative over and over and over and over again?” Jackson said. “That weaponizes the term fake news.”"

Illinois Drives People Away - WSJ

Illinois Drives People Away - WSJ:
"If Republicans succeed in limiting the state-and-local tax deduction, one hope is that this could finally inspire a come-to-Jesus moment in prodigal high-tax states. 
Democrats in Illinois ought to be especially chastened by new IRS data showing an acceleration of out-migration.
The Prairie State lost a record $4.75 billion in adjusted gross income to other states in the 2015 tax year, according to recently IRS data released.
That’s up from $3.4 billion in the prior year.
...What’s the matter with Illinois?...
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The Left’s War on Free Speech - Imprimis

The Left’s War on Free Speech - Imprimis:
"...Last fall, sitting around the dinner table, the twelve-year-old was doing a particularly good job at this with his youngest sister.
She finally grew so frustrated that she said, “Oliver, you need to stop talking—forever.”
This inspired a volley of protests about free speech rights, and ended with them yelling “shut up” at each other.
Desperate to stop the fighting and restore order, I asked each of them in turn to tell me what they thought “free speech” meant.

• The twelve-year-old went first. A serious and academic child, he gave a textbook definition that included “Congress shall make no law,” an evocation of James Madison, a tutorial on the Bill of Rights, and warnings about “certain exceptions for public safety and libel.” I was happy to know the private-school fees were yielding something.
• The nine-year-old went next. A rebel convinced that everyone ignores her, she said that she had no idea what “public safety” or “libel” were, but that “it doesn’t matter, because free speech means there should never be any restrictions on anything that anybody says, anytime or anywhere.” She added that we could all start by listening more to what she says.
• Then it was the five-year-old’s turn. You could tell she’d been thinking hard about her answer. She fixed both her brother and sister with a ferocious stare and said: “Free speech is that you can say what you want—as long as I like it.”

It was at this moment that I had one of those sudden insights as a parent.
I realized that my oldest was a constitutional conservative, my middle child a libertarian, and my youngest a socialist with totalitarian tendencies..."
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Lunch video-----Bill Warner PhD: The Virtuous Near Enemy

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Obama's Odious Comparison Of The Weimar Republic To The USA Is Just Plain Wrong — And Lacks Self-Awareness | Daily Wire

Obama's Odious Comparison Of The Weimar Republic To The USA Is Just Plain Wrong — And Lacks Self-Awareness | Daily Wire:

"What strikes me about President Obama’s statement isn’t so much his lack of historical understanding (all one need do is peruse his remarks about past presidents from Washington to Hayes to realize how little he seems to know about the country he once led) but rather his utter lack of self-awareness about the sins of his own presidency. The irony of the warnings of a threat to democracy coming from him of all people is not lost on those who paid attention to his administration’s own bona fide assaults on freedom and civil rights . . . and were on the receiving end of them. Let us remember:"

North Korea: Starved To Death Prisoners' Bodies Fed To Dogs In Brutal Regime

North Korea: Starved To Death Prisoners' Bodies Fed To Dogs In Brutal Regime:
"As North Korea continues to violate human rights on almost every level, news is now surfacing that the tyrannical regime doesn’t just starve their political prisoners. 
Kim Jong-Un’s brutal dictatorship also feeds the corpses of those starved to death to the dogs.
In difficult to hear testimony in front of United Nations, North Korean defector Ji Hyeon-A explained how government officials in the hermit kingdom beat her and fed her only rotten food.
Ji has escaped the regime three times now, and all three times, she said she was sent back to face horrific punishments in the impoverished nation..."
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Florida Bill Would Make it a Crime to be the Victim of Auto Theft - Hit & Run : Reason.com

Florida Bill Would Make it a Crime to be the Victim of Auto Theft - Hit & Run : Reason.com
"Florida state Rep. Wengay Newton (D–St. Petersburg) is so tough on auto theft that he wants to punish the crime's victims as well.
Newton has introduced a bill that would make it a criminal offense to have your car stolen if you leave it unlocked with the keys inside. 
His legislation would make this a second-degree misdemeanor; violators would face fines of up to $500 and jail time of up to 60 days.
...Not surprisingly, this proposal has prompted some pushback from people who say it's unfair to crime victims.
That includes a number of law enforcement officials..."
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#1 This day 1979-----Styx - Babe

Banning dems from US cities would accomplish the same goal-----Politico Calls The Electoral College A National Security Threat

Politico Calls The Electoral College A National Security Threat:
"The American electoral college system should be abolished because it provides foreign nations with the opportunity to influence the outcomes of U.S. presidential elections, according to Politico.
The authors used Alexander Hamilton’s Federalist No. 68 to explain the Founding Fathers’ theory that the U.S. electoral college would protect the nation from “the desire in foreign powers to gain an improper ascendant in our councils.”
The story further argued that Hamilton and the other American forefathers could not have imagined, or prepared for, an election like 2016, thereby bolstering the claim that Russia “was able to manipulate America’s election process with stunning effectiveness.”..."
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I'm a Pediatrician. Here's What I Did When a Little Boy Patient Said He Was a Girl.

I'm a Pediatrician. Here's What I Did When a Little Boy Patient Said He Was a Girl.:

"“Congratulations, it’s a boy!” Or, “Congratulations, it’s a girl!”
As a pediatrician for nearly 20 years, that’s how many of my patient relationships began. Our bodies declare our sex.
Biological sex is not assigned. Sex is determined at conception by our DNA and is stamped into every cell of our bodies. Human sexuality is binary. You either have a normal Y chromosome, and develop into a male, or you don’t, and you will develop into a female. There are at least 6,500 genetic differences between men and women. Hormones and surgery cannot change this."

Bar association denounces recall effort against judge that issued Stanford rape sentence - The College Fix

Bar association denounces recall effort against judge that issued Stanford rape sentence - The College Fix:
‘If judges fear direct, personal repercussions, the rule of law will suffer’

Now that a California appellate court has approved a ballot effort to go forward against Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, who issued a six-month jail sentence to convicted Stanford University rapist Brock Turner, his local legal community is speaking out against the organized campaign against him.
...Santa Clara County Bar Association...After weighing the evidence, the board concluded there was “no credible assertion” that Persky’s sentence violated the law, that he “ignored any ethical obligations or acted in bad faith,” or that he had a “pattern of egregious conduct” that would justify his recall..
The organization noted that the California Commission on Judicial Performance, the independent state agency that investigations allegations against judges, voted unanimously to close its investigation into Persky at the preliminary stage a year ago – meaning there was no merit to the claims..."
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History for December 13

History for December 13 - On-This-Day.com
Dick Van Dyke 1925 - Actor, comedian, Christopher Plummer 1929 - Actor, John Davidson 1941 - Singer, actor, game show host ("That's Incredible," "Hollywood Squares")


Ted Nugent 1948 - Musician, Steve Buscemi 1957 - Actor, Taylor Swift 1989 - Singer, songwriter
 

1577 - Five ships under the command of Sir Francis Drake left Plymouth, England, to embark on Drake's circumnavigation of the globe. The journey took almost three years.


1636 - The United States National Guard was created when militia regiments were organized by the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.


1809 - The first abdominal surgical procedure was performed in Danville, KY, on Jane Todd Crawford. The operation was performed without an anesthetic.


1862 - In America, an estimated 11,000 Northern soldiers were killed or wounded when Union forces were defeated by Confederates under General Robert E. Lee, at the Battle of Fredericksburg.


1937 - Japanese forces took the Chinese city of Nanking (Nanjing). An estimated 200,000 Chinese were killed over the next six weeks. The event became known as the "Rape of Nanking."


1964 - In El Paso, TX, President Johnson and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion that diverted the Rio Grande River, reshaping the U.S.-Mexican border. This ended a century-old border dispute.


1998 - Puerto Rican voters rejected U.S. statehood in a non-binding referendum.


2000 - U.S. Vice President Al Gore conceded the 2000 Presidential election to Texas Gov. George W. Bush. The Florida electoral votes were won by only 537 votes, which decided the election. The election had been contested up to the U.S. Supreme Court, which said that the Florida recount (supported by the Florida Supreme Court) was unconstitutional.