History for August 9

History for August 9 - On-This-Day.com
Jean Piaget 1896, Rod Laver 1938, Sam Elliott 1944


Melanie Griffith 1957, Whitney Houston 1963, Gillian Anderson 1968


1854 - "Walden" was published by Henry David Thoreau.


1930 - Betty Boop had her beginning in "Dizzy Dishes" created by Max Fleischer.


1936 - Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the Berlin Olympics. He was the first American to win four medals in one Olympics.


1942 - Mohandas K. Gandhi was arrested Britain. He was not released until 1944.


1944 - The Forest Service and Wartime Advertising Council created "Smokey the Bear."


1945 - The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The bombing came three days after the bombing of Hiroshima. About 74,000 people were killed. Japan surrendered August 14.


1974 - U.S. President Richard Nixon formally resigned. Gerald R. Ford took his place, and became the 38th president of the U.S.


2001 - U.S. President George W. Bush announced he would support federal funding for limited medical research on embryonic stem cells.

BARTH & GRIMES: California Burns: The 'New Normal' Thanks To Obama-Era Environmental Regulations | Daily Wire

BARTH & GRIMES: California Burns: The 'New Normal' Thanks To Obama-Era Environmental Regulations | Daily Wire:

These Obama-era regulations introduced excessive layers of bureaucracy that blocked proper forest management and increased environmentalist litigation and costs — a result of far too many radical environmentalists, bureaucrats, Leftist politicians and judicial activists who would rather let forests burn than let anyone thin out overgrown trees or let professional loggers harvest usable timber left from beetle infestation, or selectively cut timber.

The way we were-----Running Bear - Johnny Preston - Original recording 1959.

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Rahm Emmanuel is Pouring Fuel on Chicago Fire. [VIDEO] - Victory Girls Blog

Rahm Emmanuel is Pouring Fuel on Chicago Fire. [VIDEO] - Victory Girls Blog: 
"Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel didn’t set off the violence that gripped Chicago neighborhoods last weekend. 
But his new police policies will pour fuel on Chicago’s savage tinderbox.
Deanna told us how some Chicago neighborhoods turned into shooting galleries last weekend, when 60 people were shot, and nine died. 
But that’s not all. 
By the time 6 a.m. Monday rolled around, the butcher’s bill climbed to 74 shooting victims. Twelve of those died.
The shooting galleries included a block party, a post-funeral gathering, and even someone’s front porch. 
How bad is it when you’re not even safe on your own front porch?
But Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan (both Democrats, like you needed to ask) have a great idea on how to fix the police in Chicago.
Yes, fix the police. 
Not the neighborhoods where gang violence is rampant, mind you. 
The police, you see, have the problem..."
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Emails Reveal Teachers Plotting To Hide Their Political Bias From Parents

Emails Reveal Teachers Plotting To Hide Their Political Bias From Parents
"The Left is abusing American high school education in its struggle to gain and retain political power. 
We only found out about this incident by accident. 
How many more?
Shortly after President Trump’s inauguration, a group of public school history teachers in the posh Boston suburb of Newton pledged to 

• reject the “call for objectivity” in the classroom, 
• bully conservative students for their beliefs, 
• and serve as “liberal propagandist[s]” for the cause of social justice.

This informal pact was made in an exchange of emails among history teachers at Newton North High School, part of a very rich but academically mediocre public school district with an annual budget of $200 million, a median home price of almost half a million, and a median household income of more than $120,000. 
Read the entire email exchange here..."
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Trump Frees Obamacare Captives, Dems SueThe American Spectator

Trump Frees Obamacare Captives, Dems SueThe American Spectator:

That’s what makes this case novel, first of its kind and really important.… No scholar or court has ever said the president can use his discretion to implement a statute to purposely destroy it.… If there’s ever going to be a violation of the “take care” clause, this is it.
So, President Trump has reversed an arbitrary — and probably illegal — Obama administration fiat for the purpose of helping more Americans get affordable health insurance. But the Democrats in general, the corrupt officials of four dysfunctional cities, and a few academic ideologues say he can’t do that. The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, which will probably grant the plaintiffs a temporary injunction, meaning more Obamacare victims will have to wait for years to get justice. But for the Democrats it isn’t about justice. This kind of lawfare is standard practice for these creatures. About 140 such suits have been aimed at Trump since he was inaugurated — just an appetizer for what will happen if the Democrats get control of either house of Congress in November.

Exclusive -- Robert Epstein: Who Gave Private Big Tech Companies the Power to Decide What We Can See?

Exclusive -- Robert Epstein: Who Gave Private Big Tech Companies the Power to Decide What We Can See?
"...Epstein stressed that he is not a political conservative and “certainly no fan of Alex Jones,” but he saw the Jones’ banning as a disturbing threat to the free speech and vibrant democracy he loves.
“I think the big issue here is not even a free speech issue.
The issue is: Who should be making these decisions about what people see and don’t see? 
That’s the question.”
“In some ways, things are worse than you think,” he continued. “Jones himself responded by saying, ‘Well, you know people, you can still livestream me at…’ and then he gave the links to go to so you can livestream him.
But what apparently he doesn’t realize is that these companies, Google in particular, they have the power to limit access to websites, which most people know nothing about.”...
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Activists collect tales of voting problems in GA primary | McClatchy Washington Bureau

Activists collect tales of voting problems in GA primary | McClatchy Washington Bureau: WASHINGTON
"Habersham County’s Mud Creek precinct in northeastern Georgia had 276 registered voters ahead of the state’s primary elections in May.
But 670 ballots were cast, according to the Georgia secretary of state’s office, indicating a 243 percent turnout.
The discrepancy, included in a number of sworn statements and exhibits filed as part of a federal lawsuit against the state by election security activists, comes amid swelling public concern for the security of Georgia’s voting systems. 
Georgia is one of four states that uses voting machines statewide that produce no paper record for voters to verify, making them difficult to audit, experts say.
And cybersecurity experts have warned that there were security flaws on the state election website leading up to the 2016 contest that permitted the download and manipulation of voter information..."
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Lunch video-----Alex Jones is Now an Unperson

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Ocasio-Cortez & The DSA: What They, And Increasingly More Democrats, Believe | Daily Wire

Ocasio-Cortez & The DSA: What They, And Increasingly More Democrats, Believe | Daily Wire:

Additionally, the DSA acknowledges their coalition may range from motivated progressive Democrats to Karl Marx enthusiasts; what matters is that they are fellow travelers in socialist solidarity.
Not only do Ocasio-Cortez and the DSA want to #AbolishICE, but the DSA wants to abolish the Senate.
As stated in their digital manifest, direct democracy would require the abolishment of the “extremely unrepresentative political body” known as the Senate. The socialists take issue that each state has equal weight and representation — no matter if it is Montana or California — oddly, an ideology that prides itself on equity, attacks the system of egalitarian state influence.

Why Super-Liberal West Hollywood's Vote to Remove Trump's Star Means Nothing | pluralist

Why Super-Liberal West Hollywood's Vote to Remove Trump's Star Means Nothing | pluralist
"I think it’s important to take a stand against those we believe are fraudulent.”
The West Hollywood City Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday night calling for President Donald Trump’s star be removed from the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

...The council cited Trump's "disturbing treatment of women and other actions that do not meet the shared values of the City of West Hollywood" as the motivation for the resolution.

West Hollywood, is a famously progressive even by Hollywood standards. 

The city is a gay enclave that ​flies a rainbow flag over City Hall, and residents voted ​overwhelmingly for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. 

In May, Stormy Daniels, a porn star who is suing Trump, was ​given the key to the city..."

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Imam of prominent Washington law firm says America will be a Muslim nation

Imam of prominent Washington law firm says America will be a Muslim nation
"An anti-Trump Muslim religious leader told his congregations in Virginia that the United States offers "great potential" and that "it will be a Muslim nation.” 

Imam Sulaiman Jalloh frequently gives sermons in English at several mosques, including Dar Al Noor in Manassas, Virginia. 

In video, Imam Jalloh apparently condemned the Trump administration when he said on video:
...“Islam is the only solution to solving America’s problems. 

Islam will be the solution to solve the world’s problems. 

...a profile of Sulaiman Jalloh notes that he is employed by the Steptoe and Johnson law firm of Washington D.C. 

...also lists himself as a former employee of Al Jazeera television network and the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts. 

Steptoe and Johnson is an international law firm that represents Fortune 500 companies. 

Among the attorneys in the firm are prominent former government officials, including former U.S. Secretary of Interior and Arizona governor Bruce Babbit..."

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The Grumpy Economist: Who will pay unfunded state pensions?

The Grumpy Economist: Who will pay unfunded state pensions?: 
"Homeowners. 
So says a nice WSJ op-ed...points out its inevitability. 
If indeed courts will insist that benefits may not be cut, then state governments must raise taxes, and this is the only one that can do the trick.
States can try to raise income taxes. 
And people will move. 
States can try to raise business taxes. 
And businesses will move. 
What can states tax that can't move? 
Only real estate.
If the state drastically raises the property tax, there is no choice but to pay it. 
You can sell, but the new buyer will be willing to pay much less. 
Pay the tax slowly over time, or lose the value of the property right away in a lower price. 
Either way, the owner of the property on the day the tax is announced bears the burden of paying off the pensions.
There is a an economic principle here, the "capital levy."...
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The ACLJ’s Agenda for Reform is Advancing Because Economic Promises Have Been Made and Kept | American Center for Law and Justice

The ACLJ’s Agenda for Reform is Advancing Because Economic Promises Have Been Made and Kept | American Center for Law and Justice:

While critics of this Administration have said that those promises on jobs, the economy, and achieving fair trade would be nearly impossible to achieve, it is clear that those promises are now coming true.
Real gross domestic product in the last quarter increased at an annual rate of 4.1%, as consumer spending championed the economy, according to the advance estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. It is manifest, that this jump represents the fastest increase in GDP growth since the third quarter of 2014. This means that the U.S. economy is on track to hit the highest annual average growth rate in over 13 years.. This progress makes the promise of 4% economic growth a reality.

This'll bring in the fans!-----NFL to Unveil Male Dancers for the First Time | pluralist

NFL to Unveil Male Dancers for the First Time | pluralist
"Still can't believe I'm one of the first males in history to be a pro NFL cheerleader!"
​The Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints will have male cheerleaders dancing on their squads for the first time this season.

Dancers Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnies have been preparing for the NFL season since they made the Rams cheerleading squad.. 

...He told CNN affiliate KATC that his mom sent him a link with their story.
"She told me it was my time to shine," he said in a video posted before his final audition."

The process has been great, everyone has been really nice to me and I can't wait to see where this goes."

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