History for March 11

History for March 11 - On-This-Day.com

537 - The Goths began their siege on Rome. 


1302 - The characters Romeo and Juliet were married this day according to William Shakespeare. 


1867 - In Hawaii, the volcano Great Mauna Loa erupted. 


1888 - The "Blizzard of '88" began along the U.S. Atlantic Seaboard shutting down communication and transportation lines. More than 400 people died.(March 11-14) 


1946 - Pravda denounced Winston Churchill as anti-Soviet and a warmonger. 


1969 - Levi-Strauss started selling bell-bottomed jeans. 










1988 - A cease-fire was declared in the war between Iran and Iraq. 


1993 - Janet Reno was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the first female attorney general. 


1993 - North Korea withdrew from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty refusing to open sites for inspection. 

Do you work harder than President Obama? (HINT: Yes) – Glenn Beck

Do you work harder than President Obama? (HINT: Yes) – Glenn Beck:

 "President Obama is preparing for his third taxpayer funded vacation of 2014. After spending the Christmas and New Year’s holidays in Hawaii, the President flew to Southern California over President’s Day weekend to meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan and play a few rounds of golf at a posh estate. This latest trip will take the Obama family to the exclusive Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida."

ObamaCare will hasten income inequality, union report says | Fox News

ObamaCare will hasten income inequality, union report says | Fox News:

"“The promise of Obamacare was the right one and the hope for extending healthcare coverage to the un-and under-insured a step in the right direction,” the report says. “Yet the unintended consequences will hit the average, hard-working American where it hurts: in the wallet.”

The report says it’s “ironic” that the Obama administration is publicly discussing income inequality though it has yet to make the changes to ObamaCare that Unite Here believes are necessary to avoid exacerbating income disparity."

Former spy chief claims Putin regime is an 'intelligence agency dictatorship' | The Daily Caller

Former spy chief claims Putin regime is an 'intelligence agency dictatorship' | The Daily Caller:

"“About five years ago, Pacepa was warning me about Putin. He’s saying Putin is former KGB, Putin has surrounded himself with KGB people everywhere, it is now in essence an ‘intelligence agency dictatorship’,” Rychlak, a professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law, told TheDC.

This was in stark contrast to the perception that Putin was presenting a new face for Russia that was turning away from the bad days of the Soviet Union. To Pacepa, that perception was wrong.

“Pacepa was ahead of the curve in teaching me about Putin’s bad intent before I saw the stuff on the news. I think today that everyone will concede that it’s a bad situation, but Pacepa has known it for some time,” Rychlak said."

Why Benedict Arnold Is an 'American Patriot' ... in London - NBC News.com

Why Benedict Arnold Is an 'American Patriot' ... in London - NBC News.com:

LONDON – The new ambassador to Britain was stunned to spot something peculiar not far from the U.S. Embassy: a plaque on the side of a once-grand building paying tribute to America’s most notorious traitor.

There it was, clear as day: “Major General Benedict Arnold American Patriot.”

The very same Arnold who fought for the American Continental Army during the Revolutionary War until he was discovered plotting to reveal its position at West Point to the British.

How could it be, Ambassador Matthew Barzun wondered. Centuries later, was Britain still bitter? Was it someone’s idea of a joke?

Barzun, who began his assignment as ambassador to the United Kingdom in August, took to Twitter and wrote a post on his blog, seeking answers.

Sheryl Sandberg on why you should never call your daughter bossy - Yahoo News

Sheryl Sandberg on why you should never call your daughter bossy - Yahoo News:

In March 2013, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's book Lean In sparked a major national conversation on women and leadership in the workplace. The technology executive also set up a nonprofit, Lean In, to help women strengthen their workplace confidence and skills by convening in Lean In Circles with trusted peers. One year later, Lean In has teamed up with the Girl Scouts to launch a public service campaign, Ban Bossy, to encourage everyone to think twice about using a word that Sandberg says teaches women to hold themselves back. Sandberg talked to Yahoo News about the new initiative promoting a vision of girls and women as leaders — and why she wants to ban the word “bossy.”

Let’s start with the word "bossy." Why is it that little girls are called bossy but little boys are not?

Blood test that predicts Alzheimer's disease - Health News - Health & Families - The Independent

Blood test that predicts Alzheimer's disease - Health News - Health & Families - The Independent:

A blood test that can detect Alzheimer’s disease up to three years before the onset of symptoms has been developed by scientists who believe that it could lead to the early diagnosis of progressive dementia in elderly people.

The test raises ethical concerns, however, as it is only 90 per cent accurate in its current form – meaning that up to one in ten people could be wrongly diagnosed with a disease for which there is no effective treatment.

Man convicted of slaying 7 awarded nearly $500K - New York News

Man convicted of slaying 7 awarded nearly $500K - New York News:

CHICAGO (AP) - A former handyman serving life in prison for the 1993 murder of seven people at a suburban Chicago restaurant has been awarded nearly a half-million dollars in a civil lawsuit in which he alleged a jail guard punched him in the face.

Victims' relatives Sunday criticized jurors' decision for James Degorski, who, with an accomplice, shot and stabbed two restaurant owners and five workers at Brown's Chicken and Pasta during a botched robbery. Their bodies were found in a walk-in cooler and freezer.

Degorski, now 41, accused a Cook County Jail guard of punching him and breaking his cheekbone and eye socket in 2002 - just after Degorski's arrest in what had been one of the most notorious, unsolved murder cases in Illinois history.

RNC building list of voters who lost insurance due to Obamacare | WashingtonExaminer.com

RNC building list of voters who lost insurance due to Obamacare | WashingtonExaminer.com: 

Republican National Committee data operatives will build a list of the millions of Americans who have lost insurance policies due toObamacare in order to help their candidates win over these voters at the ballot box in 2014 and 2016.

"Getting that information [on plan cancellations] and having good data as to who votes, who doesn't vote, voter registration, party affiliation, consumer characteristics, cross-referenced with that kind of information, I think, is important for us to have," Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus told the Washington Examiner after his CPAC panel presentation Saturday morning.

Condoleezza Rice: Will America heed the wake-up call of Ukraine? - The Washington Post

Condoleezza Rice: Will America heed the wake-up call of Ukraine? - The Washington Post:

“Meet Viktor Yanu­kovych, who is running for the presidency of Ukraine.” Vladimir Putin and I were standing in his office at the presidential dacha in late 2004 when Yanu­kovych suddenly appeared from a back room. Putin wanted me to get the point. He’s my man, Ukraine is ours — and don’t forget it.

Greeley Barber Shop Refusing Customers That Smell Like Pot « CBS Denver

Greeley Barber Shop Refusing Customers That Smell Like Pot « CBS Denver:

GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) – A barber shop in Greeley refuses service to people who smell like marijuana.

The owner of Hugo’s Barber Shop said he felt he had to step in when it got bad.

“I feel that it’s my right to make the statement. It’s the same thing as no shoes no service,” said shop owner Hugo Corral.

His policy has to do with people who come in reeking of marijuana.

Corral said he has no problem with those who chose to use marijuana and even calls himself a supporter of the industry.

Ten countries scour sea for Malaysia jet lost in 'unprecedented mystery' - Yahoo News

Ten countries scour sea for Malaysia jet lost in 'unprecedented mystery' - Yahoo News:

KUALA LUMPUR/PHU QUOC ISLAND, Vietnam (Reuters) - T he disappearance of a Malaysian airliner about an hour into a flight to Beijing is an "unprecedented mystery", the civil aviation chief said on Monday, as a massive air and sea search now in its third day failed to find any trace of the plane or 239 people on board.

Dozens of ships and aircraft from 10 countries scoured the seas around Malaysia and south of Vietnam as questions mounted over possible security lapses and whether a bomb or hijacking attempt could have brought down the Boeing 777-200ER which took off from the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.

Top Dem sees new train wreck for own party

Top Dem sees new train wreck for own party:

"Hubbell’s research shows the administration’s plan has to do with cost and reducing drug overuse. DHHS cites a 2008 actuarial study stating that the six protected classes accounted for 17 to 33 percent of drug spending.

“Apparently money trumps well-informed, accepted and successful medical care even if it undermines ‘a key protection for some of the sickest, most vulnerable Medicare beneficiaries,’” he writes. “The administration’s other rationale is reduction of overuse. When it comes to anti-rejection drugs, for example, it’s hard to see the logic. Such medications limit one’s immune system; the higher the dosage, the more unlikely one’s system can combat other diseases. Trust me, no transplant patient wants to take more anti-rejection medication than absolutely necessary. And we already have a wide variety of safeguards, including criminal penalties, to protect against the over-prescribing or abuse of anti-psychotic drugs. To deny coverage for drugs like Wellbutrin and Prozac to treat depression in the elderly, merely to prevent a potential for abuse, makes no medical or practical sense at all.”"

History for March 10

History for March 10 - On-This-Day.com
0241 BC - The Roman fleet sank 50 Carthaginian ships in the Battle of Aegusa. 


0049 BC - Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon and invaded Italy. 


1496 - Christopher Columbus concluded his second visit to the Western Hemisphere when he left Hispaniola for Spain. 


1776 - "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine was published. 


1848 - The U.S. Senate ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the war with Mexico. 


1876 - Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful call with the telephone. He spoke the words "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you." 



1893 - New Mexico State University canceled its first graduation ceremony because the only graduate was robbed and killed the night before. 


1924 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a New York state law forbidding late-night work for women. 

1927 - Prussia lifted its Nazi ban allowing Adolf Hitler to speak in public. 

1945 - American B-29 bombers attacked Tokyo, Japan, 100,000 were killed. 


1949 - Nazi wartime broadcaster Mildred E. Gillars, also known as "Axis Sally," was convicted in Washington, DC. Gillars was convicted of treason and served 12 years in prison. 


2002 - The Associated Press reported that the Pentagon informed the U.S. Congress in January that it was making contingency plans for the possible use of nuclear weapons against countries that threaten the U.S. with weapons of mass destruction, including Iraq and North Korea. 


2003 - North Korea test-fired a short-range missile. The event was one of several in a patter of unusual military maneuvers.

House acts to curb Obama’s imperial presidency

House acts to curb Obama’s imperial presidency:

"The Heritage Foundation has issued a report of the details, describing the “Top 10 Abusive Executive Actions,” including “inventing labor law ‘exemptions’ in violation of the WARN Act so that workers would not receive notice of impending layoffs days before the 2012 election.”

Now Congress is preparing to try to rein in the president, with legislative plans that would authorize even legal action against the White House if the circumstances require.

It’s parallel to a move already under way among the states calling for a constitutional convention, or a convention of the states, in which citizen legislatures can propose constitutional amendments. They could include term limits for Congress and the Supreme Court or a limit on executive orders through a process that bypasses the president, Congress and even their own governors."

Watch: Detroit Police Chief Goes All Common Sense on Guns, Puts Thugs on Notice | TheBlaze.com

Watch: Detroit Police Chief Goes All Common Sense on Guns, Puts Thugs on Notice | TheBlaze.com:

"Detroit Police Chief James Craig shared plenty of common sense wisdom on guns in a recent interview with WDIV-TV. Even though plenty of anti-gun city officials are on record urging residents to call the police rather than use a firearm, Craig knows that is not always a viable option.

Craig also said he wants criminals in Detroit to know they shouldn’t just be afraid of the police — they should also be afraid of responsible gun owners who are prepared to defend themselves and their homes.

“A lot of good Detroiters are fed up,” Craig said. “The message should be that, you know, people are going to protect themselves.”"

Ben Carson Bolsters Conservative Activists: ‘Don’t Let The Left Shut You Up!’ | TheBlaze.com

Ben Carson Bolsters Conservative Activists: ‘Don’t Let The Left Shut You Up!’ | TheBlaze.com:

"Speaking in low and steady tones and pacing for applause, Dr. Ben Carson on Saturday encouraged conservative activists to get involved in their local elections and to not cower in the face of heated criticism.

“Don’t let the left shut you up!” he said, prompting applause from the audience.

Carson told attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference held just outside Washington, D.C. this year, that Americans with common sense have been “beaten into submission” by the left and the liberal media.

“Stop being intimidated,” he said, pleading with his audience.

“I will continue to defy the PC (politically correct) police who have tried, in many cases, to shut me up. I actually find them pretty amusing,” he added."

U.S. Justice Dept. sues Philly school district over beard-length rule

U.S. Justice Dept. sues Philly school district over beard-length rule:

 "The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the School District of Philadelphia, claiming a rule regulating the length of employees’ beards constitutes religious discrimination.

According to the suit filed Wednesday, the district in October 2010 instituted a new grooming policy preventing school police officers and security guards from having beards longer than a quarter of an inch.

School police officer Siddiq Abu-Bakr maintained an untrimmed beard for the 27 years he worked at the district, the suit states. Abu-Bakr is a member of the Islamic faith, which he says requires that he not cut his beard."

History for March 9

History for March 9 - On-This-Day.com

1454 - Amerigo Vespucci was born in Florence, Italy. Matthias Ringmann, a German mapmaker, named the American continent in his honor. 


1793 - Jean Pierre Blanchard made the first balloon flight in North America. The event was witnessed by U.S. President George Washington. 


1796 - Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais were married. They were divorced in 1809. 










1820 - The U.S. Congress passed the Land Act that paved the way for westward expansion of North America. 


1822 - Charles M. Graham received the first patent for artificial teeth. 


1832 - Abraham Lincoln announced that he would run for a political office for the first time. He was unsuccessful in his run for a seat in the Illinois state legislature. 


1862 - During the U.S. Civil War, the ironclads Monitor and Virginia fought to a draw in a five-hour battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia. 


1863 - General Ulysses Grant was appointed commander-in-chief of the Union forces. 



1916 - Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico. 17 people were killed by the 1,500 horsemen. 


1936 - The German press warned that all Jews who vote in the upcoming elections would be arrested. 


1959 - Mattel introduced Barbie at the annual Toy Fair in New York. 


1964 - Production began on the first Ford Mustang. 


1965 - The first U.S. combat troops arrived in South Vietnam. 


1967 - Svetlana Alliluyeva, Josef Stalin's daughter defected to the United States. 


1975 - Work began on the Alaskan oil pipeline. 


1983 - The official Soviet news agency TASS says that U.S. President Reagan is full of "bellicose lunatic anti-communism." 

Rick Perry Gives Fiery Anti-Obama Speech: ‘It’s Not Too Late for America’ | TheBlaze.com

Rick Perry Gives Fiery Anti-Obama Speech: ‘It’s Not Too Late for America’ | TheBlaze.com: "

“This economic recovery is absolutely stagnant,” he said. “Our place in the world is weakened. So, I have a simple solution: It’s time for a little rebellion on the battlefield of ideas.”

Perry went on to contrast the policies in states run by Republican and Democratic governors. He said “red states” (including his own) have cut taxes, saved on budget and resisted business regulation while “blue states” have government “playing an increasing role” in Americans’ lives.

Perry gave positive name checks to his fellow Republican governors Nikki Haley of South Carolina, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Rick Scott of Florida.

On the other hand, he said, states with Democratic governors, like New York, are “implementing the tired old recipe of back-breaking taxes.”"

Video: Governor Who Signed Gun Registration Bill in Conn. Mentions the Constitution at Town Hall, Gets Called Out Perfectly by Heckler | Video | TheBlaze.com

Video: Governor Who Signed Gun Registration Bill in Conn. Mentions the Constitution at Town Hall, Gets Called Out Perfectly by Heckler | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Gov. Malloy has faced intense criticism over his support of Connecticut’s new gun registration bill, which many believe is unconstitutional.

The bill has technically turned gun owners who legally purchased semiautomatic rifles into felons overnight after many have refused to register their guns and high-capacity magazines.

The state has yet to announce how or if they plan on enforcing the new law with criminal charges and arrests. According to some estimates, as many as 100,000 gun owners are in violation of the new gun control law."

Obamacare blocks patients paying for treatment

Obamacare blocks patients paying for treatment: "“These standards are specifically designed to limit the funds that Americans may choose to spend on health care so that they cannot keep up with the rate of medical inflation. Treatment that a doctor and patient deem needed or advisable to save the patient’s life or preserve or improve the patient’s health, but which runs afoul of the imposed standards, can be denied, even if the patient is willing and able to pay for it,” the study warns.

The study says that means that Washington “bureaucrats” will set a national standard for care “that is designed to limit what private citizens are allowed to spend to save their own lives.”

“On its face, the law maintains that this limitation does not amount to ‘rationing.’ Indeed, the [law] states, ‘The proposal [by the IPAB] shall not include any recommendations to ration health care.’ … However, the law never actually defines what it means by the word ‘ration.’"

Watch Russia Today Anchor Boldly Quit Her Job on the Air: ‘I Am Proud to Be an American’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Watch Russia Today Anchor Boldly Quit Her Job on the Air: ‘I Am Proud to Be an American’ | Video | TheBlaze.com: "“I am very lucky to have grown up here in the United States,” she said. “I am the daughter of a veteran, my partner is a physician at a military base, where he sees everyday the firsthand accounts of the ultimate prices that people pay for this country.”

“That is why personally I cannot be part of a network that is funded by the Russian government that whitewashes the actions of Putin. I am proud to be an American and believe in disseminating the truth. And that is why after this newscast I am resigning,” Wahl concluded."