After flushing a trillion gallons into the Pacific, California finally gets rain by Kevin Whiteman

After flushing a trillion gallons into the Pacific, California finally gets rain by Kevin Whiteman: "While Mother Nature has been particularly cruel to the state, more than a few Californios blame the Feds for making an already bad situation worse.
After environmental activists eventually convinced a federal judge almost six years ago to save the Snail Darter fish from the edge of extinction, fresh water designated for the agricultural powerhouse that is California’s Central Valley would have to be purged from the state’s series of reservoirs, aqueducts, storage facilities and canals, only to be essentially flushed into the Pacific Ocean. 
The Snail Darter is normally cut up into hook-sized pieces by locals as bait.
As cited by the HotAir.com news portal on Feb. 15, 2014, the Eureka State’s planners constructed a water system over a half century ago that would ensure a ready supply of runoff …"

This explains the "success" of the democrat party/socialism/communism------How facts backfire

How facts backfire - The Boston Globe:
"If people are furnished with the facts, they will be clearer thinkers and better citizens.
If they are ignorant, facts will enlighten them.
If they are mistaken, facts will set them straight.
In the end, truth will out.
Won’t it?
Maybe not.
Recently, a few political scientists have begun to discover a human tendency deeply discouraging to anyone with faith in the power of information.
It’s this: Facts don’t necessarily have the power to change our minds.
In fact, quite the opposite.
In a series of studies in 2005 and 2006, researchers at the University of Michigan found that when misinformed people, particularly political partisans, were exposed to corrected facts in news stories, they rarely changed their minds. 
In fact, they often became even more strongly set in their beliefs. 
Facts, they found, were not curing misinformation. 
Like an underpowered antibiotic, facts could actually make misinformation even stronger.
This bodes ill for a democracy, because most voters — the people making decisions about how the country runs — aren’t blank slates.
They already have beliefs, and a set of facts lodged in their minds.
The problem is that sometimes the things they think they know are objectively, provably false.
And in the presence of the correct information, such people react very, very differently than the merely uninformed. 
Instead of changing their minds to reflect the correct information, they can entrench themselves even deeper.
“The general idea is that it’s absolutely threatening to admit you’re wrong,” says political scientist Brendan Nyhan, the lead researcher on the Michigan study.
The phenomenon — known as “backfire” — is “a natural defense mechanism to avoid that cognitive dissonance.”"

Warning: Avoid This Corrupt, Third-World Country At All Costs

Warning: Avoid This Corrupt, Third-World Country At All Costs | Zero Hedge:

Submitted by Simon Black via Sovereign Man blog,
John Anderson, an American tourist from San Clemente, California, was driving down a poorly-maintained highway when he saw flashing lights in his rearview mirror.
After a brief exchange with the local police officer, Anderson was shocked when the cop started searching his vehicle.
Anderson had $25,180 in US dollar cash in the car, which by the way was not a crime according to the local laws.
When the cop saw it, he told Anderson that we would take it and threatened him with arrest if he protested.
Anderson couldn’t believe it. This is the sort of stuff you always hear about in these third world countries—corrupt cops and state robbery.
Ultimately Anderson gave in; the cop let him go and did not charge him with a crime, but took every last penny in the vehicle.
And for the last two years, Anderson has been trying to unsuccessfully fight it in the country’s Kangaroo court system.

Clearly we should all avoid going to such dangerously corrupt third world countries.

Except in this case, Anderson was in the United States of America. And he is far from being the only victim of this highway robbery known as Civil Asset Forfeiture.

Since 9/11, police forces in the Land of the Free made over 62,000 seizures without charging anyone with any crime, stealing $2.5 billion in cash alone.

The cost of taking legal action against the government is so high, that only about 17% of the victims actually challenged the seizures.

And even then, only 41% of those that challenged have been able to get their money back.

This means that the government has a better than 93% success rate in outright theft.

Follow the money-----Illegal immigrant children get tilapia farm, guitar lessons, miniature ponies

Illegal immigrant children get tilapia farm, guitar lessons, miniature ponies - Washington Times:
One of the contractors housing some of the surge of illegal immigrant children from this summer offers them a petting zoo with miniature ponies, a tilapia fish farm operation and guitar lessons, according to documents released Thursday by a senator who questioned whether the plush accommodations were a good use of taxpayers’ money.

Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican, said it seemed excessive to pay the $329 that Southwest Key Programs, the contractor, charged per child per day at one of its California facilities in Lemon Grove, California. 
Another facility in El Cajon cost taxpayers $316 per child per day.
Mr. Grassley said it was particularly questionable to pay those high rates even as the White House came to Congress asking for more money to handle the surge of children earlier this year."

Our men and women are still dying.

"Please read it. Nothing more needs to be said.

Ken Koenen

My lead flight attendant came to me and said, "We have an H.R. on this flight." (H.R. stands for human remains.)

"Are they military?" I asked.

'Yes', she said.

'Is there an escort?' I asked.

'Yes, I've already assigned him a seat'.

'Would you please tell him to come to the Flight Deck. You can board him early," I said...

A short while later a young army sergeant entered the flight deck. He was the image of the perfectly dressed soldier. He introduced himself and I asked him about his soldier.

The escorts of these fallen soldiers talk about them as if they are still alive and still with us. 'My soldier is on his way back to Virginia ,' he said. He proceeded to answer my questions, but offered no words.

I asked him if there was anything I could do for him and he said no. I told him that he had the toughest job in the military, and that I appreciated the work that he does for the families of our fallen soldiers. The first officer and I got up out of our seats to shake his hand. He left the Flight Deck to find his seat.

We completed our preflight checks, pushed back and performed an uneventful departure. About 30 minutes into our flight, I received a call from the lead flight attendant in the cabin.

'I just found out the family of the soldier we are carrying, is also on board', she said. She then proceeded to tell me that the father, mother, wife and 2-year old daughter were escorting their son, husband, and father home. The family was upset because they were unable to see the container that the soldier was in before we left.

We were on our way to a major hub at which the family was going to wait four hours for the connecting flight home to Virginia . The father of the soldier told the flight attendant that knowing his son was below him in the cargo compartment and being unable to see him was too much for him and the family to bear. He had asked the flight attendant if there was anything that could be done to allow them to see him upon our arrival. The family wanted to be outside by the cargo door to watch the soldier being taken off the airplane.

I could hear the desperation in the flight attendants voice when she asked me if there was anything I could do. 'I'm on it', I said. I told her that I would get back to her.

Airborne communication with my company normally occurs in the form of e-mail like messages. I decided to bypass this system and contact my flight dispatcher directly on a secondary radio. There is a radio operator in the operations control center who connects you to the telephone of the dispatcher. I was in direct contact with the dispatcher. I explained the situation I had on board with the family and what it was the family wanted. He said he understood and that he would get back to me.

Two hours went by and I had not heard from the dispatcher. We were going to get busy soon and I needed to know what to tell the family. I sent a text message asking for an update. I saved the return message from the dispatcher and the following is the text:

'Captain, sorry it has taken so long to get back to you. There is policy on this now, and I had to check on a few things. Upon your arrival a dedicated escort team will meet the aircraft. The team will escort the family to the ramp and plane side. A van will be used to load the remains with a secondary van for the family.

The family will be taken to their departure area and escorted into the terminal, where the remains can be seen on the ramp. It is a private area for the family only. When the connecting aircraft arrives, the family will be escorted onto the ramp and plane side to watch the remains being loaded for the final leg home.

Captain, most of us here in flight control are veterans. Please pass our condolences on to the family. Thanks.

I sent a message back, telling flight control thanks for a good job. I printed out the message and gave it to the lead flight attendant to pass on to the father. The lead flight attendant was very thankful and told me, 'You have no idea how much this will mean to them.'

Things started getting busy for the descent, approach and landing. After landing, we cleared the runway and taxied to the ramp area. The ramp is huge with 15 gates on either side of the alleyway. It is always a busy area with aircraft maneuvering every which way to enter and exit. When we entered the ramp and checked in with the ramp controller, we were told that all traffic was being held for us.

'There is a team in place to meet the aircraft', we were told. It looked like it was all coming together, then I realized that once we turned the seat belt sign off, everyone would stand up at once and delay the family from getting off the airplane. As we approached our gate, I asked the copilot to tell the ramp controller, we were going to stop short of the gate to make an announcement to the passengers. He did that and the ramp controller said, 'Take your time.'

I stopped the aircraft and set the parking brake. I pushed the public address button and said: 'Ladies and gentleman, this is your Captain speaking: I have stopped short of our gate to make a special announcement. We have a passenger on board who deserves our honor and respect. His Name is Private XXXXXX, a soldier who recently lost his life. Private XXXXXX is under your feet in the cargo hold. Escorting him today is Army Sergeant XXXXXXX. Also, on board are his father, mother, wife, and daughter. Your entire flight crew is asking for all passengers to remain in their seats to allow the family to exit the aircraft first. Thank you.'

We continued the turn to the gate, came to a stop and started our shutdown procedures. A couple of minutes later I opened the cockpit door. I found the two forward flight attendants crying, something you just do not see. I was told that after we came to a stop, every passenger on the aircraft stayed in their seats, waiting for the family to exit the aircraft.

When the family got up and gathered their things, a passenger slowly started to clap his hands. Moments later, more passengers joined in and soon the entire aircraft was clapping. Words of 'God Bless You', I'm sorry, thank you, be proud, and other kind words were uttered to the family as they made their way down the aisle and out of the airplane. They were escorted down to the ramp to finally be with their loved one.

Many of the passengers disembarking thanked me for the announcement I had made. They were just words, I told them, I could say them over and over again, but nothing I say will bring back that brave soldier.

I respectfully ask that all of you reflect on this event and the sacrifices that millions of our men and women have made to ensure our freedom and safety in these United States of AMERICA.

Foot note:

I know everyone who reads this will have tears in their eyes, including me. Prayer chain for our Military... PLEASE SHARE THIS! Please send this on after a short prayer for our service men and women.

They die for me and mine and you and yours and deserve our honor and respect.

Prayer Request:

When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our troops around the world... There is nothing attached. Just send this to people in your address book. Do not let it stop with you. Of all the gifts you could give a Marine, Soldier, Sailor, Airman, and others deployed in harm's way, prayer is the very best one.

GOD BLESS YOU!!!

Thank you all who have served, or are serving. We Will not forget!!!!"

Pelosi: Obama must stop deportations, allow entry to millions more illegal immigrants | WashingtonExaminer.com

Pelosi: Obama must stop deportations, allow entry to millions more illegal immigrants | WashingtonExaminer.com:

"The trio of (DEMOCRAT) lawmakers said the president should go even further by permitting close relatives of citizens and lawful permanent residents to gain entry into the United States, and blocking the deportation of relatives who are here illegally."

Federal Government Made $20 Billion in Secret Purchases in Recent Months

Federal Government Made $20 Billion in Secret Purchases in Recent Months | NBC4 Washington:

The federal government has spent at least $20 billion in taxpayer money this year on items and services that it is permitted to keep secret from the public, according to an investigation by the News4 I-Team.

The purchases, known among federal employees as “micropurchases,” are made by some of the thousands of agency employees who are issued taxpayer-funded purchase cards. The purchases, in most cases, remain confidential and are not publicly disclosed by the agencies. A sampling of those purchases, obtained by the I-Team via the Freedom of Information Act, reveals at least one agency used those cards to buy $30,000 in Starbucks Coffee drinks and products in one year without having to disclose or detail the purchases to the public.

A series of other recent purchases, reviewed by internal government auditors, include wasteful and inappropriate purchases by government employees -- including a gym membership and JC Penney clothing -- that were not detected or stopped until after the purchase was completed.

The I-Team’s findings have been the subject of a Congressional hearing and created scrutiny from taxpayer watchdogs for the Department of Homeland Security, which made the Starbucks purchases and declines to publicly detail them.

A “micropurchase” is a purchase costing less than $3,000 in which a government-issued purchase card is swiped. The U.S. Departments of State, Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Defense, each made tens of millions of dollars of “micropurchases” in the past year, according to an I-Team review. But each agency said it does not make public an itemized list of its transactions, limiting the information to internal government reviewers and users of the federal Freedom of Information Act.

Andrew Klavan: Is Obamacare Working, Or Are We All Going to Die?

History for November 2

History for November 2 - On-This-Day.com:
Daniel Boone 1734, James Knox Polk (U.S.) 1795, Warren G. Harding (U.S.) 1865 


Burt Lancaster 1913, Patrick J. Buchanan 1938, David Schwimmer 1966 - Actor ("Friends") 



1721 - Peter the Great (Peter I), ruler of Russia, changed his title to emperor. 


1783 - U.S. Gen. George Washington gave his "Farewell Address to the Army" near Princeton, NJ. 


1889 - North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted into the union as the 39th and 40th states. 


1917 - British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour expressed support for a "national home" for the Jews of Palestine. 


1921 - Margaret Sander's National Birth Control League combined with Mary Ware Denetts Voluntary Parenthood League to form the American Birth Control League. 


1947 - Howard Hughes flew his "Spruce Goose," a huge wooden airplane, for eight minutes in California. It was the plane's first and only flight. The "Spruce Goose," nicknamed because of the white-gray color of the spruce used to build it, never went into production. 


1948 - Harry S. Truman defeated Thomas E. Dewey for the U.S. presidency. The Chicago Tribune published an early edition that had the headline "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN." The Truman victory surprised many polls and newspapers. 


1963 - South Vietnamese President Ngo Dihn Diem was assassinated in a military coup. 


1983 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed a bill establishing a federal holiday on the third Monday of January in honor of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 


1984 - Velma Barfield became the first woman to be executed in the U.S. since 1962. She had been convicted of the poisoning death of her boyfriend. 


1998 - U.S. President Clinton gave his first in-depth interview since the White House sex scandal to Black Entertainment Television talk show host and political commentator Tavis Smiley on the network's "BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley."

Obama's Border Policy Fueled Epidemic, Evidence Shows | The Daily Caller

Obama's Border Policy Fueled Epidemic, Evidence Shows | The Daily Caller:

"But there’s already more than enough statistical evidence for American citizens to demand that scientists test the viruses to see if Obama’s progressive border priorities spread the dangerous contagion throughout the country during 2014.

So far, that virus has been found in nine American kids who died from illness, has apparently inflicted unprecedented polio-like paralysis in roughly 50 kids, and has put hundreds of young American kids into hospital emergency wards and intensive care units throughout more than 40 states."

Here’s How a Media Matters Story Is Trying to Explain the Creepy Sharyl Attkisson Computer Video | Video | TheBlaze.com

Here’s How a Media Matters Story Is Trying to Explain the Creepy Sharyl Attkisson Computer Video | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Far-left Media Matters, citing “computer security experts,” reported on Friday that the creepy computer video released by former CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson likely shows a “malfunction,” or possibly a “stuck backspace key.”
Attkisson believes that her computer, TV and phone were hacked by the U.S. government while she reported on the Benghazi terror attack. The new video is seemingly intended to support her claims."

The Story Changes: Ebola Is Now ‘Aerostable’ And Can Remain On Surfaces For 50 Days

The Story Changes: Ebola Is Now ‘Aerostable’ And Can Remain On Surfaces For 50 Days | The Daily Sheeple:

When it comes to Ebola, the story that the government is telling us just keeps on changing.  

At first, government officials were claiming that it was very difficult to spread the Ebola virus.  

Some of them were even comparing it to HIV.  

We were given the impression that we had to have “direct contact” with someone else’s body fluids in order to have any chance of catching the virus.  

But of course that is not true at all.  

Now authorities are admitting that Ebola is “aerostable”, that it can be “spread through droplets”, and that it can remain on surfaces for up to 50 days.  

That is far different information than we have been getting up until this point.  

So that means when they were so confidently declaring that they know exactly how Ebola spreads they were lying to us.

On October 24th, a 33 page document was released by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and in that document it is admitted that Ebola is “aerostable”.

Over 200,000 Doctors Avoiding Obamacare Plans | The Daily Caller

Over 200,000 Doctors Avoiding Obamacare Plans | The Daily Caller:

"As of May 2014, over 214,000 doctors wouldn’t participate in Obamacare plans, and that number may be growing, according to AAF, a free-market think tank in Washington. While some Obamacare kinks have been worked out over the past year, exchange plans remain as unfriendly to doctors as ever."

Apple CEO and Chick-fil-A CEO sound exactly the same, so why is nobody freaking out?

Apple CEO and Chick-fil-A CEO sound exactly the same, so why is nobody freaking out? | Young Conservatives:
From the Weekly Standard:

Today, in an article for Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Apple CEO Tim Cook makes an announcement: “I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.”

Cook continues, writing:

“The company I am so fortunate to lead has … taken a strong stand in support of a workplace equality bill before Congress, just as we stood for marriage equality in our home state of California.”

While he “doesn’t consider himself an activist,” Cook has personally lobbied on gay rights issues in his home state of Alabama and at the United Nations.

All of this sounds familiar—haven’t we heard this story before?

A southern-born CEO invoking religion regarding his views on homosexuality, lobbying for what he believes in, and using his company to financially and publicly support those views?

---

"We have heard this story before. 
The CEO of Chick-fil-A, S. Truett Cathy, does the EXACT same thing. 
What happens? 
Liberals try and boycott his business and demonize him publicly.
How do conservatives react to Apple CEO? 

We don’t. 
We go about with the rest of our lives and aren’t bothered by individual people who have individual rights guaranteed to them by the Constitution.
You know, like normal people.

The Mozilla CEO is another person who was demonized for his beliefs on gay marriage and ended up losing his job.
The left claims to be all about tolerance but we know they are only tolerant of people who think they exact same way they do."

The Four-Paragraph Letter a Musician Got in the Mail That He Says Shows the ‘Democrats Just Threatened Me’ | TheBlaze.com

The Four-Paragraph Letter a Musician Got in the Mail That He Says Shows the ‘Democrats Just Threatened Me’ | TheBlaze.com:

"Jonathan Coulton, a Brooklyn-based musician according to his verified Twitter account, posted a photo of a letter Thursday night with the caption: “I think the Democrats just threatened me.”

What did the letter say? You can read it below:"

"At What Point Does Revolution Take Place?"

Martin Armstrong: "At What Point Does Revolution Take Place?" | Zero Hedge
Reuters has published the result of what is being touted as the Ignorance Index. 
The one question as an example: 
“Guess how many U.S. girls aged 15-19 give birth each year. Go ahead, guess. If you calculated the number at 3 percent you’re correct; if you guessed 24 percent, you’re American.”

I rarely watch TV.
If I do, it tends to be national news – never local that think a burning house is news or some guy shot his wife in a domestic dispute. I was at dinner and the TV was on. I could not believe the TV advertisements for the elections. They are all NEGATIVE calling the other a liar or misrepresenting the facts on everything. One said the candidate cut the number of police, made the streets more dangerous and then shows a picture of ISIS and then said she raise taxes. Then the very next advertisement flips and calls the other a liar for something or another. There was ZERO advertisement about anything other than vote for me because I lie less that the other liar.

It seems that the Ignorant Index may be more tied to the bias and lack of integrity of the media. They focus on sensationalism to gain readership and in the process focus of one thing and create false images in the minds of the average person.

A classic issue is immigration and Muslims. Americans, according to the Ignorant Index, “significantly miss the mark on the proportion of the population that is comprised of immigrants, guessing 32 percent against the true number of 13 percent. Americans also overestimate the number of Muslims in the population, 15 percent versus only 1 percent in reality, and underestimate the number of Christians, 56 percent to 78 percent. ”

It seems as if the problem is not that Americans are ignorant, they are being fed nonsense by the media to sell newspaper and TV advertising. 

....At what point does revolution take place? 

It does not appear to be a percentage in our review of history, but the economic trend. In other words, turn the economy down and the percent of discontent rises exponentially. 
So beware – not ghosts and goblins, but politicians 2015.75-2020.
So perhaps Americans will wise up only when the economy turns down and the Internet provides a greater proportion of real news compared to mainstream media. Indeed, the younger generation under 40 rely on the internet and those who subscribe to newspapers or watch the TV news are diminishing rapidly. This in itself will be a dynamic shift that restores freedom of the press and only then perhaps we will see Americans rise in the Ignorance Index.

If Democrats Actually Pinned All Their Election Hopes on This One Thing, They Really Could Be in Trouble | TheBlaze.com

If Democrats Actually Pinned All Their Election Hopes on This One Thing, They Really Could Be in Trouble | TheBlaze.com:

"The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent out an email Thursday afternoon telling supporters they may have to “accept defeat” because an earlier fundraising pitch form Hillary Clinton had failed to raise enough money apparently needed to defeat the GOP.

“We are completely out of ideas,” the email’s first line said."

Fox News’ Stuart Varney OBLITERATES Rachel Maddow’s DISHONEST attack on their oil story

Fox News’ Stuart Varney OBLITERATES Rachel Maddow’s DISHONEST attack on their oil story » The Right Scoop -:
"Here’s a great example of how liberals like Rachel Maddow dishonestly bend the truth in order to keep their dim-witted, brainless zombie viewers clapping like seals without any rational thought or analysis.
Watch below:"

Obama on Moms Who Stay Home to Raise Kids: 'That's Not a Choice We Want Americans to Make'

Obama on Moms Who Stay Home to Raise Kids: 'That's Not a Choice We Want Americans to Make' | The Weekly Standard:
"During a speech in Rhode Island today, President Obama called for more taxpayer-spending on pre-school in order to "make sure that women are full and equal participants in our economy" and said the following:
Sometimes, someone, usually mom, leaves the workplace to stay home with the kids, which then leaves her earning a lower wage for the rest of her life as a result. 
And that’s not a choice we want Americans to make.
Watch the video here:

These Maps of California's Water Shortage Are Terrifying

These Maps of California's Water Shortage Are Terrifying | Mother Jones:

HALLOWEEN 2014: Ebola suits, straitjackets and other costumes vetoed by PC police

HALLOWEEN 2014: Ebola suits, straitjackets and other costumes vetoed by PC police
Several universities have recently admonished their students not to wear a variety of costumes for Halloween that could potentially offend people, frighten people, or reinforce stereotypes.

At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for example, some students were warned against donning a Hannibal Lecter-inspired straightjacket costume because it’s offensive to people who struggle with a mental illness.

At the University of Southern Maine, two students wearing Ebola suits to a party prompted massive outrage, and even had the cops called on them.

And at Lehigh University, the entire Greek system has been warned not to host Halloween-themed parties on – or off – campus that could potentially upset any number of people.

Embattled Ferguson Police Chief Not Stepping Down: ‘I’m Going to Stay and See This Through’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Embattled Ferguson Police Chief Not Stepping Down: ‘I’m Going to Stay and See This Through’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Embattled Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson told CNN on Thursday that he does not plan on stepping down as previously reported by the same network.

“I’m going to stay and see this through,” he said."

Paying people for quarantines

Paying people for quarantines - The Washington Post:
The ongoing controversy over quarantine between those calling for quarantine and those who see it as violation of rights demands a compromise.
Quarantine is harsh, as people are deprived of their liberty for no fault of their own.
Aside from the inherent burden of confinement, those quarantined may also face financial losses from not being able to work.
Nonetheless, when faced with the risk of a destructive epidemic, quarantine is justified.
The potential costs to society in loss of life, panic and disruption can far exceed the individual costs of quarantine.
But that does not mean the burden should fall entirely on the unfortunate individuals subject to isolation.
A better policy would be to quarantine when necessary – but partially compensate those who bear the burden on behalf of society.
In other words, quarantined people should be paid. 
New York State has apparently adopted this policy to a limited extent, but other states imposing quarantines have yet to follow suit.

Multiple NC Campaign Workers Willing to Aid Non-Citizen With Felony Kay ...

History for November 1

History for November 1 - On-This-Day.com
Stephen Crane 1871, Larry Flynt 1942, Jenny McCarthy 1972 
   

1512 - Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public. 


1765 - The British Parliament enacted The Stamp Act in the American colonies. The act was repealed in March of 1766 on the same day that the Parliament passed the Declaratory Acts which asserted that the British government had free and total legislative power of the colonies. 


1861 - Gen. George B. McClellan was made the general-in-chief of the American Union armies. 

1950 - Two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to assassinate U.S. President Harry Truman. One of the men was killed when they tried to force their way into Blair House in Washington, DC. 


1950 - Charles Cooper became the first black man to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 


1952 - The United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb on Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands. 


1954 - Algeria began to rebel against French rule. 


1959 - Jacques Plante, of the Montreal Canadiens, became the first goalie in the NHL to wear a mask. 













1979 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini urged all Iranians to demonstrate on November 4 and to expand their attacks against the U.S. and Israel. On November 4, Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 63 Americans hostage.