History for March 25

History for March 25 - On-This-Day.com
Howard Cosell 1920, Jim Lovell 1928 - Astronaut, Aretha Franklin 1942 - Singer, 


Elton John 1947 - Singer, musician,  Sarah Jessica Parker 1965 - Actress ("Sex and the City", "Failure to Launch"), Danica Patrick 1982 - Auto racer 


1669 - Mount Etna in Sicily erupted destroying Nicolosi. 20,000 people were killed. 


1802 - France, Netherlands, Spain and England signed the Peace of Amiens. 


1821 - Greece gained independence from Turkey. 


1856 - A. E. Burnside patented Burnside carbine. 


1900 - The U.S. Socialist Party was formed in Indianapolis. 


1902 - In Russia, 567 students were found guilty of "political disaffection." 95 students were exiled to Siberia. 


1911 - In New York City, 146 women were killed in fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York City. The owners of the company were indicted on manslaughter charges because some of the employees had been behind locked doors in the factory. The owners were later acquitted and in 1914 they were ordered to pay damages to each of the twenty-three families that had sued. 


1919 - The Paris Peace Commission adopted a plan to protect nations from the influx of foreign labor. 


1941 - Yugoslavia joined the Axis powers. 


1954 - RCA manufactured its first color TV set and began mass production. 


1983 - The U.S. Congress passed legislation to rescue the U.S. social security system from bankruptcy. 


1989 - In Paris, the Louvre reopened with I.M. Pei's new courtyard pyramid. 

‘Without Fear of Retaliation,’ George Zimmerman Unloads on ‘Barack Hussein Obama’ in 13-Minute Video | TheBlaze.com

‘Without Fear of Retaliation,’ George Zimmerman Unloads on ‘Barack Hussein Obama’ in 13-Minute Video | TheBlaze.com:

"The former neighborhood watchman acquitted in the 2012 shooting death of unarmed black minor Trayvon Martin lashed out at President Barack Obama in a new video posted online late Monday.

“I feel that now is the perfect time to speak my mind without fear of retaliation by the president, the attorney general, the federal government et cetera,” George Zimmerman, 31, said before laying into Obama in the 13-minute interview conducted by his lawyer Howard Iken."

Afghan Official: Woman Beaten to Death by Mob, Set on Fire and Thrown in River ‘Completely Innocent’ of Burning Koran | Video | TheBlaze.com

Afghan Official: Woman Beaten to Death by Mob, Set on Fire and Thrown in River ‘Completely Innocent’ of Burning Koran | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"She was killed late Thursday by a mob of mostly men who beat her, set her body on fire and then threw it into the Kabul River, according to police accounts. Police are still investigating what prompted the mob assault.

Some Afghan officials and religious leaders sought to justify Farkhunda’s killing, alleging that she had burned a Koran.

But at her graveside, the head of the Interior Ministry’s criminal investigation directorate, Gen. Mohammad Zahir, said no evidence had been found to support those allegations."

Best Places To Survive A Nuclear Apocalypse?

Best Places To Survive A Nuclear Apocalypse? « CBS Chicago

Is NYC’s new gunshot detection system recording private conversations?

Is NYC’s new gunshot detection system recording private conversations? | Fusion
As Tyrone Lyles lay dying from a gunshot wound on an East Oakland street in 2007, he let out a few last words that would ultimately help authorities convict his killer.
“Why you done me like that, Ar?” he pleaded. “Ar, why you do me like that, dude?”
The exchange, which was used in court, was recorded by ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system that has been installed in over 90 cities across the country. 
By placing a series of microphones around high-crime neighborhoods, the system is able to pinpoint the location of where a gunshot took place with surprising accuracy, leading to faster response times from police.
This week, 300 of the microphones were activated in Brooklyn and the Bronx as part of a citywide pilot program.
“Today, we are rolling out cutting edge technology to make the city safer, to make our neighborhoods safer, to keep our officers safer,” NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said in an appearance with police commissioner William J. Bratton to announce the initiative. “This gunshot detection system is going to do a world of good in terms of going after the bad guys.”
But cases in which microphones have picked up incriminating evidence have raised the eyebrows of privacy advocates, who note that there could be Fourth Amendment implications.
“We are always concerned about secondary uses of technology that is sold to us for some unobjectionable purpose and is then used for other purposes,” Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst at the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privacy and Technology Project, told Take Part. “If [ShotSpotter] is recording voices out in public, it needs to be shut down.”

Administration sets record for withholding government files

Administration sets record for withholding government files:

"Anyone who seeks information through the law is generally supposed to get it unless disclosure would hurt national security, violate personal privacy or expose business secrets or confidential decision-making in certain areas. It cited such exceptions a record 554,969 times last year.

Under the president's instructions, the U.S. should not withhold or censor government files merely because they might be embarrassing, but federal employees last year regularly misapplied the law. In emails that AP obtained from the National Archives and Records Administration about who pays for Michelle Obama's expensive dresses, the agency blacked-out a sentence under part of the law intended to shield personal, private information, such as Social Security numbers, phone numbers or home addresses. But it failed to censor the same passage on a subsequent page.

The sentence: "We live in constant fear of upsetting the WH (White House)."

If true, we're doing everything WRONG now-----Setting The Record Straight: Solar Activity Controls Global Climate, Man Made Climate Change Is A Myth

Setting The Record Straight: Solar Activity Controls Global Climate, Man Made Climate Change Is A Myth:
Solar Activity Controls Global Climate, Man Made Climate Change Is A Myth

Recent studies have shown results linking shifts in sunspot

frequency and climate changes over thousands of years suggest that the past 18-year-long period of flat global temperatures appear to be a prelude to a much longer cooling cycle.  

While causes behind these magnetic inconsistencies are uncertain, observable connections between solar and Earth climate patterns are clear. 
Reduced periods of sunspot activity correlate with cooler and very cold periods, with higher incidences producing opposite effects.

If a leading theory regarding why this occurs is correct, a weaker magnetic heliosphere surrounding our Solar System evidenced by low sunspot activity permits more cosmic rays from deep space to enter Earth’s protective magnetosphere and atmosphere... 

Since none of this has anything to do with human-caused atmospheric CO2 emissions, you can bet that the UN and its Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are very cool on the theory and its chilling political science implications... 

Guns save lives---Passerby With Concealed Carry Permit Stops Slaughter In Philly

Bearing Arms-Passerby With Concealed Carry Permit Stops Slaughter In Philly - Bearing Arms:

...Such was the case in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania yesterday, when a man with a concealed carry permit heard gun shots as he passed by a barbershop, ran in, and stopped a massacre in the making by shooting a man who had opened fire on employees and customers:

Police say a man likely saved the lives of several people when he shot and killed a gunman inside a West Philadelphia barbershop.

A 40-year-old man was inside Falah Barber Shop Inc. on the 600 block of Preston Street shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday when police say he began fighting with another person inside.

“They were arguing,” said 16-year-old Yusaf Mack who was a customer inside the shop at the time. “They were taking it too far and one of the barbers said, ‘chill out.'”

The fight quickly escalated and the 40-year-old man took out his gun and opened fire on customers and barbers, police said.

“I heard gunshots so I ducked and I ran,” said Mack.

As he was shooting, another man outside heard the gunfire, ran into the shop and took out his own gun, according to investigators. He then opened fire, striking the 40-year-old man once in the chest.

The man who had started shooting at customers and staff in the barbershop was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Liberal racism-----NPR’S TED CRUZ RACISM: “First time I ever heard NPR use the term ‘White Hispanic’ ...

POPEHAT ON NPR’S TED CRUZ RACISM: “First time I ever heard NPR use the term ‘White Hispanic’ was Ge…:

POPEHAT ON NPR’S TED CRUZ RACISM: “First time I ever heard NPR use the term ‘White Hispanic’ was George Zimmerman. Second time today. Never for Castro, who’s white as snow.”

"The “White Hispanic” thing is a case of dog-whistle othering, telling people that the target is outside the protection of the Democrats’ racial coalition and thus can be freely attacked. 

By engaging in such signalling, NPR is also signalling that it’s a full-blown part of the Democratic Party apparat, though that’s not really news. . . ."

Update: "NO. NEXT QUESTION? Would the Media Allow ‘Cruz Crushing’ if He Were a Hispanic Democrat?

The whole point of the “White Hispanic” designation, and the Canada-talk, is to make clear to the appropriate Dem constituencies that they can say whatever they want about him without fear of being called racist. It’s a species of excommunication."

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Obama Administration's Refusal To Obey The Law Documented In Transparency Study

Obama Administration's Refusal To Obey The Law Documented In Transparency Study:

"The Associated Press released some numbers today that confirm what most of America now admits about the Obama administration—the administration is corrupt and does not follow the law. In an analysis conducted by the AP, the Obama administration, more than any time in history, denies Freedom of Information Act requests and is clearly breaking federal law over and over again.

The Associated Press reports:"

FEMA To Deny Funding To States Without Global Warming Plans

FEMA To Deny Funding To States Without Global Warming Plans | The Daily Caller:
"Next year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will start denying disaster funding to states that don’t incorporate global warming into their emergency preparedness plans.
Governors looking for disaster preparedness funding will have to start reporting on how man-made global warming will impact their states such as “more intense storms, frequent heavy precipitation, heat waves, drought, extreme flooding, and higher sea levels,” according to FEMA.
...the guidelines essentially force some state governments to acknowledge the alleged risks of man-made warming...

2 women shot at UAW Hall party near Ann Arbor

2 women shot at UAW Hall party near Ann Arbor | MLive.com:
"Two women were shot after a fight at a party erupted in gunfire early Sunday morning in Pittsfield Township, police said.
Officers were called to the UAW Hall in the 4300 block of Concourse Drive at 2:15 a.m. for the shooting, according to a press release issued Sunday afternoon.
Deputy Police Chief Gordy Schick said there was a large party on the premises of approximately 150-300 people celebrating multiple birthdays.
He added that there was heavy drinking going on and the venue was overcrowded and people were constantly bumping into each other.
"A fight broke out in the parking lot between several females," he said. "It became an all-out brawl with numerous fights. 
Then gunshots began to ring out from behind the building and in front of the building."
The women were shot in front of the building, according to police.
...Investigators believe there were several shooters involved and are asking the public for any tips."

Oubama's government at war with its citizens-----Secret Service chief refusing to allow witnesses to testify, congressmen say

Secret Service chief refusing to allow witnesses to testify, congressmen say | WashingtonExaminer.com:
"Key lawmakers fired off an angry letter to Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy Sunday, pressing him to allow four witnesses in an ongoing investigation of a March 4 incident at the White House to testify before Congress.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and ranking member Elijah Cummings, D-Md., said they were "very disappointed" to receive a letter from Clancy informing them that he would be the sole witnesses at a Tuesday hearing.
The committee had sought testimony from four other individuals who witnessed the sequence of events that took place earlier this month, in which two senior agents allegedly drove into an active crime scene investigation of a suspicious package and were accused of drinking and driving their government-owned vehicles.
"We invited additional witnesses to answer fundamental questions about the incident and the agency's response that you have been unable to answer during two congressional hearings and one closed-door briefing for a bipartisan group of members and their staff," they wrote."

While Kerry Notes ‘Substantial Progress’ in Iran Nuclear Talks, Ayatollah Plays to Crowd Heard Chanting ‘Death to America’ | TheBlaze.com

While Kerry Notes ‘Substantial Progress’ in Iran Nuclear Talks, Ayatollah Plays to Crowd Heard Chanting ‘Death to America’ | TheBlaze.com:

"Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was more optimistic. “Achieving a deal is possible,” he said. “There is nothing that can’t be resolved.”

But when crowds called for “death to America” during Iran’s Supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s speech Saturday in Tehran — in which he said the country wouldn’t give in to Western nuclear demands — the Times of Israel reported that Khamenei offered this response: “Of course yes, death to America, because America is the original source of this pressure.”

History for March 24

History for March 24 - On-This-Day.com
Harry Houdini 1874 - Magician, escape artist, Arthur Murray 1895 - Dance instructor, businessman, Norman Fell (Norman Noah Feld) 1924 - Actor 


Steve McQueen 1930 - Actor , R. Lee Ermey 1944 - Actor, Peyton Manning 1976 - Football player 


1720 - In Paris, banking houses closed due to financial crisis. 


1765 - Britain passed the Quartering Act that required the American colonies to house 10,000 British troops in public and private buildings. 


1832 - Mormon Joseph Smith was beaten, tarred and feathered in Ohio. 


1906 - In Mexico, the Tehuantepec Istmian Railroad opened as a rival to the Panama Canal. 


1920 - The first U.S. coast guard air station was established at Morehead City, NC. 


1955 - The first oil drill seagoing rig was put into service. 


1989 - The Exxon Valdez spilled 240,000 barrels (11 million gallons) of oil in Alaska's Prince William Sound after it ran aground. 


1995 - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a welfare reform package that made the most changes in social programs since the New Deal. 


1999 - NATO launched air strikes against Yugoslavia (Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Vojvodina). The attacks marked the first time in its 50-year history that NATO attacked a sovereign country. The bombings were in response to Serbia's refusal to sign a peace treaty with ethnic Albanians who were seeking independence for the province of Kosovo. 


1999 - The 7-mile tunnel under Mont Blanc in France was an inferno after a truck carrying flour and margarine caught on fire. At least 30 people were killed.
 

‘A Time to Reclaim the Constitution of the United States’: Ted Cruz’s Speech Officially Announcing He’s in It for 2016 | Video | TheBlaze.com

‘A Time to Reclaim the Constitution of the United States’: Ted Cruz’s Speech Officially Announcing He’s in It for 2016 | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Conservative firebrand and Tea Party favorite Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced Monday that he is officially a candidate for president in the 2016 race, and promised to restore the promise of America to millions of Americans.

“I believe in you. I believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the promise of America,” he said at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. “And that is why today, I am announcing that I’m running for president of the United States.”

‘Islamic State Hacking Division’ Posts Kill List With Purported Addresses of U.S. Military Members | TheBlaze.com

‘Islamic State Hacking Division’ Posts Kill List With Purported Addresses of U.S. Military Members | TheBlaze.com:

"Calling for their beheadings, a self-proclaimed arm of the Islamic State published a list of addresses purportedly belonging to approximately 100 members of the U.S. military late Friday night.

Identifying themselves as the “Islamic State Hacking Division,” the group claimed to have obtained the personal information of military personnel from compromised military servers, databases and emails."

Supreme Court Hands Scott Walker Big Victory on Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law | TheBlaze.com

Supreme Court Hands Scott Walker Big Victory on Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law | TheBlaze.com:

"MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to Wisconsin’s voter identification law, allowing the law to stand and handing a victory to Gov. Scott Walker following a long fight by opponents who say it’s a thinly veiled attempt to make it more difficult for Democratic backers to vote.

The law won’t be enforced for an April 7 election because it’s only two weeks away, but it will be in subsequent elections, the state attorney general said."

V.S. NAIPAUL says ISIS is now the Fourth Reich

V.S. NAIPAUL says ISIS is now the Fourth Reich | Daily Mail Online:
"A grotesque love of propaganda. 
Unspeakable barbarity. 
The loathing of Jews - and a hunger for world domination.
In this stunning intervention, literary colossus V.S. NAIPAUL says ISIS is now the Fourth Reich"