History for September 13

History for September 13 - On-This-Day.com
Walter Reed 1851, Milton S. Hershey 1857, John Pershing 1860


J.B. Priestley 1894, Richard Kiel 1939, Jacqueline Bisset 1944


1759 - The French were defeated by the British on the Plains of Abraham in the final French and Indian War.


1789 - The United States Government took out its first loan.

1898 - Hannibal Williston Goodwin patented celluloid photographic film, which is used to make movies.


1922 - In El Azizia, Libya, the highest shade temperature was recorded at 136.4 degrees Fahrenheit.


1948 - Margaret Chase Smith was elected to the U.S. Senate and became the first woman to serve in both houses of the U.S. Congress.


1960 - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission banned payola.


1971 - In New York, National Guardsmen stormed the Attica Correctional Facility and put an end to the four-day revolt. A total of 43 people were killed in the final assault. A committee was organized to investigate the riot on September 30, 1971.


1994 - U.S. President Bill Clinton signed a $30 billion crime bill into law.

Blog: Hillary’s health suddenly legitimized as campaign issue by fainting episode at 9/11 memorial service

Blog: Hillary’s health suddenly legitimized as campaign issue by fainting episode at 9/11 memorial service:

"All the sneering of the left and their media enablers over “conspiracy theories” about Hillary’s health can no longer contain the explosive issue of her physical fitness for office.  At a moment the nation’s eyes were focused on her and her rival at the 9/11 ceremonies in New York City, she demonstrated a fragile constitution and looked like death warmed over)."

What If You Were Mistakenly Put on a Watchlist?

What If You Were Mistakenly Put on a Watchlist? - Reason.com:
"In the 1985 dystopian science fiction movie Brazil the plot centers on the authorities' apprehension of an innocent man named Archibald Buttle.
He was mistaken for the outlaw, Archibald Tuttle, after a fly landed on a printer head in a government office, thus causing the "T" to print as a "B" on the arrest warrant.
...Same goes with those "no fly" lists that the Transportation Security Administration uses to keep suspected terrorists off airplanes.
The lists and their criteria are secret. 
There's no due process, meaning that if you get pulled out of line you have no way to appeal that decision. 
The New York Times reported on an 8-year-old who a few years ago was stuck on a TSA "watch" list.
Often, people with names similar to someone else's—think Buttle versus Tuttle—get stopped.
Liberals can be just as unconcerned as conservatives over the veracity of these lists.
...No one wants dangerous people to have access to an arsenal, but we again run up against the problem of lists.
Anyone who has compiled lists realizes how quickly they become out of date, or how easy it is for a clerk to misspell a name.
An analysis of the APPS list from the state auditor and a gun-rights group found that anywhere from 37 percent to 60 percent of the people on the list actually had a legal right to still own firearms.
In a free society, it's not OK for an innocent person to have guns confiscated or kept from flying because of some mistaken entry on a ledger.
It's infuriating how difficult it is to clear one's name after an error is detected..."

More refugees coming to Ann Arbor area for 'safe haven' resettlement

More refugees coming to Ann Arbor area for 'safe haven' resettlement | MLive.com:
"ANN ARBOR, MI –  Samaritas, Michigan's largest refugee resettlement agency and the fourth largest in the nation, has been approved by the U.S. State Department to begin resettling refugees in the Ann Arbor area.
One of the state's largest faith-based nonprofits, Samaritas is now expanding its office at 2770 Carpenter Road, where it offers foster care services, to create space for refugee resettlement staff, including at least one case worker.
...The Ann Arbor City Council has gone on record indicating it wants the city to be a welcoming place for refugees and Samaritas has taken note.
As the surge of refugees increases, driven primarily by larger numbers of Syrian refugees seeking safe haven, finding adequate, safe housing for new Americans is a challenge, according to Samaritas.
...Refugees may find themselves living in Ypsilanti, Westland, Inkster, Northville and parts of Ann Arbor, according to this week's announcement from Samaritas.
...Samaritas also operates refugee resettlement offices in Troy, Grand Rapids and Battle Creek, and now Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo are added to the list..."

U.S. Navy Sailor Sits and Holds Up Fist During National Anthem, Gets Hit With Instant Karma | Video | TheBlaze.com

U.S. Navy Sailor Sits and Holds Up Fist During National Anthem, Gets Hit With Instant Karma | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"A U.S. Navy sailor is facing disciplinary action after she posted a video of herself sitting through the national anthem in protest while holding up a fist.

The sailor, who has reportedly been identified by her superiors in the Navy, said she refused to stand for the flag or anthem until the U.S. proves “that they’ve got my back as a black woman.”"

The Falling Man

The Falling Man:

Do you remember this photograph? 

In the United States, people have taken pains to banish it from the record of September 11, 2001. 

The story behind it, though, and the search for the man pictured in it, are our most intimate connection to the horror of that day.

In the picture, he departs from this earth like an arrow. 
Although he has not chosen his fate, he appears to have, in his last instants of life, embraced it. 
If he were not falling, he might very well be flying. 
He appears relaxed, hurtling through the air. 
He appears comfortable in the grip of unimaginable motion. 
He does not appear intimidated by gravity's divine suction or by what awaits him. 
His arms are by his side, only slightly outriggered. 
His left leg is bent at the knee, almost casually. 
His white shirt, or jacket, or frock, is billowing free of his black pants. 
His black high-tops are still on his feet. 
In all the other pictures, the people who did what he did—who jumped—appear to be struggling against horrific discrepancies of scale..." 

2016’s Happiest States in America

2016’s Happiest States in America | WalletHub®:
"Can money truly buy happiness? 
Most people might be inclined to say based on moral principles.
But some researchers beg to differ, suggesting that money can indeed contribute to happiness — but only up to a certain dollar amount.
According to their findings, life satisfaction, one of the two main components of happiness, increases as income rises — to a maximum of $75,000 a year. 
Beyond that figure, money makes little difference in a person’s overall contentment with life.
Reinforcing those findings are the annual results of a Gallup-Healthways poll measuring global well-being.
According to Gallup-Healthways, “People who make more money tend to report higher positive emotions.”
But income isn’t the only determinant of personal happiness. 
Apart from financial security, a pleasant state of being also depends on other factors, such as one’s physical health, personal purpose and social connectivity.
WalletHub’s analysts considered all of these elements to determine which states are home to the happiest Americans.
In order to do so, we compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 28 key metrics, ranging from emotional health to income levels to sports participation rates.
Our findings, additional expert commentary and a detailed methodology can be found below..."

Lunch video-----SHOCK FOOTAGE: Hillary Faints, Media Covers it Up

Noon-toon

Now Founders not good enough for school names

Now Founders not good enough for school names:

"Barton pointed out African-American leaders of the past often praised both Presidents Washington and Jefferson as champions of civil rights for blacks.

“It is striking when you look at the people who looked to Washington and Jefferson as inspirations,” said Barton. “For example, Dr. Martin Luther King praised Jefferson, as did Frederick Douglass, Henry Highland Garnett, Benjamin Banneker and many other African Americans who were the premier civil rights leaders in their generation. The difference between today’s generation and previous ones is that Americans today by and large no longer know American history based on historical fact. Instead, they are simply taught a version of it based on progressive political agendas.”"

Jackie Mason has a theory about Hillary Clinton’s coughing fits

Jackie Mason has a theory about Hillary Clinton’s coughing fits | Page Six:
"With speculation swirling over Hillary Clinton’s health, comic Jackie Mason has spotted a pattern.
“I noticed that the coughing spells come at very strange times, depending on what the issue is and what the question is.
When she’s ahead in the polls, the coughing never showed up. 
Now, all of the sudden, as she is slipping lower . . . the coughing is getting louder and louder,” he said on AM 970’s “Aaron Klein Investigative Radio.”
“If it’s a very hard question, you hear a fantastic cough.
The cough never stops!
And when the question is a little more pleasant, there is likely less coughing.”
But in Mason’s medical opinion,
“Anybody who can’t talk without lying shouldn’t see a doctor . . . She should see a psychiatrist.”"

Trump and 'Betsy Ross' flags at Grand Rapids Schools football game raise ruckus

Trump and 'Betsy Ross' flags at Grand Rapids Schools football game raise ruckus | MLive.com
GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A group of students waving a Trump political flag and a 'Betsy Ross' 13-star flag at an inner city Grand Rapids football game have caused a stir.
The students were in the opponent stands at the Ottawa Hills home game at Houseman Field against Forest Hills Central on Friday, Sept. 9.
 Many wore red, white and blue colors.
Several Grand Rapids Schools parents said they believed the display, particularly the flags, were inappropriate and could be intimidating to those on the Ottawa Hills side with its significant percentage of minority students and parents.
They say the flags could even be interpreted as symbols of white supremacy and nationalism..."

NHS chiefs warn that hospitals in England are on the brink of collapse

NHS chiefs warn that hospitals in England are on the brink of collapse | Society | The Guardian:
"The body that represents hospitals across England has issued a startling warning that the NHS is close to breaking point because of its escalating cash crisis.
Years of underfunding have left the service facing such “impossible” demands that without urgent extra investment in November’s autumn statement it will have to cut staff, bring in charges or introduce “draconian rationing” of treatment – all options that will provoke public disquiet, it says.
NHS 'in perpetual winter of Narnia' as waiting list reaches record 3.9m
In an unprecedentedly bleak assessment of the NHS’s own health, NHS Providers, which speaks for hospital trust chairs and chief executives, tells ministers that widespread breaches of performance targets, chronic understaffing and huge overspends by hospitals mean that it is heading back to the visible decline it last experienced in the 1990s.
“Taken together this means the NHS is increasingly failing to do the job it wants to do and the public needs it to do, through no fault of its own,” Chris Hopson, the chief executive of NHS Providers, writes in the Observer.
His intervention comes days before the influential Commons health select committee decides whether to launch a special inquiry into the state of the NHS in England.
After months dominated by the Brexit debate, the state of the NHS is now emerging as the key domestic challenge facing Theresa May’s government."

After Journalist Breaks Free From Islamic Militants He Exposes Sick Secret Obama NEVER Wanted You To Know ⋆ US Herald

After Journalist Breaks Free From Islamic Militants He Exposes Sick Secret Obama NEVER Wanted You To Know ⋆ US Herald:

"Lloyd will never forget as Hakim Anza, AKA Hakim Abu Jamal, looked into his eyes and shot him twice at point-blank range in the ankle as punishment for fleeing. Luckily, the men survived the torture and successfully fled a second time to Turkey where they were treated at a hospital.

However, it wasn’t until 2 years later that Lloyd saw something that instilled the same stomach-churning feeling he felt while in captivity. The Times reports that Lloyd was watching a video of U.S. President Barack Obama’s “newest ally in the war against ISIS” and saw the face of his kidnapper and torturer. Lloyd reveals that the footage highlighted his Muslim kidnapper, Anza, as one of the U.S.-backed Syrian rebels which Obama’s CIA claims are vetted as “moderates.”"

How the 9/11 attacks would have been reported today

How the 9/11 attacks would have been reported today:
"11 September 2001: Arabs massacred by Americans in day of tit-for-tat violence

The cycle of violence in America spiralled out of control today when a series of violent incidents left thousands dead, including many Arab and Muslim civilians. 
UN sources and Al Jazeera have confirmed that many of the Arabs killed were refugee children who had fled from oppression. 
American claims that they too suffered “many civilian deaths” have been strongly denied by the UN-affiliated relief workers in the Al Qaeda organisation who maintain that the only Americans killed were military personnel and illegal settlers..."
Read on!

AM Fruitcake

History for September 12

History for September 12 - On-This-Day.com
H.L. Mencken 1880, Maurice Chevalier 1888, Jesse Owens 1913


Ian Holm 1931, Barry White 1944, Rachel Ward 1957 - Actress


1922 - The Episcopal Church removed the word "Obey" from the bride's section of wedding vows.

 









1938 - In a speech, Adolf Hitler demanded self-determination for the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia.


1943 - During World War II, Benito Mussolini was taken by German paratroopers from the Italian government that was holding him.


1953 - Nikita Krushchev was elected as the first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

1954 - "Lassie" made its television debut on CBS. The last show aired on September 12, 1971.


1963 - The last episode of "Leave it to Beaver" was aired. The show had debuted on October 4, 1957.


1983 - Arnold Schwarzenegger became a U.S. citizen. He had emigrated from Austria 14 years earlier.


1984 - Michael Jordan signed a seven-year contract to play basketball with the Chicago Bulls.

House Passes Legislation to Allow Families of 9/11 Victims to Sue Saudi Arabia | TheBlaze.com

House Passes Legislation to Allow Families of 9/11 Victims to Sue Saudi Arabia | TheBlaze.com:


"The House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday on a voice vote that would allow the family members of those who lost their lives during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, to sue the nation of Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts.

If signed into law, the bipartisan Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act would permit Americans to make civil claims “against a foreign state or official for injuries, death, or damages from an act of international terrorism.”"

The Man Who Predicted 9.11

30 pictures of 9/11 that show you why you should never forget

30 pictures of 9/11 that show you why you should never forget:

Clinton: Half of Trump’s Supporters Are in ‘Basket of Deplorables’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Clinton: Half of Trump’s Supporters Are in ‘Basket of Deplorables’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Half of Donald Trump’s supporters fall into a “basket of deplorables,” according to Hillary Clinton.

“You know, just to be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables,” Clinton said at an LGBT-centered fundraiser hosted by actor and singer Barbara Streisand. “The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic — you name it. And unfortunately there are people like that. And he has lifted them up.”"

Students can't remember 9/11, blame Bush and oil

United 93 (2006) hijacking ending scene.

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Official Trailer #1 (2016)

Computer Specialist Who Deleted Hillary's Emails Granted Immunity by Justice Dept - Cortney O'Brien

Computer Specialist Who Deleted Hillary's Emails Granted Immunity by Justice Dept - Cortney O'Brien:

"Paul Combetta was a computer specialist from Platte River Networks who apparently specialized in deleting emails. He made Hillary Clinton's emails disappear even after requests from Congress to keep them. Yet, despite that seemingly guilty deed, the Department of Justice has just granted him immunity. As a result, the House Oversight Committee's request to investigate the deletions have hit a dead end.

Clinton campaign spokesman Brian Fallon insists neither Clinton nor her attorneys "

Never Forget!

10:07am United Flight 93

United Air Flight 93 air traffic recording