History for October 19

History for October 19 - On-This-Day.com
Charles Merrill 1885 - Founder of Merrill-Lynch, Jack Anderson 1922 - Columnist, commentator, author, John le Carre (David Cornwell) 1931 - Author ("The Russia House")


John Lithgow 1945 - Actor (Movie:"Twilight Zone-The Movie," TV: "3rd Rock from the Son"), Jeannie C. Riley 1945 - Singer, Trey Parker 1969 - Actor, animator, singer ("South Park")


1781 - British General Charles Lord Cornwallis surrendered to U.S. General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia. It was to be the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War.


1814 - In Baltimore, MD, the first documented performance of "The Defence of Fort McHenry" with music took place at the Holliday Street Theatre. The work was later published under the title "The Star-Spangled Banner."


1933 - Basketball was introduced to the 1936 Olympic Games by the Berlin Organization Committee.


1944 - The U.S. Navy announced that black women would be allowed into Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES).

1951 - U.S. President Truman signed an act officially ending the state of war with Germany.


1959 - Patty Duke, at the age of 12, made her Broadway debut in "The Miracle Worker." The play lasted for 700 performances.


1960 - The United States imposed an embargo on exports to Cuba covering all commodities except medical supplies and certain food products.


1987 - The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 508 points. It was the worst one-day percentage decline, 22.6%, in history.

LIBERTY REVIEW

LIBERTY REVIEW:

https://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2017/10/knowledge-and-understanding-by-tammy.html

Knowledge and Understanding

By Tammy Derouin

The lack of respect or indifference towards the American flag is beyond sad and upsetting. It shows a much bigger problem which has taken place in our country; lack of knowledge and understanding. Our history is not being taught, as it once was, so even basic knowledge is disappearing. Dates, names and events are being forgotten. As facts disappear, so does the truth.

Far too many individuals no longer seem to understand why we are free or what took place to secure our blessing of liberty. Rights are demanded but they are not understood. With freedom comes responsibility and if we are not responsible, freedom begins to disappear. It is happening right before our eyes. Our rights to speak and assemble are being denied by hate groups. These groups have emerged with an agenda to bully, shout down and or violently attack those who do not share their philosophy. Freedoms and rights are for all American citizens, not just those who speak the loudest or dress in scary costumes. These groups have a right to their opinion; their thoughts and beliefs. They have a right to speak and be heard. They do not have the right to prevent those who do not agree with them from speaking and being heard as well.......

The way we were-----Beatles live - And I love her (1964)

Boob-tube-----1973 U S Open Arnold Palmer almost wins

Quick, to the Victim-Mobile! | Trending

Quick, to the Victim-Mobile! | Trending
"Has someone lit the Victim-signal in the sky? 
For the last several days my Facebook page has been lit up with women “me too-ing” about how they also were harassed and are as victimy, helpless, and deserving as any would-be Hollywood A-lister flung across Harvey Weinstein’s casting couch.
It’s all “I too was harassed” and “being a woman is so terrible” and “no one is safe” and “patriarchy.”
It might be unkind of me, but my first thought – right after, “Really, I didn’t know Bill Clinton’s staff was that big” – was “No, you were not sexually harassed, because the penalties for that are straight-up horrendous unless you happen to be a big-time leftist.  
At worst you were inconvenienced by having a pass made at you by a guy you found unattractive.”
This thought could be wrong and unkind. 
Young and hapless women often allow things to happen to them that are objectively sexual harassment. 
...But in general, that kind of harassment is only a real problem when it’s an industry dominated by very few gatekeepers.  
These industries/professions -- the arts, publishing, filmmaking, politics, etc. -- are almost all dominated by the left..."
Read on!

Vegas Survivor Who Died Suddenly Had Planned Group to Expose Cover-Up

Vegas Survivor Who Died Suddenly Had Planned Group to Expose Cover-Up
This report was originally published by Adan Salazar at Infowars

A woman who died days after surviving the ill-fated October 1 country music festival in Las Vegas wanted to organize a survivor’s group in order to flesh out the strange event, Facebook conversations reveal.

Kymberley Suchomel, 28, died suddenly on October 9 at her Apple Valley, California, residence five days after posting her version of events to Facebook.

In the days following the massacre, friends reached out to Suchomel over a October 4 post in which she described someone setting off “fire crackers” near the venue, and detailed being chased by numerous people, concluding at one point “There was more than one gun firing. 100% more than one.”

One longtime friend of Suchomel’s, who asked to remain anonymous, provided Infowars with screenshots of a conversation he’d had with her, in which she indicated planning to “organize a group of survivors” in order “to piece things together.”

Labeling NRA Members ‘Terrorists’ Has Unintended Consequences – Glenn Beck

Labeling NRA Members ‘Terrorists’ Has Unintended Consequences – Glenn Beck:

"The simple answer is that government agencies will end up monitoring many innocent people without preventing any tragedies. Recreational hunters and gun aficionados are not terrorists. The desire to buy and own guns does not make a person a psychopath or a murderer. The desire to use weapons to harm and kill other people makes a person a murderer or a psychopath. Labeling the Las Vegas shooter as a terrorist when the only thing that we know for sure about him was that he owned a lot of guns does not make sense. As far as we know, he hadn’t pledged his support to a recognized terrorist group like ISIS or even any domestic white supremacist group. He doesn’t appear to have been a religious man or an ideological one. Authorities are still searching for his motive."

If Not Even The Boy Scouts Can Celebrate Boys, They're In Trouble

If Not Even The Boy Scouts Can Celebrate Boys, They're In Trouble
"In a world where masculinity is too often thought of as toxic and men disappear from the labor force and marriage, scouting was a place boys could be taught as boys, by men.
Every other Monday evening, a chaotic scene erupts at our local Presbyterian church.
Young boys of all ages dart around, happily calling to each other across the room, alternating between sprints, tackles, and boisterous discussion of the latest update from Minecraft or their favorite YouTube star.
Eventually, a man in a tan shirt steps to the front, his hand held high in “the quiet sign.”
A few minutes later, with the boys settled down, the ritual begins.
It starts with the pledge, and is followed by the sacred words: “On my honor, I will do my best, to do my duty, to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.”
Next comes: “A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.”
When they are young, they struggle with the words, their faces scrunched as they try to remember the order. 
When they are older, they recite in monotone, the words slipping off their lips in a way that makes you wonder if they are internalizing the importance of the words.
Rituals for Becoming Men..."
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The Justice Department Is Now Going After Chinese Fentanyl Manufacturers - Hit & Run : Reason.com

The Justice Department Is Now Going After Chinese Fentanyl Manufacturers - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"The Drug Enforcement Administration announced today that U.S. Attorneys in North Dakota and Mississippi have, for the first time ever, indicted two Chinese nationals for illegally exporting fentanyl and other research chemicals to the U.S.

Unsealed yesterday, the DOJ's indictments accuseXiaobing Yan and Jian Zhang of running two separate international conspiracies intended to circumvent federal bans on various schedule I drugs and their analogs. In addition to Yan and Zhang, the DOJ indicted several American citizens and two Canadian prisoners who participated in the conspiracy from behind bars.

Here's the relevant information from the unsealed Zhang indictment:

• Two suspects, Jason Berry and Daniel Ceron, worked with Zhang to arrange shipments from China to the U.S. while they were incarcerated in a medium security prison facility in Drummondville, Quebec. (Prisoners running things from the inside is not new, but participating in a global drug trafficking operation seems pretty novel to me.)
• Zhang allegedly began exporting fentanyl and fentanyl analogs to the U.S. in 2013, and the DOJ says he was able to send thousands of shipments during a three-year period.
• Drugs shipped by Zhang allegedly ended up in "North Dakota, Oregon, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, California, South Carolina, Ohio, and elsewhere."
• From the DOJ press release: "Zhang ran an organization that manufactured fentanyl in at least four known labs in China and advertised and sold fentanyl to U.S. customers over the Internet. Zhang's organization would send orders of fentanyl or other illicit drugs, or pill presses, stamps, or dies used to shape fentanyl into pills, to customers in the United States through the mail or international parcel delivery services." (For more than a year now, American journalists have been pointing to Chinese websites that sold fentanyl to the U.S. with horrified shock. Looks like DOJ wasn't blind, just investigating quietly.)

Yan's case is even more interesting, as the DOJ alleges he shipped not just fentanyl, but a spectrum of synthetic drugs that are analogous to substances banned in the U.S..."
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Lunch video-----The NFL Is Happy to Insult America, Until It Impacts Their Bank Accounts...

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Bill Clinton caught in Harvey Weinstein sexual-assault scandal fallout - Washington Times

Bill Clinton caught in Harvey Weinstein sexual-assault scandal fallout - Washington Times:


"She didn’t name names, but when Monica Lewinsky joined the viral online campaign against sexual harassment Sunday by retweeting #MeToo, the first person who came to mind was President Bill Clinton.
Therein lies the problem for the Clintons with the Harvey Weinstein sexual-harassment scandal: It hits perilously close to home."

ICE Detainer Issued for Suspected Wine Country Arsonist in Sonoma Jail - Breitbart

ICE Detainer Issued for Suspected Wine Country Arsonist in Sonoma Jail - Breitbart:
"The U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) issued a detainer request on the Sonoma County Jail for Jesus Fabian Gonzalez, who was arrested Sunday on suspicion of arson in Wine Country fires that have killed at least 40 residents.
Breitbart News reported earlier this week that Sonoma County Sheriffs had arrested Jesus Fabian Gonzalez, 29, at Maxwell Regional Park in Sonoma County after a series of reports of ongoing fires in the region.
Mr. Gonzalez was observed around 3:00 p.m. PDT wearing a jacket and walking “out of the creek area and a plume of smoke behind him,” according to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
Mr. Gonzalez, who is homeless and reportedly known by law enforcement to have been living under a nearby bridge, claimed he was cold and had lit the fire to stay warm. 
But it was a balmy 78 degrees when he and the plume of smoke were first observed.
...Sargent Spencer Crum told Breitbart that Mr. Gonzalez is also on a U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) detainer request, despite Sonoma County declaring itself as a “sanctuary county” in May 2014.
The county only cooperates with “ICE holds” if the prisoner has been convicted of a felony or any misdemeanor offence that falls within the Trust Act within the last five years.
Mr. Gonzalez’s immigration status has not yet been announced.
...Sonoma County fires have killed dozens. 172 are still missing and 102,000 residents have been dislocated — about one-fifth of the entire population.
The latest financial losses include 3,819 unincorporated parcels with 100 structures valued at $2,016,962,239, and 2,907 homes and 86 commercial units lost in the city of Santa Rosa valued at $1.18 billion..."
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FBI Uncovered Russian Bribery Plot Before Obama Approved Uranium One Deal, Netting Clintons Millions | Zero Hedge

FBI Uncovered Russian Bribery Plot Before Obama Approved Uranium One Deal, Netting Clintons Millions | Zero Hedge:
"As the mainstream media continues to obsess over $100,000 worth Facebook ads allegedly purchased by Russian spies in 2016 seeking to throw the presidential election, we're almost certain they'll ignore the much larger Russian bombshell dropped today in the form of newly released FBI documents that reveal for the very first time that the Obama administration was well aware of illegal bribery, extortion and money laundering schemes being conducted by the Russians to get a foothold in the atomic energy business in the U.S. before approving a deal that handed them 20% of America's uranium reserves...and resulted in a windfall of donations to the Clinton Foundation.
As we pointed out last summer when Peter Schweizer first released his feature documentary Clinton Cash, the Uranium One deal, as approved by the Obama Administration, netted the Clintons and their Clinton Foundation millions of dollars in donations and 'speaking fees' from Uranium One shareholders and other Russian entities..."
Perhaps this is what the "most transparent" President in history meant when he told Medvedev that he would have "more flexibility" after his 2012 election.

#1 This day 1965-----The Beatles Yesterday (Original)

Fascinating!-----Here's How People Get Fooled Into Buying Bankrupt Companies... | Zero Hedge

Here's How People Get Fooled Into Buying Bankrupt Companies... | Zero Hedge:
"...How could a company as big and profitable as W.T. Grant Co. go bust?

In the autopsy that followed the bankruptcy, accountants found that while the company was generating substantial PROFIT, it was not generating any CASH FLOW.

These two terms sound the same, but they’re dramatically different...

...Today there’s another famous business in similar circumstances– our old friend Netflix.

Quarter after quarter, Netflix reports a profit.

Just yesterday afternoon the company had its quarterly earnings call, posting a profit of $553 million. Not bad.

Yet when anyone dives just a little bit deeper into the numbers, Netflix’s cash flow is absolutely gruesome.

The company’s operating cash flow is negative. In other words, after stripping out all the unrealistic accounting nonsense, Netflix’s core business LOSES MONEY.

In fact Netflix’s operating cash flow has been negative FOR YEARS. And the amount of money its losing is increasing.

Netflix’s business has lost $1.3 billion so far through the first nine months of 2017. That’s 52% worse than the $916 million operating cash flow deficit they suffered in the first nine months of 2016, and nearly three times worse than the $504 million operating cash flow deficit during the first nine months of 2015.

Throughout this period, the number of Netflix subscribers has steadily grown, now well in excess of 100 million.

And every time Netflix reports a big surge in subscribers, the stock price soars..."
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College Magazine Creates ‘Is Your Costume Racist’ Flowchart, Overlooks Major Problem | Daily Wire

College Magazine Creates ‘Is Your Costume Racist’ Flowchart, Overlooks Major Problem | Daily Wire:

"1870 Magazine, a publication "built by and for students" of Ohio State University (but not officially affiliated with the school, according to 1870 staff), recently published an "is your costume racist" flowchart for Halloween."

Instapundit » Blog Archive » PAUL KRUGMAN ON ELECTION NIGHT: “If the question is when markets will recover, a first-pass answe…

Instapundit » Blog Archive » PAUL KRUGMAN ON ELECTION NIGHT: “If the question is when markets will recover, a first-pass answe…:
OCTOBER 17, 2017

"PAUL KRUGMAN ON ELECTION NIGHT: “If the question is when markets will recover, a first-pass answer is never.”
CNN Breaking News: Dow crosses 23,000 for the first time in its 121-year history. It’s up more than 4,600 points since election."

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History for October 18

History for October 18 - On-This-Day.com
Henri Bergson 1859 - Philosopher, author, Pierre Elliott Trudeau 1919 - Prime Minister of Canada, Chuck Berry (Charles Edward Anderson Berry) 1926 - Singer


George C. Scott 1927 - Actor ("Patton," "Taps"), Mike Ditka 1939 - Football player and coach, Lee Harvey Oswald 1939 - Accused of assassinating U.S. President John F. Kennedy


1767 - The Mason-Dixon line was agreed upon. It was the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania.


1842 - Samuel Finley Breese Morse laid his first telegraph cable.


1867 - The U.S. took formal possession of Alaska from Russia. The land was purchased of a total of $7 million dollars (2 cents per acre).


1898 - The American flag was raised in Puerto Rico only one year after the Caribbean nation won its independence from Spain.


1929 - The Judicial Committee of England’s Privy Council ruled that women were to be considered as persons in Canada.


1956 - NFL commissioner Bert Bell disallowed the use of radio-equipped helmets by NFL quarterbacks.


1961 - Henri Matiss' "Le Bateau" went on display at New York's Museum of Modern Art. It was discovered 46 days later that the painting had been hanging upside down.


1968 - Two black athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, were suspended by the U.S. Olympic Committee for giving a "black power" salute during a ceremony in Mexico City.

Report: FBI Uncovers Confirmation of Hillary Clinton's Corrupt Uranium Deal with Russia

Report: FBI Uncovers Confirmation of Hillary Clinton's Corrupt Uranium Deal with Russia:

"New evidence has emerged to confirm Peter Schweizer’s account in his bestselling book Clinton Cash about the corrupt tactics behind former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s approval of Russia’s purchase of 20 percent of U.S. uranium.
Josh Solomon and Alison Spann report in The Hill:"

BREAKING: Alleged Traitor Hailed As American Hero By Obama Administration Pleads Guilty To Desertion | Daily Wire

BREAKING: Alleged Traitor Hailed As American Hero By Obama Administration Pleads Guilty To Desertion | Daily Wire:

"On Monday, Bergdahl pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. Bergdahl apologized — too late for his dead comrades — and stated, “At the time, I had no intention of causing search and recovery operations….It’s very inexcusable.”
All of which utterly undercuts the Obama administration’s stated reasons for the Bergdahl deal altogether. And demonstrates how they were lying continuously for months — "

The way we were-----The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) [v2] [Lyrics] [1080p] [HD]

Boob-tube-Brainwashing-----Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990) Season 1 Episode 1

Global Warming Hypocrites: Their Carbon Footprint Is OK, But Yours Must Be Eliminated | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis - IBD

Global Warming Hypocrites: Their Carbon Footprint Is OK, But Yours Must Be Eliminated | Stock News & Stock Market Analysis - IBD:
"Scientists, identified as "conservation scientists" who presumably oppose human greenhouse gas emissions, have looked into their own lifestyles, as well as the lifestyles of other "conservation scientists," and found that they are preaching one thing while practicing another.
"Most" of these scientists, the British Telegraph reports, "have a carbon footprint which is virtually no different to anyone else." 
...What they found was "conservation scientists," 300 of them, "still flew frequently — an average of nine flights a year — ate meat or fish approximately five times a week and rarely purchased carbon offsets for their own emissions."
...Do not be surprised by the duplicity.
It's been noticed that the global warming alarmists who run their mouths the most are also running a lot of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
We can start with Leonardo DiCaprio, who earns a fabulous living playing a child's game — that is, he pretends to be someone else, a behavior that most of us outgrow as adults.
But he doesn't have to fake being a hypocrite.
That's his real life.
Type "leonardo dicaprio climate hypocrite" into a web search engine..."

Best And Worst States For Taxes | Forbes

Best And Worst States For Taxes | Forbes

No. 30: Michigan

• State and local tax burden: 9.60%
• Effective state tax rate ($50,000 taxable income): 4.25%
• Highest tax bracket: Flat
• Rate at highest tax bracket: 4.25% of federal adjusted gross income with modification
• Per Capita Income: $36,641

EXCLUSIVE -- Final Suspect in Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry's Murder Arrested

EXCLUSIVE -- Final Suspect in Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry's Murder Arrested:


"Federal authorities working with the Mexican government secured the arrest of the final suspect in the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. The apprehension occurred on Saturday in Mexico.
Breitbart Texas obtained a leaked internal memo written by the acting chief of the Border Patrol announcing the arrest of Jesus Rosario Favela Astoria. He is reported to be the final suspect in Agent Terry’s murder that occurred on December 14, 2010 in southern Arizona."