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1774, Louis XVI ascended the throne of France.
1775, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys captured the British-held fortress at Ticonderoga, N.Y.
1863: Confederate General Stonewall Jackson dies eight days after he is accidentally shot by his own troops during the American Civil War
1869, a golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, where the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet; marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States.
1924, J. Edgar Hoover was given the job of FBI director.
1933, the Nazis staged massive public book burnings in Germany.
1940, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigns; at the request of King George VI, Winston Churchill agrees to take over as prime minister.
1941: Nazi deputy Rudolf Hess, apparently seeking a peace deal between Germany and Britain, steals a plane and crash lands in Scotland; he is arrested and imprisoned for the rest of the war.
1968, preliminary Vietnam peace talks began in Paris.
1978, Britain's Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon announced they were divorcing after 18 years of marriage.
1994, the state of Illinois executed serial killer John Wayne Gacy for the murders of 33 young men and boys.
1994: Nelson Mandela took the oath of office, in as the first native African president of South Africa; a new, multi-racial cabinet is formed the following day.
Born…
1838, John Wilkes Booth, actor and assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.
1850, Sir Thomas Lipton, merchant and yachtsman.
1886, Karl Barth, theologian.
1899, Fred Astaire, dancer and actor.
1902, David O. Selznick, American producer, whose motion pictures, meticulous in detail and commercially successful, were among the finest of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Selznick began working in the New York City office of his father, Lewis J. Selznick, an ambitious film mogul, when he was still a teenager. There he learned about film promotion, distribution, and production on a grand scale. Lewis Selznick, whose business was perennially overextended, went bankrupt in the early 1920s, and his son had to begin making his own way in the motion-picture industry. Selznick made two newsreel-style documentaries in 1923 and his first feature, Roulette, in 1924.
Judith Jamison—dancer, choreographer, and artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT)—celebrates her birthday today. AAADT is an internationally renowned dance company.
http://www.alvinailey.org/
Missing in Action
1966 BAILEY JOHN EDWARD MINNEAPOLIS MN SURVIVAL UNLIKELY REMAINS IDENTIFIED 03/17/99
1966 ECKES WALTER W. NEW YORK NY 06/18/66 ESCAPED ALIVE AND WELL 1998
1967 AHLMEYER HEINZ JR. PEARL RIVER NY
1967 MILLER MALCOM T. TAMPA FL
1967 NETHERLAND ROGER M. BEAVER PA REMAINS IDENTIFIED 06/16/00
1967 SHARP SAMUEL A. JR. SAN JOSE CA
1967 TYCZ JAMES N. MILWAUKEE WI
1968 BLACKMAN THOMAS J. RACINE WI
1968 CZERWONKA PAUL S. SOUTHTON MA
1968 COOK JOSEPH F. FOXBORO MA
1968 FLEMING HORACE H. III PENSACOLA FL
1968 FRITSCH THOMAS W. CROMWELL CT
1968 HEMPEL BARRY L. GARDEN GROVE CA
1968 HEYNE RAYMOND T. MASON WI
1968 KING GERALD E. KNOXVILLE TN
1968 LOPEZ ROBERT C. ALBUQUERQUE NM
1968 MC GONIGLE WILLIAM D. WICHITA KS
1968 MITCHELL DONALD W. PRINCETON KY
1968 MILLER GLENN E. OAKLAND CA
1968 PERRY THOMAS H. CANTON CT
1968 SARGENT JAMES R. ANAWALT WV
1969 WALTERS WILLIAM PHILADELPHIA PA
1971 BINGHAM KLAUS Y. WAHIAWA HI
1971 LUTTRELL JAMES M. FAYETTEVILLE NC
1971 WALTON LEWIS C. CRANSTON RI
1972 BLACKBURN HARRY L. JR. HIGHLAND SPRINGS VA POSS DEAD REMAINS RETURNED 04/10/86
1972 HARRIS JEFFREY L. CLINTON MD REMAINS RETURNED 05/97
1972 LODGE ROBERT A. LYNBROOK NY 09/30/77 REMAINS RETURNED BY SRV
1972 RUDLOFF STEPHEN A. NEW YORK NY 03/28/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1972 WILKINSON DENNIS E. WEST PALM BEACH FL 08/26/78 REMAINS RETURNED MONTGOM HANOI
Journalism at Risk
Bad Wead
By Irwin N. Graulich
MichNews.com
Mar 2, 2005
There are times when God gives an individual a very appropriate name.
And it came to pass, that an Indiana preacher, Wead, brought forth a son who was a very bad weed (sic). And this son became an evangelical motivational speaker, even though he did not actually graduate from the Central Bible College. This man, known as Douglas, who had three brothers, kept close company with J. Douglas Cassidy, a Springfield businessman who wound up serving time for conspiracy and tax evasion, something The New York Times has conveniently forgotten to mention.
Furthermore, this holy man, Wead, has been associated with Jim Bakker, the televangelist whose name is synonymous with scandal. And the public continues to inhale Wead's vile smoke--and mirrors. How sick is The New York Times for publishing transcripts of "private" conversations between then Governor George Bush and a pseudo friend. Next stop on the Times hit list--shocking photos of the president relieving himself in a bathroom stall.
http://www.michnews.com/artman/publish/article_7081.shtml
Miami Herald
New poll: Floridians still unprepared for hurricanes
By MARTIN MERZER
mmerzer@herald.com
Even in the wake of last year's catastrophic swarm of storms, many Floridians and other coastal residents are woefully apathetic about -- and unprepared for -- hurricanes, according to a poll released Monday.
The Mason-Dixon poll found that nearly half the residents of endangered areas from Texas to Maine, including Florida, still do not have a plan to react to an approaching hurricane, two out of three would choose the wrong destination if ordered to evacuate, and two in five erroneously believe that flooding is covered by standard homeowners insurance.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/11603293.htm
Poll
http://www.hurricanesafety.org/mediakit/masonDixon_poll.pdf
Tubes hiss sweet smell of success
BY NICHOLAS SPANGLER
''What the heck,'' Dr. Mike long wondered, ``are all those tubes?''
The tubes are black and thin and they run around the northern and western fences of the sewage plant on Virginia Key. There are two sets of them, one 15 feet above the ground and the other somewhat higher. They look like telephone lines, except every so often they hiss, and out comes a fine, sweet-smelling mist, which hangs in the air and drifts a short way before dissipating.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/11598697.htm
Photos:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/slideshow.htm?content_id=11602287&pub_name=miamiherald&language=en&palette_name=miamiherald&site_name=miami&start=2&component_title=&component_desc=
Summit agenda: trade ties, shared resentment of U.S.
Ministers from 34 South American and Arab League countries are about to begin their first summit. On the table in Brazil is trade -- and perceptions of U.S. interventionism.
BY TAREK EL TABLAWY
Associated Press
BRASILIA - Ministers from 33 South American and Middle Eastern nations on Sunday began preparing the groundwork for the first-ever summit of leaders from the two regions.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/11599077.htm
Michael Moore Today
http://www.michaelmoore.com/
Life-Threatening Flaws
Armor issued despite warnings
By Christian Lowe / USA Today
The Marine Corps issued to nearly 10,000 troops body armor that military
ballistic experts had urged the Marines to reject after tests revealed life-threatening flaws in the vests, an eight-month investigation by Marine Corps Times has found.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=2562
Body Armor Recalled
US Marines recall body armor amid safety questions
By Will Dunham / Reuters
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Marine Corps has recalled body armor given to thousands of troops fighting in Iraq because of questions about whether it offers adequate protection, officials said on Monday.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=2577
8 U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq
8 U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq
Insurgent violence rages. The government fills five more Cabinet posts, three with Sunnis.
By Louise Roug and Patrick J. McDonnell / Los Angeles Times
BAGHDAD — Eight U.S. troops were killed in action during a 48-hour period as insurgent violence raged in the Sunni Arab heartland of western and central Iraq, the U.S. military reported Sunday.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=2567
Two U.S. Marines Killed in Afghan Clash
Two U.S. Marines killed in Afghan clash
KABUL (Reuters) - Two U.S. Marines were killed in a battle with insurgents in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Monday, the latest casualties in a surge of rebel violence.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=2568
8 U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq
8 U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq
Insurgent violence rages. The government fills five more Cabinet posts, three with Sunnis.
By Louise Roug and Patrick J. McDonnell / Los Angeles Times
BAGHDAD — Eight U.S. troops were killed in action during a 48-hour period as insurgent violence raged in the Sunni Arab heartland of western and central Iraq, the U.S. military reported Sunday.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=2567
Two U.S. Marines Killed in Afghan Clash
Two U.S. Marines killed in Afghan clash
KABUL (Reuters) - Two U.S. Marines were killed in a battle with insurgents in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Monday, the latest casualties in a surge of rebel violence.
The Marines were hunting for a group of insurgents northwest of the eastern city of Jalalabad, on Sunday, when the clash with about 25 rebels erupted, the U.S. military said in a statement.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=2568
Name Withheld Pending Notification
By Cindy Sheehan / LeeRockwell.com
When I woke up this morning, the "official" death count in Iraq was 1576. The first thing I do in the morning after I boot up my computer is to check the DoD website to see if any more of our nation’s precious children were killed in this horror of a nonsensical war. I was talking to another Gold Star Mom, Celeste Zappala, today and she sadly advised me that the count rose to 1579 (note: the official count is now 1594) while she was out to lunch.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=2573
Name Withheld Pending Notification
By Cindy Sheehan / LeeRockwell.com
When I woke up this morning, the "official" death count in Iraq was 1576. The first thing I do in the morning after I boot up my computer is to check the DoD website to see if any more of our nation’s precious children were killed in this horror of a nonsensical war. I was talking to another Gold Star Mom, Celeste Zappala, today and she sadly advised me that the count rose to 1579 (note: the official count is now 1594) while she was out to lunch.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=2573
The World Forum
Nuclear Fuel Leak At Sellafield Facility In England
By Drog (Canada), Section United Kingdom
Posted on Mon May 09, 2005 at 11:34:03 AM PST
By Wikinews
Enough nuclear waste"to half fill an Olympic-size swimming pool" has leaked from a cracked pipe into a "huge stainless steel chamber," at the Sellafield reprocessing plant, according to the Guardian. The leak is completely contained within the plant and poses no risk to the public nor workers at the site. The leak was discovered on April 19, when workers noticed a discrepancy in the amount of fuel entering pipes conducting the waste to a set of centrifuges and the amount of fuel actually arriving at the centrifuges. Workers used remote cameras to find the crack where the fuel was escaping; over twenty tonnes has leaked.
http://www.theworldforum.org/story/2005/5/9/11343/62251
CBC Attacks FOX News
By Drog (Canada), Section Blogs
Posted on Fri Apr 15, 2005 at 08:34:05 AM PST
CBC's investigative journalism show The Fifth Estate re-aired their recent documentary Sticks and Stones last night, in which they discuss how the U.S. is a nation of warring factions, where you're either Republican or Democrat, a red-stater or blue-stater, a conservative or a liberal, where political conversation has denigrated into a shouting match, and where conservatives have taken over the airwaves once ruled by the liberals.
The documentary took on FOX News, focusing on Ann Coulter (who embarasses herself by claiming that Canada sent troops to Vietnam) and on Bill O'Reilly, host of the show The O'Reilly Factor.
http://www.theworldforum.org/story/2005/4/15/83433/6883
USA Cannot Criticize Venezuela For Buying Arms
By Inside View America (USA), Section Venezuela
Posted on Wed Mar 30, 2005 at 07:08:49 PM PST
US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld heavily criticized Venezuela's decision to purchase arms from Russia during an interview while visiting Brazil.
Rumsfeld justifies his position with the fear that such arms could end up in the hands of the FARC, a guerilla group in Colombia seen as a terrorist threat by the American government.
http://www.theworldforum.org/story/2005/3/28/6513/16424
U.S. Begins Tests For Destroying VX Nerve Gas Stockpile
By Drog (Canada), Section United States of America
Posted on Sun May 08, 2005 at 10:28:06 AM PST
By Wikinews
Testing began on a chemical reactor at the Newport Chemical Depotnear Terra Haute, Indiana on Friday morning. If successful, the reactor will be put to use destroying the large VX nerve gas stockpiles stored at the facility over the course of the next two years.
http://www.theworldforum.org/story/2005/5/8/10287/46770
Satellite Imagery Shows Viewing Stand For North Korean Nuclear Test
By Drog (Canada), Section Korea, North
Posted on Sun May 08, 2005 at 07:03:09 PM PST
By Wikinews
According to American and foreign officials, Whit House and Pentagon officials are closely monitoring spy satellite'imagery of North Korea, also known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Preparations seem to be made for testing a nuclear weapon, including the construction of a viewing stand, most likely for scientists or North Korean officials. It would be the first test of a nuclear weapon by North Korea.
http://www.theworldforum.org/story/2005/5/8/19320/49921
Israeli Withdrawal Halted Until Palestinians Disarm Militants
By Drog (Canada), Section Israel
Posted on Thu May 05, 2005 at 07:35:18 AM PST
By Wikinews
The Israeli government has announced that it has halted withdrawal from three additional West Bank towns until the Palestinian leadership begins disarming militants more effectively. The announcement comes in addition to the killing of two Palestinian youths by an Israeli army unit, an action that has been labeled a violation of their February 8 ceasefire.
http://www.theworldforum.org/story/2005/5/5/73526/75047
Sudan Preemptively Rejects Security Council Resolution On War Crimes Extradition
By Drog (Canada), Section Sudan
Posted on Wed Mar 30, 2005 at 09:44:39 AM PST
Wikinews reports that in anticipation of a Security Council vote on trying alleged Darfur war criminals at the International Criminal Court, Sudan announced today it would reject any United Nations resolution that required war crimes suspects to be tried abroad. The resolution before the UNSC was drafted by the French delegation, and is expected to be voted on this week.
http://www.theworldforum.org/story/2005/3/30/94439/3519
2005 Afghan Opium Harvest Begins
By Drog (Canada), Section Afghanistan
Posted on Tue May 03, 2005 at 09:20:37 PM PST
By Wikinews
Most heroin sold in Europe comes from Afghanistan's poppies. This past week, the 2005 opium harvest was in full view and going full speed in Afghanistan. The cultivators gathering resin from the crop are operating even near the main road through Kandahar and the farmers are out gathering resin from opium poppies in full view.
http://www.theworldforum.org/story/2005/5/3/212038/0725
China Introduces New Jury Trial System
By Drog (Canada), Section China
Posted on Sun May 01, 2005 at 10:01:25 PM PST
By Wikinews
The People's Republic of China (PRC in recent years has begun an effort to reform its judicial system and make trials more fair and accountable, according to its state-run People's Daily. Those efforts came to a head today with the official May 1 start of jury duty by more than 27,000 newly qualified jurors. According to People's Daily, "It is the first time in Chinese history that the people's juries are appointed in a uniformed way by the people's congresses at all levels."
http://www.theworldforum.org/story/2005/5/1/22127/8438
The Death Of Democracy In Mexico
By smathieson (Mexico), Section Mexico
Posted on Fri Apr 29, 2005 at 04:52:16 AM PST
So many news stories have been going around lately I thought it a good idea to put my two cents in.
As many may know; the Mayor of Mexico City, the city I live in, has been charged with some sort of crime.
What crime is this and why is it a very important case?
Well the story is actually quite complicated. I will try to explain it as best I can.
First a little background; Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (or AMLO as he is known) is a well known polititian and Mayor of Mexico City, by some standards the biggest city in the world. He is branded a populist by many. He organized marches and pacific civil resistance in the state of Tabasco in Mexico. He was elected to the second most important public office in Mexico, the Mayor of the "Federal District" of Mexico. The 'core' of Mexico City.
http://www.theworldforum.org/story/2005/4/26/191538/762
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