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History
31 BC- Battle of Actium; Octavian defeats Antony, becomes Emp Augustus
1666 Great Fire of London starts; destroys St Paul's Church
1752 Last day of Julian calendar in Britain, British colonies
1766 Abolitionist, inventor, and entrepreneur, James Forten is born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1789 US Treasury Department established by Congress
1833 Oberlin College, one of the first colleges to admit African Americans,
is founded in Oberlin, Ohio.
1864 In series of battles around Chaffin's Farm in the suburbs of Richmond,
Virginia, African American troops capture entrenchments at New Market
Heights, make a gallant but unsuccessful assault on Fort Gilmer and
help repulse a Confederate counterattack on Fort Harrison. The
Thirty-Ninth U.S. Colored Troops will win a Congressional Medal of
Honor in the engagements.
1901 VP Theodore Roosevelt advises, "Speak softly & carry a big stick"
1902 "In Dahomey" premieres at the Old Globe Theater in Boston,
Massachusetts. With music by Will Marion Cook and lyrics by poet
Paul Laurence Dunbar, it is the most successful musical of its day.
1911 Romare Bearden is born in Charlotte, North Carolina. His family will
move to the village of Harlem in New York City in 1914. He will
call New York his home for the rest of his life. A student at
New York University, the American Artists School, Columbia
University, and the Sorbonne, Bearden's depiction of the rituals and
social customs of African American life will be imbued with an
eloquence and power that will earn him accolades as one of the
finest artists of the 20th century and a master of collage. Among
his honors will be election to the American Academy of Arts and
Letters and the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and receiving
the President's National Medal of Arts in 1987. He will join the
ancestors in 1988.
1919 Communist Party of America organized in Chicago
1924 Rudolf Friml's "Rose Marie" opens to rave reviews in NYC
1928 Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver is born in Norwalk, Connecticut. He
will become a jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer who will
initially lead the Jazz Messengers with drummer Art Blakey before
forming his own band in 1956. A pioneer of the hard bop style, he
will attract to his band the talents of Art Farmer, Donald Byrd, and
Blue Mitchell, among others.
1944 Anne Frank (Diary of Anne Frank), is sent to Auschwitz
1945 Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independence from France (National Day)
1945 V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri (WWII ends)
1945 The end of World War II (V-J Day). A total of 1,154,720 African
Americans have been inducted or drafted into the armed forces.
Official records list 7,768 African American commissioned officers on
August 31, 1945. At the height of the conflict, 3,902 African
American women (115 officers) were enrolled in the Women's Army
Auxiliary Corps (WACS) and 68 were in the Navy auxiliary, the WAVES.
The highest ranking African American women were Major Harriet M. West
and Major Charity E. Adams. Distinguished Unit Citations were awarded
to the 969th Field Artillery Battalion, the 614th Tank Destroyer
Battalion, and the 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen).
1956 The Tennessee National Guard is sent to Clinton, Tennessee, to quell
white mobs demonstrating against school integration.
1960 Eric Dickerson is born. He will become a professional football player
and will become NFC Rookie of the Year in 1983. He will also set a
NFL single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards in 1984.
1963 Alabama Gov George C Wallace prevents integration of Tuskegee HS
1963 CBS & NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes
1963 Alabama Governor George Wallace blocks the integration of Tuskegee
High School in Tuskegee, Alabama.
1965 Lennox Lewis, former WBC boxing champ, is born.
1966 Frank Robinson is named Most Valuable Player of the American League.
1971 Cheryl White becomes the first African American woman jockey to win a
sanctioned horse race.
1973 Billy Martin fired as manager of Tigers
1975 Joseph W. Hatchett sworn in as first African American state supreme
court justice in the South (Florida) in the twentieth century.
1978 Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 home runs in 11 straight
years.
1983 Yitzhak Shamir (Herut) endorsed by Menachem Begin for Israelli PM
1987 West German pilot Mathias Rust, who flew a private plane from Helsinki Finland, to Moscow's Red Square, goes on trial in Russia
1988 Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour begins in Wembley
1989 Rev. Al Sharpton leads a civil rights march through the Bensonhurst
section of Brooklyn, New York.
1991 Jerry Lewis' 26th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $45 Million
Missing in Action
1963 CRUZ RAPHAEL STOCKTON CA GROUP BURIAL? REM RET 10/30/96
1963 MC KINNEY NEIL BERNARD MUNCIE IN LAST RADIO CONTACT VIC ZB061805 REM RET 10/30/96
1963 PURCELL HOWARD PHILIP LANSDOWNE PA LAST RADIO CONTACT VIC ZB061805 REM RET 10/30/96
1965 COLLINS JAMES Q. CONCORD NC 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV INJURED ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 BENNETT WILLIAM G. BIRMINGHAM AL SURVIVAL UNLIKELY
1972 GREENWOOD ROBERT R. JR. PORTSMOUTH VA
1972 HEROLD RICHARD W. PLATTSBURGH NY
1972 WOOD WILLIAM C. JR. PARIS TN
The Boston Globe
La. governor calls for more troops as violence rises in New Orleans
Rescue work hampered; flood abating
A military helicopter dropped provisions to victims of Hurricane Katrina near the New Orleans Convention Center, where corpses reportedly lay in the open. (AP Photo)
By Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff September 2, 2005
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Governor Kathleen Blanco called yesterday for massive reinforcements of National Guard and federal troops to seize control of New Orleans streets, which city officials said had disintegrated into an anarchic scene of fighting, gunfire, and unattended corpses. At least two law enforcement authorities were wounded by gunfire in the city, officials said, and a medical team was withdrawn after it came under fire.
The chaos and violence rose even as the water levels continued to abate, repair work progressed on the breached levee that had flooded much of New Orleans, and National Guard troops continued to pour into the devastated city.
http://www.boston.com/news/weather/articles/2005/09/02/la_governor_calls_for_more_troops_as_violence_rises_in_new_orleans/
Not his father's war
September 2, 2005
PRESIDENT BUSH does a disservice both to veterans of World War II and Americans who have served in Iraq by devising similarities between the two conflicts. Unlike the global struggle that ensnared the United States in 1941, Iraq is a discretionary war, one that has not engaged the full resources of the United States. It is being fought with inadequate manpower, and the outcome is far from clear.
Bush has compared World War II with the war against terror and the war in Iraq several times, most recently in a speech in San Diego on Tuesday commemorating the surrender of Japan. The analogy would provide the war in Iraq with powerful moral force -- if it were true.
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2005/09/02/not_his_fathers_war/
Boston in talks to settle US suit on voters' rights
By Yvonne Abraham, Globe Staff September 2, 2005
After repeatedly vowing to fight a US Department of Justice lawsuit alleging it violated minority voters' rights, the City of Boston recently hired a well-known Washington lawyer, and this week began private discussions with Justice Department officials to settle the suit.
''We have met with the Justice Department, for two days, Tuesday and Thursday, and we're making progress " said Mayor Thomas M. Menino. ''I talked with [corporation counsel] Merita Hopkins. They have resolved a lot of issues; they're down to a few issues, and we hope to continue to work those issues through and come to a resolution of the complaint."
Menino said the matter could be settled within days.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/09/02/boston_in_talks_to_settle_us_suit_on_voters_rights/
Workers get $4.7 million in Hanford trial
By Shannon Dininny, Associated Press Writer September 2, 2005
YAKIMA, Wash. --A jury awarded more than $4.7 million in damages Friday to 11 workers who say a contractor fired them for expressing safety concerns about work at Hanford nuclear reservation.
The workers say seven pipefitters objected in 1997 when they were told to install a valve rated to withstand less pressure than was needed for a test of radioactive waste pipes. The crew was later laid off, but a settlement required the contractor, Fluor Federal Services, to rehire them.
The plaintiffs' attorneys contended that foremen on the job were told they would have to lay off seven other pipefitters to bring the first seven back. Attorneys for Fluor Federal Services argued there simply was not enough work at the Hanford site for all of the pipefitters.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/09/02/workers_get_47_million_in_hanford_trial/
Major oil spill seen on Mississippi River-officials
September 2, 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Louisiana officials said they spotted a major oil spill from two storage tanks near the town of Venice on the Mississippi River on Friday.
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality said a flyover revealed a leak from tanks capable of holding 2 million barrels of fuel.
"There is oil leaking, but we don't have access to the area," said Jean Kelly, spokeswoman for the agency, adding that Homeland Security officials are restricting access.
No further details were available.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/09/02/major_oil_spill_seen_on_mississippi_river_officials/
Study: Blacks face high mortgage rates
September 2, 2005
CHARLOTTE, N.C. --Blacks who bought homes across America last year were four times as likely as whites to get mortgage loans at high interest rates instead of lower market rates, a study conducted by The Charlotte Observer found.
The paper analyzed records from 25 of the nation's largest lenders and found that even blacks with incomes above $100,000 a year were charged the high rates more often than whites with incomes below $40,000.
For decades, blacks struggled to get loans at any price. Lenders ignored entire black neighborhoods, a practice called redlining. Last year, the nation's 10 largest banks denied black applicants twice as often as whites, according to the report.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/09/02/study_blacks_face_high_mortgage_rates/
Halal burgers a hit in fast-food restaurant
By Tiziana Cauli September 2, 2005
PARIS (Reuters) - Malik Belkouche lives in a city brimming with fast-food restaurants, but it wasn't until a special one opened that he finally ordered a hamburger.
Like many other Muslims, the 24-year-old technician avoided the top item in fast-food chains because the meat had not been prepared according to the Islamic halal ritual. But Beurger King Muslim (BKM) changed that.
"I hadn't had a hamburger in seven years and I missed it," said Belkouche, who has eaten at BKM at least three times a week since the restaurant opened last month in the northern suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2005/09/02/halal_burgers_a_hit_in_fast_food_restaurant/
Mystery unfolds over hunt for WMD in Iraq
By Charles J. Hanley, AP Special Correspondent September 2, 2005
Beneath the giant dome of a Baghdad palace, facing his team of scientists and engineers, George Tenet sounded more like a football coach than a spymaster, a coach who didn't know the game was over.
"Are we 85 percent done?" the CIA boss demanded. The arms hunters knew what he wanted to hear. "No!" they shouted back. "Let me hear it again!" They shouted again.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/09/02/mystery_unfolds_over_hunt_for_wmd_in_iraq/
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Vacation is Over... an open letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush
Friday, September 2nd, 2005
Dear Mr. Bush:
Any idea where all our helicopters are? It's Day 5 of Hurricane Katrina and thousands remain stranded in New Orleans and need to be airlifted. Where on earth could you have misplaced all our military choppers? Do you need help finding them? I once lost my car in a Sears parking lot. Man, was that a drag.
Also, any idea where all our national guard soldiers are? We could really use them right now for the type of thing they signed up to do like helping with national disasters. How come they weren't there to begin with?
Last Thursday I was in south Florida and sat outside while the eye of Hurricane Katrina passed over my head. It was only a Category 1 then but it was pretty nasty. Eleven people died and, as of today, there were still homes without power. That night the weatherman said this storm was on its way to New Orleans. That was Thursday! Did anybody tell you? I know you didn't want to interrupt your vacation and I know how you don't like to get bad news. Plus, you had fundraisers to go to and mothers of dead soldiers to ignore and smear. You sure showed her!
I especially like how, the day after the hurricane, instead of flying to Louisiana, you flew to San Diego to party with your business peeps. Don't let people criticize you for this -- after all, the hurricane was over and what the heck could you do, put your finger in the dike?
And don't listen to those who, in the coming days, will reveal how you specifically reduced the Army Corps of Engineers' budget for New Orleans this summer for the third year in a row. You just tell them that even if you hadn't cut the money to fix those levees, there weren't going to be any Army engineers to fix them anyway because you had a much more important construction job for them -- BUILDING DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ!
On Day 3, when you finally left your vacation home, I have to say I was moved by how you had your Air Force One pilot descend from the clouds as you flew over New Orleans so you could catch a quick look of the disaster. Hey, I know you couldn't stop and grab a bullhorn and stand on some rubble and act like a commander in chief. Been there done that.
There will be those who will try to politicize this tragedy and try to use it against you. Just have your people keep pointing that out. Respond to nothing. Even those pesky scientists who predicted this would happen because the water in the Gulf of Mexico is getting hotter and hotter making a storm like this inevitable. Ignore them and all their global warming Chicken Littles. There is nothing unusual about a hurricane that was so wide it would be like having one F-4 tornado that stretched from New York to Cleveland.
No, Mr. Bush, you just stay the course. It's not your fault that 30 percent of New Orleans lives in poverty or that tens of thousands had no transportation to get out of town. C'mon, they're black! I mean, it's not like this happened to Kennebunkport. Can you imagine leaving white people on their roofs for five days? Don't make me laugh! Race has nothing -- NOTHING -- to do with this!
You hang in there, Mr. Bush. Just try to find a few of our Army helicopters and send them there. Pretend the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast are near Tikrit.
Yours,
Michael Moore
MMFlint@aol.com
www.MichaelMoore.com
P.S. That annoying mother, Cindy Sheehan, is no longer at your ranch. She and dozens of other relatives of the Iraqi War dead are now driving across the country, stopping in many cities along the way. Maybe you can catch up with them before they get to DC on September 21st.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?messageDate=2005-09-02
"I assume the president's going to say he got bad intelligence... I think that wherever you see poverty, whether it's in the white rural community or the black urban community, you see that the resources have been sucked up into the war and tax cuts for the rich." -- Congressman Charles B. Rangel
"Many black people feel that their race, their property conditions and their voting patterns have been a factor in the response....I'm not saying that myself, but what's self-evident is that you have many poor people without a way out." -- Rev. Jesse Jackson
"In New Orleans, the disaster's impact underscores the intersection of race and class in a city where fully two-thirds of its residents are black and more than a quarter of the city lives in poverty. In the Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood, which was inundated by the floodwaters, more than 98 percent of the residents are black and more than a third live in poverty."
-- David Gonzalez, NY Times
"We've got to get a handle on the situation."
-- George W. Bush
If I didn't know better I would guess the 'emergency' was allowed to happen to serve the purpose of a military agenda of escalation including a draft !
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Blaming the Victim !
FEMA chief: Victims bear some responsibility
Brown pleased with effort: 'Things are going relatively well'
(CNN) -- The director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday those New Orleans residents who chose not to heed warnings to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina bear some responsibility for their fates.
Michael Brown also agreed with other public officials that the death toll in the city could reach into the thousands.
"Unfortunately, that's going to be attributable a lot to people who did not heed the advance warnings," Brown told CNN.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=3953
Off their guard
The Gulf Coast disaster is further taxing the National Guard, already stretched to a breaking point in Iraq.
By Mark Benjamin / Salon
Sept. 1, 2005 On Aug. 1, a spokesman for the Louisiana National Guard lamented to a local reporter that the state might be stretched for security personnel in the event of a big hurricane. Dozens of high-water vehicles, generators and Humvees were employed in Iraq, along with 3,000 Louisiana National Guard troops.
"The National Guard needs that equipment back home to support the homeland security mission," the Louisiana National Guard's Lt. Col. Pete Schneider told a reporter from WGNO, the ABC affiliate in New Orleans. Schneider said that in the event of a hurricane, Louisiana would need help from neighboring states.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=3947
Local Officials Criticize Federal Government Over Response
By Joseph B. Treaster and Deborah Sontag / New York Times
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1 - Despair, privation and violent lawlessness grew so extreme in New Orleans on Thursday that the flooded city's mayor issued a "desperate S O S" and other local officials, describing the security situation as horrific, lambasted the federal government as responding too slowly to the disaster.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=3948
Trapped Tourists Unite in New Orleans
By Robert Tanner / Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS -- First the federal government took the buses they had hired to evacuate them.
Then their hotels turned them out onto the desolate streets.
They trudged for blocks to walk over a bridge, but officers wouldn't let them cross _ and fired a few warning shots over their heads to convince them.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=3949
Off their guard
The Gulf Coast disaster is further taxing the National Guard, already stretched to a breaking point in Iraq.
By Mark Benjamin / Salon
Sept. 1, 2005 On Aug. 1, a spokesman for the Louisiana National Guard lamented to a local reporter that the state might be stretched for security personnel in the event of a big hurricane. Dozens of high-water vehicles, generators and Humvees were employed in Iraq, along with 3,000 Louisiana National Guard troops.
"The National Guard needs that equipment back home to support the homeland security mission," the Louisiana National Guard's Lt. Col. Pete Schneider told a reporter from WGNO, the ABC affiliate in New Orleans. Schneider said that in the event of a hurricane, Louisiana would need help from neighboring states.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=3947
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