Saturday, August 18, 2018
Remember when The Gipper was Hitler?
CNN Gives Reagan Daughter Patti Davis Forum to Liken Trump to Hitler
Friday, August 17, 2018
From the man who presaged Trumpism, Pat Buchanan:
If Brennan did to Andrew Jackson what he did to Trump, he would've been shot
America may never come together again
On this day 46 years ago,
Great Wikipedia Article Peter Fechter
East German Guards Shoot Peter Fechter As He Attempts to Climb Over Berlin Wall and Then Watch Him Slowly Bleed to Death
On this day in 1962, East German guards shot Peter Fechter as he attempted to cross the Berlin Wall and let him bleed to death in front of hundreds of witnesses, a story reported worldwide by TV news and one which I remember well.
It was one of the ugliest incidents to take place at one of the ugliest symbols of the Cold War.
On August 17, 1962, two young men from East Berlin attempted to scramble to freedom across the wall. One was successful in climbing the last barbed wire fence and, though suffering numerous cuts, made it safely to West Berlin.
While horrified West German guards watched, the second young man was shot by machine guns on the East Berlin side. He fell but managed to stand up again, reach the wall, and begin to climb over. More shots rang out. The young man was hit in the back, screamed, and fell backwards off of the wall. For nearly an hour, he lay bleeding to death and crying for help. West German guards threw bandages to the man, and an angry crowd of West Berlin citizens screamed at the East German security men who seemed content to let the young man die. He finally did die, and East German guards scurried to where he lay and removed his body.
In 1997, after the reunification of East and West Germany, two East German border guards pled guilty to Fechter's murder, apologized, and said they would forever live with guilt for their actions.
Great Wikipedia Article Peter Fechter
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Superior, WI Korean War veteran's remains identified, returned home
33,000+ American Boys Killed During "The Forgotten War"
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
On this day in 1969,
Wikipedia
The Woodstock Music Festival Begins
On this day in 1969, the Woodstock Music Festival opened in Bethel, New York. The festival originally was going to be held in Woodstock, N.Y., 50 miles away, but was denied the necessary permits. On the verge of being canceled, dairy farmer Max Yasgur offered his Bethel farm.The purpose of the festival was to raise money to build a recording studio, etc. near Woodstock, which Bob Dylan and others considered their home base.
Despite the inexperience of the promoters, they were able to attract top acts, including Jefferson Airplane, The Who, the Grateful Dead, Sly and the Family Stone, Janis Jopin, Jimi Hendrix, and Creedence Clearwater Revival, among others.
This Day In HistoryThe festival opened with little-known Richie Havens, who put on a three hour show because the next acts were late in arriving given traffic jams all around the farm. Havens’ performance rocketed him to stardom. Others followed with career-performances, including Joe Cocker and Jimi Hendrix.The festival was supposed to attract 50,000 people but ended up with about 500,000 “hippies” engaging in a love fest with few incidents of misbehavior.Despite all the “love,” Woodstock was a financial flop that nearly bankrupted its promoters until a documentary film became a hit in theaters across the country a few months later.
Wikipedia
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
On this day in 1935,
FDR Signs Social Security Act into Law
Purpose to provide pensions to retired workers and benefits to the unemployed
Monday, August 13, 2018
From the paper founded by Alexander Hamilton.
Michael Goodwin: Trump's Foreign Policy is Boosting America
On this day in 1961,
SOVIET UNION BEGINS CONTRUCTION OF BERLIN WALL
On this day in 1961, East German soldiers began laying down 100 miles of barbed wire to keep East Germans from leaving for the West. Following Russia’s unsuccessful blockade of Berlin, between 2.5 million and 3 million East Germans left the country. By 1961, about 1,000 East Germans a day were fleeing the country.
Within months, the barbed wire was converted to a six-foot-high, 96-mile-long wall of concrete blocks, complete with guard towers, machine gun posts and searchlights.
Berliners were outraged and many, including Berlin mayor Willi Brandt, blamed the United States for allowing the wall to be built.
From 1961 to 1989, a total of 5,000 East Germans escaped. About 1,000 died trying. High profile shootings of some would-be defectors were seen on the evening news and intensified the Western world’s hatred of the Wall.
The Berlin Wall “fell” on November 9, 1989, following the disintegration of the Soviet Union. On October 3, 1990, East Germany and West Germany agreed to combine into one country.
On this day in 1948,
On this day in 1948, 7,000 U.S. and British planes airlifted a record 5,000 tons of supplies despite awful weather into the sections of Berlin under their control following Russia’s blockade of the city beginning June 24. Airlifts continued until the blockade ended May 12, 1949.
Despite Foul Weather, U.S. and Britain Airlift Record Supplies Into Berlin Following Russian Blockade
On this day in 1948, 7,000 U.S. and British planes airlifted a record 5,000 tons of supplies despite awful weather into the sections of Berlin under their control following Russia’s blockade of the city beginning June 24. Airlifts continued until the blockade ended May 12, 1949.
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Former U.S. Atty Andrew McCarthy
Of Course There Is Such a Thing as a ‘Perjury Trap’
And Trump is right to avoid it.
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