Saturday, March 30, 2019
Friday, March 29, 2019
Peggy Noonan:
The Two Americas Have Grown Much Fiercer
The U.S. was divided 46 years ago. But no one saw it as a fight to the death.
On this day in 1973,
U.S. Withdraws From Vietnam
58,000+ American Boys Killed
40,000 Killed Ages 22 & Under
On this day in 1973, the last American troops left South Vietnam following the loss of 58,000+ American boys, most of whom had been drafted and forced to go to Vietnam to fight and die.
The names on The Vietnam Memorial Wall are arranged in the order in which they were killed by date and within each date the names are alphabetized.
The first known casualty was Richard B. Fitzgibbon, of North Weymouth, Mass., listed by the U.S. Department of Defense as having been killed on June 8, 1956. His name is listed on the Wall with that of his son, Marine Corps LCpl Richard B. Fitzgibbon III, who was killed on Sept.7, 1965.
There are three sets of fathers and sons on the Wall.
39,996 on the Wall were just 22 or younger.
8,283 were just 19 years old.
The largest age group, 33,103 were 18 years old.
12 soldiers on the Wall were 17 years old
5 soldiers on the Wall were 16 years old.
One soldier, PFC Dan Bullock was 15 years old.
997 soldiers were killed on their first day in Vietnam.
1,448 soldiers were killed on their last day in Vietnam.
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, President Trump’s former National Security Advisor, in "Dereliction of Duty" and subtitled “Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, The Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the lies that led to Vietnam” says Johnson “disregarded the advice he did not want to hear in favor of a policy based on the pursuit of his own political fortunes and his beloved domestic programs." "The administration’s lies to the American public grew in magnitude as the American military effort in Vietnam escalated,” initially without the public’s knowledge or consent.
Johnson’s “guns and butter” policies led to rampant inflation reaching 18%, political turmoil, and social shock waves felt for a generation.
58,000+ American boys killed.
Thursday, March 28, 2019
The Nation:
RIP, Russiagate
The implosion of the collusion theory is a humiliation for everyone who promoted it.
On this day 40 years ago in 1979,
The Three Mile Island Accident
The End of Nuclear Plant Construction in the U.S.
On this day in 1834,
Andrew Jackson Only President To Be Censured By The Swamp
Refused to provide background records
after abolishing Bank of U.S. over Henry Clay's objections
Claimed his only regret was that he did not shoot Clay
Never Trumper Bret Stephens via Althouse:
"Maybe, in fact, Trump is the genius he claims to be, possessed — as he likes to boast — of a 'very good brain.'"
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
On this day in 1836,
Santa Ana Executes 417 Texan Revolutionaries At Gilead After The Slaughter At The Alamo
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Colonel James Fannin, the commander of the captured Texian Army at Goliad, asked for humane treatment for himself and his Texian soldiers but his request was denied. Fannin was tortured and then shot in the head, and his men brutally murdered
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On this day in 1829,
Andrew Jackson Appoints John Eaton Sec'y of War and Scandalizes D.C. Society Prudes Who Don't Like Eaton's Wife
Jackson spends most of first term defending Eaton and his appointment
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Monday, March 25, 2019
Bulk of Mueller cases against Trump associates based on false statements
Clinton investigation liars not charged.
On this day in 1911: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Kills 146 Workers
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| The Fire Was On The Top Floors Which Had Inadequate Escape Routes |
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| 62 Workers Jumped To Their Deaths |
Sunday, March 24, 2019
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