There is nothing in life quite as predictable as the unpredictable life-changing event.
Saturday, April 27, 2019
On this day in 1865,
THE WORST MARITIME DISASTER IN AMERICAN HISTORY
THE SULTANA SINKS DROWNING 1,700 UNION VETERANS AND SURVIVORS OF CONFEDERATE P.O.W. CAMPS
On this day in 1865, just days after the end of the Civil War, the worst maritime disaster in American history occurred when the steamboat Sultana, carrying 2,100 passengers, exploded just north of Memphis and sank in the Mississippi River, killing all but 400 of those aboard. To make this tragedy even worse, all but 100 of those killed were Union veterans, and most were survivors of Andersonville and other brutal Confederate prisoner of war camps.
Friday, April 26, 2019
David French:
A Federal Judge Has Defied the Law to Protect Abortion
Judicial #resistance against the Trump administration is spiraling out of control.
On this day in 1954,
THE SALK POLIO VACCINE TRIALS
"The Greatest Public Health Experiment in American History."
There was a terrifying polio epidemic going on. Parents were worried that their kids might be infected with crippling and incurable polio, that they may never walk again, and that they might even die. Then this. A discovery that changed life for the better for millions.
Great background story here from CBS News:
www.cbsnews.com/news/the-salk-polio-vaccine-greatest-public-health-experiment-in-history/
www.cbsnews.com/news/the-salk-polio-vaccine-greatest-public-health-experiment-in-history/
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Althouse unchained:
Biden's announcement video is anchored in a demonstrable lie
"It's utterly toxic bilge." "I consider him disqualified" to be president.
Pigs Fly. Tom Friedman/NYT:
We have a Real Immigration Crisis and need a Border Wall with a Big Door
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Monday, April 22, 2019
On this day in 2004,
Pat Tillman Killed By Friendly Fire
On this day in 2004, Pat Tillman, who gave up his pro football career to enlist in the U.S. Army after the terrorist attacks of September 11, was killed by friendly fire while serving in Afghanistan. Tillman, who was only 27, was mistakenly gunned down by his fellow Rangers, a fact which the military attempted to cover up. After a criminal investigation, the Army censured retired three-star general Philip Kensinger for lying to investigators and other violations. Several brigadier generals and other lower-ranking officers were also disciplined.
On this day in 2000,
Bill Clinton Sends Armed Federal Agents Into Home To Capture/Deport Elian Gonzalez
Mother Died Bringing Elian To U.S.
On this day in 2000, President Bill Clinton had federal agents remove Elian Gonzalez from his relatives' home in Miami so he could be deported back to Cuba despite Elian's request to stay in the U.S. and the fact that Elian's mother had died during the boat crossing which brought him to America.
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