Edmonton Journal: New Gen IV nuclear reactors can solve Canada's climate change crises

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.

On this day in 1805,

From the Halls of Montezuma, 

to the shores of Tripoli

U.S. Marines attack Fort Derne after a 600 mile march through the Libyan desert 

as part of Jefferson's Barbary War.

A short video history of the Marine Hymn.

Pat Buchanan, the man who presaged Trump:

The American Civil War Without Arms Worsens

John Solomon/The Hill:
How the Obama Administration Colluded with Ukraine to create the Russian Collusion Narrative

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/

VIDEO: Masked, heavily armed men escort migrants across AZ border

Mexico: 300,000 Migrants Traveled Through Country in 2019, Including from Africa, Asia

Massachusetts judge who helped illegal immigrant escape ICE arrest indicted

Althouse unchained:

Biden's announcement video is anchored in a demonstrable lie

"It's utterly toxic bilge."  "I consider him disqualified" to be president.

Joe DiGenova:

Obama/Comey Used FISA Court to Spy on Ordinary Americans - Indictments Coming

Pigs Fly.  Tom Friedman/NYT:

We have a Real Immigration Crisis and need a Border Wall with a Big Door

“Man-Tax” Cafe Goes Out To Business After Just Two Years

Mollie Hemingway/The Federalist:

NYT Reveals FBI Retaliated Against Trump For Comey Firing

Scott Jennings, CNN:
The Russians Meddled in the Election while the Obama Administration Did Nothing

Bob Woodward:

Role Of Steele Dossier In Russia Probe Is "Highly Questionable," "Needs To Be Investigated"

Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone:
The inability to face the enormity of the last few years of errors will cost the news media its credibility, even with blue-state audiences

Althouse: Russian Collusion Hoax Damaged Our Democracy

On this day 40 years ago in 1979,

U.S. Attempt To Rescue 270 Iran Hostages Fails

Eight U.S. Servicemen Killed

Mexico has 8,493 assassinations in first three months of 2019

On this day in 1954,

Henry Aaron, 

Last Negro League Player to Play in MLB, 

Hits His First Home Run

Canada Free Press:
Trump Guilty of Obstructing a Coup d'état

Mark Perry
18 spectacularly wrong predictions made around the time of first Earth Day in 1970

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.