R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.
Democrats, the party of dirty language They're always on the attack first, and they've coarsened debate
Saturday, August 17, 2019
On this day 47 years ago,
Great Wikipedia Article Peter Fechter
East German Guards Shoot Peter Fechter as He Attempts to Climb Over Berlin Wall
Bleeds to Death as World Watches
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
Friday, August 16, 2019
Pat Buchanan, the man who presaged Trumpism:
China, not Russia, is the biggest economic and security threat to the U.S.
On this day in 1841,
President Tyler Vetoes Bank of America - Burned in Effigy Outside White House
Video: John Tyler - the first unelected president
On this day in 1812,
U.S. Surrenders Ft. Detroit to British
Without a Fight
Gen. Hull Court-Martialed for Cowardice
Video: The Surrender of Ft. Detroit
Thursday, August 15, 2019
50 years ago today,
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
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
On this day in 1935,
FDR Signs Social Security Act into Law
Purpose to provide pensions to retired workers, benefits to the unemployed
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
On this day in 1961,
SOVIET UNION BEGINS CONTRUCTION OF BERLIN WALL
Mr. Allsop Video Video History
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,
Despite Foul Weather, U.S., Britain Airlift Record Supplies Into Berlin After Russian Blockade
American Airlines video "Airlift to Berlin"
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.
Monday, August 12, 2019
Sunday, August 11, 2019
Larry Storch, former CEO Toy 'R' Us:
"Do the math," Storch said. "You won't see [the tariffs] at all."
On this day in 1984,
NBC Retrospective
President Reagan Jokes during Mic Check that Bombing of Russia Starts in Five Minutes
On this day in 1984, Ronald Reagan joked during a sound check prior to his weekly radio address, “My fellow Americans, I’m pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.”
The media (local and foreign), Democrats, prissier, and other humorless elitists went apoplectic:
In Paris, a leading newspaper expressed its dismay, and stated that only trained psychologists could know whether Reagan’s remarks were “a statement of repressed desire or the exorcism of a dreaded phantom.” A Dutch news service remarked, “Hopefully, the man tests his missiles more carefully.” Other foreign newspapers and news services called Reagan “an irresponsible old man,” and declared that his comments were “totally unbecoming” for a man in his position. In the Soviet Union, commentators had a field day with Reagan’s joke. One stated, “It is said that a person’s level of humor reflects the level of his thinking. If so, aren’t one and the other too low for the president of a great country?” Another said, “We would not be wasting time on this unfortunate joke if it did not reflect once again the fixed idea that haunts the master of the White House.”
On this day in 1965,
WATTS RIOTS BEGIN
34 dead, 1,032 injured, 4,000 arrested, $40 million damage
14,000 National Guard Troops Required To Restore Order
Stock footage of riot and aftermath
On this day in 1964, five days of rioting started in the predominantly black Watts neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles after two white policemen stopped a black motorist suspected of drunken driving. The rioters eventually ranged over a 50-square-mile area looting stores, torching buildings, and beating whites as snipers fired at police and firefighters. The National Guard had to be called in to restore order. The rioting left 34 dead, 1,032 injured, nearly 4,000 arrested, and $40 million worth of property destroyed.
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