Howdy, Headliners! Today’s birthday belongs to comedian George Burns, who lived through 100 years of Headlines Du Jour. Here are some other headlines from yesteryear:

• 1265 – The first English parliament to include not only nobles but also representatives of the major towns meets in the Palace of Westminster, now commonly known as the “Houses of Parliament”.
• 1649 – Charles I of England goes on trial for treason and other “high crimes“.




• 1783 – The Kingdom of Great Britain signs a peace treaty with France and Spain, officially ending hostilities in the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence).





• 1841 – Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British.
• 1887 – The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.




• 1920 – The American Civil Liberties Union is founded.
• 1942 – World War II: At the Wannsee Conference held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, senior Nazi German officials discuss the implementation of the “Final Solution to the Jewish question“.
• 1954 – The National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.
• Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.




• 1981 – Twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan is inaugurated, at age 69 the oldest man ever to be inaugurated as U.S. President, Iran releases 52 American hostages.




• 1986 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.
• 1999 – The China News Service announces new government restrictions on Internet use, aimed especially at Internet cafés.

Here is today’s Headlines Du Jour:

SO GLAD WE’RE LIVING IN A POST-RACIAL SOCIETY:

MORE OF THAT GOP OUTREACH:

IN INCOME INEQUALITY:

SCOTUS WATCH:

IN LGBT NEWS:

TODAY IN CLIMATE CHANGE:

TODAY IN RELIGION:

HACK ATTACKS:

GUNS, GUNS, GUNS:

FOX NEWS IN THE NEWS AGAIN:

FREE THE WEED!!!

IN INNER SPACE:

IN OUTER SPACE:

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