Hello Headliners. It’s the birthday of crazy evangelist Pat Robertson, who Johnny Dollar (aka Mark Koldys) actually supported for President of the United States. [I know, right?] Robertson may be 84 years old, but still makes headlines. Especially when he opens his mouth and crazy shit tumbles out. Here are some more Headlines Du Jour of yesteryear.

• 1621 – The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.




• 1622 – Jamestown massacre: Algonquian Indians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia, a third of the colony’s population, during the Second Anglo-Powhatan War.




• 1630 – The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws the possession of cards, dice, and gaming tables.




• 1638 – Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent.
• 1765 – The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies.
• 1871 – In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
• 1960 – Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser




• 1963 – The Beatles‘ first album, Please Please Me, is released in the United Kingdom.







• 1972 – In Eisenstadt v. Baird, the United States Supreme Court decides that unmarried persons have the right to possess contraceptives.







• 1993 – The Intel Corporation ships the first Pentium chips (80586), featuring a 60 MHz clock speed, 100+ MIPS, and a 64 bit data path.

Now, let’s get to today’s Headlines Du Jour:

Rand Paul Says the GOP is Like Bad Pizza Crust

Judge lifts Michigan’s ban on gay marriage

Lesbian Visits Harlem
Church for Her Stoning

Gay Arkansas student says his
profile was pulled from yearbook

African-American Man Confronts
Paul Ryan At Town Hall Over
Ryan’s Racist Comments

Will Republicans mute
the culture war in 2016?

Confession of a Former Bully

 — Not Now Silly has its own Cyber-Bullies —

The Mark Koldys-Johnny Dollar Cyber-Bully Comments of the Day

How Facebook is Quite Possibly Becoming the Biggest Scam in Marketing and Advertising Ever

The 10 Facebook friends you need to block

Marijuana Economy Has
Plenty Of Room To Grow

No proof that high-dose
cannabis is more addictive

40ft-deep hole drains Stockport park lake of water

Have Detroit Police Department raids made a difference?

Audit: 19 Detroit Fire Department workers have invalid driver’s licenses

Filmmaker discusses his 45-year-old documentary on late-’60s Detroit

Debunking Ford Nation’s favourite budget chart

CRACK MAYOR BONUS VIDEO DU JOUR:

The Five Ribs Bill O’Reilly for Acting Like He’s Above the MH370 Coverage

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