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:
Once a major political force with the power to derail
presidential campaigns, right-wing Catholicism is in decline
presidential campaigns, right-wing Catholicism is in decline
HACK ATTACKS:
GUNS, GUNS, GUNS:
Sheriff says community ‘big supporters of firearms
FOX NEWS IN THE NEWS AGAIN:
FREE THE WEED!!!
IN INNER SPACE:
IN OUTER SPACE:
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