Hey there, Headliners. Today we are all celebrating the birthday of Bettie Page, gone but not forgotten. She launched a few Headlines Du Jour of yesteryear:
- 1519 – Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico.
- 1836 – Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston capture Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
- 1864 – The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
- 1876 – The first ever National League baseball game is played in Philadelphia.
- 1889 – At high noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Run of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
- 1906 – The 1906 Summer Olympics, not now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
- 1912 – Pravda, the “voice” of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg.
- 1948 – 1948 Arab-Israeli War: Haifa, a major port of Israel, is captured from Arab forces.
- 1954 – Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army-McCarthy Hearings begins.
- 1964 – The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair opens for its first season.
- 1970 – The first Earth Day is celebrated.
- 1972 – Vietnam War: Increased American bombing in Vietnam prompts anti-war protests in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco.
- 1977 – Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
- 1983 – The German magazine Der Stern claims that the “Hitler Diaries” had been found in wreckage in East Germany; the diaries are subsequently revealed to be forgeries.
- 2000 – In a pre-dawn raid, federal agents seize six-year-old Elián González from his relatives’ home in Miami, Florida.
Let’s get right to today’s Headlines Du Jour:
SO GLAD WE’RE LIVING IN A POST-RACIAL SOCIETY:
TODAY IN INCOME INEQUALITY:
FREE THE WEED!!!
IT’S A SERIES OF TUBES:
GUNS, GUNS, GUNS:
FOX “NEWS” IN THE NEWS AGAIN:
LOOFAH LAD IN THE NEWS AGAIN:
SEAN HANNITY IN THE NEWS AGAIN:
BOB BECKEL IN THE NEWS AGAIN:
STEVE DOOCY IN THE NEWS AGAIN:
IN OUTER SPACE:
An image taken by the Hubble
Space Telescope ranges from
cosmic near neighbors to objects
seen in the early years of the universe.
Space Telescope ranges from
cosmic near neighbors to objects
seen in the early years of the universe.
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