G’day Headliners!!! Today’s the birthday of painters Francisco Goya (1746) and Vincent van Gogh (1853). While their styles were quite different, they totally agreed on the Headlines Du Jour of yesteryear:

• 1822 – The Florida Territory is created in the United States.
• 1842 – Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long.
• 1855 – Origins of the American Civil War: Bleeding Kansas – “Border Ruffians” from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
• 1856 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.
• 1867 – Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
• 1870 – Texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction.
• 1909 – The Queensboro Bridge opens, linking Manhattan and Queens.
• 1954 – The Yonge Street subway line opens in Toronto. It is the first subway in Canada.
• 1976 – The first Land Day protests are held in Israel/Palestine.
• 1981 – President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr. Another two people are wounded at the same time.

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

Republican Led Southern States
Dragging America Down By
Leeching Off Of Your Tax Dollars

Hobby Lobby: A Mixture of
Racism and Xenophobia

FBI Smashes Alleged Radical-
Right Terror Plot in Texas

Mystery aircraft flying over Texas baffles aviation experts

Why the surprise at learning how
much evangelicals hate gay people?

A Creationist Decided to Answer My 10 Questions and the Results are Hilarious

Pat Robertson Is Upset That Gay
People Are No Longer Stoned To Death

Mozilla’s bad week: Employees call for CEO Eich to step down, 3 board members leave

Employees Revolt Against Mozilla’s New Anti-Gay CEO; Demand He Resign

Gay Firefox developers boycott Mozilla to protest CEO hire

Hemp aid: US considers buying industrial cannabis from Ukraine to bolster its economy

Non-psychoactive CBD oil made from marijuana plants poised to be game-changer

Marijuana raid in Bates County
illustrates the evolution of an issue

Police Mistake Tea Leaves
for Pot, Raid Ex-CIA

UVA Student Files $40 Million Suit Against ABC
Agents and State For Traumatic Sparkling Water Episode

Five Takeaways From Christie’s Self-Exoneration Report

What’s Really Behind the Koch Attacks on Democrats
Hint: it’s not about healthcare.

Bill O’Reilly Amps Up His Race
War Against Rep. Barbara Lee

How a Florida Engineer Found
a Fatal Flaw in Chevy Cobalt

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