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1801 - The city of Washington, DC. was placed under congressional jurisdiction.
1827 - New Orleans held its first Mardi Gras celebration.
1861 - In Warsaw, Russian troops fired on a crowd protesting Russian rule over Poland. Five protesting marchers were killed in the incident.
1883 - Oscar Hammerstein patented the first cigar-rolling machine.
1896 - The "Charlotte Observer" published a picture of an X-ray photograph made by Dr. H.L. Smith. The photograph showed a perfect picture of all the bones of a hand and a bullet that Smith had placed between the third and fourth fingers in the palm.
1900 - In South Africa, the British recieved an unconditional surrender from Boer Gen. Piet Cronje at Paardeberg.
1922 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the 19th Amendment that guaranteed women the right to vote.
1939 - The U.S. Supreme Court outlawed sit-down strikes.
1949 - Chaim Weizmann became the first Israeli president.
1951 - The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, limiting U.S. Presidents to two terms.
1972 - The Shanghai Communique was issued by U.S. President Nixon and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai.
1973 - The American Indian Movement occupied Wounded Knee in South Dakota.
1974 - "People" magazine was first issued by Time-Life (later known as Time-Warner).
1982 - Wayne B. Williams was found guilty of murdering two young black people. 28 bodies had been found in the Atlanta area over a period of 22 months. (how well I remember the 2 years of "missing and murdered" children of Atlanta. It was a chilling time}
1986 - The U.S. Senate approved the telecast of its debates on a trial basis.
1990 - The Exxon Corporation and Exxon Shipping were indicted on five criminal counts in reference to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
1991 - U.S. President George Bush announced live on television that "Kuwait is liberated."
1997 - In Ireland, divorce became legal.
1998 - Britain's House of Lords agreed to give a monarch's first-born daughter the same claim to the throne as any first-born son. This was the end to 1,000 years of male preference.
1999 - Colin Prescot and Andy Elson set a new hot air balloon endurance record when they had been aloft for 233 hours and 55 minutes. The two were in the process of trying to circumnavigate the Earth.
1999 - Nigeria returned to civilian rule when Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo became the country's first elected president since August of 1983.
2002 - In Boston, twenty people working at Logan International Airport were charged with lying to get their jobs or security badges.
SOME MUSIC TODAY... I picked these guys because they are awesome live but I have to miss them this time. If they come to your area, trust me it's a treat....especially that girl who this doesn't do justice really..she's hot! You have to get deep into it to really see that though. This is Cornmeal out of Chicago...
WOW! WHAT A BIRTHDAY BUNCH FOR FEBRUARY 27!!
1807 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (poet: The Song of Hiawatha, Paul Revere’s Ride, The Wreck of the Hesperus; died Mar 24, 1882)
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For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day. ..... He that respects himself is safe from others. He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1902 - John (Ernst) Steinbeck (writer: The Grapes of Wrath, Cannery Row; died Dec 20, 1968)
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If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones. ...... In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
John Steinbeck
Click it....Long Hot Summer
1930 - Joanne Woodward (Academy Award-winning actress: The Three Faces of Eve [1957], Sybil, Philadelphia)
1932 - Elizabeth Taylor (Academy Award-winning actress: Butterfield 8 [1960], Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? [1966], Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award [1992]; Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, National Velvet, Cleopatra; Perfume spokesperson [Passion])
1934 - Ralph Nader (consumer advocate: known for role against GM and Ford)
Throughout his career, Nader has started or inspired a variety of non-profit organizations, most of which he has maintained close associations: * Citizen Advocacy Center * Citizens Utility Boards *Congress Accountability Project * Consumer Task Force For Automotive Issues* Corporate Accountability Research Project* Disability Rights Center* Equal Justice Foundation* Foundation for Taxpayers and Consumer Rights* Georgia Legal Watch* National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform* National Coalition for Universities in the Public Interest* Pension Rights Center* PROD (truck safety)* Retired Professionals Action Group* The Shafeek Nader Trust for the Community Interest* 1969: Center for the Study of Responsive Law*1970s: Public Interest Research Groups* 1970: Center for Auto Safet* 1970: Connecticut Citizen Action Gro* 1971: Aviation Consumer Action Project * 1972: Clean Water Action Project * 1972: Center for Women's Policy Studies* 1973: Capitol Hill News Service * 1980: Multinational Monitor (magazine covering multinational corporations)* 1982: Trial Lawyers for Public Justice* 1982: Essential Information (encourage citizen activism and do investigative journalism)* 1983: Telecommunications Research and Action Center* 1983: National Coalition for Universities in the Public Interest* 1988: Taxpayer Assets Project* 1989: Princeton Project 55 (alumni public service)* 1993: Appleseed Foundation (local change)* 1994: Resource Consumption Alliance (conserve trees)* 1995: Center for Insurance Research * 1995: Consumer Project on Technology* 1997?: Government Purchasing Project (encourage purchase of safe products)* 1998: Center for Justice and Democracy* 1998: Organization for Competitive Markets* 1998: American Antitrust Institute (ensure fair competition)* 1999?: Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest* 1999?: Commercial Alert (protect family, community, and democracy from corporations)* 2000: Congressional Accountability Project (fight corruption in Congress)* 2001: Citizen Works (promote NGO cooperation, build grassroots support, and start new groups)* 2001: Democracy Rising (hold rallies to educate and empower citizens) In 1980, Nader resigned as director of Public Citizen to work on other projects, forcefully campaigning against what he believed to be the dangers of large multinational corporations. Ralph Nader has been a frequent contender in U.S. presidential elections, always as an independent candidate or a third party nominee. His activism on behalf of third parties goes back to 1958, when he wrote an article for the Harvard Law Record critiquing U.S. electoral law's systemic discrimination against them.[20] wiki
I could have gone on about how much good he's done but I know how much he pisses many of you off so I decided to just hit the hightlights.
1980 - Chelsea Clinton (daughter of 42nd U.S. President William Clinton and 1st Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton)
Sometimes
when you are angry with someone,
it helps to sit down,
take a moment to cool off,
and think about the problem.
HAVE A GREAT DAY, Y'ALL!!
Thanks whoever posted for me. I'm off in Atlanta listening to music this weekend.
milk and Girl Scout cookies ;-)
Save your breath-You may need it to blow up your date.
Nice opener, Olyve and Scoutgal! I do like that Cornmeal.
I'm flying off to Chicago this morning for a two-fold purpose. Giving a presentation at the annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society. But the bulk of my time will be in the company of my son John who is a guest instructor at Benedictine University. We haven't seen each other since November 2007 so it will be nice to actually speak in person rather than on instant messenger. Looking forward to a tour of the remaining buildings from the 1893 Columbian Exposition (as depicted in "Devil in the White City."
See ya!
EmmaG
"I believe very deeply that compassion is the route not only for the evolution of the full human being, but for the very survival of the human race." —The Dalai Lama
I'm flying off to Chicago this morning for a two-fold purpose. Giving a presentation at the annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society. But the bulk of my time will be in the company of my son John who is a guest instructor at Benedictine University. We haven't seen each other since November 2007 so it will be nice to actually speak in person rather than on instant messenger. Looking forward to a tour of the remaining buildings from the 1893 Columbian Exposition (as depicted in "Devil in the White City."
See ya!
EmmaG
Have fun Ems and good luck with your presentation. Look at that, our li'l Ranter is all grown up now and blossomed into a beautiful woman.
...don't forget us li'l guys when you make it to the big time, Ems.
It's another rainy dreary cold day here in the Sunshine State, a perfect day for baking! Rum Raisin Nut Bars are in the oven. A loaf of Bread is next, and I'm thinking about cookies. Chopped Cherries and Walnuts for sure, should I add the White Chocolate Chips or not?
Chopped Cherries and Walnuts for sure, should I add the White Chocolate Chips or not?
IMO, Greger, a question about whether or not to do chocolate is never a question. The answer is there before the question is asked.
But...
that's just me... . And given a choice, I'd opt for dark chocolate with cherries and walnuts. But if white chocolate is what's there, I say go for it. (Unless it's too late already. )
I agree...Cornmeal is good! Never heard of them before.
About that first monolog Paul Newman does in the film clip...not an easy one. If you listen to what the words are...and then think about how natural, easy and spontaneous he makes them sound...it's pretty impressive.
Speaking of impressive...that sure is some list of birthdays for today!
"Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace." ...Albert Schweitzer
It's another rainy dreary cold day here in the Sunshine State, a perfect day for baking! Rum Raisin Nut Bars are in the oven. A loaf of Bread is next, and I'm thinking about cookies. Chopped Cherries and Walnuts for sure, should I add the White Chocolate Chips or not?
Yes, white chocolate chips and I've PM'd you my address.
Right now, we are getting torrents of rain and some thunder and lightning. My dogs are cowering under my desk, and whimpering(poor babies!) like crazy.
milk and Girl Scout cookies ;-)
Save your breath-You may need it to blow up your date.
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. And given a choice, I'd opt for dark chocolate with cherries and walnuts. But if white chocolate is what's there, I say go for it. (Unless it's too late already. 
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