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EVENTS ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY...



1777 - The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, precursor to the U.S. Constitution.

1806 - Explorer Zebulon Pike spotted the mountaintop that became known as Pikes Peak.

Colorado Springs, Co.
my family drove up Pikes Peak several times when I was a kid. my dad had a panic attack trying it the first time and my mother had to finish the drive. It was breathtaking to say the least. Some of us had to get oxygen when we got to the top!
Oh my, it looks like Colorado Springs has changed a bit since then.

1920 - The League of Nations met for the first time in Geneva, Switzerland.

1926 - The National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) debuted with a radio network of 24 stations. The first network radio broadcast was a four-hour "spectacular."

1939 - U.S. President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC.



1940 - The first 75,000 men were called to Armed Forces duty under peacetime conscription.


1966 - The flight of Gemini 12 ended successfully as astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. splashed down safely in the Atlantic Ocean.

1969 - In Washington, DC, a quarter of a million protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the Vietnam War.

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I have seen war. I have seen war on land and sea. I have seen blood running from the wounded... I have seen the dead in the mud. I have seen cities destroyed... I have seen children starving. I have seen the agony of mothers and wives. I hate war.
- Dwight D Eisenhower

1985 - Britain and Ireland signed an accord giving Dublin an official consultative role in governing Northern Ireland.

1986 - A government tribunal in Nicaragua convicted American Eugene Hasenfus of charges related to his role in delivering arms to Contra rebels. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison and was pardoned a month later.

1986 - Ivan F. Boesky, reputed to be the highest-paid person on Wall Street, faced penalties of $100 million for insider stock trading. It was the highest penalty ever imposed by the SEC.

1992 - Richard Petty drove in the final race of his 35-year career.

1995 - Texaco agreed to pay $176 million to settle a race-discrimination lawsuit.

1999 - Representatives from China and the United States signed a major trade agreement that involved China's membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO).

2000 - Three police officers from the Rampart division of the Los Angeles police department were convicted on several counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice. One other officer was acquitted. The case was the first major case against the anti-gang unit.

2005 - In Amiens, France, Isabelle Dinoire became the first person to undergo a partial face transplant. She had been attacked by a dog earlier in the year.

2006 - Andy Warhol's painting of Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong sold for $17.4 million. At the same auction "Orange Marilyn" sold for $16.2 million and "Sixteen Jackies" sold for $15.6 million.


MUSIC FOR THE DAY...

1956 - Elvis Presley made his acting debut in the premiere of the "Love Me Tender" movie.


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BIRTHDAY PICKS FOR NOVEMBER 15...

1919 - Joseph A. Wapner (judge, actor: The People’s Court)

He was the first in the court-themed genre to preside over real-life cases.
On The People's Court, Wapner mediated a binding arbitration which was set up to resemble a small claims court by pitting parties, without lawyers, against each other. The legacy of the show's high popularity has led to myriad other similar syndicated shows such as Judge Alex, Cristina's Court, Judge Maria Lopez, Judge Mills Lane, Judge Mathis, Judge Joe Brown, Judge Hatchett, Judge David Young, Moral Court, Texas Justice and Judge Judy. wiki


1929 - Edward Asner (Emmy Award-winning actor: The Mary Tyler Moore Show [1970-71, 1971-72, 1974-75], Rich Man, Poor Man [2/1/76], Roots-Part One [1/23/77], Lou Grant [1977-78, 1979-80]; Thunder Alley, Hearts Afire, Change of Habit, The Doomsday Flight, Fort Apache The Bronx, JFK, They Call Me Mr. Tibbs!; president of Screen Actor’s Guild)

1932 - Petula Clark (Grammy Award-winning singer [1965]: Downtown, I Know a Place, This is My Song, My Love)

1940 - Sam Waterston (actor: The Killing Fields, Law & Order, Friendly Fire, I’ll Fly Away, The Great Gatsby, Serial Mom)

1951 - Beverly D’Angelo (actress: Coal Miner’s Daughter, Paternity, Hair, Annie Hall, Every Which Way but Loose, National Lampoon’s Vacation series, Captains and the Kings)





PHOTO OF THE DAY...


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HAVE A GREAT DAY Y'ALL!
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Olyve, Bama plays Mississippi State. We are supposed to win by three touchdowns. Those are the games that can turn ugly fast.

Now I'll be pulling for Georgia tomorrow and South Carolina. I'd like to see Georgia have the win over Auburn they are supposed to have and have South Carolina pull the upset on Florida. This is called cutting off my nose. The match-up between Alabama and Florida will be much bigger if both teams go into the SEC Championship unbeaten.

Kathy

I didn't know until I got to bridge tonight that the trip we made to the border received coverage in the Huntsville Times. Here is the link. Martin Sheen answered a blind e-mail to do a voice-over of the documentary that my friend is making.

P.S. Great opening Olyve. I've driven that terrible road up to Pike's Peak before. I believe the kids that work up there have dorm rooms and don't come down daily.

Great pictures!

May I add my "Have a good day ya'll?"

Kathy

Great intro, Olyve! I saw Pike's Peak 4 years ago...it was awesome!

Hi all - we are having big - but infrequent - snowflakes this morning - oops, smaller and a few more now. I doubt it will turn into anything but when I run out for Saturday errands I believe I'll pick up some soup ingredients along with the library books and the dish soap.

I find that with the election over I am not as energetic about debating...what a friend of mine used to call "a serious case of the f**k-its." I'm sure I'll outgrow it soon enough!

Thanks for breakfast, Olyve!

COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT!



FROM THE CHURCH OF INEFFABLE STUPIDITY:

a) Blackwater
the company smuggled illegal guns into Iraq for sale to terrorists. One of the techniques was to hide the guns in huge doog food bags, which were then shrinkwrapped for transport to Iraq. (The Military has large numbers of trained dogs for bomb-sniffing, finding corpses and injured in rubble, etc.
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b) George Bush
He rewrote numerous laws this week, regarding abortion, water pollution, off shore drilling, strip mining, mountain top mining, deforestation, drug testing and review, food inspections,
But his latest statement to Liberia's president really takes the cake:

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c) Border patrol expanding geographic areas to search for and arrest medical marijuana users.



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d) George Bush, medical murderer, thug, and scalliwag

He repeatedly put religion ahead of science, at NASA, with Abstinence Policies, and with Stem Cells. Despite promoting willful ignorance for all America, others continue to speed ahead of America.



The problems with the treatment: it is incredibly dangerous, terribly expensive, and generally not available to the public at large.

Good morning all. Love the intro Olyve. Leaving shortly for a big anti-Prop 8 rally downtown LA. should have photos later.

you go, guy. Good luck, Phil.