Anniversary of 911, Patriots Day
"There is no greater good than freedom" I heard David Freiheit say this recently and I googled it. It led me to a Greek quote from WW2, which I think is a translation error, the quote being "Oxi" which translates to 'no' saying Greece would not give in to fascist Italy or Germany.
More recently, a catholic priest used the expression amid claims the church is irrelevant to modern progressive culture. He correctly points out that this is when individuals have greatest influence in proclaiming their faith.
=== From 2018 ===
On the anniversary of 911, John Bolton has rejected the ICC's investigation of The War on Terror. Obama restarted the Cold War, and it impinges in lots of ways on global bodies.
Sarsour says US Muslims should not humanise Israelis. Should Sarsour demonise them? Is Sarsour afforded free speech when she is demonstrably calling for the deaths of Israelis? What of Australian Cartoonist Knight, who was labelled a racist for caricaturing an event that happened? Is calling for the deaths of innocent peoples free speech? Is drawing an accurate picture racist? Note, it is not all Americans who agree that the Knight cartoon of Williams doing a dummy spit is racist. It might not be many who agree with Sarsour. Does J K Rowling, who tweeted condemnation of Knight after she saw racism, condemn Sarsour?
From my article on Quora
What kind of idiots in school administrations came up with this zero-tolerance garbage? Zero tolerance means no common sense or compassion.https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-zero-tolerance-policies-hurt-kids
Zero Tolerance is a policy which cleaned up New York City under Mayor Giuliani and Police Chief Bratton. It began as an environmental policy in 1973 in New Jersey but was applied, through a ‘Broken Windows’ response in law enforcement, effectively. Because the champions for it were GOP, the Dem axis of press and activists have campaigned against it, misrepresenting it. In recent years it has been applied to the drug culture and contrasted with the failed policy of Harm Minimisation.
Zero Tolerance, as applied to drug use, is to stop the drug use and treat the user. Harm minimisation is to facilitate drug use for the user. Thing is, drug use is no longer contained to a drug using community, but to the whole community, with tragic results. Zero tolerance works, but is confronting. Drug dependent users want drugs. They will do *anything* to get drugs, but that rarely means being good citizens.
The article from the Daily Beast does not describe Zero Tolerance, but overstates issues too. For example, Ahmed Mohamed who brought a clock to a science fair that looked like it could have been an IED (improvised, explosive device). It is reprehensible to overstate a proportionate response to the prank. A former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain bragged that Australian Cricketers should fear the Tamil Tigers when they toured. It was a tacit call for terrorism which should never be endorsed. It does not matter what the name is of the child preforming the prank.
Pointing a gun, even a toy one, at fellow students should have sanctions imposed on the behaviour. Be grateful a child was not gunned down by armed responders. Would Harm Minimisation have treated the behaviour differently?
The issues described in The Daily Beast article are not germane with Zero Tolerance. The final paragraphs are telling, the issue is, instead, failing educational standards despite cost. Obama spent big on education to control it, not improve it. Education was never about the necessities of life, like toilet use, or toy bomb building or toy gun use. It is also not about the fierceness of Halloween costumes or school year pictures. It is about discourse in society, and that should have standards which the Daily Beast article fails to emulate.
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A daily column on what the ALP have as a policy, supported by a local member, and how it has 'helped' the local community. I'll stop if I cannot identify a policy. Feel free to make suggestions. Contact me on FB, not twitter. I have twitter, but never look at it.
Gabrielle Williams was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Carers and Volunteers, working with the Minister for Housing, Disability and Ageing and the Minister for Families and Children. Williams was given those titles when elected in 2014. It is difficult to find what value she has been to Dandenong, but clearly the ALP see her as the future. I went to a bussing services discussion at Chelsea RSL, Present were Donna Bauer (Liberal for Carrum), Geoff Gledhill (Liberal for Mordialloc), David Davis (Shadow Minister for Public Transport) and Gordon Rich-Phillips (Deputy Liberal Leader in Legislative Council) and interested members of the public. The discussion was frank and open. It is one of the many reasons I believe Liberals will win this years election against ALP in Victoria. Instead of taking people for granted, Liberals are looking for solutions to problems. One problem involving Dan Andrews ALP government is that the population of Melbourne and Victoria is growing quickly, but infrastructure has not kept pace. One result is bussing is falling in patronage in the last year by 4%. Busses are not running on time. They are dirty, dangerous and routes are not always appropriate. So that twenty kids playing basketball late in an evening can enter a bus without paying, be raucous and if a bus driver tries to be assertive, the bus driver gets into trouble. Some bus routes have large busses going inappropriately through small back streets. when large streets are adjacent. If you have issues you would like raised, contact Donna, Geoff, David, Gordon or me. We are here to serve.
Gabrielle Williams was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Carers and Volunteers, working with the Minister for Housing, Disability and Ageing and the Minister for Families and Children. Williams was given those titles when elected in 2014. It is difficult to find what value she has been to Dandenong, but clearly the ALP see her as the future. I went to a bussing services discussion at Chelsea RSL, Present were Donna Bauer (Liberal for Carrum), Geoff Gledhill (Liberal for Mordialloc), David Davis (Shadow Minister for Public Transport) and Gordon Rich-Phillips (Deputy Liberal Leader in Legislative Council) and interested members of the public. The discussion was frank and open. It is one of the many reasons I believe Liberals will win this years election against ALP in Victoria. Instead of taking people for granted, Liberals are looking for solutions to problems. One problem involving Dan Andrews ALP government is that the population of Melbourne and Victoria is growing quickly, but infrastructure has not kept pace. One result is bussing is falling in patronage in the last year by 4%. Busses are not running on time. They are dirty, dangerous and routes are not always appropriate. So that twenty kids playing basketball late in an evening can enter a bus without paying, be raucous and if a bus driver tries to be assertive, the bus driver gets into trouble. Some bus routes have large busses going inappropriately through small back streets. when large streets are adjacent. If you have issues you would like raised, contact Donna, Geoff, David, Gordon or me. We are here to serve.
As part of the November 24th Vic election campaign I have a petition I want to bring before the Opposition Leader Matthew Guy. I believe Matthew will be the next premier of Victoria and so I am petitioning him as I raise the issues of Employment, Crime and Education in Dandenong. I am also seeking money for my campaign. I don't have party resources, and so my campaign is on foot, and on the internet. Any money I receive that is not spent on the campaign will go to Grow 4 Life. I am asking questions like "What do you love about Dandenong?" and "If you could change something in Dandenong to make it better, what would it be?" I'm not limiting the questions to state issues. I'm happy to discuss anything, and get things done.
=== from 2017 ===
Some things should not happen, but they do. Hillary Clinton, who relied on 88% support from African American voters, accused Trump of playing the race card. To be fair, Hillary was busy dodging sniper fire, and might not be fully aware of the facts. Bannon declares support for Trump so the CBS headline is that he has declared war on GOP. Trump's early presidency has seen the GDP rise higher than expected, IS is on the run, Stock market is rising, China is cooperating over NK, and yet the press claim the presidency has failed. #FakeNews must be dealt with. The swamp must be drained.
AGW activists claim that renewables are as cheap as coal. So Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce belled the cat, by suggesting subsidies can now be removed from renewables. Minister for energy, the acclaimed Josh Frydenberg said 'no.' Every cent spent on subsidising renewables is costing the economy double. The distortion to the market makes bad corporate decisions which have resulted in Australia having the most expensive power in the civilised world, and it is unreliable. I rely on a CPAP machine and I might die in a brown out as a result of government irrational decisions on this issue. I am not alone. Joyce has the voice of reason on this issue. Frydenberg is part of the reason why this government will not be re elected.
AGW activists claim that renewables are as cheap as coal. So Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce belled the cat, by suggesting subsidies can now be removed from renewables. Minister for energy, the acclaimed Josh Frydenberg said 'no.' Every cent spent on subsidising renewables is costing the economy double. The distortion to the market makes bad corporate decisions which have resulted in Australia having the most expensive power in the civilised world, and it is unreliable. I rely on a CPAP machine and I might die in a brown out as a result of government irrational decisions on this issue. I am not alone. Joyce has the voice of reason on this issue. Frydenberg is part of the reason why this government will not be re elected.
=== from 2016 ===
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There never was a Palestine. The name is what the Romans called Jewish administrators. Jordan had a civil war in recent times and the terrorists who failed to overthrow Jordan ran to claim the territory as Palestinians. Palestine never had a king, never had currency, and had no culture. In some ways, it is a bit like those refugees who are really terrorists.
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In Hillary's defence, she is a formidable lawyer and says what she means. But not always what she thinks.
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The 22 year old, is he from an ancient Presbyterian homeland, ethnically?
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Under Turnbull, the Liberals will continue to do worse than when he was a cabinet minister. Turnbull needs to go further than Dastayari.
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New Moon festival at Springvale, in Melbourne. It is good to see happy, excited children. Some playing with balloons. Mainly their faces beam as they prepare for food coma following a big day. But while it may feel like all is right with the world, there are some things that are terribly wrong.
It is US Patriots Day. Anniversary of the evil 911 attacks that happened as a direct result of Bill Clinton being elected President twice. Bill weakened the CIA in the Middle East as a cost measure.
In NSW Council elections have ended for places with councils that function. There are many places where councils did not function. The ALP have taken many for granted where they dominate council. It is disappointing Fairfield, despite a split ALP vote, did not change hands after Liberal Party infighting. Dai Le had good support, but it was not enough.
An ISIL wannabe stabbed a man in Sydney, but ABC refused to mention the motivation for the attack. It is apparently more comforting if the attack is described as random. Meanwhile, an ABC presenter describes the Israeli West Bank as occupied. Their tacit support for terrorists over homeowners is noted.
For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
There never was a Palestine. The name is what the Romans called Jewish administrators. Jordan had a civil war in recent times and the terrorists who failed to overthrow Jordan ran to claim the territory as Palestinians. Palestine never had a king, never had currency, and had no culture. In some ways, it is a bit like those refugees who are really terrorists.
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In Hillary's defence, she is a formidable lawyer and says what she means. But not always what she thinks.
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The 22 year old, is he from an ancient Presbyterian homeland, ethnically?
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Under Turnbull, the Liberals will continue to do worse than when he was a cabinet minister. Turnbull needs to go further than Dastayari.
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New Moon festival at Springvale, in Melbourne. It is good to see happy, excited children. Some playing with balloons. Mainly their faces beam as they prepare for food coma following a big day. But while it may feel like all is right with the world, there are some things that are terribly wrong.
It is US Patriots Day. Anniversary of the evil 911 attacks that happened as a direct result of Bill Clinton being elected President twice. Bill weakened the CIA in the Middle East as a cost measure.
In NSW Council elections have ended for places with councils that function. There are many places where councils did not function. The ALP have taken many for granted where they dominate council. It is disappointing Fairfield, despite a split ALP vote, did not change hands after Liberal Party infighting. Dai Le had good support, but it was not enough.
An ISIL wannabe stabbed a man in Sydney, but ABC refused to mention the motivation for the attack. It is apparently more comforting if the attack is described as random. Meanwhile, an ABC presenter describes the Israeli West Bank as occupied. Their tacit support for terrorists over homeowners is noted.
For some, at the moment, the Sex Party has more credibility.
=== from 2015 ===
None for 2015 .. because of Melbourne promotional trip
From 2014
It is Patriot Day in USA and time to remember why we are at war with terror. It is also an election year for US Congress. Two years ago, in another election year, Obama was dancing with Beyonce and unable to be contacted when his personal pick for Libyan ambassador was calling for help over a terrorist hit. Sadly Hilary Clinton was on hand to deny aid and give weapons to ISIS forces without interference from special forces. Clinton and Rice blamed an Egyptian Coptic filmmaker, even pointing him out to terrorists, as reason for the attack. The White house had been in election mode and had claimed Al Qaeda was no more as an international force. When Romney referred to it in debate, media mugged him for Obama. A year later, Obama had wanted to bomb Syria in favour of ISIS. Russia said 'no' and so the White house favoured an illegitimate government in Ukraine which forced Moscow to claim their own naval dock yard and brought ethnic tensions to the surface in Ukraine which resulted in MH17. Obama needs to project strength if he is to get a congress that will work to his agenda, but who feels that such a congress would be worthwhile? As Bill Clinton showed, a hostile congress can get good bills past an incompetent President.
It is Patriot day and worth remembering victims of 9/11. An Australian wife of a victim at the World Trade Centre has opened a door to his room for the first time since that day. Their child is teaching at a high school. It is worse than a life interrupted, there are all the blessings of a life together and the growth together, the nesting, the aims for a future .. and it was all denied forever. It was terror, but many Islamic leaders have claimed it was Islam which which committed the atrocity. In the Middle East people are recorded cheering the atrocity. Saddam Hussein in Iraq paid money to suicide bombers after the event. There was, as then President Bush noted, an Axis of Evil. People claiming that there was a purpose to the evil, twisting a knife into families of victims. And the cause, at the root, is no different from that which Israel has defended herself from her beginning as a modern state. Terror has changed us in the west. But the legacy of what has made the west great is still there. Left wing discourse on the issue is very wide of the mark and looking flaky because of it. 'War for oil' ? We need to be humble. We need to own our mistakes. We need to want to be free. We need to fight for our treasure. The soldiers that fought for America in WW2 are correctly referred to as 'The Greatest Generation.' But what will they call those who in the face of terrorism got confused? For thirteen years since 9/11, activists have failed to explain what happened in their discourse of why things happen. ABC continues to oppose Australia in war. Australia has a proud history in war, but not perfect. The ABC view seems oppositional, one sided, corrosive, misguided and contrary to their charter. Meanwhile opposition leader Shorten has tried to torpedo a $20 billion submarine deal with Japan which might force a bad $40 billion deal with people who cannot produce excellent vehicles with equivalent speed. No doubt Shorten will be excused for any digger that dies as a result of his bad speech.
The Lin family murders were horrible and so far not fully explained. A relative is facing court in relation to the killings. They had custody of a survivor who had been absent at the time of the killings. The survivor, a young female, is alleging sexual abuse by her subsequent guardian which others feel could be a motive. The child survivor has not done anything wrong and deserves much better than what she has so far been given in life. But many things are unfair. presaging Pistorius verdict, Leigh Sales on ABC 7:30 report calls Pistorius a "Fallen hero." The judge at trial has presaged the verdict by taking on board serious issues raised by the defence. He has been found not guilty of murder. One can still hope for a custodial sentence and disgrace related to his behaviour. ICAC has heard how a $20k check from a banned donor developer did not go directly to the Liberal Party but instead went to what they called a slush fund. So the ICAC does not think slush funds are appropriate? Under what circumstances might they be? Still the ICAC has no evidence of corruption. Injustice has no end.
Aboriginal children are suffering from racist myths just as 1400 children of Rotherham have. Racism needs to be opposed, but it isn't being opposed rationally by laws that claim to, like 18c. Nobody has proposed a better defence than a free press to safeguard western nations from corruption, but the press have a strong left wing agenda and are weak, not free. And the suppression of free speech has resulted in the abuse detailed in the top end of Australia, and Rotherham, in numbers that would not be tolerated were the news known, and not censored by race. An Australian detective is working to protect children from pedophiles in South East Asia. He has sacrificed everything to do so after being on holiday and approached by a pimp with an offer. In Australia Federal Border Protection and Immigration Minister Morrison has done a brilliant job to date, but deserve to be given access to Temporary Protection Visas to do even better. A child of a newly arrived Afghan couple has died after falling into a creek at a barbecue. Three years old, surviving a harsh journey, only to fall in a tragic accident.
Frightbats of the media are lying and feeding a false narrative of the world. They trip up on facts, but their fans don't notice, or defend them. One statistic that fails the anti government rhetoric is the unemployment statistic that has over 120k employed recently, but no reason for it. There was a chilling statistic recently suggesting unemployment rose for no reason too. One unexplained fact gets accepted by the anti government rabble, another is rejected from the same source, suggesting it is the narrative that is wrong. There are difficult jobs, like that of cabinet minister for the stool of a King, but what about jobs done for free, unpaid, out of love? Google has such a wonderful permanent frat party aspect for her workers so that some don't bother having homes. A solar storm approaches Australia, but we will survive. Ebola has been reported as not being in Australia after a sick person complained it might be. Self diagnosis is fraught.
From 2013
We begin tonight and the editorial will finish with Saddam Hussein. Today is 9/11. On the eleventh of September 2001 some terrorists claiming to be Islamic took down four flights of commercial aircraft and killed thousands of people, changing the way democracy works in America. The day was chosen because of the emergency call number in the US. But any excuse could be made. Terrorism has no meaning, and should never be allowed to win, or be seen to win. Pointed look at Obama.
The left wing dominate the free press, but don't have moral rectitude. Abbott's daughters have been pictured with Mr Abbott on the FB page "Furiously Masturbating to Abbott's Daughters" The page has been reported to FB, which replies it is within the bounds of community standards. In the same vein as having a biased press is useful for conservatives to get votes in a conservative cycle, this kind of page will disgust reasonable people. But it is a sad indictment on the community standard, and as an equivalent involving the left wing would not be tolerated, it is a double standard. Mr Abbott is still a few days from announcing a ministry. Sadly Sophie Mirabella seems to have missed out in her electorate. The media attacks on her have been very dirty. The expected winner of the seat of Indi is a conservative who has the support of Tony Windsor, another so called conservative who supported the ALP as an independent on many occasions over his entire career. So Mr Abbott's government has not begun yet, but the opposition will begin masturbating.
Fires have claimed a few houses in NSW, and rage in California. The NSW fires have added poignancy, with some having been deliberately lit and with a thief having stolen a laptop from an open window of a damaged house. Another fire burns inside the heart of Obama who really wants to hit Syria with more than pins. One can only imagine what the pricks have done to Whitehouse maps of Syria, Obama wants to use real weapons. Only the world won't let him. Assad is in discussions to surrender chemical weapons. One hopes this happens and the history of those weapons is analysed to see how Saddam did it .. and with which Democrat's support.
The left wing dominate the free press, but don't have moral rectitude. Abbott's daughters have been pictured with Mr Abbott on the FB page "Furiously Masturbating to Abbott's Daughters" The page has been reported to FB, which replies it is within the bounds of community standards. In the same vein as having a biased press is useful for conservatives to get votes in a conservative cycle, this kind of page will disgust reasonable people. But it is a sad indictment on the community standard, and as an equivalent involving the left wing would not be tolerated, it is a double standard. Mr Abbott is still a few days from announcing a ministry. Sadly Sophie Mirabella seems to have missed out in her electorate. The media attacks on her have been very dirty. The expected winner of the seat of Indi is a conservative who has the support of Tony Windsor, another so called conservative who supported the ALP as an independent on many occasions over his entire career. So Mr Abbott's government has not begun yet, but the opposition will begin masturbating.
Fires have claimed a few houses in NSW, and rage in California. The NSW fires have added poignancy, with some having been deliberately lit and with a thief having stolen a laptop from an open window of a damaged house. Another fire burns inside the heart of Obama who really wants to hit Syria with more than pins. One can only imagine what the pricks have done to Whitehouse maps of Syria, Obama wants to use real weapons. Only the world won't let him. Assad is in discussions to surrender chemical weapons. One hopes this happens and the history of those weapons is analysed to see how Saddam did it .. and with which Democrat's support.
Historical perspective on this day
1185 – Isaac II Angelos kills Stephen Hagiochristophorites and then appeals to the people, resulting in the revolt that deposes Andronikos I Komnenos and places Isaac on the throne of the Byzantine Empire.
1226 – The Roman Catholic practice of public adoration of the Blessed Sacramentoutside of Mass spreads from monasteries to parishes.
1297 – Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly-led by William Wallace and Andrew Moraydefeat the English.
1390 – Lithuanian Civil War (1389–92): The Teutonic Knights begin a five-week siege of Vilnius.
1226 – The Roman Catholic practice of public adoration of the Blessed Sacramentoutside of Mass spreads from monasteries to parishes.
1297 – Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly-led by William Wallace and Andrew Moraydefeat the English.
1390 – Lithuanian Civil War (1389–92): The Teutonic Knights begin a five-week siege of Vilnius.
1541 – Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonco.
1565 – Ottoman forces retreat from Malta ending the Great Siege of Malta.
1609 – Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.
1649 – Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's English Parliamentariantroops take the town and execute its garrison.
1697 – Battle of Zenta: a major engagement in the Great Turkish War (1683–1699) and one of the most decisive defeats in Ottoman history.
1708 – Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empireceases to be a major power.
1709 – Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France.
1714 – Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.
1758 – Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
1775 – Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1776 – British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
1777 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
1780 – American Revolutionary War: Sugarloaf Massacre: A small detachment of militia from Northampton County are attacked by Native Americans and Loyalists near Little Nescopeck Creek.
1786 – The beginning of the Annapolis Convention.
1789 – Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
1792 – The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house where they are stored.
1800 – The Maltese National Congress Battalions are disbanded by British Civil Commissioner Alexander Ball.
1802 – France annexes the Kingdom of Piedmont.
1803 – Battle of Delhi, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, between British troops under General Lake, and Marathas of Scindia's army under General Louis Bourquin.
1813 – War of 1812: British troops arrive in Mount Vernon and prepare to march to and invade Washington, D.C..
1814 – War of 1812: The climax of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a major United States victory in the war.
1826 – Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that lead to his mysterious disappearance.
1829 – Surrender of the expedition led by Isidro Barradas at Tampico, sent by the Spanish crown in order to retake Mexico. This was the consummation of Mexico's campaign for independence.
1830 – Anti-Masonic Party convention; one of the first American political party conventions.
1836 – The Riograndense Republic is proclaimed by rebels after defeating Empire of Brazil's troops in the Battle of Seival, during the Ragamuffin War.
1851 – Christiana Resistance: Escaped slaves stand against their former owner in armed resistance in Christiana, Pennsylvania, creating a rallying cry for the abolitionist movement.
1852 – The State of Buenos Aires secedes from the Argentine Federal government, rejoining on September 17, 1861. Several places are named Once de Septiembre after this event.
1857 – The Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers and Paiutesmassacre 120 pioneers at Mountain Meadows, Utah.
1897 – After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
1903 – The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
1905 – The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
1914 – Australia invades New Britain, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
1916 – The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907.
1919 – United States Marine Corps invades Honduras.
1921 – Nahalal, the first moshav in Palestine, is settled as part of a Zionistplan of creating a Jewish state, later to be Israel.
1922 – The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia.
1922 – The Sun News-Pictorial is founded in Melbourne, Australia.
1939 – World War II: Canada declares war on Germany, the country's first independent declaration of war
1941 – Charles Lindbergh's Des Moines Speech accusing the British, Jews and FDR'sadministration of pressing for war with Germany.
1943 – World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohijaending the Italian occupation of Corsica.
1943 – World War II: Start of the Nazi liquidation of the Minsk and Lidaghettos.
1944 – World War II: The Western Allied invasion of Germany begins near the city of Aachen.
1944 – World War II: RAF bombing raid on Darmstadt and the following firestorm kill 11,500.
1945 – World War II: Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo.
1950 – Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38th parallel.
1954 – Hurricane Edna hits New England as a Category 2 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths.
1961 – Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.
1965 – Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Army captures the town of Burki, just southeast of Lahore.
1968 – Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.
1970 – The Dawson's Field hijackers release 88 of their hostages. The remaining hostages, mostly Jews and Israeli citizens, are held until September 25.
1971 – The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.
1972 – The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service.
1973 – A coup in Chile headed by General Augusto Pinochet topples the democratically elected president Salvador Allende. Pinochet exercises dictatorial power until ousted in a referendum in 1988, staying in power until 1990.
1974 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.
1976 – A bomb planted by a Croatian terrorist, Zvonko Bušić, is found at New York's Grand Central Terminal; one NYPD officer is killed trying to defuse it.
1980 – Voters approve a new Constitution of Chile, later amended after the departure of President Pinochet.
1981 – The bombing of La Moneda in Chile by the CIA-backed Junta's Armed Forces.
1982 – The international forces that were guaranteeing the safety of Palestinian refugees following Israel's 1982 Invasion of Lebanon leave Beirut. Five days later, several thousand refugees are massacred in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps by Phalange forces.
1985 – Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's baseball record for most career hits with his 4,192nd hit.
1989 – Hungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps were free to leave for West Germany.
1992 – Hurricane Iniki, one of the most damaging hurricanes in United States history, devastates the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu.
1997 – NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
1997 – After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
2001 – Two hijacked aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, while a third smashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in a series of coordinated suicide attacks by 19 members of al-Qaeda. A total of 2,996 people are killed.
2007 – Russia tests the largest conventional weapon ever, the Father of All Bombs.
2008 – A major Channel Tunnel fire broke out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for 6 months.
2012 – A total of 315 people are killed in two garment factory fires in Pakistan.
2012 – The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked, resulting in four deaths.
2015 – A crane collapses onto the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Saudi Arabia, killing 111 people and injuring 394 others.
1649 – Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's English Parliamentarian troops take the town and execute its garrison.
Cromwell bungled the siege. He had not quickly taken it as he hoped, and so he laid siege to Drogheda, including a cannon with the reputed words "God is love" on its' lip. Frustrated with the delays, when Cromwell broke through he permitted his troops to show no quarter. Some surrendered, and were disarmed, then led away to be executed. Cromwell defended the barbarity of his actions as a puritan who could not grasp the enormity of the crime.
1989 – Hungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps were free to leave for West Germany.
How would Biden have handled it?
1826 – Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that lead to his mysterious disappearance.
He was a conspiracy theorist. He just disappeared.
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