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My name is David Daniel Ball I'm a teacher with three decades experience teaching math to high school kids.I also work with first graders and kids in between first grade and high school. I know the legends of why Hypatia's dad is remembered through his contribution to Math theory. And I know the legend of why followers of Godel had thought he had disproved God's existence.
I'm not a preacher, but I am a Christian who has written over 28 books all of which include some reference to my faith. Twelve blog books on world history and current affairs, detailing world events , births and marriages on each day of the year, organised by month. Twelve books on the background to and history of Bible Quotes. One Bible quote per day for a year. An intro to a science fiction series I'm planning, post apocalyptic cyber punk. An autobiography with short story collections.
I'm known in Australia for my failure as a whistleblower over the negligence death of a school boy. I had reported the issue responsibly and had not known I'd blown the whistle. The embarrassed left wing government had responded by imposition of a nationwide ban on the use of peanut butter in canteens, despite failing to address the issue of peanut allergy appropriately.
I've been de-platformed on Facebook and twitter despite not being an activist. Twitter did not like me asking for Obama to face justice in 2011. FB gave no specific reason for removing me following Jan 6th 2021 in Washington DC where a policeman killed an unarmed woman, so a crowd would know he was in control.
https://voiceddb.locals.com/post/1018405/intro-to-locals-for-the-conservative-voiceA successful withdrawal was what was engineered at Gallipolli, where, over three days troops pulled out of defended positions and left on ships .. nobody died. That was war. Nobody was left behind. Because of the failure, WW1 was prolonged another two and a half years, Russia collapsed etc etc. The price of failure was big. But the retreat was a success. In contrast, Biden's retreat was utter failure in Afghanistan.
Editorial on Covid policy failure
It is apparent COVID policy is political, not health related. However health advice has been political and not health related. Public health has been corrupted. Media has failed. Judiciary is corrupt. Defence is incompetent. The thin blue line has been cut. And, elder abuse is apparent from the Presidential office through to the ordinary NYC retirement home. On the plus side, there is an emerging possibility of an empty gesture securing the white house for womyn on behalf of one raised in Canada. Dan Andrews' lockdown has cancelled AA meetings. Go the beers. Playgrounds have been shut down state wide and even a curfew has been re-imposed. There is no science showing any such measure addresses COVID, but we know it allows the government to assert authority.
https://rumble.com/vlxs1g-editorial-on-covid-policy-failure.html
Editorial Biden's Afghan failure culminated from Obama's Afghan lies
Afghanistan is in flames as Biden begins bombing runs on terrorists as he seeks to negotiate with them. US soldiers have been killed after a strategic error left an exposed airport the only means of Americans and their allies to flee. Biden says those that remained behind wanted to, after fleeing Afghans clinging to a wing and fuselage of an aircraft plummet to their deaths. After Biden had said the Afghan government would stand following US withdrawal. US left behind billions of dollars of weapons Chicago gangs look on with shock and awe. The Taliban will not use a fleet of Blackhawk helicopters. China will.
So who is responsible for the failure? According to Biden, the buck stops with him, and he views it as a Dunkirk like success, when he is not looking at his watch waiting for mourning to end of soldiers that died in his service. Biden also feels any mistake was made by Donald Trump as NK begins nuclear weapons work. The US military have included critical junior officers in their lists of personal pronouns for enemies. What is a personal pronoun for a failed President?
Editorial on God In answer to Dinesh Dsousa's article
The God the atheists refute is not real, but is a ridiculous, impossible figure. God is real. God as He is revealed in the Bible is a fact. However, as ridiculous as the atheists arguments are, they are instructive. God made a bridge He could not cross (man's rejection of Him). God bridged that gap with Jesus. Thing is, atheists don't believe that that gap is real.
In my Sermon on a Miracle I describe how God gave a childless woman who could not bear children, prayed for children, family. He did that. And he did not use supernatural measures.
God is real. God does the impossible. God is not subject to our demands. God answers prayer. Sometimes bad people prosper for a time. All those statements are true.
God is worthy of praise. Atheists don't see it, but they have countless examples of it, from their own lives to the works of those they admire. In the Revelations of the Holy Spirit I underscore and outline some of what God does that even atheists call for.
We need god, but even in a world without God, there is a need for Him.
=== From 2018 ===
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.
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.
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. Rebel Wilson gets a record pay out of some $4.5 million after a magazine attacked her, alleging she had lied about her age. An actress lying about her age? And the public interest was? As a rule of thumb, if a magazine would not say it about a left wing female leader, it probably should not be said. The payout might not seem big by US standards.
Fake news hitting Trump, and losing. Some 91% of press reports denigrate Trump. The criticism is unhinged. Only 80% hit Trump when he launched rockets against Syria following a chemical attack.
Get Up! exec promises to destroy marriage. It was just a tweet. Nobody takes it seriously. Why is it they are an executive of an influential activist organisation? Well remunerated. What more do they need to do to get Gay marriage legislation passed? Sacrifice children to Norse deities?
Child lynched by children in racist assault. Putting aside the racism, nobody should attempt murder, and those children need to understand the gravity of what they have done. Calling them racist doesn't address that.
Comparing Renaissance Venice with Australia. Less is more. Australia under Turnbull is as nimble and agile as a corpse on a beach. Venice during the Renaissance was just a series of small islands which ruled most of Europe. Venice had none of the natural resources Malcolm Turnbull does not exploit.
Fake news hitting Trump, and losing. Some 91% of press reports denigrate Trump. The criticism is unhinged. Only 80% hit Trump when he launched rockets against Syria following a chemical attack.
Get Up! exec promises to destroy marriage. It was just a tweet. Nobody takes it seriously. Why is it they are an executive of an influential activist organisation? Well remunerated. What more do they need to do to get Gay marriage legislation passed? Sacrifice children to Norse deities?
Child lynched by children in racist assault. Putting aside the racism, nobody should attempt murder, and those children need to understand the gravity of what they have done. Calling them racist doesn't address that.
Comparing Renaissance Venice with Australia. Less is more. Australia under Turnbull is as nimble and agile as a corpse on a beach. Venice during the Renaissance was just a series of small islands which ruled most of Europe. Venice had none of the natural resources Malcolm Turnbull does not exploit.
=== from 2016 ===
Nurses union has entered the political arena on same sex marriage. They aren't being helpful. They are opposing a plebiscite and asking for the government to just pass legislation. They claim the plebiscite will be expensive, and in place of a plebiscite, the $158.4 million could support 477 registered nurses for four years. About that, the ALP has created over $500 billion public debt from a surplus base after lifting spending and blocking spending cuts. The money that has been thrown away feeding corruption could have employed some fifty thousand registered nurses for four years. Further, ALP's Penny Wong opposed Gay Marriage when she was in government. But lost over $106 billion as Finance Minister. Even so, let there be a plebiscite, and if the people want it it can proceed.
Being Green means being irresponsible.
Turnbull exploited the issue to get Abbott. As Communication Minister, Turnbull made the case in cabinet that forced Abbott to commit to a smaller agenda focusing on the budget. Then Turnbull made promises he would be different. If Turnbull were to consider supporting free speech, he would be subject to his own criticism. Turnbull is not that dumb. Hubris will keep Turnbull from making a wise decision.
A first class sniveller. Still on the plus side, he didn't eat it as Rudd would.
I am used to hearing ALP go to fantasy land in interviews. "No Whyalla wipe-out?"
Turnbull's best work was bringing down successive Liberal leaders
It is like the government pay argument. A government member, like Penny Wong, will never be worthwhile, no matter how much she is paid. She will never return any of that $106 billion. And someone like Costello you could not pay enough. The Vietnamese community is very good. Those grandparents are also very good at shaming the unruly young. But I saw a video of a Syrian grandmother executed for showing her face. Should we really import that?
Turnbull is appallingly bad as Liberal leader. But he is balanced against Bill Shorten who is appallingly bad as ALP leader.
He (David Morrison) is trying to change the nappies, I hear. By making babies choose gender.
I loved Sherman T Potter
Glad we cleared that up. But, what was the result of the debate regarding AGW? Is man too blame?
Hillary spreads a contagious disease to supporters. They were delusional. They still are. But those closest to her could now also have pneumonia. Her career in recent times has shown eery similarities to Gillard. Both have reputations far exceeding their ability. Both had slush funds. Both lead ugly, licentious lives. So maybe Hillary will be elected head of government by mistake too. Or maybe Hillary left her betrayal too late?
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 a sad tale which was born in much hope. Democracy in South Africa began twenty years ago. People dancing for joy at the self destruction of the corrupt apartheid regime. It was natural for South Africa to turn to the socialists who had campaigned against the fascists, but not rewarding. Social division still exists. Poverty is ever present and injustice rules. It might have been different had Steve Biko not been murdered in custody. Maybe a more centred pragmatic leader would have addressed the killings better, and the corruption. Recently, the world's eyes were on South Africa as the amoral, over entitled killer Oscar Pistorius faced a murder charge, and just as with the US and OJ Simpson, South Africa's justice system failed. It may well be the law, but the law is an ass. One furphy involved the scream of Pistorius or Reeva which was not exculpatory and was not conclusive. The issue existed, so the prosecution had to raise it, but it didn't suit their case. And because it didn't suit the prosecution's case, the defence lampooned it, but truth is that Oscar silent on firing the gun is damning. And Oscar screaming while firing is equally damning. And Reeva screaming while Oscar fired is damning. It is equivalent to the gloves raised by the prosecution against OJ Simpson. The gloves may well have been irrelevant to the case, but had to be raised because they were present. They weren't exculpatory, but because the prosecution raised them they could be defended and so OJ was acquitted by furphy. By the bye, a furphy is Australian slang for a tall story, probably not based on Australian author Joseph Furphy who died on this day in 1912, but for large water carts owned by his brother, John, who produced large numbers of them marked J Furphy and sons. The reason why all the evidence, even irrelevant items, is part of a prosecution case is because the law demands to know what happened at the event. OJ Obfuscated, as did Oscar. The grieving loved ones are entitled to know what happened. But they do not know, because in testimony, Oscar has lied, and in cross Oscar has failed to account for his actions. Failure to convict Pistorius for murder is a sad conviction of South African justice.
As was hoped last year, Syria was investigated regarding the use of WMD. The source of the WMD may well have been Iraq. It was hoped that the weapons would be investigated and their history made known. That will never happen while Obama is President. Obama has long campaigned on the lie that there were no chemical weapons in Iraq and that Syria hid them after the second Iraq war. Syria has since used them on her own people. We don't know if Assad had ordered the use or if he lost control of them. Neither possibility is acceptable in a head of state. The UN has largely been absent when it matters, They opposed President Bush on almost every proactive international matter he addressed, but now, while Obama is dithering and bombing and organising war, UN is silently cheering.
There are culture wars and jihadis are threatening multiculturalism and cultural diversity. Cartoonist Michael Leunig is fundamentally dishonest with his portrayal of issues, he is after all a comic, and also a coward. But then terrorism is frightening. Bag checks are part of basic security now. Islamic leaders go limp when criticising terrorists who some claim are not really Islamic, but Islamic leaders seem grimly determined to defend. Secular administration is the only thing that has prospered in the age of reason, but the leftwing 'alternative' which despises capitalism and promotes anarchy in many guises is pernicious. Bill Maher attacks religion but mistakes secular administration for an atheist one, which is appealing to some. Tasmanian senator Lambie's has called for race statutes now she has embraced part of her own, publicly. The Age is charging a high premium for people who care about them not reporting on issues. Ted Turner, creator of CNN calls for 'culling people' for the environment. Fairfax boss drives a great car while his employees endure cuts. Meanwhile there is a rush to forgive Gillard for corruption which corrodes the entire ALP and Labour movement. But the worst, most damning of everything in the culture wars is the failure of the Liberal Party as a party galvanised throughout their entire membership, to support free speech. Nothing is more certain to erode the support base for the conservatives and allow the terrible things they would otherwise contain to flower.
MMP produces possible minority government in NZ, cruelling Key's excellent leadership. A timely reminder that only a vote for a conservative produces a responsible government. A man has died, allegedly from donating too much sperm. Nicole Kidman is grieving the loss of her father, he was a great man, greatly blessed.
Had everything worked out as he wanted it, Tostee would have had sex with another stranger and waited for the next. Some girls like that. But the death of one of those girls means that his life needs to be examined. And he is not a good person. He is scum. But is he a murderer? The community needs answers.
As was hoped last year, Syria was investigated regarding the use of WMD. The source of the WMD may well have been Iraq. It was hoped that the weapons would be investigated and their history made known. That will never happen while Obama is President. Obama has long campaigned on the lie that there were no chemical weapons in Iraq and that Syria hid them after the second Iraq war. Syria has since used them on her own people. We don't know if Assad had ordered the use or if he lost control of them. Neither possibility is acceptable in a head of state. The UN has largely been absent when it matters, They opposed President Bush on almost every proactive international matter he addressed, but now, while Obama is dithering and bombing and organising war, UN is silently cheering.
There are culture wars and jihadis are threatening multiculturalism and cultural diversity. Cartoonist Michael Leunig is fundamentally dishonest with his portrayal of issues, he is after all a comic, and also a coward. But then terrorism is frightening. Bag checks are part of basic security now. Islamic leaders go limp when criticising terrorists who some claim are not really Islamic, but Islamic leaders seem grimly determined to defend. Secular administration is the only thing that has prospered in the age of reason, but the leftwing 'alternative' which despises capitalism and promotes anarchy in many guises is pernicious. Bill Maher attacks religion but mistakes secular administration for an atheist one, which is appealing to some. Tasmanian senator Lambie's has called for race statutes now she has embraced part of her own, publicly. The Age is charging a high premium for people who care about them not reporting on issues. Ted Turner, creator of CNN calls for 'culling people' for the environment. Fairfax boss drives a great car while his employees endure cuts. Meanwhile there is a rush to forgive Gillard for corruption which corrodes the entire ALP and Labour movement. But the worst, most damning of everything in the culture wars is the failure of the Liberal Party as a party galvanised throughout their entire membership, to support free speech. Nothing is more certain to erode the support base for the conservatives and allow the terrible things they would otherwise contain to flower.
MMP produces possible minority government in NZ, cruelling Key's excellent leadership. A timely reminder that only a vote for a conservative produces a responsible government. A man has died, allegedly from donating too much sperm. Nicole Kidman is grieving the loss of her father, he was a great man, greatly blessed.
Had everything worked out as he wanted it, Tostee would have had sex with another stranger and waited for the next. Some girls like that. But the death of one of those girls means that his life needs to be examined. And he is not a good person. He is scum. But is he a murderer? The community needs answers.
From 2013
As the day ends and Yom Kippur begins for 2013, Australia has found out she is participating in Syria. An Australian with the Aussie name
Meanwhile, the party that invited many of Abu's country folk to come to Australia uninvited, and call themselves Australian while fighting for their land overseas, is fighting over its' leadership. Albanese saw caucus before announcing he will not change previous policy. Meanwhile, Shorten went straight to the press with the message he would not change any policy. It is strange because the ALP lost the election with unpopular policy underpinning their bad administration, and these two had voted for every dud. Without a leader, nobody knows what the ALP stands for, but one things is certain, regardless of who becomes leader, policy won't change.
There is a call in the US to defund Obamacare. A Democrat Senator is upset with the democratic recall process. California still burns. Two thugs who tried to steal a car mistook a victim who was actually armed. Clearly concealed weapons are a threat to thugs. Still, time for the living to atone.
Abu Asma, along with about 80 others, is fighting in Syria, and Abu performed the traditional terrorist assault with a truck bomb. It is unlikely Abu will atone for this sin. The eighty other participants seem to be delaying their atonement. Meanwhile it appears the Christian friendly Assad has gassed his people again. Maybe he hasn't, maybe it was a release of chemicals he didn't authorise. That can happen. It is unlikely Obama will be able to dither more, but he can dither longer. Putin is the strong man of these times, and he will facilitate talks.
Meanwhile, the party that invited many of Abu's country folk to come to Australia uninvited, and call themselves Australian while fighting for their land overseas, is fighting over its' leadership. Albanese saw caucus before announcing he will not change previous policy. Meanwhile, Shorten went straight to the press with the message he would not change any policy. It is strange because the ALP lost the election with unpopular policy underpinning their bad administration, and these two had voted for every dud. Without a leader, nobody knows what the ALP stands for, but one things is certain, regardless of who becomes leader, policy won't change.
There is a call in the US to defund Obamacare. A Democrat Senator is upset with the democratic recall process. California still burns. Two thugs who tried to steal a car mistook a victim who was actually armed. Clearly concealed weapons are a threat to thugs. Still, time for the living to atone.
Historical perspective on this day
509 BC – The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September.
379 – Yax Nuun Ahiin I is crowned as 15th Ajaw of Tikal
533 – Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum, near Carthage, North Africa.
1229 – Ögedei Khan is proclaimed Khagan of the Mongol Empire in Kodoe Aral, Khentii: Mongolia.
1437 – Battle of Tangier: a Portuguese expeditionary force initiates a failed attempt to seize the Moroccan citadel of Tangier.
1501 – Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David.
1504 – Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand issue a Royal Warrant for the construction of a Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) to be built.
1541 – After three years of exile, John Calvin returns to Geneva to reform the church under a body of doctrine known as Calvinism.
1584 – San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished.
1609 – Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him – the Hudson River.
1645 – Battle of Philiphaugh Covenanters win the day over the royalists.
1743 – Great Britain, Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia sign the Treaty of Worms.
1759 – Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec Cityin the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.
1782 – American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
1788 – The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.
1791 – King Louis XVI of France accepts the new constitution.
1808 – Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero.
1812 – War of 1812: A supply wagon sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows.
1814 – In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", which is later set to music and becomes the United States' national anthem.
1843 – The Greek Army rebels (OS date: September 3) against the autocratic rule of king Otto of Greece, demanding the granting of a constitution.
1847 – Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War.
1848 – Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives an iron rod 1 1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his brain; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate thinking about the nature of the brain and its functions.
1850 – First ascent of Piz Bernina, the highest summit of the eastern Alps.
1862 – American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam.
1882 – Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.
1898 – Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
1899 – Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
1899 – Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m – 17,058 ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
1900 – Filipino resistance fighters defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War.
1906 – First flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
1914 – World War I: South African troops open hostilities in German south-west Africa (Namibia) with an assault on the Ramansdrift police station.
1914 – World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
1922 – The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences.
1923 – Following a military coup in Spain, Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a dictatorship.
1933 – Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament.
1935 – Rockslide near Whirlpool Rapids Bridge ends the International Railway (New York–Ontario).
1942 – World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeated attacks by the Imperial Japanese Armywith heavy losses for the Japanese forces.
1948 – Deputy Prime Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel orders the Army to move into Hyderabad to integrate it with the Indian Union.
1948 – Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
1953 – Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
1956 – The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed.
1956 – The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage.
1964 – South Vietnamese Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức fail in a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh.
1968 – Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact.
1971 – State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt.
1971 – Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biaoflees the People's Republic of China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard.
1979 – South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa).
1985 – Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Marioseries of platforming games.
1987 – Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning.
1988 – Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure).
1993 – Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy.
2001 – Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.
2007 – The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
2008 – Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries.
2008 – Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston, and surrounding areas.
2013 – Taliban insurgents attack the United States consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, with two members of the Afghan National Police reported dead and about 20 civilians injured.
585 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia.
Rome, then, was little more than a village. The rape of the Sabines was celebrated as progress, much as the incarceration of political protestors from Jan 6th.
Today it is considered a masterpiece. Then it was an expensive piece of Marble that the 26 year old needed to convince a committee he should make it. It isn't David standing over Goliath.
1541 – After three years of exile, John Calvin returns to Geneva to reform the church under a body of doctrine known as Calvinism.
Not as bad as the Diet of Worms
1788 – The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.
Unquestionably the right decision?
1814 – In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", which is later set to music and becomes the United States' national anthem.
Fact checkers dispute the setting.
1848 – Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives an iron rod 1 1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his brain; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate thinking about the nature of the brain and its functions.
Still doesn't explain Joe Biden
This was three years before Gladstone did a Biden on General Gordon.
1971 – Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees the People's Republic of China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard.
If it is such a wonderful place, why would people die to escape?
1985 – Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games.
1993 – Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy.
2007 – The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
2013 – Taliban insurgents attack the United States consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, with two members of the Afghan National Police reported dead and about 20 civilians injured.
The Obama administration presaged the Biden administration in Afghanistan.
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