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Root-Boy Slim & The Sex Change Band: This Date in History
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"Women, uh, women sense my power and they seek the life essence. I do not avoid women, Mandrake . . . but I do deny them my essence."
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Literary History Today Jan 26: Thomas Wolfe leaps – Better Together Media
The North Carolina born writer decides not to go to Connecticut with his oh-so-patient editor Max Perkins.
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"But instead of just declining Perkins’ invitation to go to his weekend home, Wolfe opts to board the train and then change his mind at the last moment.
He jumps from a moving train on this day in 1932 and lands onto the Grand Central Station platform. But the clumsy 6’5 writer doesn’t make it onto level ground without injuring himself. He severs a vein in his left arm after falling on the concrete platform.
Writer and editor had been drinking heavily and had made their way unsteadily to the train. When Perkins saw Wolfe on the platform, he described the scene as similar to a beached whale on Cape Cod. Emergency wires were pulled and a crowd gathered around Wolfe. Of course, Wolfe goes into a very long description of what he was thinking: shame that he had injured himself and had broken his arm 'uselessly, horribly, stupidly and wastefully.'”
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2fer today Boomer edition
1973 Vietnam War ended
The Paris accord ending the Vietnam War, America's longest war to that time, was signed this day in 1973, providing for an exchange of prisoners and for the unilateral withdrawal of U.S. forces from South Vietnam.
1832 Mathematician and novelist Lewis Carroll, especially remembered for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass (1871), was born in Daresbury, Cheshire, England.
1973 Vietnam War ended
The Paris accord ending the Vietnam War, America's longest war to that time, was signed this day in 1973, providing for an exchange of prisoners and for the unilateral withdrawal of U.S. forces from South Vietnam.
1832 Mathematician and novelist Lewis Carroll, especially remembered for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass (1871), was born in Daresbury, Cheshire, England.
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I was in school at UNC. I remember thinking, "Franklin Street is going to wild." I was having visions of sweeping some girl off her feet and kissing her like the Alfred Eisenstaedt photo in NYC Times Square on August 14, 1945. But when I got to Franklin Street, . . ., nothing, zilch, nada. I stood there for about five minutes and then walked back to my dorm room and did my Math 32 homework. Doing my homework probably was a better use of my time.
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Thought for sure when I clicked on this today, someone would have mentioned the Challenger exploding after liftoff in 1986. Damn, I can remember that almost like yesterday. And then a year or so later when they finally launched the next Shuttle, we all gathered in a large room at work to watch [and in a fairly literal sense] with held breath till it passed the 73 second mark.
I can't even begin to imagine the conspiracy bullshit we'd be put through had this happened today instead of 39 years ago.
I can't even begin to imagine the conspiracy bullshit we'd be put through had this happened today instead of 39 years ago.
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I thought about posting this but decidedd it would get more exposure elsewhere and be more well-known a(s your post exemplifies) while the Lego thing is a bit more unknown as far as a date in history.
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Another 2fer
First - given the current state of affairs ihis guy and this famous "quote" is mire relevant than ever.
1880 American actor and comedian W.C. Fields was born in Philadelphia
There's a sucker born every minute" is a quotation often associated with P. T. Barnum, an American showman of the mid-19th century, although there is no evidence that he actually said it. Early instances of its use are found among gamblers and confidence tricksters.
1919 The Prohibition (Eighteenth) Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified and went into effect the following year.
First - given the current state of affairs ihis guy and this famous "quote" is mire relevant than ever.
1880 American actor and comedian W.C. Fields was born in Philadelphia
There's a sucker born every minute" is a quotation often associated with P. T. Barnum, an American showman of the mid-19th century, although there is no evidence that he actually said it. Early instances of its use are found among gamblers and confidence tricksters.
1919 The Prohibition (Eighteenth) Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified and went into effect the following year.
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Guy Fawkes executed in London
On this day in 1606, British provocateur Guy Fawkes—one of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators, who sought to blow up Parliament and to assassinate King James I for his repression of Roman Catholics—was executed in London.
On this day in 1606, British provocateur Guy Fawkes—one of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators, who sought to blow up Parliament and to assassinate King James I for his repression of Roman Catholics—was executed in London.
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@donbosco probably has more depth regarding this. Still a pretty important event in the cause for Civil Rights in NC nd beyond.
1960,Protesting a segregated lunch counter at a Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina, four African Americans began a sit-in; its success led to a wider sit-in movement throughout the South.
1960,Protesting a segregated lunch counter at a Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina, four African Americans began a sit-in; its success led to a wider sit-in movement throughout the South.
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It is certainly a much 'deeper' story than we tend to learn.
There is a second set of four stories to the Greensboro Sit-In—about workers caught between providing & protesting. I suspect the ‘caught’ nature of matters extended the entire duration of the February 1 — July 25 period that we recognize today & beyond. Indeed, they, like so many workers of color fought daily battles against both white supremacy & class hierarchies. On the flip side, so very many of those white people who stood against the brave actions of the local college students in Greensboro & other places to desegregate were themselves precariously perched workers. Scan the faces of the people who staged counter-protests, profile the KKK who threatened violence on the action by their presence & the historical narrative they brought to bear, & you will find working class folk. Keeping them from recognizing the economic ties that bound them to African American laborers has long been the strategy of those who rule, hire, manage, pay, & dismiss. Don’t forget the working folk. Class solidarity is key.
#OTD in 1960 African American customers were served at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in #Greensboro. Sit-Ins, protests, & negotiations had been initiated on February 1 by the four NC A&T University students. On July 25 Woolworth’s employees Geneva Tisdale, Susie Morrison, Anetha Jones & Charles Bess, were the first served by invitation of the store. Bess is the worker in this famous photo of the second day of the sit-in. Sit-in Victory in Greensboro, 1960
Two Stories About The 4 Served: WOOLWORTH: WORKER SERVED TO INTEGRATE\
AND: The Man Behind the Counter — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
There is a second set of four stories to the Greensboro Sit-In—about workers caught between providing & protesting. I suspect the ‘caught’ nature of matters extended the entire duration of the February 1 — July 25 period that we recognize today & beyond. Indeed, they, like so many workers of color fought daily battles against both white supremacy & class hierarchies. On the flip side, so very many of those white people who stood against the brave actions of the local college students in Greensboro & other places to desegregate were themselves precariously perched workers. Scan the faces of the people who staged counter-protests, profile the KKK who threatened violence on the action by their presence & the historical narrative they brought to bear, & you will find working class folk. Keeping them from recognizing the economic ties that bound them to African American laborers has long been the strategy of those who rule, hire, manage, pay, & dismiss. Don’t forget the working folk. Class solidarity is key.
#OTD in 1960 African American customers were served at the Woolworth’s lunch counter in #Greensboro. Sit-Ins, protests, & negotiations had been initiated on February 1 by the four NC A&T University students. On July 25 Woolworth’s employees Geneva Tisdale, Susie Morrison, Anetha Jones & Charles Bess, were the first served by invitation of the store. Bess is the worker in this famous photo of the second day of the sit-in. Sit-in Victory in Greensboro, 1960
Two Stories About The 4 Served: WOOLWORTH: WORKER SERVED TO INTEGRATE\
AND: The Man Behind the Counter — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
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While I was of the target age when the first GI Joe was marketed, two things intervened to prevent me from ever wanting one. 1) By the time these toys got to were I was in Eastern NC, I was too old. 2) Even if GI Joe's had been test marketed in my hometown, I'm pretty just I would recoiled with a disgusted, "I'm not going to play with a doll!" B/T/W, I distinctly remember thinking #2 at the time they were rolled out. ETA1: Not proud to admit this, but sexism and homophobia were rampant where I grew-up. (Also racism, j/f/t/r, ran both deep, on the surface, and everywhere in-between where I grew-up.) ETA2: My Dad was a MARINE! Why would I even want a Army soldier doll? Fortunately, when my own time to join the armed forces came, I views on the relative merits of the Marines and the Army had changed.
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I never had or wanted any G.I. Joe toys. As you said, it’s a doll. When at a buddy’s house if the options were Hot Wheels, run around outside, or G.I. Joe, Joe was a distant third.
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Groundhog Day, in the United States and Canada, day (February 2) on which the emergence of the groundhog (woodchuck) from its burrow is said to foretell the weather for the following six weeks. The beginning of February, which falls roughly halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, has long been a significant time of the year in many cultures. Among the Celts, for example, it was the time of Imbolc, observed in anticipation of the birth of farm animals and the planting of crops, and February 2 is also the date of the Christian festival of Candlemas, also called the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin. During the Middle Ages there arose the belief that animals such as the badger and the bear interrupted their hibernation to appear on this day. If the day was sunny and the animal saw its shadow, six more weeks of winter weather remained. If, however, the day was cloudy, it was a sign that the weather during the following weeks would be mild, leading to an early spring. German immigrants to the United States carried the legend with them, and in Pennsylvania the groundhog came to be substituted for the badger.
Since 1887 an animal in Punxsutawney, in the west-central part of the state, has been the centre of a staged appearance each February 2. In what has become a media event, a groundhog designated Punxsutawney Phil is the centre of attention of television weathermen and newspaper photographers. Although promoters of the local festival surrounding Punxsutawney Phil claim that the animals have never been wrong, an examination of the records indicates a correlation of less than 40 percent. (Whether a groundhog does or does not emerge is thought to be related to the amount of fat it was able to store before going into hibernation.) Canada has a number of groundhogs that serve as weather prognosticators, perhaps the best known being those portraying Wiarton Willie, a white-furred, pink-eyed creature that has appeared on the Bruce Peninsula, northwest of Toronto, since 1956.
Since 1887 an animal in Punxsutawney, in the west-central part of the state, has been the centre of a staged appearance each February 2. In what has become a media event, a groundhog designated Punxsutawney Phil is the centre of attention of television weathermen and newspaper photographers. Although promoters of the local festival surrounding Punxsutawney Phil claim that the animals have never been wrong, an examination of the records indicates a correlation of less than 40 percent. (Whether a groundhog does or does not emerge is thought to be related to the amount of fat it was able to store before going into hibernation.) Canada has a number of groundhogs that serve as weather prognosticators, perhaps the best known being those portraying Wiarton Willie, a white-furred, pink-eyed creature that has appeared on the Bruce Peninsula, northwest of Toronto, since 1956.
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Pretty damn important one. Will we see it bastardized with the currebt SCOTUS?
Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ratified
On this day in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was ratified, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race and intending to ensure, with the Fourteenth Amendment, the civil rights of former slaves.
Many will bitch but you gotta pay to live in a decent society. Unfortunately the machinations of the income tax code mostly written by corporate interests has made a shambles and mockery out of it.
1913 The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, granting Congress the authority to levy income taxes, was ratified.
Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ratified
On this day in 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was ratified, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race and intending to ensure, with the Fourteenth Amendment, the civil rights of former slaves.
Many will bitch but you gotta pay to live in a decent society. Unfortunately the machinations of the income tax code mostly written by corporate interests has made a shambles and mockery out of it.
1913 The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, granting Congress the authority to levy income taxes, was ratified.