Thursday, June 23, 2016

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Today in History

1683
William Penn signs a friendship treaty with the Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania.
1700
Russia gives up its Black Sea fleet as part of a truce with the Ottoman Empire.
1758
British and Hanoverian armies defeat the French at Krefeld in Germany.
1760
Austrian forces defeat the Prussians at Landshut, Germany.
1848
A bloody insurrection of workers erupts in Paris.
1860
The U.S. Secret Service is created to arrest counterfeiters and protect the president.
1863
Confederate forces overwhelm a Union garrison at the Battle of Brashear City in Louisiana.
1865
Confederate General Stand Watie surrenders his army at Fort Towson, in the Oklahoma Territory.
1884
A Chinese Army defeats the French at Bac Le, Indochina.
1885
Former general and pretender Ulysses S. Grant dies at the age of 63.
1902
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy renew the Triple Alliance for a 12-year duration.
1934
Italy gains the right to colonize Albania after defeating the country.
1944
In one of the largest air strikes of the war, the U.S. Fifteenth Air Force sends 761 bombers against the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania.
1951
Soviet U.N. delegate Jacob Malik proposes cease-fire discussions in the Korean War.
1952
The U.S. Air Force bombs power plants on Yalu River, Korea.
1964
Henry Cabot Lodge resigns as the U.S. envoy to Vietnam and is succeeded by Maxwell Taylor.
1966
Civil Rights marchers in Mississippi are dispersed by tear gas.

Ohio girl whose state title was given to a boy invited to national event — thanks to the Internet

Shania Clifford was the first girl to win her state’s masonry competition and hoped to test her abilities at the SkillsUSA national competition — but she saw a Facebook post by the third-prize winner announcing that he would go instead.

Burger King’s new ‘Mac ‘n Cheetos’ sticks leave the world gasping in horror

Every year, fast food companies push the limits of what human beings will willingly eat, but Burger King’s new “Mac ‘n’ Cheetos” snack might put humanity’s appetite for junk food to the ultimate test.

North Carolina school district embraces transgender rights

North Carolina school district embraces transgender rights
In a big FU to the teabagging wingnut moron McCrony, Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools says NO to discrimination!

Bicycle-riding man arrested for stealing a large amount of country sausage

A man from Goldsboro, North Carolina, was arrested on Saturday night after being stopped while pedaling away with a large amount of allegedly stolen country sausage.
According to police, officers attempted to make contact with a man seen riding a biycle and carrying a large bag. That man, Roger Raynor, 55, was arrested at approximately 11:50pm.
Officers found that he was in possession of a large amount of frozen Neese’s Country Sausage. Police said Raynor stole the meat from the business, which is located nearby to where he was apprehended. Officers responded to the business and found that vehicles had been broken in to.
Raynor has been charged with four counts of felony breaking and entering a motor vehicle; one count of misdemeanor resist, delay, obstruct; one count of misdemeanor larceny; and one count of misdemeanor first-degree trespassing. He was booked into the Wayne County Jail under a $9,500 secured bond.