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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

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Today in History

1381
The Peasants’ Revolt, led by Wat Tyler, climaxes when rebels plunder and burn the Tower of London and kill the Archbishop of Canterbury.
1642
Massachusetts passes the first compulsory education law in the colonies.
1645
Oliver Cromwell‘s army routs the king’s army at Naseby.
1775
The U.S. Army is founded when the Continental Congress authorizes the muster of troops.
1777
The Continental Congress authorizes the “stars and stripes” flag for the new United States.
1789
Captain William Bligh of the HMS Bounty arrives in Timor in a small boat. He had been forced to leave his ship when his crew mutinied.
1846
A group of settlers declare California to be a republic.
1864
At the Battle of Pine Mountain, Georgia, Confederate General Leonidas Polk is killed by a Union shell.
1893
The city of Philadelphia observes the first Flag Day.
1907
Women in Norway win the right to vote.
1919
John William Alcott and Arthur Whitten Brown take off from St. John’s, Newfoundland, for Clifden, Ireland, on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
1922
President Warren G. Harding becomes the first president to speak on the radio.
1927
Nicaraguan President Porfirio Diaz signs a treaty with the U.S. allowing American intervention in his country.
1932
Representative Edward Eslick dies on the floor of the House of Representatives while pleading for the passage of the bonus bill.
1940
German forces occupy Paris.
1942
The Supreme Court rules that requiring students to salute the American flag is unconstitutional.
1944
Boeing B-29 bombers conduct their first raid against mainland Japan.
1945
Burma is liberated by the British.
1949
The State of Vietnam is formed.
1951
UNIVAC, the first computer built for commercial purposes, is demonstrated in Philadelphia by Dr. John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert, Jr.
1954
Americans take part in the first nation-wide civil defense test against atomic attack.
1965
A military triumvirate takes control in Saigon, South Vietnam.
1982
Argentina surrenders to the United Kingdom ending the Falkland Islands War.
1985
Gunmen hijack a passenger jet over the Middle East.
1989
Congressman William Gray, an African American, is elected Democratic Whip of the House of Representatives.
1995
Chechen rebels take 2,000 people hostage in a hospital in Russia.

The NBA Champion Golden State Warriors Unanimously Decide to Skip Their White House Visit

Now Five Men Own Almost as Much Wealth as Half the World's Population

United States records highest obesity percentage in the world

The United States is leading the charts when it comes to obesity and obesity-related diseases, according to a study, published Monday. 13 percent of the total U.S. population, including adults and children, has been termed overweight.
In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, it has been determined that more than two billion adults and children of the world are now obese and run the risk of diseases due to carrying excess weight.  Out of them, 710 million were classified as obese, with 5 percent of all children and 12 percent of adults fitting into this category.

LSD Could Help Treat Depression and Anxiety

Fifty Years Ago, the Supreme Court Knocked Down Bans on Interracial Marriage

Get Corporate America and Police Units out of Pride Marches

Are jokesters screwing up data on gay teenagers?

Teens are mischievous, not to be trusted. You’ve probably heard the trope before – maybe you even believe it yourself. But is the stereotype now warping our trust of scientific results?
Surveys can help researchers better understand the lives of teens, but skeptics argue that youth are often dishonest and that the results cannot be trusted.
This idea led into a study published a few years ago, which called into question over a decade of research on the health and well-being of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) youth.
In a new study, we challenged this idea with our own search for jokesters in this data. We discovered that more than 98 percent of youth told the truth on self-report surveys. We also found that LGB youth were not any more likely than heterosexual youth to provide mischievous responses.

It Looks Like the Wingnuts Have Finally Given Up on the Idea of Gay Conversion Therapy

The Hate Crime I Survived

Medic dragged woman’s half-naked, lifeless body through crowded American Airlines flight

The woman suffered a medical emergency Monday while in the bathroom of an American Airlines Boeing 737 flying from Dallas to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Entire Cities Are Cutting Ties With Wells Fargo for Its Support of the Dakota Pipeline

Have the Cowardly CEOs Who Pulled Their Corporate Sponsorships of 'Julius Caesar' Actually Read the Play?

Dumbass Trump sycophant back in jail

Terri Rote, an Iowa Dumbass Trump sycophant who was caught last year trying to vote twice for the president, is back in jail after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct.
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It is amazing that every case of voter fraud is a wingnut perpetrating it.
But then again it is what they do - they rant and rave about that they are guilty of claiming everyone else are the guilty ones. 

The Federal Government Is Setting Up to Protect the Elite

'Christian' FB Page Threatens To Ban People Who Use Rainbow Emoji, Instantly Backfires

'Christian' FB Page Threatens To Ban People Who Use Rainbow Emoji, Instantly Backfires
The internet’s response may make you beam with pride.

Melania Trump Drops Fake Cyber Bullying Campaign She Only Pretended to Care About

Ivanka Trump's Garment Workers Can't Afford to Live with Their Children

Animal Pictures