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Today in History

1258		Huegu, a Mongol leader, seizes Baghdad, bringing and end to the Abbasid caliphate.
1620		Supporters of Marie de Medici, the queen mother, who has been exiled to Blois, are defeated by the king’s troops at Ponts de Ce, France.
1763		The Treaty of Paris ends the French-Indian War. France gives up all her territories in the New World except New Orleans and a few scattered islands.
1799		Napoleon Bonaparte leaves Cairo, Egypt, for Syria, at the head of 13,000 men.
1814		Napoleon personally directs lightning strikes against enemy columns advancing toward Paris, beginning with a victory over the Russians at Champaubert.
1840		Queen Victoria marries Prince Albert.
1846		Led by religious leader Brigham Young, the first Mormons begin a long westward exodus from Nauvoo, Il., to Utah.
1863		P.T. Barnum’s star midgets, Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren, are married.
1904		Russia and Japan declare war on each other.
1915		President Wilson blasts the British for using the U.S. flag on merchant ships to deceive the Germans.
1939		Japanese occupy island of Hainan in French Indochina.
1941		London severs diplomatic relations with Romania.
1941		Iceland is attacked by German planes.
1942		The war halts civilian car production at Ford.
1945		B-29s hit the Tokyo area.
1955		Bell Aircraft displays a fixed-wing vertical takeoff plane.
1960		Adolph Coors, the beer brewer, is kidnapped in Golden, Colo.
1966		Protester David Miller is convicted of burning his draft card.
1979		The Metropolitan Museum announces the first major theft in 110-year history, $150,000 Greek marble head.
1986		The largest Mafia trial in history, with 474 defendants, opens in Palermo, Italy.

Tensions Between U.S. Soccer And Women’s National Team Rise

This is getting ugly.

The U.S. and China Need Each Other

Why the U.S. and China Need Each Other

The U.S. and China disagree on a lot of issues, but they remain close allies.
Why are the two countries so dependent on each other?

Michelangelo Worked Despite Arthritic Hands

Michelangelo Worked Despite Arthritic Hands

Prolonged hammering and chiseling accelerated degenerative arthritis in the hands of Michelangelo.

8 Traits of Toxic Managers

8 Traits of Toxic Managers

1. They don’t give constructive feedback.

2. They’re way too picky.

3. They give vague directions. .

4. They’re "only joking."

5. They ignore you.

6. They want to be your “friend.”

7. They misuse your time off.

8. They’re ass kissers.

Read in more detail at the link.

U.S. a shabby player when it comes to the poor

U.S. a shabby player when it comes to the poor

The United States is dead last on many poverty and inequality outcomes when compared with other well-to-do countries, according to a new report by the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality. This year’s report, issued today, examines how the U.S. is faring...

This Staggeringly Insane Ruling Makes It Legal For Cops To Kill Unarmed, Homeless People

This Staggeringly Insane Ruling Makes It Legal For Cops To Kill Unarmed, Homeless People

This is absolutely disgusting.

Lunatic fringe wingnut extremists are more threatening to America than ISIL

Lunatic fringe wingnut extremists are more threatening to America than ISIL

Islamophobic bloggers are getting their political enemies added to confidential terror watch list

Islamophobic bloggers are getting their political enemies added to confidential terror watch list

A confidential terrorist watch list used by government and intelligence agencies, banks and employers is sometimes based on evidence no more sturdy than an unsourced report on an anti-Islamic blog.

Two US Army soldiers accused of executing 16-year-old Texas boy

Two US Army soldiers accused of executing 16-year-old Texas boy — and laughing afterward

“I shot him in the head,” Hall allegedly said, according to a witness. “I did a double tap on his head.”

Texas prosecutor offers probation deal to Planned Parenthood-hating agitator and lair Daleiden

Texas prosecutor offers probation deal to Planned Parenthood-hating agitator and lair Daleiden

Anti-abortion video liar Daleiden blows off probation deal: ‘What we want is an apology’

Daleiden told sycophants outside the courthouse: “The state of Texas right now is open for business in baby body parts.” 

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Yes, we are waiting for YOUR apology.

You will NEVER receive one. 

But we WILL have ours when you are in jail for may years.

'Christian' university promises mandatory Fitbit monitoring is not used to enforce premarital sex ban

'Christian' university promises mandatory Fitbit monitoring is not used to enforce premarital sex ban

Oral Roberts 'University' announced last month that “Fitbit fitness tracking is required for all incoming students” as part of the school’s Whole Person Education.

‘I needed a BJ’

‘I needed a BJ’: Kentucky mayor admits favors-for-sex scheme — but charges are dismissed anyway

Oklahoma cop will be arraigned for sexually assaulting women during traffic stops

Oklahoma cop will be arraigned for sexually assaulting women during traffic stops

Powerful Women Buried at Stonehenge

Powerful Women Buried at Stonehenge

Stonehenge is giving up its secrets, and one appears to be that many influential women were buried at the ancient site.

Earth News

Great Lakes Nearly Ice-Free: Thanks, El Nino

Nobody's going to be camping out on Lake Erie this season.

Rarely Seen Sub-Antarctic Volcano Erupts

Scientists catch a rare sight of an erupting volcano on a remote sub-Antarctic island.

Paleontology News

Prehistoric 'Jurassic Butterfly' Fossils Found in China

An insect that went extinct more than 120 million years ago featured many of the traits associated with modern butterflies, including eye spots.

Ancient Animal Had Trumpet Nose

The prehistoric mammals used its unique nose to produce calls so deep that they were nearly infrasound.

 

Animal News

Johnny Cash Tarantula One of 14 New Spiders

The number of known tarantula species in the American Southwest has just doubled, and includes an all-black spider from Folsom Prison named Johnny Cash

Brainless, Eyeless Deep-Sea 'Flatworm' Finally Identified

Four new species of deep-sea animals that look like deflated whoopee cushions and lack complex organs have helped solve a complicated puzzle.

America's Only Wild Jaguar Caught on Video

For the first time, viewers are getting the chance to glimpse the secretive world of the big cat known as ‘El Jefe.’

Animal Pictures