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Today in History

1656		The General Provincial Court in session at Patuxent, Maryland, impanels the first all-woman jury in the Colonies to hear evidence against Judith Catchpole, who is accused of murdering her child. The jury acquits her after hearing her defense of never having been pregnant.
1711		The Tuscarora Indian War begins with a massacre of settlers in North Carolina, following white encroachment that included the enslaving of Indian children.
1776		American Captain Nathan Hale is hanged as a spy by the British in New York City; his last words are reputed to have been, “I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.”
1789		Russian forces under Aleksandr Suvorov drive the Turkish army under Yusuf Pasha from the Rymnik River, upsetting the Turkish invasion of Russia.
1862		Lincoln issues a proclamation calling for all slaves within the rebel states to be freed on January 1, a political move that helps keep the British from intervening on the side of the South.
1864		Union General Philip Sheridan defeats Confederate General Jubal Early‘s troops at the Battle of Fisher’s Hill in Virginia.
1869		The Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first professional baseball team, arrive in San Francisco after a rollicking, barnstorming tour of the West.
1893		Bicycle makers Charles and Frank Duryea show off the first American automobile produced for sale to the public by taking it on a maiden run through the streets of Springfield, Massachusetts.
1906		Race riots in Atlanta, Georgia leave 21 people dead.
1914		The German cruiser Emden shells Madras, India, destroying 346,000 gallons of fuel and killing only five civilians.
1915		Xavier University, the first African-American Catholic college, opens in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1918		General Allenby leads the British army against the Turks, taking Haifa and Nazareth, Palestine.
1919		President Woodrow Wilson abandons his national tour to support the League of Nations when he suffers a case of nervous exhaustion.
1929		Communist and Nazi factions clash in Berlin.
1945		President Harry Truman accepts U.S. Secretary of War Stimson’s recommendation to designate the war World War II.
1947		A Douglas C-54 Skymaster makes the first automatic pilot flight over the Atlantic.
1961		President John Kennedy signs a congressional act establishing the Peace Corps.
1969		Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants becomes the first baseball player since Babe Ruth to hit 600 home runs.
1970		Nixon signs a bill giving the District of Columbia representation in the U.S. Congress.
1975		Sara Jane Moore attempts to assassinate Ford, the second attempt on his life in less than three weeks.
1980		The Iran-Iraq War begins as Iraq invades Iran; lasting until August 1988, it was the longest conventional war of the 20th century.
1991		Huntington Library makes the Dead Sea Scrolls available to the public for the first time.

The Economists Who Didn't See the Big Crash of 2008 Still Clueless

The Economists Who Didn't See the Big Crash of 2008 Coming Still Don't Understand What Happened or How to Fix It

Banks Used Low Wages, Job Insecurity To Force Employees To Commit Fraud

Wells Fargo used job insecurity, poverty-level wages, extreme sales quotas and high pressure as financial incentives to force employees to fraudulently open accounts.

H2O and chromium-6

Shocking levels of cancer-causing chromium-6 have been found in water supplies across the US

Which cities? The study found that every U.S. water system that serves more than 1 million people has potentially harmful levels of chromium-6.

The Scientific Reason Everything Hurts When You Wake Up In the Morning

The Scientific Reason Everything Hurts When You Wake Up In the Morning

Your ancient mattress isn’t the only thing to blame for your aches

You Make Stupid Decisions When You’re Horny

Why You Make Stupid Decisions When You’re Horny

What Does 'Mercury's in Retrograde' Mean Exactly?

What Does 'Mercury's in Retrograde' Mean Exactly?

And could it really be messing with your life?

Link Dump

Adult Obesity in the United States

Your Totally-Doable 31 Day Plan to a Clean Home

The ultimate computer and AV cable quiz

Most searched plastic surgery procedures by state

A microchip reunites dog with owner

Completely Unnecessary Warning Labels 

8 Weird Facts About The JonBenét Ramsey Case

The worm in a head of lettuce story goes viral

21 Celebrity Facts They Didn’t Want You To Know

Looking back at Oprah’s free-car giveaway 10 years later

The Huntly Hotel in Santa Monica really came through

7 Famous Special Effects (That Were Just Household Items)

The fast-food items which have WAY more calories than you think

Court Rules Black Men May Be Justified in Running From Police

Court Rules Black Men May Be Justified in Running From Police 

Cult usher busted for raping child one year after police let him walk on similar attack

Cult usher busted for raping child one year after police let him walk on similar attack

 

Yelp shuts down page for restaurant with ‘Muslims get out’ sign

‘Better food in a Turkish prison’: Yelp shuts down page for restaurant with ‘Muslims get out’ sign

“My friend wanted to eat a burger, but was shocked to see she wasn’t allowed inside. “MUSLIMS GET OUT” was displayed on their warm welcome sign. Stay classy.”

Racist Swarm Fox 'News' In Response To Protests In Charlotte

Racist Swarm Fox 'News' In Response To Protests In Charlotte And Their Comments Are Deplorable

Police say Keith Lamont Scott had a gun. Scott’s family says he was just reading a book. But it doesn’t matter what the facts are, racists...

Racist Whacko Threatens Construction Crew With Gun

Racist Whacko Threatens Construction Crew With Gun: ‘Get These Niggers Off The Road’

A racist Georgia man went completely off the deep end when faced with road work on his way home.

Hateful Arizona Pastor Deported From Botswana After Saying Gays Should Be ‘Stoned to Death’

Hateful Arizona Pastor Deported From Botswana After Saying Gays Should Be ‘Stoned to Death’

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just kick bigots out of our country? Well, that’s exactly what happened when anti-gay Arizona pastor Stephen...

Stand Your Ground Gun Nuts Offer 24 Hour Helpline For Killers

Stand Your Ground Gun Nuts Offer 24 Hour Helpline For Killers

Governor Voldemort's Florida has practically legalized shooting someone to death with their George Zimmerman law.

Man covered in sticky white substance arrested for vandalism at Voodoo Donuts

Police arrested a man accused of covering Voodoo Donuts in Eugene, Oregon, with a “white, sticky food substance” on Sunday morning.
According to police, Voodoo Donuts asked 20-year-old Ean Mandrake Card to leave the premises earlier.
He later returned at around 6:45am and smeared a white, sticky food substance on the shop’s patio furniture and windows. Police located Card nearby. He was covered in a sticky white substance.
Police arrested Card for criminal mischief in the third degree, criminal trespass in the second degree and disorderly conduct. He was transported to the Lane County Jail.

Woman caught using rat trap to steal mail

A woman went to extreme lengths to steal mail in Albuquerque,New Mexico. Authorities say they had been getting reports of mail not reaching its destination from two different post offices. In all instances surveillance video caught a Honda CR-V at the scene.
Authorities tracked down the car’s owner, Joann Bell, and eventually caught her in the act. They say she was literally fishing for mail, using a piece of a vertical blind with a rat trap attached to it.
She then fed it into the mailbox outside and stole the mail. Bell was arrested when authorities found her in her car asleep with the fishing device and several pieces of mail, some of which had already been opened.

Ramon The Fast Talking Squirrel Thanks Human For Snack

Squirrels are chatty little critters, but they don't talk much around humans because they're afraid of being captured or killed, that is, until a human becomes their best friend by giving them food.
Then that human gets to hear the funny way a squirrel expresses its gratitude- in a strange, nasal kind of voice that almost sounds like words we can understand.

(YouTube Link)

K. John Stewart provided the voice over squirrel translation in this video, but Ramon the squirrel would like everyone to know that K.'s translation is correct. Here's the transcript:

Hello there, I am a fat little squirrel sitting on your porch. Thank you very much for giving me these delicious walnuts. I like them very much. You are a nice person. I will be sure to come back tomorrow to get some more walnuts. You are my favorite person in the neighborhood. I like you like you love you…

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