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Today in History

1492		Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Santo Domingo in search of gold.
1812		The majority of Napoleon Bonaparte‘s Grand Armeé staggers into Vilna, Lithuania, ending the failed Russian campaign.
1861		Union General George G. Meade leads a foraging expedition to Gunnell’s farm near Dranesville, Virginia.
1862		Lincoln orders the hanging of 39 of the 303 convicted Indians who participated in the Sioux Uprising in Minnesota. They are to be hanged on December 26.
1863		The monitor Weehawken sinks in the Charleston Harbor.
1865		The 13th Amendment is ratified, abolishing slavery.
1876		Jack McCall is convicted for the murder of Wild Bill Hickok and sentenced to hang.
1877		Thomas A. Edison makes the first sound recording when he recites “Mary had a Little Lamb” into his phonograph machine.
1906		Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge flies a powered, man-carrying kite that carries him 168 feet in the air for seven minutes at Baddeck, Nova Scotia.
1917		The Bolsheviks imprison Czar Nicholas II and his family in Tobolsk.
1921		Ireland’s 26 southern counties become independent from Britain forming the Irish Free State.
1922		Benito Mussolini threatens Italian newspapers with censorship if they keep reporting “false” information.
1934		American Ambassador Davis says Japan is a grave security threat in the Pacific.
1938		France and Germany sign a treaty of friendship.
1939		Britain agrees to send arms to Finland, which is fighting off a Soviet invasion.
1941		President Franklin D. Roosevelt issues a personal appeal to Emperor Hirohito to use his influence to avoid war.
1945		The United States extends a $3 billion loan to Great Britain to help compensate for the termination of the Lend-Lease agreement.
1947		Florida’s Everglades National Park is established.
1948		The “Pumpkin Spy Papers” are found on the Maryland farm of Whittaker Chambers. They become evidence that State Department employee Alger Hiss is spying for the Soviet Union.
1957		Vanguard TV3 explodes on the launchpad, thwarting the first US attempt to launch a satellite into Earth’s orbit.
1967		Adrian Kantrowitz performs first human heart transplant in the US.
1969		Hells Angels, hired to provide security at a Rolling Stones concert at the Altamont Speedway in California, beat to death concert-goer Meredith Hunter.
1971		Pakistan severs diplomatic relations with India after New Delhi recognizes the state of Bangladesh.
1973		US House of Representatives confirms Gerald Ford as Vice-Pretender of the United States, 387–35.
1975		A Provisional IRA unit takes a couple hostage in Balcombe Street, London, and a 6-day siege begins.
1976		Democrat Tip O’Neill is elected speaker of the House of Representatives. He will serve the longest consecutive term as speaker.
1992		The Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, India, is destroyed during a riot that started as a political protest.
2006		NASA reveals photographs from Mars Global Surveyor that suggest the presence of water on the red planet.

Renovating A Nearly 200-Year-Old Home In Mississippi

There are very few homes left in America that are over 150 years old, so any time someone buys a really old home they face many decisions about renovation.

Is the house going to be able to be brought up to code? Could the home be considered historic and therefore worthy of preserving at all costs? Or is the whole thing just waiting to be torn down so the lot can be used for a new build?
These were the dilemmas faced by Maria and Mac Thomas when they bought a house in Fayette, Mississippi that was built in 1825, an historic plantation home known as Laurietta.

From the outside the house looked like a total tear down, but inside they found Laurietta was a solid structure, so they decided to go with a gut renovation instead of destruction.

Three years and lots of hard work later they were able to transform that dilapidated old house into a thing of beauty once again.See Renovating A Historic Home In Mississippi here

They Came - We Ignored

How to Beat Financial Stress in Trying Times

How to Beat Financial Stress in Trying Times

Tar Heel Heist

Tar Heel Heist: How the Charter School Industry is Hijacking Public Education

Standing Rock protesters celebrate as Army Corps of Engineers halts DAPL project

Standing Rock protesters celebrate as Army Corps of Engineers halts DAPL project

On Sunday afternoon, reports began to trickle in that the Army Corps of Engineers has denied a permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline to continue construction.

Why Standing Rock Is Ground Zero in the Fight to Stop the Destruction of Our Climate

Bill McKibben: Why Standing Rock Is Ground Zero in the Fight to Stop the Destruction of Our Climate

A Wingnut Academic Witch-Hunt Campaign Is Underway

A Wingnut Academic Witch-Hunt Campaign Is Underway

The Nazis are restless ...

Disabled man facing Xmas Day eviction from home of 21 years after owner slaps Dumbass Trump sign on it

Disabled man facing Xmas Day eviction from home of 21 years after owner slaps Dumbass Trump sign on it

An Oakland man is looking at being evicted on Xmas Day weeks after the new owner of his home slapped a “Dumbass Trump – Make America Great” sign on it saying it’s “patriotic.”

‘I will cut your throat!’

‘I will cut your throat!’: Muslim ‘hero’ cop harassed and threatened in New York for wearing hijab

A Muslim New York City police officer who has been decorated for her life-saving bravery in the line of duty was threatened and harassed on Saturday for wearing her hijab.

Life Under Dumbass Trump

More Hate Crimes, This Time Swastikas Painted In A Home In Cincinnati

Hate crimes continue to rise after Dumbass Trump's theft of the election, this time anti-Semitic graffiti in Cincinnati.

Welcome to Dumbass Trump's AmeriKKKa!

Online Nazi Propagandists Turn Up Volume On Pizzagate Lies

Online Nazi Propagandists Turn Up Volume On Pizzagate Lies

What's next? Kristallnacht?

Dumbass Trump Sycophant Fired Assault Rifle in DC Pizzeria over Conspiracy Theory Spread by Gen. Flynn

Dumbass Trump Sycophant Fired Assault Rifle in DC Pizzeria over Conspiracy Theory Spread by Gen. Flynn

Breitbart’s War On Kellog Backfires SPECTACULARLY As More Advertisers Flee The Hate

Breitbart’s War On Kellog Backfires SPECTACULARLY As More Advertisers Flee The Hate

The white nationalist (Read: NAZI) site is not doing itself any favors.

There's a Movement to Send Semen-Soaked Socks to Texas Wingnuts Who Backed Anti-Abortion Rule

There's a Movement to Send Semen-Soaked Socks to Texas Wingnuts Who Backed Anti-Abortion Rule

Genetic memory of starvation may curtail lifespan of men

New Tel Aviv University research suggests that periods of fasting or starvation may significantly shorten the lifespans of both children and their male descendants. The study focused on survivors of a mass famine that took … Read more

Common Probiotics Can Reduce Stress Levels, Lessen Anxiety

Probiotics, or beneficial live bacteria that are introduced into the body, have become increasingly popular as a way to improve health and well-being. Previous studies have shown a direct correlation between gut microbes and the … Read more

During last period of global warming, Antarctica warmed 2 to 3 times more than planet average

Following Earth’s last ice age, which peaked 20,000 years ago, the Antarctic warmed between two and three times the average temperature increase worldwide, according to a new study by a team of American geophysicists. The … Read more

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