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Today in History

1256		Mongol forces under the command of Hulagu Khan enter and destroy the Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut Castle (in present-day Iran) as part of their offensive on Islamic southwest Asia.
1862		Nathan Bedford Forrest crosses the Tennessee River at Clifton with 2,500 men to raid the communications around Vicksburg, Mississippi.
1862		In New Orleans, Louisiana, Union Major General Benjamin F. Butler turns his command over to Nathaniel Banks. The citizens of New Orleans hold farewell parties for Butler, “The Beast” – but only after he leaves.
1864		The Battle at Nashville begins.
1890		As U.S. Army soldiers attempt to arrest Sitting Bull at his cabin in Standing Rock, South Dakota, shooting breaks out and Lt. Bullhead shoots the great Sioux leader.
1903		The British parliament places a 15-year ban on whale hunting in Norway.
1920		China wins a place on the League Council; Austria is admitted.
1924		The Soviet Union warns the United States against repeated entry of ships into Soviet territorial waters.
1938		Washington sends its fourth note to Berlin demanding amnesty for Jews.
1944		The battle for Luzon begins.
1946		Vietnam leader Ho Chi Minh sends a note to the new French Premier, Leon Blum, asking for peace talks.
1961		Adolf Eichmann, the former German Gestapo official accused of a major role in the Nazi murder of 6 million Jews, is sentenced by a Jerusalem court to be hanged.
1965		The United States drops 12 tons of bombs on an industrial center near Haiphong Harbor, North Vietnam.
1967		President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the meat bill in the presence of Upton Sinclair, the author of the controversial book The Jungle.
1972		The Commonwealth of Australia orders equal pay for women.
1973		The American Psychiatric Association votes to remove homosexuality from its official list of psychiatric disorders.
1976		The oil tanker MV Argo Merchant causes one of the worst marine oil spills in history when it runs aground near Nantucket, Massachusetts.
1978		US President Jimmy Carter announces the United States will recognize the People’s Republic of China and will sever all relations with Taiwan.
1981		In what is often called the first modern suicide bombing, a suicide car bomb kills 61 people at the Iraqi embassy in Beirut, Lebanon; Iraq’s ambassador to Lebanon is among the casualties.
1993		The Downing Street Declaration, issued jointly by UK and the Republic of Ireland, affirms the UK would transfer Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland only if a majority of Northern Ireland’s people approved.
2001		The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after an 11-year, $27 million project to fortify it without eliminating its famed lean.
2005		F-22 Raptor Stealth fighter enters active service with the US Air Force.

Is the American Dream Dead?

Chomsky: Is the American Dream Dead?

What Really Happens When Guy Fieri Visits A Restaurant

Guy Fieri rubs a lot of people (myself included) the wrong way, but the fact remains that he has some truly die-hard fans who follow Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives everywhere. And it's those fans that make it so worthwhile for restaurants to appear on his show despite the fact that it requires them to close down shop for days and make any and all food items available at the host's requests. While Fieri might seem obnoxious on the show, he's actually more muted and likable in person and his rabid friends flock to restaurants seen on the show making them tourist destinations for years to come.

Read more details about what it's like to work with Fieri on Thrillist.

8 Simple Hacks Stress Experts Use to Calm Down When They’re Frazzled

8 Simple Hacks Stress Experts Use to Calm Down When They’re Frazzled

Find out exactly how the experts cope under pressure

Study SHATTERS Wingnut Claim That Abortion Does Mental Damage To Women

Conservatives are lying when they claim banning abortion is necessary to protect women’s mental health.

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The five ways hundreds of thousands of people are coerced into 12-step programs

The five ways hundreds of thousands of people are coerced into 12-step programs

The myth is that 12-step programs and their associated treatment industry thrive simply because Americans love them. In fact, both are substantially built on and maintained by force.

Comcast driver refuses to move his road-clogging truck

Comcast driver refuses to move his road-clogging truck — even as accidents pile up around him

NJ trooper pulled over women to ask them out, covered it up

A New Jersey state trooper is accused of conducting improper stops of women, asking them out on dates and tampering with records to cover it up, authorities said Tuesday.
Marquice Prather, 37, was arrested on Friday and charged with records tampering after an internal investigation following complaints from several women, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice, which brought the charges.

NJ trooper pulled over women to ask them out, covered it up, state says

Montana man accused of brutally raping woman gets probation after wiping off penis at police station

Montana man accused of brutally raping woman gets probation after wiping off penis at police station

Jerome James Hawley received an eight-year suspended sentence after agreeing to plead guilty to one felony count of tampering with evidence in the case.

Suspected serial rapist roamed free for 12 years thanks to rape kit backlog

Suspected serial rapist roamed free for 12 years thanks to rape kit backlog

Racist Gets Fired For Calling Black Woman A ‘Nigger” Who Should Be A Slave

Racist Gets Fired For Calling Black Woman A ‘Nigger” Who Should Be A Slave

When are racists going to learn that publicly posting their hate will get them canned?

Suspect filmed attacking black homeless man in Hollywood Metro station as bystanders do nothing

Suspect filmed attacking black homeless man in Hollywood Metro station as bystanders do nothing

10 signs you may be a psychopath

... such as lack of empathy, grandiose sense of self worth, and being a pathological liar.

(Are you listening Dumbass Trump?

How about you Dumbass Trump sycophants?)

10 signs you may be a psychopath

Neo-Nazi Richard Spencer’s mom faces financial ruin

Neo-Nazi Richard Spencer’s mom faces financial ruin as Montana town turns against her

The founder of the so-called “alt-right” movement has moved from the political fringes to something approaching mainstream notoriety since the theft of the election by Dumbass Trump.

Dumbass Trump’s climate ‘hit list’ recalls ideology-driven science of Nazis and USSR

Dumbass Trump has called global warming “bullshit” and a “Chinese hoax.” He has promised to withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate treaty and to “bring back coal,” the world’s dirtiest, most carbon-intensive fuel.

A historian explains how Dumbass Trump’s climate ‘hit list’ recalls ideology-driven science of Nazis and USSR

Scientists Scramble To Copy Climate Data Before Dumbass Trump Can Make It All Disappear

Scientists Scramble To Copy Climate Data Before Dumbass Trump Can Make It All Disappear

Researchers have decided they don’t want to risk the chance that Trump would alter or destroy important data on climate change.

Media's Emphasis on Russian Hacking Distracts from the Value of the Leaks That Exposed Corruption

Why the Media's Emphasis on Russian Hacking Distracts from the Value of the Leaks That Exposed Corruption

6 Reasons We Need to Be More Even More Mindful Consumers as Dumbass Trump Comes to the White House

6 Reasons We Need to Be More Even More Mindful Consumers as Dumbass Trump Comes to the White House

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