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Today in History
| 1618 | Sir Walter Raleigh is executed. After the death of Queen Elizabeth, Raleigh’s enemies spread rumors that he was opposed to the accession of King James. | |
| 1787 | Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni opens in Prague. | |
| 1814 | The Demologos, the first steam-powered warship, is launched in New York City. | |
| 1901 | Leon Czolgosz is electrocuted for the assassination of US President William McKinley. Czolgosz, an anarchist, shot McKinley on September 6 during a public reception at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, N.Y. Despite early hopes of recovery, McKinley died September 14, in Buffalo, NY. | |
| 1927 | Russian archaeologist Peter Kozloff apparently uncovers the tomb of Genghis Khan in the Gobi Desert, a claim still in dispute. | |
| 1929 | Black Tuesday takes place–the most catastrophic day in stock market history, the herald of the Great Depression. 16 million shares are sold at declining prices. By mid-November $30 billion of the $80 billion worth of stocks listed in September will have been wiped out. | |
| 1945 | The first ball-point pen is sold by Gimbell’s department store in New York for a price of $12. | |
| 1949 | Alonzo G. Moron of the Virgin Islands becomes the first African-American president of Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia. | |
| 1952 | French forces launch Operation Lorraine against Viet Minh supply bases in Indochina. | |
| 1964 | Thieves steal a jewel collection–including the world’s largest sapphire, the 565-carat “Star of India,” and the 100-carat DeLong ruby–from the Museum of Natural History in New York. The thieves are caught and most of the jewels recovered. | |
| 1969 | The U.S. Supreme Court orders immediate desegregation, superseding the previous “with all deliberate speed” ruling. | |
| 1969 | The first computer-to-computer link is established; the link is accomplished through ARPANET, forerunner of the Internet. | |
| 1972 | Palestinian guerrillas kill an airport employee and hijack a plane, carrying 27 passengers, to Cuba. They force West Germany to release 3 terrorists who were involved in the Munich Massacre. | |
| 1983 | More than 500,000 people protest in The Hague, The Netherlands, against cruise missiles. | |
| 1986 | The last stretch of Britain’s M25 motorway opens. | |
| 1998 | South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission reports condemn both sides on the Apartheid issue for committing atrocities. | |
| 1998 | John Glenn, at age 77, becomes the oldest person to go into outer space. He is part of the crew of Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-95. | |
| 1998 | The deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record up to that time, Hurricane Mitch, makes landfall in Honduras (in 2005 Hurricane Wilma surpassed it); nearly 11,000 people die and approximately the same number go missing. | |
| 2004 | For the first time, Osama bin Laden admits direct responsibility for the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the US; his comments are part of a video broadcast by the Al Jazeera network. | |
| 2008 | Delta and Northwest airlines merge, forming the world’s largest airline. | |
| 2012 | Hurricane Sandy devastates much of the East Coast of the US; nearly 300 die directly or indirectly from the storm. |
First Visiter From Beyond
How the Horrific 1918 Flu Spread Across America
The
flu pandemic of 1918 killed between 50 million and 100 million people
across the globe -more than died in World War I combat. But no one took
it seriously at the beginning, because it was just flu, and few of the
people who contracted it died. That's why it was able to spread so fast
and so far. It was called Spanish flu, but it probably originated in the
United States. After the fact, the outbreak was traced to Haskell
County, Kansas, where many people became sick in January of 1918. The
local doctor reported the outbreak, which meant it particularly worried
him, since influenza was not a reportable disease.
The flu ravaged Europe, then abated in July, leading to a false sense that it was over. When it roared back, it was deadlier than ever. The disease was exacerbated in the US, where government officials refused to acknowledge it, fearing it would hinder the war effort. The lack of information only fueled panic. Smithsonian magazine tells us about the spread of the 1918 flu pandemic.Several Haskell men who had been exposed to influenza went to Camp Funston, in central Kansas. Days later, on March 4, the first soldier known to have influenza reported ill. The huge Army base was training men for combat in World War I, and within two weeks 1,100 soldiers were admitted to the hospital, with thousands more sick in barracks. Thirty-eight died. Then, infected soldiers likely carried influenza from Funston to other Army camps in the States—24 of 36 large camps had outbreaks—sickening tens of thousands, before carrying the disease overseas. Meanwhile, the disease spread into U.S. civilian communities.
The influenza virus mutates rapidly, changing enough that the human immune system has difficulty recognizing and attacking it even from one season to the next. A pandemic occurs when an entirely new and virulent influenza virus, which the immune system has not previously seen, enters the population and spreads worldwide. Ordinary seasonal influenza viruses normally bind only to cells in the upper respiratory tract—the nose and throat—which is why they transmit easily. The 1918 pandemic virus infected cells in the upper respiratory tract, transmitting easily, but also deep in the lungs, damaging tissue and often leading to viral as well as bacterial pneumonias.
Four Things That Haven't Died Out …Yet
SHAKERS
What was it?
An 18th-century offshoot of the Quakers. The communalistic religious
community believed in celibacy and held weekly dances to “shake” out the
lust.
Where is it now? New members were last admitted in 1957. Today, there are three surviving Shakers,
all of whom live in Maine. At their age, though, there’s probably not a whole lot of shakin’ going on.
Proximity to death? Unless woodworking and abstinence become popular pastimes again, they’re in
trouble. But who knows? Knitting came back.
Reason to keep it alive. Shakers invented the circular saw, the flat broom, and the clothespin. With any luck, the next generation will handcraft a line of simple yet functional jet packs!
Where is it now? New members were last admitted in 1957. Today, there are three surviving Shakers,
all of whom live in Maine. At their age, though, there’s probably not a whole lot of shakin’ going on.
Proximity to death? Unless woodworking and abstinence become popular pastimes again, they’re in
trouble. But who knows? Knitting came back.
Reason to keep it alive. Shakers invented the circular saw, the flat broom, and the clothespin. With any luck, the next generation will handcraft a line of simple yet functional jet packs!
SMALLPOX
What was it?
Smallpox caused hundreds of millions of deaths during the 20th century.
Worse still, it managed to infect -but not kill- a young Josef Stalin.Where is it now? After being eradicated from humans in 1980, the virus lives on only in cultures stored in U.S. and Russian laboratories.
Proximity to death? Viral samples can stay frozen for decades.
Reason to keep it alive. Should the disease somehow enter the general population again, it may
be helpful in creating new vaccines.
THE IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER
What was it?
The cousin of the pileated woodpecker that once thrived throughout the
American South. It was so beautiful, it was called the Lord God Bird. Where is it now? The bird was believed extinct for several decades due to deforestation. How-
ever, at least one male was sighted in 2004 and 2005 in Arkansas.
Proximity to death? We’re not biologists, but we’d be surprised if a lone male woodpecker managed to produce offspring.
Reason to keep it alive. Noah would’ve wanted it that way.
PUBLIC SCHOOL PADDLING
What was it? The biblically endorsed way not to spoil a childWhere is it now? Wooden paddle spankings are still legal in 19 American states. (For the record, you’re most likely to be paddled in Alabama.)
Proximity to death? In 2003, an average of 1,350 school paddlings occurred nationwide per day.
Reason to keep it alive. Studies have shown it’s completely ineffective for child-rearing, though it might be good practice for when little Jimmy pledges Kappa Sigma Rho.
We now have proof that conservation funding works
The evolution of Slenderman
New Yorkers are getting sucker punched in the face
The sick game involves someone walking up to a person, sucker punching them without reason, and walking away from the victim.
Of course the illustrative picture used is that of someone who deserved to punched in the face - He is a Nazi ... knocked unconscious by a punch in the face a little while back.
Disney Channel to air first gay storyline
The one-hour season two premiere, which aired Friday in the US, will see best friends Andi (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) and Cyrus (Joshua Rush) admit they are attracted to the same boy.
The coming-of-age show -- created by "Sex and the City" writer Terri Minsky -- revolves around 13-year-old girl Andi, who is trying to determine where she fits in and the many ways she can live her life.
Mississippi judge resigns after barring mother from seeing her baby for 14 months
A Mississippi judge who barred a mother from
seeing her newborn baby for 14 months because she hadn’t paid
court-imposed fees has stepped down.
Surrogate mother unknowingly gives birth to her biological son
Jessica Allen, 31, already had two other children with her partner Wardell Jasper, 34, prior to her decision of becoming a gestational surrogate for a couple, who had opted for an American surrogate because surrogacy was not legal in their country.
Woman unaware that she was pregnant, gives birth to baby boy
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