Friday! History, Reagan, Super Bowl, Music, Space, Quotes!
On This Date In 1821 Elizabeth
Blackwell (February 3, 1821 – May 31, 1910), the first female doctor in
the United States and the first on the UK Medical Register, was born.
She was the first openly identified woman to graduate from medical
school, a pioneer in educating women in medicine in the United States,
and was prominent in the emerging women's rights movement. On This Date In 1847 During
the Mexican-American War, The Siege of Pueblo de Taos was fought. It
was the final battle during the main phase of the Taos Revolt, an
insurrection against the United States. It was also the final major
engagement between American forces and insurgent forces in New Mexico
during the war. On This Date In 1863 During
the American Civil War, The Battle of Dover was fought in Stewart
County, Tennessee. The Confederate Army failed to disrupt shipping on
the Cumberland River and capture the garrison at Dover, leaving the
Union in control in Middle Tennessee. On This Date In 1870 The
Fifteenth Amendment (Amendment XV) to the United States Constitution
prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen
the right to vote based on that citizen's “race, color, or previous
condition of servitude” (i.e., slavery). It was ratified on February 3,
1870. The Fifteenth Amendment is one of the Reconstruction Amendments
adopted after the American Civil War. On This Date In 1913 The
Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution
allows the United States Congress to levy an income tax without
apportioning it among the states or basing it on Census results. This
amendment overruled Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. (1895),
which limited the Congress's authority to levy an income tax. It was
ratified on February 3, 1913. On This Date In 1917 President
Woodrow Wilson spoke for two hours before an historic session of
Congress to announce the United States was breaking diplomatic relations
with Germany, due to the reintroduction of the German navy's policy of
unlimited submarine warfare. On This Date In 1924 Thomas
Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924), 28th President
of the United States, from 1913 to 1921, died in his South Street,
Washington, DC home from a debilitating illness from a prior stroke. He
was buried in Washington National Cathedral, the only president buried
in Washington, D.C. On This Date In 1931 The
Hawke's Bay earthquake occurred in New Zealand, killing 256 and
devastating the Hawke's Bay region. This magnitude 7.8 quake remains New
Zealand's deadliest natural disaster, and lasted for two and a half
minutes. There were 525 aftershocks recorded in the following two weeks.
The main shock could be felt in much of the southern half of the North
Island. On This Date In 1933 At
his first meeting with all of the leading generals and admirals of the
Reich, Adolph Hitler spoke of “conquest of Lebensraum in the East and
its ruthless Germanization” as his ultimate foreign policy objectives.
For Hitler, the land which would provide sufficient Lebensraum (“living
space”) for Germany was the Soviet Union, which for Hitler was both a
nation that possessed vast and rich agricultural land and was inhabited
by what Hitler saw as Slavic Untermenschen (sub-humans) ruled over by
what he regarded as a gang of blood-thirsty, but grossly incompetent
Jewish revolutionaries. On This Date In 1944 During
World War II, American forces invaded and took control of the Marshall
Islands, long occupied by the Japanese and used by them as a base for
military operations. On This Date In 1945 Through
March 3, 1945, The Battle for Manila was fought by U.S. and Japanese
forces. The one-month battle, which culminated in a terrible bloodbath
and total devastation of the city of Manila, was the scene of the worst
urban fighting in the Pacific War|Pacific theater, ended almost three
years, 1942-1945 of Japanese military occupation in the Philippines. The
city's capture was marked as General Douglas MacArthur's key to victory
in the campaign of reconquest. On This Date In 1950 Klaus
Fuchs, a German-born British scientist who helped developed the atomic
bomb, was arrested in Great Britain for passing top-secret information
about the bomb to the Soviet Union. The arrest of Fuchs led authorities
to several other individuals involved in a spy ring, culminating with
the arrest of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and their subsequent execution. On This Date In 1953 French oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau published his most famous and lasting work, The Silent World. On This Date In 1959 A
small-plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, killed three American rock and
roll pioneers: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. “The Big Bopper”
Richardson, as well as the pilot, Roger Peterson. The day was later
called The Day the Music Died by Don McLean, in his song “American Pie”.
The plane crash has been called the first and greatest tragedy rock and
roll has ever suffered. On This Date In 1966 The
Soviet Union accomplished the first controlled landing on the moon,
when the unmanned spacecraft Lunik 9 touched down on the Ocean of
Storms. After its soft landing, the circular capsule opened like a
flower, deploying its antennas, and began transmitting photographs and
television images back to Earth. The 220-pound landing capsule was
launched from Earth on January 31. On This Date In 1972 The
1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games,
was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo,
Hokkaid?, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympics to be held outside
Europe and North America, and only the 3rd games (summer or winter) held
outside those regions over all, after Melbourne (1956 Summer Olympics)
and Tokyo (1964 Summer Olympics). Sapporo was the largest city to have
held any Winter Games at the time. On This Date In 1981 “Difficult to Cure,” the fifth studio album by the British rock band Rainbow,
was released. The album marked the further commercialization of the
band's sound with guitarist Ritchie Blackmore once describing at the
time liking for the rock band, Foreigner.
The album material was started with Graham Bonnet still in the band,
getting as far as recording an early version of “I Surrender,” before
Bonnet left the band due to his dissatisfaction over the material.
American singer Joe Lynn Turner, formerly of Fandango was
recruited and sang over backings already completed. Turner stated that,
because of this, he was singing in higher keys than he would do
normally (and would do subsequently). On This Date In 1986 The
Graphics Group, which is one third of the Computer Division of
Lucasfilm that was launched in 1979 with the hiring of Dr. Ed Catmull
from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT),where he was in charge
of the Computer Graphics Lab (CGL), was acquired by Apple Computer
co-founder Steve Jobs shortly after his departure from Apple. It would
become American computer animation phenomenon Pixar. On This Date In 1989 John
Nicholas Cassavetes (December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989), American
actor, screenwriter and filmmaker, died from cirrhosis of the liver at
the age of 59. He was also a pioneer of American independent film by
writing and directing over a dozen movies, which he financed in part
with his Hollywood paychecks, and which pioneered the use of
improvisation and a realistic cinéma vérité style. On This Date In 1994 Just
six months before he announced he had Alzheimer's disease, former
President Ronald Reagan celebrated his 83rd birthday with a gala
celebration. Reagan's final public speech this day in 1994 followed a
warm tribute by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/reagan/stories/speech.archive/gala.html On This Date In 1994 And
nearly two decades after the fall of Saigon, U.S. President Bill
Clinton announced the lifting of the 19-year-old trade embargo against
Vietnam, citing the cooperation of Vietnam's communist government in
helping the United States locate the 2,238 Americans still listed as
missing in the Vietnam War. On This Date In 1997 “Discothèque,” the lead single from Irish rock band U2's 1997 album, Pop,
was released. It peaked at number one in many countries' charts,
including the UK Singles Chart. The song received mixed reviews from
critics. On This Date In 1998 A
U.S. Marine jet flying low over the town of Cavalese in the Italian
Alps severed a ski-lift cable, sending a tram crashing to the ground and
killing 20 people. Cavalese is located in the Dolomite Mountains, about
20 miles northeast of Trento, Italy. On This Date In 1998 “Yield,”
the fifth studio album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam,
was released. Following a short tour for its previous album, No Code (1996),
Pearl Jam went into the studio in 1997 to record its follow-up. The
album was proclaimed as a return to the band's early, straightforward
rock sound. On This Date In 2002 Originally
scheduled to be played on January 26, 2002, the September 11, 2001
terrorist attacks caused the National Football League to postpone its
September 16 games and play them a week after the scheduled conclusion
of the regular season, pushing the Super Bowl championship to February
3. Super Bowl XXXVI was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New
Orleans, Louisiana to decide the NFL champion following the 2001 regular
season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England
Patriots (14–5) won their first Super Bowl by defeating the National
Football Conference (NFC) champion St. Louis Rams (16–3), 20–17, as
kicker Adam Vinatieri made a game-winning 48-yard field goal as time
expired. The Rams had been 14-point favorites to win the game, making
the Patriots' victory one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history. On This Date In 2005 Alberto
Gonzales won U.S. Senate confirmation as the nation's first Hispanic
attorney general despite protests over his record on torture. On This Date In 2008 Super
Bowl XLII was played at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale,
Arizona, and featured the NFC champion New York Giants and the AFC
champion New England Patriots to decide the NFL champion for the 2007
season. In one of the greatest upsets in sports history, the wild-card
Giants (14–6) won 17–14 over the previously undefeated Patriots (18–1).
In doing so, the Giants became the first NFC wild card team to win a
Super Bowl. They also became the fifth wild card seed from either
conference, the fourth in eleven years, and second in three years, to
earn an NFL championship. The victory marked the franchise's seventh NFL
championship and third Super Bowl win—New York's first title since
Super Bowl XXV in January 1991. The game was a rematch of the final game
of the regular season. In that game, the Patriots won 38–35 to complete
the first perfect regular season since the 1972 Miami Dolphins team,
and the first one since the league expanded to a 16-game regular season
schedule in 1978.
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Happy Birthday Fran Tarkenton (1940), Tom Gallagher (1944), Bob Griese (1945), Morgan Fairchild (1950), Michele Greene (1962), Maura Tierney (1965), Elisa Donovan (1971), Isla Fisher (1976), and Bridget Regan (1982).
RIP Elizabeth Blackwell (1821 – 1910), Gertrude Stein (1874 – 1946), Luigi Dallapiccola (1904 – 1975), Robert Earl Jones (1904 – 2006), Joey Bishop (1919 – 2007), John Fiedler (1925 – 2005), Richard Yates (1926 – 1992), and Elijah Pitts (1938 – 1998).
Quotes
Celebrating Ronald Reagan's 100th Birthday Celebration, ending this February 6th:
Are you willing to spend time studying the issues, making yourself aware, and then conveying that information to family and friends? Will you resist the temptation to get a government handout for your community? Realize that the doctor's fight against socialized medicine is your fight. We can't socialize the doctors without socializing the patients. Recognize that government invasion of public power is eventually an assault upon your own business. If some among you fear taking a stand because you are afraid of reprisals from customers, clients, or even government, recognize that you are just feeding the crocodile hoping he'll eat you last. (October 27, 1964) RWR
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves. RWR
We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. RWR
Every dollar the Federal Government does not take from us, every decision it does not make for us will make our economy stronger, our lives more abundant, our future more free. RWR
I believe with all my heart that standing up for America means standing up for the God who has so blessed our land. We need God's help to guide our nation through stormy seas. But we can't expect Him to protect America in a crisis if we just leave Him over on the shelf in our day-to-day living. RWR
Courtesy YouTube et al
View the full speech here: http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3418 Broadcast to the American people from the Oval Office. Reagan mentions two triumphs from his presidency: the economic recovery and the recovery of American morale. He discusses America's changing relations with the Soviet Union and shares his regret for the deficit that deepened during his time in office. He concludes by addressing America's sense of patriotism and refers to the nation as “a shining city on a hill.” January 11th, 1989
This 2012 video, "Flight of the Bumblebee," is the title tune on CANADIAN BRASS' premiere Steinway & Sons label release, and, the first recording with all of the new permanent members of the ensemble: Chuck Daellenbach (tuba), Chris Coletti and Brandon Ridenour (trumpets), Achilles Liarmakopoulos (trombone) and Eric Reed (horn). After 40 years, the BRASS have maintained a remarkable consistency in their style and virtuosity, even as the individual members have gradually changed. This is also the first recording the BRASS have made with their new custom-made gold-plated Bach & Conn instruments built by Conn-Selmer. The repertoire features favorite encores, new arrangements, and world premieres. As with their other recent releases, this disc is an audiophile sonic blockbuster, produced by Dixon Van Winkle and MB Daellenbach. Brandon was inspired to write this arrangement of "Flight of the Bumblebee" for his colleagues by the trumpet and piano arrangement he and his father Rich Ridenour created for their own duo.
The space telescope captured an amazing view of spiral galaxy NGC 1073 and three quasars that are right outside its galactic neighborhood. Located in the constellation of Cetus, the galaxy has a bar structure in the center similar to the Milky Way. Original Music by Mark C. Petersen, Loch Ness Productions
The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for the journey and waved goodbye and “slipped the surly bonds of earth” to “touch the face of God.” And Man will continue his conquest of space. To reach out for new goals and ever greater achievements - that is the way we shall commemorate our seven Challenger heroes. RWR
Hat tip to any included contributing sources, along with: , , ,
Happy Birthday Fran Tarkenton (1940), Tom Gallagher (1944), Bob Griese (1945), Morgan Fairchild (1950), Michele Greene (1962), Maura Tierney (1965), Elisa Donovan (1971), Isla Fisher (1976), and Bridget Regan (1982).
RIP Elizabeth Blackwell (1821 – 1910), Gertrude Stein (1874 – 1946), Luigi Dallapiccola (1904 – 1975), Robert Earl Jones (1904 – 2006), Joey Bishop (1919 – 2007), John Fiedler (1925 – 2005), Richard Yates (1926 – 1992), and Elijah Pitts (1938 – 1998).
Quotes
Celebrating Ronald Reagan's 100th Birthday Celebration, ending this February 6th:
Are you willing to spend time studying the issues, making yourself aware, and then conveying that information to family and friends? Will you resist the temptation to get a government handout for your community? Realize that the doctor's fight against socialized medicine is your fight. We can't socialize the doctors without socializing the patients. Recognize that government invasion of public power is eventually an assault upon your own business. If some among you fear taking a stand because you are afraid of reprisals from customers, clients, or even government, recognize that you are just feeding the crocodile hoping he'll eat you last. (October 27, 1964) RWR
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves. RWR
We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. RWR
Every dollar the Federal Government does not take from us, every decision it does not make for us will make our economy stronger, our lives more abundant, our future more free. RWR
I believe with all my heart that standing up for America means standing up for the God who has so blessed our land. We need God's help to guide our nation through stormy seas. But we can't expect Him to protect America in a crisis if we just leave Him over on the shelf in our day-to-day living. RWR
Courtesy YouTube et al
View the full speech here: http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3418 Broadcast to the American people from the Oval Office. Reagan mentions two triumphs from his presidency: the economic recovery and the recovery of American morale. He discusses America's changing relations with the Soviet Union and shares his regret for the deficit that deepened during his time in office. He concludes by addressing America's sense of patriotism and refers to the nation as “a shining city on a hill.” January 11th, 1989
This 2012 video, "Flight of the Bumblebee," is the title tune on CANADIAN BRASS' premiere Steinway & Sons label release, and, the first recording with all of the new permanent members of the ensemble: Chuck Daellenbach (tuba), Chris Coletti and Brandon Ridenour (trumpets), Achilles Liarmakopoulos (trombone) and Eric Reed (horn). After 40 years, the BRASS have maintained a remarkable consistency in their style and virtuosity, even as the individual members have gradually changed. This is also the first recording the BRASS have made with their new custom-made gold-plated Bach & Conn instruments built by Conn-Selmer. The repertoire features favorite encores, new arrangements, and world premieres. As with their other recent releases, this disc is an audiophile sonic blockbuster, produced by Dixon Van Winkle and MB Daellenbach. Brandon was inspired to write this arrangement of "Flight of the Bumblebee" for his colleagues by the trumpet and piano arrangement he and his father Rich Ridenour created for their own duo.
The space telescope captured an amazing view of spiral galaxy NGC 1073 and three quasars that are right outside its galactic neighborhood. Located in the constellation of Cetus, the galaxy has a bar structure in the center similar to the Milky Way. Original Music by Mark C. Petersen, Loch Ness Productions
The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for the journey and waved goodbye and “slipped the surly bonds of earth” to “touch the face of God.” And Man will continue his conquest of space. To reach out for new goals and ever greater achievements - that is the way we shall commemorate our seven Challenger heroes. RWR
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