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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

JP >>>15 June in history<<<

763 BC – Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.

923 – Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy.

1184 – King Magnus V of Norway is killed at the Battle of Fimreite.

1215 – King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta.

1246 – With the death of Duke Frederick II, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria.

1389 – Battle of Kosovo: The Ottoman Empire defeats Serbs and Bosnians.

1520 – Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in papal bull Exsurge Domine.

1580 – Philip II of Spain declares William the Silent to be an outlaw.

1667 – The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys.

1752 – Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).

1775 – American Revolutionary War: George Washington is appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.

1776 – Delaware Separation Day – Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania.

1785 – Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, co-pilot of the first-ever manned flight (1783), and his companion, Pierre Romain, become the first-ever casualties of an air crash when their hot air balloon explodes during their attempt to cross the English Channel.

1804 – New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document.

1808 – Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Spain.

1836 – Arkansas is admitted as the 25th U.S. state.

1844 – Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.

1846 – The Oregon Treaty establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and Canada, from the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

1859 – Pig War: Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between U.S. and British/Canadian settlers.

1864 – American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins.

1864 – Arlington National Cemetery is established when 200 acres (0.81 km²) around Arlington Mansion (formerly owned by Confederate General Robert E. Lee) are officially set aside as a military cemetery by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.

1867 – Atlantic Cable Quartz Lode gold mine located in Montana.

1877 – Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy.

1888 – Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire.

1896 – The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.

1904 – A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.

1905 – Princess Margaret of Connaught marries Gustaf, Crown Prince of Sweden.

1909 – Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference.

1913 – The Battle of Bud Bagsak in the Philippines ends.

1916 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.

1919 – John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.

1920 – Duluth lynchings in Minnesota.

1920 – A new border treaty between Germany and Denmark gives northern Schleswig to Denmark.

1934 – The U.S. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.

1937 – A German expedition led by Karl Wien loses sixteen members in an avalanche on Nanga Parbat. It is the worst single disaster to occur on an 8000m peak.

1944 – World War II: Battle of Saipan: The United States invade Saipan.

1944 – In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America.

1945 – The General Dutch Youth League (ANJV) is founded in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

1954 – UEFA (Union des Associations Européennes de Football) is formed in Basel, Switzerland.

1955 – The Eisenhower administration stages the first annual "Operation Alert" (OPAL) exercise, an attempt to assess the USA's preparations for a nuclear attack.

1978 – King Hussein of Jordan marries American Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor.

1985 – Rembrandt's painting Danaë is attacked by a man (later judged insane) who throws sulfuric acid on the canvas and cuts it twice with a knife.

1988 - President General Zia-ul-Haq promulgates Shariat Ordinance making Sharia supreme law of the Pakistan.

1992 – The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the USA to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the USA for trial, without approval from those other countries.

1994 – Israel and Vatican City establish full diplomatic relations.

1996 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army explodes a large bomb in the middle of Manchester, England.

2002 – Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.

Re: Bilderberger Fischer's 11th-Hour Entry Adds Twist to IMF Race

imagine that ... an American becomes an Israeli and Governor of the
Bank of Israel then heads the IMF

na, it's a conspiracy

some don't forget

On Jun 14, 11:28 am, Jonathan Ashley <jonathanashle...@lavabit.com>
wrote:
> *Fischer's 11th-Hour Entry Adds Twist to IMF Race *http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230384810457638162288141...
>
> Is this just a coincidence? IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn gets busted
> for allegedly raping a chamber maid and Stanley Fischer enters his name
> for consideration two days after attending the Bilderberg conference.
>
> --
>
> Freedom is always illegal!
>
> When we ask for freedom, we have already failed. It is only when we
> declare freedom for ourselves and refuse to accept any less, that we
> have any possibility of being free.

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After Obama Plays Golf for 11 Straight Weekends, Michelle Says, "This Man Doesn't Take a Day Off"

doctorbulldog | 14 June, 2011 at 1:15 pm | Categories: Obama Sucks, politics | URL: http://wp.me/p1NPg-7bo

Yeah... It's freakin' historic, Michelle...

Here's the deal: The demands of the Office doesn't allow for any sitting President to take a day off, even when on vacation. It's just the way it is. EVERY President and First Lady understands this.

So, Michelle, what's so special about your hubby? Are you trying to say that your hubby is overworked, or something? Well, with all the extracurricular activities, extravagant parties, and luxurious vacations Barry has managed to squeeze in, it's certainly not a problem with being overworked, it's more like a problem of being in over his head:

After 11 Straight Golf Weekends, Michelle Says Husband 'Doesn't Take a Day Off'
FoxNews
First lady Michelle Obama on Monday told a fundraiser in Southern California of the toll the presidency has taken on her husband Barack Obama.

"I see the sadness and worry that's creasing his face," she said to a crowd of about 500 at the Pasadena luncheon organized by the Southern California Women For Obama. She described his worth ethic as "tireless," according to pool reports.

"He reads every word, every memo, so he is better prepared than the people briefing him," she said. "This man doesn't take a day off."

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U.S. Misses Out on World Naked Bike Ride

Eowyn | June 14, 2011 at 12:44 pm | Tags: exhibitionists, London, Mexico City | Categories: Humor | URL: http://wp.me/pKuKY-7xt

I never knew there's an event called the World Naked Bike Ride. Did you?

Not only did I not know there's a World Naked Bike Ride, I hadn't known that the event is held in DOZENS of cities across the world and that Mexico City just had its SIXTH World Naked Bike Ride on June 12, 2011. How ignorant is that? :(

Happily, we have the UK's The Independent keeping us abreast of this important news:

Hundreds of bicyclists in their underwear, covered in body paint or wearing nothing at all have taken to the streets of Mexico City to demand respect from motorists.... Organizer Fabian Conejo said Saturday that riding nude demonstrates how vulnerable cyclists are to the millions of cars that clog Mexico City streets.

And now, what you've been waiting for....