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Today in History: December 19

1487
Opening ceremony of the sixth Great Temple of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City) 4,000 prisoners of war are sacrificed to Aztec gods over four days

1562
The French Wars of Religion between the Huguenots and the Catholics begins with the Battle of Dreux.

1862
Confederate General Nathan B. Forrest begins tearing up the railroads in Union generals Grant and Rosecrans rear, causing considerable delays in the movement of Union supplies.

1909
American socialist women denounce suffrage as a movement of the middle class.

1941
Adolf Hitler assumes the position of commander in chief of the German army.

1944
During the Battle of the Bulge, American troops begin pulling back from the twin Belgian cities of Krinkelt and Rocherath in front of the advancing German Army.

1984
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang sign an agreement that committed Britain to return Hong Kong to China in 1997 in return for terms guaranteeing a 50-year extension of its capitalist system. Hong Kong was leased by China to Great Britain in 1898 for 99 years.

1998
President Bill Clinton is impeached. The House of Representatives approved two articles of impeachment against President Clinton, charging him with lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice. Clinton was the second president in American history to be impeached.

2001
The highest barometric pressure ever recorded (1085.6 hPa, 32.06 inHg) occurs at Tosontsengel, Khovsgol, Mongolia.

2022
190 countries agree to protect 30% of world's land and oceans by 2030 and other measures to halt declining global biodiversity at UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal

Born on December 19

1906
Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet General Secretary of the Communist party and President of the Supreme Soviet from 1964 until 1982.

1933
Cicely Tyson, actress, best remembered for her role in The Autobiography of Ms. Jane Pittman.

1943
US Marine Corps four-star general James L. Jones Jr.; Supreme Allied Commander in Europe (2003–2006); Commandant of the Marine Corps (1999–2003); National Security Advisor (2009–2010).


Joke of the day

Two Jehovah's Witnesses die and go to Heaven.

As they're knocking at the Pearly Gates, St Peter turns around and whispers...
"Turn out the lights and everybody be quiet!! Maybe they'll think we're not home."

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Afternoon All

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It tends to get ignored, and I am speaking from a historical context so if you want to bring up Biden or Trump bugger off to the Poliboard please, but socialists in the US are more often than not are opposed to change.

Socialists fought a scorched Earth campaign to stop many of Teddy Roosevelt's plans because they "didn't go far enough." They disagreed with Eisenhower enforcing desegregation in their communities. They did everything possible to stop LBJ from implementing most of his Great Society package. When Bush the Lesser started AIDS relief to Africa they once again screamed it wasn't doing enough for the Cause.

Not supporting suffrage is completely in character for them.

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Probably because they are often collectivist, which is a central tenant of Marxism.

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GG Bama Fans Go Beat Indiana.

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GG, seemed like a reverse of the first game with all the turnovers and special teams. Almost a mirror even, as Oklahoma had more yards than Alabama but turnovers and missed field goals made the difference.

Today in History: December 20

0069
Vespians's supporters enter Rome and discover Vitellius in hiding. He is dragged through the streets before being brutally murdered.

1803
French flag lowered in New Orleans to mark the formal transfer of the Louisiana Purchase from France to USA, purchased for $15M

1924
Adolf Hitler is released from prison after serving less than one year of a five year sentence for treason.

1933
The German government announces 400,000 citizens are to be sterilized because of hereditary defects.

1963
Four thousand cross the Berlin Wall to visit relatives under a 17-day Christmas accord.

1989
U.S. troops invade Panama to oust General Manuel Noriega and replace him with Guillermo Endara.

1999
Portugal returns Macau to China

2007
Queen Elizabeth II becomes the oldest monarch in the history of the UK; previously, that honor belonged to Queen Victoria.

2019
United States Space Force founded, an armed forces branch dedicated to space warfare

2020
European countries begin closing their borders to the UK after news of a faster-spreading variant of COVID-19 across London and the south-east

2022
The ruling Taliban suspend university education for female students in Afghanistan, part of a wider crackdown on women's rights in the country

2022
6.4-magnitude earthquake near Eureka, northern California kills at least two people

Born on December 20

1868
Harvey Firestone, industrialist and tire maker.

1948
Alan Parsons, musician (The Alan Parsons Project); producer who was involved with The Beatles' Abbey Road and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon.

JOTD
A man and a woman, who had never met before, but were both married to other people, found themselves assigned to the same sleeping room on a transcontinental train.

Though initially embarrassed and uneasy over sharing a room, they were both very tired and fell asleep quickly, he in the upper bunk and she in the lower. At 1:00 AM, the man leaned over and gently woke the woman saying, "Ma'am, I'm sorry to bother you, but would you be willing to reach into the closet to get me a second blanket? I'm awfully cold."
"I have a better idea," she replied. "Just for tonight, let's pretend that we're married."
"Wow! That's a great idea!" he exclaimed. "Good," she replied. "Get your own damn blanket!"
After a moment of silence, he farted.

Morning all

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2022
6.4-magnitude earthquake near Eureka, northern California kills at least two people

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The one that should terrify everyone is the prospect of New Madrid kicking up its heels again. Most estimates are that it will be quite a bit more violent than California earthquakes and impact a broader region. If one hits the Memphis area I'd expect tens of thousands dead and the country effectively cut in two (St. Louis being close enough its infrastructure would likely be damaged as well). Nothing in the area, as far as I know, is built to earth quake standards.