Today in 1901, McKinley's assassin was put to death for the murder in September of that year.
Today in 1969, the Internet was born. The first computer-to-computer data exchange was performed on 10/29/1969, and served as the basis for the founding of ARPANET which later became the Internet
Sorry to hear that happened :( I haven't had a home invasion, but part of the reason I stopped posting on FL a couple of years ago was due to being stalked by someone. It ended up getting so bad the person was arrested and jailed. Ironically, not because of the harassment, they got probation for...
Today in 1944, the bulk of the Japanese Navy got knocked out of the war at the Battle of Leyte, leaving Japan with few options other than suicide attacks against US Navy ships, known as the Kamikaze.
In 1960, MLK was jailed for staging a peaceful sit-in.
Today in 1901, Annie Edson Taylor, the first known person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, went down the falls.
In 1916, Henry Ford made equal pay a reality in his organization.
Last night's movie was "Chopping Mall" (1986). Sort of an "AI-goes-bad" horror flick, where robot "guards" in a shopping mall with lasers, tasers, and "chopping" claws, kill and maim people after hours in a shopping mall. The kids use weapons (AR-15's "borrowed" from a gun store and other items...
When Sears ditched the catalog, they should have placed it online and gone full e-commerce, maintaining their warranties through brick and mortar "warranty locations" located in selected former stores, while shutting down the rest.
In fact, Sears already has the inventory and locations to still...
Today in 1940, Benjamin O. Davis became the U.S. Army's first Black American to be appointed Brigadier General
Also today in 1946, the first ten Nazi war criminals were hanged in Nuremberg, as a result of the Nuremberg Trials
Watched "Fright Night" (1985), a' vampire-moves-next-door-and-murders-women-but-no-one-will-believe-me' romp with Roddy McDowall, Chris Sarandon, and a *very* young Amanda Bearse, known mostly for her later role as "Darcy" from the sitcom "Married With Children."
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