On
This Date In 1513
Pope Leo X (December 11, 1475 – December 1, 1521) was elected Pope,
and served from 1513 to his death. He was the last non-priest to be
elected Pope. He is known primarily for the sale of indulgences to
reconstruct St. Peter's Basilica and his challenging of Martin
Luther's 95 theses. He was the second son of Lorenzo de' Medici, the
most famous ruler of the Florentine Republic, and Clarice Orsini.
On
This Date In 1781
During the American Revolutionary War, Spanish General Bernardo de
Galvez, with a fleet of some 30 ships, arrived opposite Pensacola Bay
in Florida and within a day took Santa Rosa Island. This action
contributed to British General John Campbell's capitulation and
surrender of British West Florida. Although Spain was not a formal
ally of the United States, the Siege of Pensacola, and her victory
there, made a significant contribution to the success of the American
Revolution.
On
This Date In 1841
The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling freeing the remaining
thirty-five survivors of the Amistad mutiny. Although seven of the
nine justices on the court hailed from Southern states, only one
dissented from Justice Joseph Story's majority opinion. Private
donations ensured the Africans' safe return to Sierra Leone in
January 1842. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/mar09.html
On
This Date In 1847
During the Mexican-American War, U.S. forces under General Winfield
Scott invaded Mexico three miles south of Vera Cruz. Encountering
little resistance from the Mexicans massed in the fortified city of
Vera Cruz, by nightfall the last of Scott's 10,000 men came ashore
without the loss of a single life. It was the largest amphibious
landing in U.S. history and not surpassed until World War II.
On
This Date In 1847
The Battle of Veracruz was a 20-day siege of the key Mexican seaport
of Veracruz, during the Mexican-American War. Lasting from March 9 to
March 29, 1847, it began with the first large-scale amphibious
assault conducted by United States military forces, and ended with
the surrender and occupation of the city. U.S. forces then marched
inland to Mexico City.
On
This Date In 1862
During the American Civil War, one of the most famous naval battles
in American history occured as two ironclads, the U.S.S. Monitor and
the C.S.S. Virginia (a captured and rebuilt Union steam frigate
formerly known as the Merrimac)
fight to a draw off Hampton Roads, Virginia. The ships pounded each
other all morning but their armor plates easily deflected the cannon
shots, signaling a new era of steam-powered iron ships.
On
This Date In 1913
Thirty-one-year-old writer Virginia Woolf delivered the manuscript of
her first novel, The
Voyage Out,
to her publisher. Coincidentally, this date was also the 21st
birthday of Woolf's future lover, Vita Sackville-West, who Woolf
would not meet until 1925.
On
This Date In 1914
“Tango Tangles”, a American-made motion picture starring Charlie
Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle, was released. Chaplin appears with no
moustache. The action takes place in a dance hall, with a drunken
Chaplin, Ford Sterling, and the huge, menacing, and acrobatic
Arbuckle fighting over a girl.
On
This Date In 1916
Several hundred Mexican guerrillas under the command of Francisco
“Pancho” Villa crossed the U.S.-Mexican border and attacked the
small border town of Columbus, New Mexico. Seventeen Americans were
killed in the raid, and the center of town was burned. Though unclear
whether Villa personally participated in the attack, President
Woodrow Wilson ordered the U.S. Army into Mexico to capture the rebel
leader dead or alive.
On
This Date In 1916
During World War I, the Fifth Battle of the Isonzo (eventually, there
would be twelve) was fought from March 9-15 between the armies of the
Kingdom of Italy and those of Austria-Hungary. The Italians, under
immense pressure from the French commanders, had decided to launch
another offensive on the Isonzo River, even after four previous
defeats. This battle resulted in defeat as well.
On
This Date In 1916
During World War I, Germany declared war on Portugal, who earlier
that year honored its alliance with Great Britain by seizing German
ships anchored in Lisbon's harbor. This forced Portugal's hand in
entering the war, ending its neutrality to that point.
On
This Date In 1943
Robert James “Bobby” Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17,
2008), American chess Grandmaster and the 11th World Chess Champion,
was born. He is widely considered one of the greatest chess players
of all time. Fischer was also a best-selling chess author. After
ending his competitive career, he proposed a new variant of chess and
a modified chess timing system: His idea of adding a time increment
after each move is now standard, and his variant Chess960
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess960
- is gaining in popularity.
On
This Date In 1945
During World War II, U.S. warplanes launched a new bombing offensive
against Japan, dropping 2,000 tons of incendiary bombs on Tokyo over
the course of the next 48 hours. Almost 16 square miles in and around
the Japanese capital were incinerated, and between 80,000 and 130,000
Japanese civilians were killed in the worst single firestorm in
recorded history.
On
This Date In 1945
During World War II, fearing an Allied offensive in French Indochina,
the Japanese army took direct control of the land by the French
authorities by delivering an ultimatum for the French troops to
disarm, without warning. Those that refused during this coup were
usually massacred.
On
This Date In 1945
“Les Enfants du Paradis”, a film by French director Marcel Carné,
made during the Nazi occupation of France, was released as Children
of Paradise
in North America. A 3 hour film divided into two halves, it was
described in the original American trailer as the French answer to
Gone
with the Wind.
The film was voted “Best French Film Ever” in a poll of 600
French critics and professionals in 1995.
On
This Date In 1954
An episode of the television documentary series See
It Now,
hosted by journalist Edward R. Murrow, was broadcast on CBS TV. One
of the most prominent attacks on anti-communist Senator Joseph
McCarthy's methods as chairman of the Subcommittee of Investigations,
titled “A Report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy”, the episode
consisted largely of clips of McCarthy speaking. In these clips,
McCarthy accuses the Democratic party of “twenty years of treason”,
describes the American Civil Liberties Union as “listed as 'a front
for, and doing the work of', the Communist Party”, and berates and
harangues various witnesses, including General Zwicker. That same
day, Republican Senator Ralph Flanders (Vermont) verbally blasted
McCarthy, charging that he was a “one-man party” intent on “doing
his best to shatter that party whose label he wears.” In addition
to Flanders' speech, Senate Republicans acted to limit McCarthy's
ability to conduct hearings and to derail his investigation of the
U.S. Army.
On
This Date In 1955
“East of Eden”, an American film directed by Elia Kazan, and
loosely based on part of the 1952 novel of the same name by US author
John Steinbeck, was released. Adapted by Paul Osborn and John
Steinbeck, it stars Julie Harris, James Dean (in his first major
screen role), and Raymond Massey; it also features Burl Ives, Richard
Davalos and Jo Van Fleet.
On
This Date In 1959
The first Barbie doll went on display at the American Toy Fair in New
York City. Eleven inches tall, with a waterfall of blond hair, Barbie
was the first mass-produced toy doll in the United States with adult
features. The woman behind Barbie was Ruth Handler, who co-founded
Mattel, Inc. with her husband in 1945.
On
This Date In 1964
Initially based on the second generation North American Ford Falcon,
a compact car, the Ford Mustang, manufactured by the Ford Motor
Company, began production in Dearborn, Michigan. The car was
introduced to the public on April 17, 1964 at the New York World's
Fair. It is Ford's second oldest nameplate currently in production
next to the F-Series pickup truck line. The Mustang was also Ford's
most successful launch since the Model A.
On
This Date In 1965
During the Vietnam War, 3,500 Marines of the 9th Marine Expeditionary
Brigade under Brig. Gen. Frederick J. Karch continued to land at Da
Nang. The Marines had begun disembarking from the USS Henrico, Union,
and Vancouver on March 8 and were the first U.S. combat troops in
South Vietnam. Among the arrivals on this day were the first U.S.
armor in Vietnam - a tank of the 3rd Marine Tank Battalion. More
tanks, including those with flame-throwing capability, followed in a
few days. There was scattered firing from Viet Cong soldiers hidden
ashore as the Marines landed, but no Marines were hit.
On
This Date In 1965
Immediately after “Bloody Sunday”, the first of three American
Civil Rights Movement events marked by 600 activists marching from
Selma to Montgomery in Alabama being attacked by state and local
police with billy clubs and tear gas, a second march took place. The
following Tuesday, on March 9, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led
about 2,500 marchers in a second march out to the Edmund Pettus
Bridge and held a short prayer session before turning the marchers
back around, thereby not breaking a court order in place reviewing
the prior event.
On
This Date In 1966
During the Vietnam War, The Battle of A Shau was waged between the
Viet Cong and the forces of the United States and South Vietnam. The
battle began on March 9 and lasted until March 10 with the fall of
the special forces camp of the same name. The battle was an outright
victory for the North Vietnamese; it was nevertheless a costly battle
that U.S. estimates suggest cost the attackers almost half of their
force, or about 800.
On
This Date In 1970
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Marines turned over control of the
five northernmost provinces in South Vietnam to the U.S. Army. The
Marines had been responsible for this area since they first arrived
in South Vietnam in 1965. The change in responsibility for this area
was part of President Richard Nixon's initiative to reduce U.S. troop
levels as the South Vietnamese accepted more responsibility for the
fighting. After the departure of the 3rd Marine Division from Vietnam
in late 1969, the 1st Marine Division was the only marine division
left operating in South Vietnam.
On
This Date In 1981
A nuclear accident at a Japan Atomic Power Company plant in Tsuruga,
Japan, exposed 59 workers to radiation when a worker forgot to shut a
critical valve, causing a radioactive sludge tank to overflow.
Fifty-six workers were sent in to mop up the radioactive sludge
before the leak could escape the disposal building, but the plan was
not successful and 16 tons of waste spilled into Wakasa Bay.
On
This Date In 1984
“Splash”, an American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by
Ron Howard and written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, was
released. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best
Original Screenplay. The original music score was composed by Lee
Holdridge. It was the very first film released by Touchstone Pictures
(then called Touchstone Films).
On
This Date In 1985
The first-ever Adopt-a-Highway sign was erected on Texas' Highway 69.
The highway was adopted by the Tyler Civitan Club, which committed to
picking up trash along a designated two-mile stretch of the road.
On
This Date In 1987
“The Joshua Tree”, the fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2,
was released on Island Records. Recording took place from July to
November 1986 at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin. The album features
the band's exploration of roots rock, with their music exhibiting
influences from blues-rock, folk rock, country music, and gospel
music. Lyrically, The Joshua Tree depicts the band's fascination with
America. The album was produced and engineered by Brian Eno and
Daniel Lanois, and won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Performance by a
Duo or Group with Vocal and Album of the Year in the Grammy Awards of
1988.
On
This Date In 1993
“I Hear Black”, the sixth studio album by thrash metal band
Overkill, was releassed on Atlantic Records. It was the band's first
to feature drummer Tim Mallare. Produced by Alex Perialas (Anthrax,
Testament), I
Hear Black
was the first Overkill album released directly through Atlantic
Records.
On
This Date In 1996
George Burns (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996), born Nathan
Birnbaum, an American comedian, actor, and writer, died from cardiac
arrest at his home in Beverly Hills, California, just weeks after
celebrating his 100th birthday. He was one of the few entertainers
whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, film, radio, television
and movies. His arched eyebrow and cigar smoke punctuation became
familiar trademarks for over three quarters of a century. Beginning
at the age of 79, Burns' career was resurrected as an amiable,
beloved and unusually active old comedian, continuing to work until
shortly before his death.
On
This Date In 1997
American rapper Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 –
March 9, 1997), popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a fictional
gangster in the 1975 film Let's
Do It Again),
Frank White (based on a fictional drug baron from the 1990 film King
of New York),
and by his primary stage name The Notorious B.I.G., was killed by an
unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles.
On
This Date In 1999
“Eye II Eye”, the fourteenth studio album by German heavy metal
band Scorpions, was released. It is a radical departure in that Eye
II Eye is much more pop-oriented than their previous work, which
alienated some fans, despite lead single “Mysterious” reaching
number 26 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. For the first (and,
thus far, only) time, Scorpions released a song recorded in their
native language, namely “Du bist so schmutzig”.
On
This Date In 2000
Nupedia, an English-language Web-based encyclopedia whose articles
were written by experts and licensed as free content, was founded by
Jimmy Wales and underwritten by Bomis, with Larry Sanger as
editor-in-chief. Nupedia lasted from March 2000 until September 2003,
and is mostly known now as the predecessor of the free wiki
encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
On
This Date In 2011
Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker's bill to end collective
bargaining for public employees passed the state senate. All 14
Democrats in the state Senate fled to Illinois to keep the measure
from getting to the Senate floor, but the Republican-controlled
Legislature passed a modified bill after finding a parliamentary way
to get around the boycott.
http://www.newser.com/story/113779/wisconsin-gop-passes-anti-union-measure.html
On
This Date In 2011
Doctors from the scene of violent anti-government protests in Yemen's
capital reported what was originally thought to be tear gas fired by
government forces on demonstrators might instead have been a form of
nerve gas, which is forbidden under international law.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/110309/yemen-violence-protests-sanaa-nerve-gas
Hat
tip to any included contributing sources, along with:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
, http://www.-history.com/this-day-in-history
, http://timelines.com/
RIP
Amerigo
Vespucci (1454 – 1512), Franz Joseph Gall (1758 – 1828), William
Cobbett (1763 – 1835), Leland Stanford (1824 1893), Will Geer
(1902 – 1978), Marguerite Chapman (1918 – 1999), Mickey Spillane
(1918 – 2006), Yuri Gagarin (1934 – 1968), Raul Julia (1940 –
1994), Ernesto Miranda (1941 – 1976), Bobby Fischer (1943 –
2008), and Bobby Sands (1954 – 1981).
Quotes
I don't believe in dying. It's been
done. I'm working on a new exit. Besides, I can't die now - I'm
booked. George Burns
If you ask what is the single most
important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry,
stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say
it. George Burns
A masterpiece is something said once
and for all, stated, finished, so that it's there complete in the
mind, if only at the back. Virginia Wolf
The man who is aware of himself is
henceforward independent; and he is never bored, and life is only too
short, and he is steeped through and through with a profound yet
temperate happiness. Virginia Wolf
Change does not roll in on the wheels
of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we
must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride
you unless your back is bent. Martin Luther King, Jr.
It’s not the critic that counts, not
the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer
of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is
actually in the arena. Theodore Roosevelt
Courtesy
YouTube et al
Live
intimate piano performance of "Everlasting rose". Lyrics
below.
Everlasting rose is on the debut album "Where do we go from here?UP".
Album available at the official site: http://www.richardhodgekins.com.
Everlasting rose is on the debut album "Where do we go from here?UP".
Album available at the official site: http://www.richardhodgekins.com.
Everlasting
rose (words and music written by Richard Hodgekins)
Lyrics:
…
Major
X 5.4 Solar Flare !!
The
second strongest solar flare of Solar Cycle 24 and the Second X-Flare
from Active Region 11429. This major event measured X 5.4 at 00:24
UTC and triggered a strong R3 Level Radio Blackout. A coronal mass
ejection was captured shortly after and is likely to be headed earths
way. more information shortly. The expected CME from March 4 has
impacted the earths magnetic field …
Music
used is Swords And Claws by Soundcritters
Solar
Flare Eruption on March 7, 2012 expected to hit earth on March 8th &
9th!
X5.4
CLASS CME GEOMAGNETIC STORM APPROACHING EARTH!
Large
Enough to knock out our power grid. Hopefully they will shut down the
grid before the storm hits earth but I guess we will see! I'm ready
either way...
To
find out more information Visit - http://www.spaceweather.com/
Taps
Buglers, past and present, at Arlington National Cemetery who sound
the twenty four notes of Taps in all types of weather paying tribute
to those who have served. Music is Amazing Grace arranged by Jari
Villanueva and performed by the USAF Band. Taps is sounded on an
original Civil War clairon. For more information on Taps visit
www.tapsbugler.com Also check out our other videos under "More
Videos from: Tapsbugler" Thanks for looking! Jari Villanueva,
the Taps Bugler.
To
be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and
night to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle
any human being can fight; and never stop fighting. E. E. Cummings
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