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1775 The year when Paul Revere road on horseback to warn the Minutemen "the British (army) are coming," Paul Revere participated in the Boston Tea Party in 1772, above bronze statute is in front of Old North Church, built in 1723, Boston, MA
1776 July 4th, The Declaration of Independence was signed (see the Civil Rights statement below), legend and family history concludes the Betsy Ross flag of 13 stars introduced the five-pointed stars, Philadelphia, PA
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Ginsburg was interviewed in 2016, was asked about an athlete who before a professional game kneeled during our National Anthem. Her response included: "dumb and disrespectful," "stupid and arrogant," and he demonstrated "contempt for a government that has made it possible for their parents and grandparents to live a decent life ..." (That League did not object to that kneeling, though in the 1940s that League began the tradition of having our National Anthem sung and respected before each game.)
If you believe our National Anthem should be broadcast live on TV before professional and college games, which it is mostly NOT now, PLEASE help get this site and Petition throughout social media. Consider including "BroadcastOurNationalAnthem.com" in upper & lower case letters on your outgoing texts and emails.
"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." [The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, 2nd para., 1st sentence.]
1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed in Independence Hall on July 4th by 56 men, see the room where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed, check with the Museum for tickets before arriving in downtown Philadelphia, PA
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1782 Congress adopted the Great Seal of the United States with the Bald Eagle appearing as the National Symbol, since ancient times the eagle has been considered a sign of strength, Secretary of the Continental Congress Charles Thomson designed the seal to symbolize our country’s strength, unity, and independence, learn about the olive branch and the arrows held in the eagle's talons, Bald Eagles can be 28–40 in (70–102 cm) in length, wingspan between 5 ft 11 in and 7 ft 7 in (1.8 and 2.3 m), weigh between 6.6 and 13.9 lb (3 and 6.3 kg), E pluribus unum in Latin means "one out of many" - 1 country out of 13 colonies, See: history.com, wikipedia.org, and diplomacy.state.gov for more information
1787 United States Constitution was also signed in Independence Hall, on Sept. 17th by 39 men, the construction of the Hall began in 1732 and completed 21 years later in 1753, with help from this amazing site NPS.gov/inde/planyourvisit/independencehall.htm,
plan your visit or trip to downtown Philadelphia, PA
1789 Congress created the Department of the Treasury which was authorized to create currency and coins, Independence Hall shows on the back of a 2009A series $100 bill, Philadelphia, PA
1789 The Bill of Rights was passed by Congress on September 25th and sent to the states for ratification, and became effective December 15, 1791
Article I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The Ten Original Amendments (commonly known as the Bill of Rights) protected people from the national (federal) government but not from state or local govern-
ment actions. However, over time different decisions of the United States Supreme Court began to apply most of the protections of the Bill of Rights to people from unconstitutional actions by states or local governments. To point out obvious examples, the national govern-ment nor a state government nor local governments can take away a person's right to exercise her or his religion nor take away a person's right to exercise his or her freedom of speech. [Editor.]
1792 The New York Stock Exchange traces is origins and official founding to the Buttonwood Agreement of 1792, the Agreement was designed to promote public confidence and trading between trusted parties, Agreement allowed Treasury Sec. Alexander Hamilton to implement the fiscal policy of paying Revolutionary War debt using federally issued bonds, photo is of the Stock Exchange building built in 1903 (photo cir. 1908, See: nyse.com) which remains to this day located on the south side of the Stock Exchange complex at 18 Broad Street, New York, NY
1798 The USS Constitution took its maiden voyage, authorized by the Naval Act of 1794 as a three-mast wooden-hulled warship, is 304 ft long X 43 ft wide with 44 gun locations, most noted for its War of 1812 victories against Great Britain, is the oldest war ship in the world still afloat, special functions take place on the Constitution such as military retirement ceremonies, built at Edmund Hartt's shipyard, at the north end of Boston (Inner) Harbor, home port and the museum are located at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, MA
1802 The United States Military Academy was established by President Jefferson signing legislation, history of that location includes the Revolutionary War years (1775 - 1783), during George Washington's position as the Commander of the Continental Army, he saw the location which looks southerly down the 315 mile long Hudson River, West Point, NY
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1811 Stephen Moylan, an Irish-American, one of the first unknown American Patriots passed away, Moylan is recognized as the first person to use "United States of America" when he wrote a letter* on Jan. 2, 1776 to General Washington's military secretary, Moylan had several positions in the Continental Army including Secretary and Aide to General Washington, in recognition of that Irish gentleman is the photo of St. Patrick's Cathedral, the national cathedral of the Church of Ireland, see http://stpatrickscathedral.ie/, located in the nation's capitol Dublin
1814 Fort McHenry became the inspiration for America's National Anthem by defending Baltimore Harbor during the War of 1812, the goal of the British Navy was to get past the Fort to destroy the city of Baltimore but the British had to retreat due to pre-war fortifications of the Fort resulting in only light damage from the 1,500 cannonballs, shells, and rockets fired at it, See: en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Fort_McHenry, visit Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, a few miles SE of Baltimore, Maryland
EXAMPLES OF POSSIBLE FUTURE EDUCATION CHOICES
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Alternative Educations
Charter Schools, private or public
College of the Ozarks
Community Colleges (AA Degree)
High Schools, private
Hillsdale College (MI)
Home Schooling (See special section of Resources)
Internships
Job Corps
K - 12 Charter Schools, public or private
Military Academy Schools (Private)
Military Academies (United States) Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Naval Academy
On The Job Trainings
Peace Corps
Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)
**Private colleges & universities>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Trade / Vocational Schools
This Website Will Strive To Help Inform Readers Of Alternatives To Public Schools And How To Avoid Systemically Corrupt Universities And Colleges
Quality education can be available for most everyone with a plan, good fortune, some luck, passion, and perseverance, and the best colleges in the United States and other countries can be on your radar scope. ALL school costs to be scrutinized at Every Step (See the entry below devoted to Home Schooling, Home Schooling parents and students, for more information see this book: Get Out Now - Why You Should Pull Your Child From Public Schools Before It's Too Late, authors Mary Hasson and Theresa Farnan,
published by Simon & Schuster (2018)
An example of a very special and unique institution of higher learning is University of Oxford, NW of London about 57 miles, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world which developed rapidly from 1167 AD, there are over 30 independent colleges to look into, summer programs, under- graduate and postgraduate programs are offered, above drawing portrays the 12 acre St Edmund Hall campus complete with medieval well, photo is of the Front Quadrangle, Quad (For more information https://www.seh.ox.ac.uk; and https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/history) visit Oxford, England
**Council of Christian Colleges & Universities has served as the leading national voice of Christian higher education since 1976. Schools which CCC&U works with number more than 150 in the United States and Canada. CCC&U claims the institutions are accredited and that 520,000+ students are enrolled worldwide with 3.6M alumni around the world. Through an array of initiatives, CCC&U promotes the development of high-quality academic research projects, provide opportunities for faculty to conduct innovative research with peers from other campuses. See: a list of CCC&U institutions at cccu.org/ members_and _affiliates, See: CCC&U at cccu.org, the national headquarters of CCC&U are located in Washington, D.C.
1827 The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was the first chartered as a common carrier, the B&O reached into 13 states, photo of the above U S Postage Stamp celebrates "125 Years Of Rail Transportation," First, at left a pioneer car; Second, in the middle is the first American built steam locomotive; and Third, a 1952 diesel locomotive at far right, Visit: the borail.org Museum with the most historic and comprehensive American railroad collections, Baltimore, MD
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National Federation of the Blind
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Tribal Colleges and Universities
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Zero Abuse Project, Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota
1830s The Liberty Bell became a symbol of Liberty, the bell was made in London England in 1752, the Liberty Bell is on public display in downtown Philadelphia
FORD CEO JIM FARLEY announced on May 24, 2023 that Ford vehicles will continue to have AM radio service. The Federal Emergency Management Agency Integrated Public Alerts and Warning System safety warnings on AM and FM bands was a critical factor. Try to communicate to other auto / vehicle makers AM radio must be included.
ECONOMIC RESOURCES
Americans for Tax Reform (ATR)
Assoc. of Mature American Citizens, AMAC
Consumer Action for a Strong Economy
Consumer Reports
Credit Unions as Members, drop big banks?
Gold and Silver prices:
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Job Creators Network
MyPillow.com
National Federation of Ind. Business (NFIB)
PatriotMobile.com
Dave Ramsey - The Total Money Makeover
Southwest Airlines
Toronto Stock Exchange
United States Automobile Assoc. (USAA)​
Veteran owned businesses - Patronize
List of Critical Organizations
May Begin Here
1834 New York Post became the new name of the New York Evening Post which was founded in 1801 by Alexander Hamilton (1755 - 1804), is recognized as this country's oldest daily newspaper published on a daily basis since 1801 except during strikes in 1958 and 1978, the statute of Hamilton the first Secretary of the U. S. Treasury (1789 - 1795) is located in the Capitol Building Rotunda, Washington, D.C.
1834 Abraham Lincoln became a member of the Illinois General Assembly and represented Sangamon County into 1842, in 1836 he became a member of the Illinois state bar at age 25, in 1844 he purchased the above house built in 1839, now a National Historic Landmark, "To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born and one is buried." - Lincoln's 1861 farewell address to the people of Springfield on his departure for Washington, D.C., visit the Lincoln Home National Historic Site and President Lincoln's place of burial (Find more information at https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/presidents/site19.htm) Springfield, Illinois
HELP PROTECT Animals /
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American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
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1837 John Deere, a blacksmith by trade, organized John Deere as a company after he became aware of farmer's concerns about their plow designs, photo is of a Deere tractor produced in 1955, in 1848 the company moved to a site on the Mississippi River in Moline, Illinois
"IN THIS TEMPLE
AS IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE
FOR WHOM HE SAVED THE UNIION THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
IS ENSHRINED FOREVER"
1861 On March 4th, Abraham Lincoln took his oath of office as the 16th President, on Capitol Hill with the Capitol Dome not com- pleted, during the Civil War President Lincoln required the construction of the U.S. Capitol building to continue, Washington, D.C.
NATIONAL HISTORY READINGS
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The Magna Carta (1215) Signed by King John at Runnymede, England (See Britannica.com/topic/Magna-Carta)
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Mayflower Compact (1620) See at 1920 dateline
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Common Sense (1775-1776) Thomas Payne
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Constitution 101 course (Hillsdale College, 12 free lectures,
Enroll: https://online.hillsdale.edu/landing/constitution-101)
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The Declaration of Independence (1776)
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The Constitution (1787)
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The Federalist Papers (Oct. 1787 - May 1788)
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The Bill of Rights (1791)
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American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Ed.
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg., Library of Congress, See: "loc.gov" site
1863 Steel industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919) began donating his financial resources which resulted in over 1,600 Carnegie Libraries being built in this country through 1929, no "Carnegie Library" ever designed to look like another, See: loc/gov
1863 President Lincoln made a proclamation making the last Thursday in November a national holiday "as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens." Image is of President Lincoln at Gettysburg, image located at the Library of Congress.
1867 Canada became a country on July 1st when British Parliament passed the British North American Act, Canada was geographically complete when Newfoundland and Labrador were added in 1949, (buy Canadian products, Editor.) the nation's capital Ottawa is located n the province of Ontario
1868 Martindale-Hubbell began as a place where people could find an address with "one reliable law firm ... in every city in the United States," and since has evolved into a global network of lawyers, web-sites, and opportunities for those needing legal services to connect with attorneys and law firms, known for its unparalleled Client Review Rating system, for more info see Martindale.com, New Province, N.J.
Lady Justice, is perhaps the most recognizable symbol in the legal system, a familiar symbol in many countries across the world, Lady Justice has been traced back to Egyptian and Greek goddesses symbolizing what may be generally understood today within the three distinct features of the Lady Justice statute: the Blindfold represents impartiality, the Scales of Justice signify that the weight of the evidence should be weighed and considered before the ruling is issued, and the Sword represents a sense of authority and power and that justice can be administered quickly and in a final manner. [See: Attorneys at Law at bordaslaw.com for more information, Editor.]
1869 University of Nebraska Medical Center was founded, located west of downtown on several city blocks, above is one of the first and still existing buildings, Andrews Hall was the first library (For more information see below at year 2020), main campus is in Omaha
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1869 Famous Andrew J. Russell photo "East and West Shaking Hands at Laying of Last Rail" of men with Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad companies at Promontory Point, Utah
1878 The American Bar Association was founded, is a trade organization for lawyers and today "it exists as a membership organization and stands committed to its mission of defending liberty and pursuing justice." [See AmericanBar.org.] The practice of law of a lawyer or a law firm can involve one or both of these areas, civil law or criminal law. When the practice of civil law is concerned, that practice can be limited to certain subjects or "specialties." For example, one law firm limits its practice of law to fighting for Asbestos / Mesothelioma victims. That law firm created a guide which lists 20 ways that asbestos was used in the military. If such information is needed to know about, that law firm is found above at . . .
1884 Nikola Tesla (1856 - 1943) immigrated from the Austrian Empire at the time he had excelled to an inventor and engineer having received education at Technical University, Graz, Austria and the Univ. of Prague, his first employment in the United States was with Thomas Edison, known for discovering the basis of the modern concept of alternating electrical current, NYC
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1886 The Statute of Liberty was dedicated, a gift given to the United States by the people of France, stands 151 feet high from its base, is recognized throughout the world as a symbol of liberty and freedom, inscribed on the tablet she is holding "July IV, MDCCLXXVI," for more information see loc.gov, is located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor
1887 The Union Pacific Railroad Train Depot was built, is now The Cheyenne Depot Museum with public tours, etc., for more information See: cheyennedepotmuseum.org, Cheyenne, WY © 2020 AmericasHistories.com All Rights Of Photo Reserved
1892 Bessie Coleman was born and became the first African-American woman to earn a pilot's license, at 29 years of age, and the first person of African descent to earn an interna- tional pilot's license, Bessie was born into a family of sharecroppers but that did not stop her from learning to love reading and become an outstanding math student, she knew to "Take your passion, And make it happen," she was an amazing inspiration for anyone who knew or saw her, (May she rest in peace, Editor.) she was born in Atlanta, TX
Above quotation is from Flashdance . . . What A Feeling © 1983
Sony / ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
1892 General Electric Company organized with J.P. Morgan and Thomas Edison as two of the co-founders, Schenectady, NY
1901 United States Steel was organized by very prominent businessmen, U.S. Steel became the first billion dollar com-pany in United States history, U.S. Steel still conducts mining operations on the Mesabi Iron Range in N eastern Minnesota
1899 Equifax founded and became one of three largest credit reporting agencies with various categories of financial customers in the U.S. and Canada, the back of this $50 bill shows the west front of the Capitol Building, the principal executive offices are in Atlanta, GA
1903 Ford Motor Company was founded, the Model A was the first car produced with nearly five million of various body styles produced by 1932, the original Model A was sold painted in red as pictured, facilities near Detroit in Dearborn, MI
1903 December 17th, First Flight of the Wright Brothers Flyer which flew 120 feet, Kitty Hawk, NC
VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS
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Air Force Association (AFA)
Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA)
American Legion
American Veterans (AMVETS)
Coast Guard Auxiliary Association
Coast Guard Foundation
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
Fleet Reserve Association (FRA)
Marine Corps League
Medal of Honor Historical Society of the United States
Military Officers Asso of America (MOAA)
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Purple Heart Service Foundation
National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS)
Navy League of the United States
Paralyzed Veterans of American, PVA.org
Purple Heart Foundation
The American Legion
The Order of Daedalians
United Service Organization (USO)
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP)
The Civil Air Patrol is an Auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, see at "1941" below
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Search the Salvation Army Honor Guard
MEDICAL RESOURCES
Centura.org
Delta Dental
HealthNet.com
Mayo Clinic
WebMD.com
ZenniOptical.com
Prevent Identity Theft -
Protect Personal Information
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Add "Security Freeze" to your Credit Reports
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HomeTitleLock.com (or the equivalent)
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Get VPN protection for your home network
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NO complete name with photo on any website including at your place of work, And have NO last name as part of your email address
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Email addresses can be searched on the Internet - which can be Not a Good thing
1906 The National Collegiate Athletic Association was formed, began using that name in 1910, in 1973 athletic competition was organized into three levels of athletic divisions, Hdqrs are in Indianapolis, IN
HOBBIES FOR ALL?
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Archery
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Backgammon
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Birds as indoor pets
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(including taming!)
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Bird watching
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Bowling
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Carpentry
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Chess
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Civil Air Patrol
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Coin collecting
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Computers, learn!
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Cooking
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Doll collecting
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Embroidery
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Fishing
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Gardening
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Helping seniors
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Hiking
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Macramé
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Model airplanes, make, collect, and race
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Model cars, collect / race
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Photography
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Plants / flowers (in and outdoors!)
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Reading
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Running
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Rock collecting
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Stamp collecting
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Swimming
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Trains, models
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Woodworking
ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS - CONCERNING AND IN AUSTRALIA
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Animals Australia
Australian Pet
Welfare Foundation
Horse Rescue
Australia
The Australian Animal Protection Society
Wildlife Rescue
1913 Final additions were made to America The Beautiful in 1913 which was initially written by Katharine Bates (1859 - 1929) in 1893 after she and others took an inspiring summer trip to and up to the top of the 14,115 foot Pikes Peak, first with hired wagons and later when near the top switched to riding mules. Pikes Peak is located a few miles west of Colorado Springs - with a New Visitor Center!
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1915 Fire Station No. 6 was constructed in the Oak Park community SE of downtown, designed and built for horse drawn steamers, was the largest fire station on the west coast when built, its huge brass bell made in England hung at the top of the bell tower, three brass fire poles are still in place (In 1736 Benjamin "Ben" Franklin (1706 - 1790) co-founded the *Union Fire Company, the "Bucket Brigade," organized to protect an entire community and not just organization members.) Fire Station No. 6 is an example of this country's dedication to protecting homes and businesses, National Register # 91000484, *Learn more at the Benjamin Franklin Historical Society, History Club, Univ. of Mass.
(Initiated the process of saving Fire Station No. 6 from the city Redevelopment Agency in the later 1980s by creating a business partnership agreement to purchase that property and submitting the original application to the National Register of Historic Places, which needed adding to by a professional writer which included many photos including from 1915, and significant information about the building, Sacramento, CA
© 1915 Sacramento Bee All Rights Of Photo Reserved
1916 President Woodrow Wilson was the first to propose every June 14th as Flag Day, on June 14, 1777 the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag, that Congress believed the new country needed a national flag while the American Revolutionary War was taking place (1775 - 1783), in recognition of the Thirteen Colonies the flag would have 13 alternating red and white stripes, 13 stars in a circle in a blue background representing a new constellation, "Old Glory" was first linked to the American Flag in 1824 by Master Mariner William Driver (1803 - 1886), that flag - 10ft x 17ft - was homemade by his mother and women admirers of him, it has been in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History since 1922, Captain Driver was from Salem, MA
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1916 Charles Blandin became owner of the Blandin Paper Mill, built on the Mississippi River in 1902 prior to his purchase. Photo is looking west and was taken from the main bridge in the center of town, the back-waters created by the damn the size of a lake are on other side, Grand Rapids, Minnesota © 2018 AmericasHistories.com All Rights Of Photo Reserved
1919 AMERICAN LEGION was chartered by Congress, has published several American Flag Display frequently asked questions regarding etiquette, displaying in inclement weather, flags at half staff, washed or dry cleaned, having touched the ground, folding the flag, gold fringe seen, flying at night, how to be positioned when displayed on a stage or at ground level, resources have published items of protocol and custom based on Federal Flag Code / Public Law 94-344 (United States Code / statutes, Title 4, sections 5 - 9; 4 U.S.C. 5, et seq.) You and your family can make every day Flag Day, for more information regarding support for Flag Day See: AmericasFuture.net; legion.org/flag/faq; va.gov/opa/publications/celebrate/flagdisplay.pdf; and usa.gov/flag, Hdqtrs Indianapolis, IN
1919 Veterans Day originated as Armistice Day on November 11th, on the first Anniversary of the end of WWI, this day is to remember the end of World War I and to extend tributes to all living America Veterans of all wars and Veterans who have passed away, by Congressional Resolution it became an annual national holiday in 1938, in 1954 the name was changed to Veterans Day, there is usually a special wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery with the president or vice president, Arlington, VA
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1920 Susan B. Anthony (1820 - 1906) became a true heroine as a women's rights activist including for women's right to vote, she was arrested in 1872 for exercising her right to vote and in her great wisdom she chose not to pay the assessed fine, in 1878 the first women's suffrage amendment to the Constitution was introduced in Congress which finally resulted in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by the necessary 36 states on August 18, 1920 (Miss Anthony should have been the first woman to lay in honor in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol Bldg, in 1906, Editor.)
1920 The Negro Baseball League was formed with the first game played in Indianapolis on May 2nd, above postage stamp photo honors numerous leagues. In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball, in 1962 he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, more informa- tion at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history of African American baseball, Kansas City, MO
1922 The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated on May 30th with Robert Todd Lincoln, President Lincoln’s only child to live to an adult age, attending as a special guest. "Todd" Lincoln attended Harvard College law school, was a successful lawyer and businessman, admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1867, he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in view of the Lincoln Memorial (Professional singer Marian Anderson performed a concert at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday in 1939 before an estimated crowd of 75,000.)
1924 Rhapsody in Blue written by George Gershwin (1898 - 1937), was an American musical composter and brilliant pianist, that song was publicly introduced at a special concert at the Aeolian Concert Hall in New York City on February 12th. An essay on the Library of Congress website states that song " . . . has become arguably the most famous piece of American classical music ever written . . . " (Essay by Jim Farrington, loc.gov), above Victor recording likely made in 1927 of 9m, 1s, to find the 17:47 arrangement of Rhapsody in Blue performed by "shining pianist" Khatia Buniatishvili search YouTube with "Khatia Rhapsody in Blue", that 2021 concert conducted by the internationally acclaimed Leonard Slatkin leading the Orchestra National de Lyon, Maurice-Ravel Auditorium, Lyon, France
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1927 This year 25 year old Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean after taking off from Roosevelt Field east of New York City, landed in Paris more than 3,600 miles in 33 1/2 hours, the photo at right is the Spirit of St. Louis, a modified Ryan M-2 built by Ryan Airlines Corporation in 1927, the Spirit of St. Louis is on display on the Mall at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. (See: charleslindbergh.com), he was born in Detroit, MI
POLLING ORGANIZATIONS
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Field Research
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FiveThirtyEight.com
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Monmouth Univ. Polling Institute
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Trafalgar Group
1928 This U. S. Coast Guard Memorial was dedicated in honor of the 142 deaths from two ships which were destroyed in 1918 during World War I, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
1928 Future Farmers of America (FFA) was organized by delegates from several states, there are now chapters in every state with a total of over 760,000 members, ages 12 - 21, to join FFA one must be enrolled in an agriculture course, learn more at ffa.org, Hdqrs in Indianapolis, IN
1931 The Star-Spangled Banner became this country's National Anthem after approval by Congress and signing by President Hoover on March 4th, Washington, D.C.
1932 Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, non-stop over 2,000 miles from Newfoundland, Canada, landing in Northern Ireland, she piloted her plane a single engine tail-dragger high-wing Vega 5B built by Lockheed Corporation, for her successful transatlantic flight Congress awarded her the Distinguished Flying Cross on July 29th, she was the first woman to receive that award, Mrs. Earhart (1897 - 1939) was born in Atchison, Kansas
1933 America Trucking Associations was organized by delegates from several states, learn more about the organization at: trucking.org, headquarters in Arlington, VA
The Lockheed Vega 5B is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, acquired by that Museum in 1966, on the National Mall, Washington DC
1935 North American Aviation began production of the AT-6, known in the U.S. Army Air Corps as the "AT-6 Texan" and the Navy as the "AT-6 SNJ," the AT-6 was an incredibly valuable asset as a two-seat advanced trainer in which thousands of American pilots were trained, 15,000 were built, redesigned in 1948 as the "T-6," was very maneuverable with state-of-the-art equipment, the T-6 became a popular choice of plane by acrobatic-inclined pilots, the lasting legacy of aerospace excellence and the assets of North American Aviation were acquired in 1996 by The Boeing Company (More information See: North American Aviation at pendergastkc.org), in December 1940, the Army Air Corps announced that North American Aviation would build the very valuable medium size B-25 bomber in Kansas City, KS
1941 The U.S. Civil Air Patrol was established for the purpose of organizing the talent and resources of this country's civil aviation for national defense service purposes, as a 501(c)(3) organization the CAP is an Auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, pictured above is the national headquarters building, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
1941 British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sailed to the
United States arriving and docking at Norfolk, Virginia on December 28th, soon as was possible following Pearl Harbor, the
Prime Minister stayed at the White House and President Franklin Roosevelt was very pleased to have the Prime Minister visiting for nearly three weeks, which "cemented the partnership that won the world war." (Smithsonian-Mag.com), at left the present flag of the United Kingdom - the Union Jack - was created by Royal proclamation in 1801, the red Cross of Saint George is at its center (Buy British products, Editor.)
1942 Upon the outbreak of WW II Harley Davidson, Inc. shifted to the manufacturing of the 42WLA motorcycle (photo at left) with specifications: a 45 cu. in. / 739 cc side-valve V-twin, 25 hp at 4,500 rpm, 3-speed transmission which had a top speed of 65 mph, between 70,000 and 90,000 were built which included thousands which were provided to allied countries, the value of a WLA today in excellent could be in the $30,000 range, for more information See: harley-davidson.com, motorcycle specs.co.za, and wikipedia, this company was founded out of a small shed in 1903 by four men (three of whom had Davidson as their surname) in Milwaukee, WI
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1942 Audie Murphy (1925 - 1971) joined the enlisted ranks of the U.S. Army at the age of 17 after living in the farming area known as Kingston in Hunt County, Texas NE of the Dallas area, was one of the most decorated combat soldiers of WWII, receiving virtually every combat award for valor the US Army had to offer becoming one of the most decorated soldiers in American history earning 28 medals which included three medals from France and Belgium for heroism, after WWII he left the Army with the officer rank of First Lieutenant and went to California and began an acting career appearing in dozens of films, his most important was "To Hell And Back" where he por-trayed himself in that 1955 movie of his wartime memoir by the same name, promoted to the rank of Major in the Texas National Guard, his resting place is in Section 46, Arlington National Cemetery (Placing flowers is welcomed and a tour bus does stop at that location, Contact the Visitors Center for directions and protocol, Editor.)
1943 Army Air Forces Commanding General Henry Arnold put Jackie Cochran and Nancy Harkness Love in charge of Women's Airforce Service Pilots, lovingly know as WASP. The purpose of WASP was to train women to become pilots of many models of combat aircraft being built by the thousands in the United States - which needed to be tested and flown ("ferried") to locations within the U.S. to get those planes flown and moved to various WWII theaters. That pilot program graduated 1,074 women, See: afhistory.af.mil for more information
1944 Union Pacific Railroad had UP No. 844 the Living Legend built as a high speed engine for passenger train service, was the last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific, built to reach speeds 100 - 120 mph, has never been retired and takes part in special events, see year 1887 above, home base for the Living Legend is Cheyenne, WY
1948 State of Israel came into existence with its independence, first recognized as an independent country by the United States, Israel became a member of the United Nations in 1949 (Buy products made in Israel, Editor in Chief.), in 2018 under the director of President Trump the United States moved its Embassy to the capital of Israel, Jerusalem
1949 National recognition of Flag Day came with President Woodrow Wilson issuing the first presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day in 1916. The holiday wasn't signed into law until 1949 when Congress approved legislation designating June 14 of each year as Flag Day. (See entry above at 1916.) Photo represents the order made by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy for three American flags to hang from the Capitol Building on the east side for "Celebration of Flag Day at the People's House" on June 14, 2023, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
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1950 The first year of The Jack Benny Program broadcast on television for 15 straight years, his comic talents were enhanced in vaudeville and his move to radio in the early 1930s was a needed transition for those times, afterwards his transition to television in 1950 was very successful, the above First Day of Issue from 1991 has a postmark of "Hollywood CA"
1952 This country lost a great American when actress Hattie McDaniel passed away, she was the first African American to win an Academy Award, as supporting actress in Gone With The Wind (1939), for years she was part of touring vaudeville troop, and one of the first African American women to perform on radio including on Denver KOA radio station in the mid-1920s, in 1931 she was an extra in her first film roll in a Hollywood musical, she was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, and honored with a commemorative U.S. postage stamp in 2006, See more information at https://www.biography.com/actor/hattie-mcdaniel, Hattie McDaniel (1893 - 1952) was born in Wichita, Kansas © 2022 Biography All Rights Reserved
Quotations of Hattie McDaniel
"In my life, God comes first, work second, and men third." (1947)
"I did my best, and God did the rest." (1940)
"I'm letting no man handle my bank account." (1949)
"Putting a little time aside for clean fun and good humor . . . is very necessary to relieve the tensions of our time." (1942)
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1953 The Flags Act proclaimed the blue ensign as the Australian National Flag, first flown in 1901 in Melbourne, the stars of the Southern Cross have seven points to signify their brightness, the largest Commonwealth Star represents the six states and the Australian territories, the Union Jack represents the history of British settlement, more information See: pic.gov.au (Buy products made in Australia, Editor.) the nation's capital of Australia is Canberra
1954 The words "under God" were added to The Pledge of Allegiance after Congress formally adopted the Pledge of Allegiance in 1942, this 29 cent U S postage stamp was first issued in 1992
1955 Rosa Parks became an original civil rights leader while riding on a public bus when she choose to not give up her seat to a caucasian man, Mrs. Parks was arrested for violating a city law but ultimately a US Supreme Court decision upheld the position of Rosa Parks (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is seen at her left) (Rosa Parks should have been allowed to lay in honor in the Rotunda of the Capitol Bldg., Editor.) Rosa Parks was arrested in the city of Montgomery, Alabama
1954 The U.S. Marine Corps Memorial was dedicated, inspired by the photograph taken by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal of six. Marines raising the U. S. flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima on February
23, 1945, a must see in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
1956 Normandy American Cemetery was dedicated by the American Battle Monuments Commission, located on 172 acres overlooking landing areas of D-Day, photo taken on June 6, 2019 during events at the 75th Anniversary, pictured to the right is a C-47, one of 2,000 which flew or took part in the June 1944 D-Day operations, a C-130J trailing to its right, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
1956 The United States Congress adopted a Joint Resolution elevating IN GOD WE TRUST as the official motto of this country, displayed correctly in ALL CAPS, two years earlier the U S Postal Service issued a First Day Of Issue 3 cent stamp displaying IN GOD WE TRUST (above the halo) which began regular issue series of 1954 Coil Stamps, postmark displays the city where it was postmarked, Washington, D.C.
1958 Mary Jackson was a brilliant mathematician promoted at NASA to an aeronautical engineer, see the 2016 movie Hidden Figures, produced by Fox 2000 Pictures, Chernin Entertainment, Levantine Films, and TSG Entertainment, about three stunningly accomplished black American women and Patriots who were key employees at the NASA Langley Research Center prior to and in 1962 when astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth, Hampton, VA
1959 Motown Record Company became one of the most successful Black American owned businesses of all time, an incredible and truly loved record company which created much of the soul music which grew in popularity across this country from the beginning, the number of very successful groups and individuals is almost too many to list, search Internet for above key words, in photo at left are Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, clockwise from bottom left: Claudette Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Ronnie White, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin and Pete Moore, photo from the Library of Congress, loc.gov, see the Motown Historical Museum in Detroit, Michigan
1957 Was a banner year for The Lionel Corporation, founded in 1900 and by 1906 was selling a variety of cars, engines, and track, the Lionel post-war years cars were 1945 - 1969, photo shows the Lionel New York Central 9401 engine and tender, all cars shown are Lionel, all believed to be from the classic post-war years, Lionel headquarters in New York City © 2021 AmericasHistories.com All Rights Of Photo Reserved
1960 Floyd Patterson (1935 - 2006) became the first world heavyweight boxing champion to win that title for the second time, he first won that title in 1956 at age 21, he won the Gold Medal in the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics in the middleweight class, inducted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in 1991, he later served two terms as the State of New York Boxing Commissioner, this great athlete was born in Waco, NC
1960 The Stars and Stripes ("Old Glory") received a 50th star after Hawaii became the 50th state, thanks to WW II era "Rosie the Riveter" women, America's Construction workers, Loggers, Farmers, and Ranchers this country arrived at 1960, photos show the 50 star flag waving fully extended with America's Mountain Pikes Peak to the west, Colorado © 2021 AmericasHistories.com All Rights Of Both Photos Reserved
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1962 Boeing Aircraft Company produced the first CH-47A Chinook helicopter, many are being upgraded to F and G models, Seattle, WA
1963 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. presented his "I Have a dream" speech on August 28th at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. Dr. King is buried at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park, Atlanta, GA
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1960s As a great talent, great actor, and brilliant enter- tainer, Sammy Davis, Jr. was an honored member of the Rat Pack, photo of Mr. Davis in center at left was taken in 1963 at the Dr. Martin Luther King "I Have a Dream" speech on the National Mall, Washington, D.C.
The Rat Pack was made up of vey special and highly thought of friends, each respected throughout Holly-wood and the country, from left to right surrounding Sammy Davis, Jr. are long standing members Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop (See Wikipedia online for names of visiting and original members which included actress, singer, dancer and great wit Judy Garland, Editor.)
1964 The SR-71 Blackbird built by Lockheed Corporation took its first flight, was principally designed by aero-space engineer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, Palmdale, CA © 2021 All Rights Of Photo Reserved
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1964 Ford Motor Company executive Henry Ford II directed that all company resources necessary to create a race car which would win and beat all Ferrari cars at the 24 Hours at Le Mans, which Ford did in 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969. British engineer, brilliant mechanic, and driver Ken Miles was the key member of the Carroll Shelby design team in the early '60s, raced the GT40 and in 1966 was on the Ford teams which won the 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, and 24 Hours of Le Mans, Miles remains the only driver to win those three races in the same year, though one race was not recorded as a win for Miles due to a technicality of a NASCAR rule which was later changed, Miles was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2001, Henry Ford II received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 from President Johnson, see the 2019 true story Ford v Ferrari movie from Twentieth Century Fox, above photo is of a replica of the GT40 driven in the movie, more information is available at the Motorsports Hall of Fame Museum on the grounds of Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
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1966 The SR-71 Blackbird was introduced for operational service, it set numerous and still holds altitude and speed records includes flying Mach 3.3 (2,500 mph) or faster, photo was taken over the Sierra Nevada Mountains east of and not far from its home base north of Sacramento at Beale AFB, CA
1969 Judy Garland passed away in London, as an entertainer she was more than a Triple Threat because she was a brilliant singer, actress, and dancer, and she was very funny, see the Rat Pack caption at "1960s," photo is the Judy Garland family childhood home, moved from its original downtown location to the south side of the Mississippi River and is now part of the Judy Garland Museum, see and learn more at JudyGarlandMuseum.com, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
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1969 Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20th with astronaut Neil Armstrong (1930 - 2012) the first person to ever walk on the moon, he and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon for three hours, photo is of Aldrin with the Eagle Lunar Module and American flag in background
1969 On July 20th the Apollo 11 mission Command Module (Columbia) had released the Lunar Module (Eagle) to approach the moon for the first moon landing by any country, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to become the first human beings to walk on the moon, with only about 30 or a few more seconds of fuel for Eagle to fly, its computer began flashing warn-ing messages, for a very few seconds the highest level of Mission Control decision-makers did not know what decision to make, in need of expert advice and very fast, at that time software creator and computer engineer Margaret Hamilton, at 32 years old, was connected to Mission Control from MIT and communicated that the computer on Eagle was wrong and the software which she and her Team had created was correct, Mrs. Hamilton's correct position was the computer is wrong and her Team's software was compensating for the computer error as her Team had programmed, Engineer Hamilton received the NASA Exceptional Space Act Award in 2003 and later the Medal of Freedom.
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1970 Astronaut John "Jack" Swigert, Jr. was on Apollo 13 as the Commander of the Command Module which the three astronauts returned to earth in, a moon landing for two astronauts was planned but a "glitch" prevented that event, the Module parachuted to earth on April 17th, as planned in the South Pacific Ocean, easy to take flowers to the resting place of Astronaut Swigert and family at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, CO, west of Denver © 1975 AmericasHistories.com All Rights Of Autographed Photo Reserved
1970 Pepperdine University celebrated the donation of 138 acres of undeveloped land in Malibu, California, and the dedication of that property became the new main campus for this growing University, which has nationally recognized undergraduate and graduate schools, the size of that campus is now 830 acres, Malibu, CA
Wreaths across America at Arlington National Cemetery
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1971 Memorial Day became an official federal holiday to be observed on the last Monday of May, originally known as Decoration Day which originated after the Civil War, prior to each Memorial Day, the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (the "Old Guard") places flags as seen above in front of more than 228,000 headstones, for this holiday people around the country place thousands more flags in other cemeteries © Arlington National Cemetery arlingtoncemetery.mil All Rights Of Photograph Reserved
1971 Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886) was honored by the U. S. Postal Service as a distinguished American Poet, during her life she was not known for her work though after she passed away her family discovered nearly 1,800 poems, the first volumes of
her work were published in 1890, she was born, lived in and is buried in Amherst, MA
"HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS
THAT PERCHES IN THE SOUL
AND SINGS THE TUNE WITHOUT THE WORDS AND NEVER STOPS AT ALL"
1973 Motorola invented its DynaTAC 8000X telephone fondly referred to as the "brick" for
hand-held use, production and sales began in 1983 following Federal Trade Commission approval, Motorola founded in 1928 in Illinois
1975 Ella Grasso the first woman to hold the Office of Governor of a state for more than two years (Connecticut), previous women as gover- nors for less than two years: Nellie Ross, Wyoming 1925; Miriam Ferguson, Texas 1925; Lurleen Wallace, Alabama 1967, dozens more woman as Governors since 1975
1978 Astronaut Sally Ride (1951 - 2012) a PHD physicist who became the first woman astronaut with NASA upon completing astronaut training, flying on the Space Shuttle in 1983 she became the first American woman to travel in space, flew on the space shuttle Challenger twice, remains the youngest American astronaut to ever travel in space, NASA's Kennedy Space Center, FL
1976 Apple Computer Company was founded, began mass marketing its Macintosh computers in the early 1980s, Apple now known worldwide for iPhones, desk tops, and portable computers, Apple hdqrs. in Cupertino, CA
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1981 Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman nominated to the United States Supreme Court, by President Reagan, was an Associate Justice until retiring 24 years later in 2006, she graduated third in her law school class at Stanford Univ. Law School, she received unanimous confirmation in the U.S. Senate, was born in El Paso, TX
1981 International Business Machines (IBM) invented the personal computer ("PC") Model
5150, origins of IBM date back to the 1880s,
1911 and 1933, principal office located in NY
1982 Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated by President Reagan, its "V" shape was designed to point to the Lincoln Memorial and to the Washington Monument, as a general rule that Memorial is available 24 hours everyday for people to visit, the Memorial is located near the west end of the National Mall, NE from the Lincoln Memorial, Washington
1984 Jim Thorpe was honored on a U. S. Postal Service commemorative stamp, Jim Thorpe won the decathlon (10 different events) and the pentathlon (5 different events) during the 1912 Olympic Games in Sweden. King Gustaf V of Sweden declared Thorpe the greatest athlete in the world. In the 2000 "ABC" sports poll, Jim Thorpe was voted the greatest athlete of the 20th century. In 1982 his name was officially restored to the Olympic records for the events he had won, after losing those honors for briefly receiving compensation when he played baseball prior to the 1912 Olympic Games. In 1951, part of Jim Thorpe's athletic and personal life was portrayed in Jim Thorpe - All American (Above information and more at Biography.com.), a Native American born in Oklahoma
1983 F-117 Nighthawk became operational, the world's first operational stealth aircraft, developed by Lockheed Martin in urgent Skunk Works fashion, built for the U.S. Air Force the Nighthawk was kept operational until 1988
1987 The United States Navy Memorial was dedicated after the United States Navy Memorial Foundation was organized in 1977, there is the Memorial Plaza and Memorial Visitor's Center to visit, located at 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
1989 Following increasing pressures including from the United States and its President, the Berlin Wall between E. Berlin and W. Berlin was taken down beginning November 9th, Germany
1989 During the Impeachment Trial of Bill Clinton, on February 9th the Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist interrupted the useless talking of U.S. Senators to state “The parliamentarian tells me this is all out of order.” [Michael F. Williams, Rehnquist's Renunciation - The Chief Justice's Constitutional Duty to Preside over Impeachment Trials, 104 West Virginia Law Revue (2002), https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/, 1999 WL 572540.]
1989 In December, Boeing began issuing offers to airlines for the wide body twin engine 777, to build the
Triple Seven, Boeing doubled the size of its factory in Everett, WA © The Boeing Company All Rights of Photos Reserved
1990 George Eastman (1854-1932) was a visionary who became interested in photography in his early 20s and by 1880 had invented and patented a new way for cameras and photo processing to be more consumer friendly. In 1888 the first easy-to-use Kodak 1 / Brownie camera was for sale from Eastman Kodak Company created in 1892. In the early 1920s, Kodak developed the first process for making motion picture films in color! During his life, Mr. Eastman donated over $100 million to charitable and educational organizations. The year 1990 marked the 14th month of renovation of the George Eastman historic mansion, which is now a museum and gardens on East Avenue, for more information see Kodak.com and Eastman.org. Eastman Kodak Co worldwide headquarters has always been located in Rochester, NY
1991 The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial was dedicated on October 15th, dedicated to all law enforce-ment officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice (More information found at: NLEOMF.org), this Memorial is located in the 400 block of E Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
1996 Georgia O’Keeffe (1887 - 1986) was honored as an American Painter on the 32 cent stamp First Day Of Issue which presents a painting of one of her favorite subjects, flowers, was one of the first women to achieve worldwide acclaim from critics and the general public. In 2014, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum sold a floral painting created in 1932 for $44 million a record for artwork sold by a women artist. Mrs. O’Keeffe remains one of the most important / innovative artists of the 20th century. For more information and to plan a visit to the museum, see GeorgiaOKeeffe.net and contact the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, NM
2003 USS Ronald Reagan, CVN 76 built by Northrop Grumman Corp. Newport News, its commissioning ceremony on July 12, 2003 at Norfolk Naval Base, VA Mrs. Reagan was the special guest, a 19 gun salute preceded the presentation of the colors, the National Anthem, a prayer, comments by its first Captain, the presentation by Vice President Richard Cheney, the ship placed in Commission, a statement by Mrs. Reagan, followed by the ship being "manned and readied," and guests applauding the inaugural crew which took the 9th ship of the Nimitz Class from Norfolk Naval Base around South America to its home port arriving on July 23, 2004, Naval Air Station North Island, CA
2006 The Air Force Memorial was dedicated after a long search for the proper site, the design is based on the look of contrails as Air Force Thunderbirds fly through their famous "bomb burst" air show exhibition, with very limited parking on three acres pedestrian access is welcomed, located outside the southern portion of Arlington National Cemetery at 1 Air Force Drive, Arlington, VA
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2006 Billy Preston began resting in peace with the Lord. Billy Preston was a child prodigy who became a brilliant musician, songwriter, singer and producer, one of the finest people to ever walk on this planet, a wonderful friend to many other brilliant world renown people including magical music partners and colleagues, all special friends in return, was a fabulous entertainer, an American and world Patriot, during the famous January 30, 1969 Beatle's rooftop concert on their Apple Corps Limited building in London he played the keyboard and is seen at the lower left in photo far right, believed to be one of the greatest piano players of all time, some songs recorded during that concert including "Get Back" are on the great "Let It Be" album, Billy Preston was born in Houston, TX
For more personal and business information on the life of this great man, see below sources of informa-tion in these captions: nytimes.com/2006/06/07/arts/07preston.html, wikipedia.com, and washingtonpost.com/history/2021/12/08/beatles-rooftop-concert-get-back/ The following YouTube link is to the Nov. 29, 2002 Concert for George Harrison at Royal Albert Hall with Billy Preston playing the piano and singing Harrison's amazing song "My Sweet Lord" - youtube.com/watch?v=1EORbL8N-R8 © 1969 Apple Corps Limited All Rights Of The Roof Top Photo Reserved
2010 The Gulfstream G550 made its first flight eight years ago in 2002, depending on the configuration of four living areas, up to 19 passengers are possible, Rolls Royce engines high speed cruise is at Mach .085 with initial cruise altitude 41,000 ft, maximum range is 6,750 miles, 450 of these jets were sold by 2016, produced by General Dynamics Aerospace Unit, Savannah, GA (Following link is to a Mannheim Steamroller recording of Still Nacht (Silent Night) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weGoTt3ZjGA)
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2016 The year this torch red Corvette C7 Z06 was built with a 7 speed manual trans, a 6.2 litre engine with 650 HP, Chevrolet announced for 2023 it will produce its first Z06 mid-engine which will have a new flat-plane-crank 5.5 litre engine, see MotorAuthority.com & CorvetteMuseum .org for more photos and information, Chevrolet was organized by Louis Chevrolet in 1911, since 1981 all Corvettes have been built in Bowling Green, KY © 2018 AmericasHistories.com All Rights Of Photo Reserved
2016 The Military Order of the Purple Heart Memorial was dedicated, history of the Purple Heart within the U.S. military goes back to 1782 when Commander in Chief of the Continental Army George Washington issued from his Hdqrs at the Hasbrouck House, Newburgh, NY a general order establishing the "Badge of Distinction" and "Badge of Merit" (which inspired the modern Purple Heart), more information at purple heart.org, the Purple Heart Memorial is located in the Oak Ridge Cemetery, Illinois
Very special guest Linda Ronstadt brilliantly sang Back in The U.S.A. for the documentary / movie HAIL! HAIL! ROCK 'N' ROLL, released in 1987 with concert video taking place in a very historic venue, Directed by Taylor Hackford, Distributed by Universal Pictures, that 1929 Fox Theatre is on the Nat. Register of Historic Places, St. Louis, MO © 1987 Universal City Studios, Inc. All Rights Of Both Photos Reserved
2017 This country lost great American Chuck Berry when the *Original King of Rock 'n' Roll passed away, he was a brilliant song writer, a brilliant singer, brilliant guitarist, and a brilliant entertainer, one of the greatest songs he wrote - released in 1959 - was I'm so glad I'm livin' in the U.S.A., officially "Back in The U.S.A." both photos show parts of two identical concerts recorded for the purposes of honoring Chuck Berry's 60th birthday in 1986 and for making a movie documentary of his professional life and important life experiences, the members of the special band in above photo were each chosen for their polished expertise, left to right: pianist Johnnie Johnson, Robert Cray on base, drummer Steve Jordan, music producer Keith Richards, guitarist / singer Joey Spampinato, and Chuck Leavell on the organ, having seen Chuck Berry in concert at least twice, can think of no others who can represent the wonderful talents in the Rock 'n' Roll era than those pictured above (CLICK ON EITHER PHOTO TO LISTEN TO "Back in The USA" - Editor.) *Elvis was titled the King of Rock and Roll, Chuck Berry was born in and is resting in St. Louis
2018 Lena Horne was honored with a U.S. Postage Stamp as part of the Black Heritage Series stamp collection, that series began in 1978 and includes over 40 different stamps, that set of stamps can be seen and purchased at the mysticstamp.com website, visit the
National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C., she was an American dancer, actress, singer, and civil rights activist, her civil rights activities and successes included her entertaining troops for the United Service Organization (USO), sang for integrated audiences when those opportunities were present, had a neat photo taken with Tuskegee Airmen, after 1945 she personally financed entertainment tours for military camps, she has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, See wikipedia.org, born in Brooklyn, NY
2019 Photo taken during part of the 75th Anniversary re-enactment of when soldiers of the 82nd Airborne landed on the church property (in photo) in 1944 which resulted in the liberation of the first French town, Sainte-Mère-Église, honorary parachute near top of chapel, Normandy, France
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2020 University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) is one of the finest medical schools in the county, founded in 1869, chartered as a private medical school in 1881, became part of the Nebraska University system in 1902, in 2020 UNMC College of Allied Health Profession's physical therapy program was nationally ranked 34 out of 239 (U.S. News & World Report, Retrieved 2020), UNMC is located on five campuses at Kearney, Lincoln, Norfolk, Scottsbluff-Gering, with the largest campus (pictured) in Omaha
May 15, 2020 President Trump instructed The White House to announce Operation Warp Speed "Using the resources of the federal government and the U.S. private sector, Operation Warp Speed (OWS) will accelerate the testing, supply, development, and distribution of safe and effective vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics to counter COVID-19 by January 2021." (defense.gov) On December 11, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration authorized a vaccine for emergency use. (See COVID research: a year of scientific milestones, May 5, 2021, https://www.nature.com/ articles/d41586-020-00502-w) On August 6, 2021, Doctor Fauci congratulated President Trump "Because of the wise investment in Operation Warp Speed — and we give credit to the Trump administration for doing this . . . "
2020 May 30th, SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched carrying two Astronauts to the International Space Station, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida
2020 August 19th, women's suf-ferage heroin Susan B. Anthony (see above at year "1920") was granted a pardon by President Trump, The White House
2020 On November 11th the National Museum of the United States Army opened to the public, this Museum is about 185,000 sq ft in size and located on 84 acres, the property includes a park with gardens and a parade ground, the Museum is located southwest of Alexandria, for more information see thenmusa.org, Fort Belvoir, VA
2021 On November 11th, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial was commemorated thru the leadership of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, Arlington National Cemetery, VA
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This year marked the 400 Anniversary of the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving, a national holiday begun where the Pilgrims landed in 1620, John Clark (c. 1575 - 1622) was English believed to be born in the port town of Essex in SE England, by 1620 he was an experienced sailor, first came to the American continent in 1609 was selected to be the Captain's Mate and Pilot of the Mayflower, people in Plymouth celebrated Thanks-giving during the week of November 22nd, Plymouth, MA
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Professional basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom became a US citizen, he has been in the news regarding a certain country and its uncivilized treatment of an ethnic minority, Uigher workers in factories there, he was born in Zurich, Switzerland
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The Mayor of Oroville, California announced in 2021 that “Oroville declared itself a constitutional republic.” “Any executive orders issued by the State of California or by the United States federal government that are overreaching or clearly violate our constitutionally protected rights will not be enforced by the City of Oroville against its citizens,”
2018 Team photo of the Winter Olympics U.S. women's hockey team which won the Gold Medal by beating our sports colleagues Canada, the above photo can also convey the importance of participating in women's and girl's sports and athletics, and not necessarily just winning the big trophy. © 2018 Getty Images All Rights Of Photo Are Reserved
2022 This is the 50th year after Title IX was passed by Congress and signed by President Nixon in 1972, that amendment to federal law stated "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation tion in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." In 1972, a critical and practical concern was that men's intercollegiate athletic (ICA) sports programs at many or most universities had been getting an appalling amount of resources - money - every year compared to women's sport's programs which hurt every aspect of college women's sports programs for innumerable years, Women's sports programs are now under assault at too many levels which must be understood and defeated NOW by all who know.
2024 1st Lt. Madison Marsh graduated from the Air Force Academy in May of 2023 with a degree in astrophysics. Part of her Academy graduation included receiving her "Pilot AFSC." Having received her private pilot's license at 16, in Dec- ember 2023, Lt. Marsh completed a Familiariza-tion Flight in an F-16 at Nellis AFB. As Miss Colorado, Lt. Marsh won the title of Miss America on January 14, 2024. Following that accomplishment, Lt. Marsh began attending the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (in Massachusetts) towards a master's in public policy. Lt. Marsh is now a Second Lieutenant.
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PETITION
*SIGN PETITION to join others who believe our National Anthem should be broadcast live on television prior to women's or men's regular season and playoff games of nationally recognized Leagues and Organizations. A goal is to collect One Million signatures, and then more, to send the signatures on thumb drives in groups of 50,000, starting with 50,000 to the sports' decision-makers with the below Petition statements. Children may sign* where llegal to do so in their jurisdiction, be of a required age, sign with a responsible adult present. (With no full name added by any signer makes impossible the hacking or accessing any name.)
In recognition of our critical year 1776, contributions with "76" in the amount of your debit or credit card debit may help you connect with the basis / purpose of this site, having our National Anthem broadcast when it should be, $ .76, $ 1.76, $ 7.60, $ 17.76, or . . . Any contribution of seventy six cents or more will include your signature opportunity in the Petition, aide in efforts to promote, update, expand, and administer this website, and send Petition signatures to college and professional sports Organizations and Leagues, and to the Professional Golfer's Association of America, the PGA.
WHEREAS, at least one person in charge of one professional sports League has a goal of reaching $25 BILLION in annual revenues, in 2019 that League had $15 BILLION in revenue, [NBCsports.com, Online, July 13, 2023, 10:59 AM.] Broadcasting one more 50 - 60 second commercial before each of their multiple games on game days will help reach that $25 BILLION - INSTEAD OF BROADCASTING OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM,
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WHEREAS, there are professional and college women’s sports and men’s sports Leagues and Organizations which are intentionally not interested in having our National Anthem sung and broadcast live on television from each respective sporting event venue just prior to the beginning of all nationally prominent games,
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WHEREAS, there are professional sports Leagues which have not been broadcasting for
years our National Anthem prior to their games even though it is being sung at the sports venues with the fans at those games not knowing that it is not being broadcast on television, which gives the league another 50 - 60 seconds to run more commercials,
WHEREAS, live broadcasts of our National Anthem before the beginning of nationally recognized games are rare minutes when hundreds of thousands or millions of Americans can watch and listen along with others who believe the United State of America is one country and will always be one country regardless of what is or is not taking place,
WHEREAS, if a professional sports Organization, team, or television or cable TV
networks do not commit to the National Anthem being broadcast as stated, that
entity should remove these words from the names of their organization and Conference
designations: American, National, United States, USA, or America, as in the PGA.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT a vast majority of or most all of the signers of this Petition demand that the requirements, procedures, sentiments, and covenants set forth in the WHEREAS statements and below be complied with by all nationally recognized sports Leagues and Organizations to the letter and spirit of all of those those words, to include that:
All television cameras are to be “on” the person or group singing our National Anthem or on our American flag at the venue with no time of any camera “on” other person(s) or activity during any part of presenting the colors or singing of the National Anthem, and if the above is not complied with, those Leagues, Organizations, teams, and games may no longer be supported in ways each Petition signer chooses, such as NOT watch, attend, or support games or related advertisers, nor promote the attending, watching, or supporting of such games or advertisers, with the use of the resources of individuals including their time ideally moved to support-ing sports and games at Elementary, Middle, and High Schools which are infinitely more important to the invaluable youth of our country and this country.
AMERICA'S HISTORIES ARE DEDICATED TO
The men and women of America’s Military - Active, Retired, National Guard and Reservists, First Responders, America's Health Care Employees, Unsung heroes such as Forest Firefighters, Fire Tanker Crews and Smokejumpers, with special recognition of The First Continental Congress (1774) The Declaration of Independence (1776) The American Flag (1777) E pluribus unum (1782) We the People / United States Constitution (1787) the Bill of Rights (1789) The National Anthem (1931) the Pledge of Allegiance (1942) "Under God" added (1954), and this nation's official motto IN GOD WE TRUST (1956) All of the above have contributed to the creation of this country’s Sacred Forest
Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial with a state flag at left, Canadian flag showing the Maple Leaf, American flag, Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial flag at far right,
(Photo to be replaced soon as the wind cooperates, Editor.)
Flight For Life Colorado® owns this Airbus H125 Helicopter, can be configured for 1 pilot, two attendants, and 1 patient
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10 Tanker Air Carrier decided on the wide-body DC 10 as its aerial firefighting aircraft, received needed FAA certificate in 2006, and another certificate for its planned firefighting, above information from the company's website 10Tanker.com, 10 Tanker Air Carrier headquarters are located in Albuquerque, NM
When possible and fire stations have the capacity to add various rescue disciplines have done so, vehicle extractions, wild land fire suppression and control, management of hazardous materials, rescue scenarios such as high angle rescue and heavy rescue are special disciplines; below photo represents one type of vehicle as part of emergency medical response teams, South Fork, CO
National Memorial Cemetery Of Arizona, north Phoenix, AZ
The National Memorial Cemetery Of Arizona is part of the United States National Memorial System, which is main-tained along with 154 other National Cemeteries by that Administration, that conception was created by Congress in 1862, that Administration also maintains the Nationwide Gravesite Locator, the National Park Service maintains 14 national Cemeteries, for an alphabetical listing See wikipedia .com, flowers are generally encouraged at all cemeteries
The USNS Comfort hospital ship, which has 1,000 beds and 1,200 staff, sailed to New York City during the summer of 2020
U. S. Army M1133 first produced in 2002 for Medical Evacuation Vehicle (MEV), equipped for two crew members plus evacuees
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U. S. Navy Ocean Class Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research Vessel (AGOR-28) the Sally Ride, launched in 2014 now operated by Scripps Institu- tion of Oceanography by agreement with the Navy, home port is San Diego
U. S. Coast Guard USCGC Decisve (WMEC 629) first commissioned
in 1968, an active 210 foot medium endurance cutter, Pensacola, FL
F-104 Starfighter built by Lockheed Corporation beginning in 1953, designed by Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, the General Electric engine maximum speed was Mach 2.2, the F-104A entered service in 1958
The CH-53 King Stallion was built for Marine Corps requirements, can carry several troops and the heaviest weight by a helicopter, capable of aerial refueling, first flight of the YCH-53 was 1964, manufactured by Sikorsky now a Lockheed Martin Company, Bethesda, MD
P-51 Mustang 1940's -- North American P-51 Mustang fighter plane over France. Mustangs served in nearly every combat zone. P-51s
had destroyed 4,950 enemy aircraft in the air, more than any other fighter in Europe. Also used for photo reconnaissance and ground support use due to its limited high-altitude performance.
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An A-10 Thunderbolt manufactured by Fairchild Republic flanked by two F-4 Phantoms manufactured by McDonell Douglas, Thunderbolt went on active duty with the Air Force in 1977, the Phantom on active duty with the US Navy in 1960
UH-60V Blackhawk helicopter, a utility helicopter is the the most recent advancement of the UH-60 which went into service with the U.S. Army in 1979, current digital cockpit / avionics created by Northrop Grumman, manufactured by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company
F-117 Nighthawk, the world's first operational stealth aircraft, developed by Lockheed Martin in urgent Skunk Works fashion, built for the U.S. Air Force the Nighthawk became operational in 1983, kept secret until its first public appearance in 1988
US soldiers work on the new M1A2C (SEP v.3) Abrams tanks at Fort Hood in Texas (July 21, 2020, US Army / Sgt Calab Franklin)
B-1 Lancer long range heavy bomber was manufactured by Boeing, Rockwell International, and Meritor, Inc, four General Electric engines can propel it to Mach 1.2, it incorporates the unique swept wing feature, the B1-B first went on active duty in 1984
F-22 Raptor, with twin Pratt & Whitney engines can reach a top speed of Mach 2.25 (1,500 mph), the manufacturing was a partnership effort by Lockheed Martin and Boeing, first went operational in 2005
Rare photo of six F-35 Lightenings flying in formation, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, first flight in 2006
The B-2 Spirit manufactured by Northrup Grumman, Hughes Aircraft Company, and Boeing, four General Electric engines pro-vide high subsonic speeds, configured for two pilots, full operational status in 2003, an F-35 Lightening flies above the B-2 bomber
In 1946 the U. S. Navy organized the Blue Angels exhibition team, in 1986 the F/A Hornet was introduced and still flown in 2021, the Blue Angels are now flying the larger Super Hornet also built by Boeing, Seattle, WA
In 1953 the Air Force Thunderbirds were activated at Luke AFB, flying the F-16 since 1983, built by Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics
Rare photo of the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds flying in formation
