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| February 12 |
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| Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person... is essential to your own. ~ Robert Heinlein |
| The story you are about to read is true. The name(s) may have been changed to protect the stupid... The Bozo Criminal for today comes from Andover, MD, where police feel sure they have solved a string of vending machine robberies. Bozo Sam Frabian was arrested and charged with robbing vending machines. He promptly paid his four hundred dollar bail--entirely in quarters. |
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| " pneuma " PRONUNCIATION: ( NOO-muh, NYOO ) MEANING: noun: Spirit, soul. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek pneuma (breath, wind, spirit). Ultimately from the Indo-European root pneu- (to breathe) that is also the source of pneumatic, pneumonia, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, apnea, sneer, sneeze, snort, and snore. USAGE: "Eva Mendes is publicizing the new release The Spirit (oh, yes, even the pneuma needs a publicist in this age)." Tirdad Derakhshani; 'Phantom' Sequel is Near; The Philadelphia Inquirer; Dec 31, 2008. |
We should refuse to accept anything less than excellence from ourselves. We know that we're capable of doing our very best... so we should make sure we fulfill our greatest possibilities. We should hold ourselves accountable to our highest vision... supporting and encouraging our own unique greatness. We have so very much real value that we can contribute to life. The sweet taste of fulfillment... comes from giving the best that we have to give. There will always be countless temptations for us to take shortcuts ... to compromise our values and most treasured principles. We must always keep in mind... we you will gain nothing of real value ... by doing less then our best. Instead... We should always demand excellence from ourselves with everything we do... Doing what we know is our best... We will always achieve what we long to achieve. |
1789 ~ Ethan Allen dies
On this day in 1789, Vermont Patriot Ethan Allen dies of a stroke at age 52 on his Winooski River homestead. Allen is best
remembered as the patriotic leader of the Green Mountain Boys, who took the British fort at Ticonderoga with Benedict Arnold
in May 1775. He also had a varied career defending his land interests in the New Hampshire Grants (now part of Vermont)
from any challenge. Allen, like Arnold, faced charges of treason; he attempted to negotiate terms by which Vermont could
rejoin the British empire in the early 1780s when New York blocked its acceptance as one of the United States.
1793 ~ Congress enacts first fugitive slave law
Congress passed the first fugitive slave law, requiring all states, including those that forbid slavery, to forcibly return slaves
who have escaped from other states to their original owners. The laws stated that "no person held to service of labor in one
state, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged
from such labor or service or labor, but shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such service or labor may be due."
1809 ~ Abraham Lincoln is born
On this day in 1809, Abraham Lincoln is born in Hodgenville, Kentucky.
1900 ~ Packard is patented
J.W. Packard received his first automotive patent a year after forming his company with partner George Weiss. Packard
became interested in building cars after purchasing a Winton horseless carriage. The Winton proved unreliable and after
nearly a year of fixing up his horseless carriage, Packard decided he would manufacture his own automobile. Among
Packard's necessary automotive innovations were the "H" gear-slot pattern and the gas pedal, begging the question would
anyone ever have been able to "drop the hammer" or "step on it" without him?
1912 ~ Last emperor of China abdicates
On February 12, 1912, Hsian-T'ung, the last emperor of China, is forced to abdicate following Sun Yat-sen's republican
revolution. A provisional government was established in his place, ending 267 years of Manchu rule in China and 2,000 years
of imperial rule. The former emperor, only six years old, was allowed to keep up his residence in Beijing's Forbidden City, and
he took the name of Henry Pu Yi.
1915 ~ Lorne Greene is born
Lorne Greene, the actor who played Ben Cartwright on the immensely popular television Western Bonanza, is born in Ontario,
Canada. An only child, Greene later said he based his portrayal of Ben Cartwright on his own father, Daniel Greene.
1915 ~ British planes raid Belgian coast
One of the biggest air raids of World War I occurs on this day in 1915, when 34 planes from the British Naval Wing attack the
German-occupied coastal towns of Blankenberghe, Ostend and Zeebrugge in Belgium.
1924 ~ First commercially sponsored radio program debuts
On this day in 1924, the first network radio program to be sponsored by advertising debuts. The show, The Eveready Hour,
was sponsored by the National Carbon Company and broadcast in New York, Washington, and Providence. The show was
the first of many radio variety shows, featuring music, stories, and celebrity appearances.
1941 ~ Rommel in Africa
On this day, German General Erwin Rommel arrives in Tripoli, Libya, with the newly formed Afrika Korps, to reinforce the
beleaguered Italians' position.
1972 ~ Cambodians launch attack to retake Angkor Wat
About 6,000 Cambodian troops launch a major operation to wrestle the religious center of Angkor Wat from 4,000 North
Vietnamese troops entrenched around the famous Buddhist temple complex, which had been seized in June 1970. Fighting
continued throughout the month. Even with the addition of 4,000 more troops, the Cambodians were unsuccessful, and
eventually abandoned their efforts to expel the North Vietnamese.
1976 ~ Actor Sal Mineo is killed in Hollywood
Actor Sal Mineo is stabbed to death in Hollywood, California. Mineo was parking his car behind his apartment when neighbors
heard his cries for help. Some described a white man with brown hair fleeing the scene. By the time they reached Mineo, he
was almost dead from a deep wound to his chest. He died minutes later.
1986 ~ Scharansky released
After spending eight years in Soviet prisons and labor camps, human rights activist Anatoly Scharansky is released. The
amnesty deal was arranged by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. President Ronald Reagan at a summit meeting
three months earlier.
1988 ~ Russian ships bump U.S. destroyer and cruiser
Two Soviet warships bump two U.S. navy vessels in waters claimed by the Soviet Union. The incident was an indication that
even though the Cold War was slowly coming to a close, old tensions and animosities remained unabated.
1999 ~ President Clinton acquitted
On February 12, 1999, the five-week impeachment trial of Bill Clinton comes to an end, with the Senate voting to acquit the
president on both articles of impeachment: perjury and obstruction of justice.
2002 ~ Milosevic goes on trial for war crimes
Dormer Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic goes on trial at The Hague, Netherlands, on charges of genocide and war
crimes in Bosnia, Croatia and Kosovo. Milosevic served as his own attorney for much of the prolonged trial, which ended
without a verdict when the so-called "Butcher of the Balkans" was found dead at age 64 from an apparent heart attack in his
prison cell on March 11, 2006.
On this day in 1789, Vermont Patriot Ethan Allen dies of a stroke at age 52 on his Winooski River homestead. Allen is best
remembered as the patriotic leader of the Green Mountain Boys, who took the British fort at Ticonderoga with Benedict Arnold
in May 1775. He also had a varied career defending his land interests in the New Hampshire Grants (now part of Vermont)
from any challenge. Allen, like Arnold, faced charges of treason; he attempted to negotiate terms by which Vermont could
rejoin the British empire in the early 1780s when New York blocked its acceptance as one of the United States.
1793 ~ Congress enacts first fugitive slave law
Congress passed the first fugitive slave law, requiring all states, including those that forbid slavery, to forcibly return slaves
who have escaped from other states to their original owners. The laws stated that "no person held to service of labor in one
state, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged
from such labor or service or labor, but shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such service or labor may be due."
1809 ~ Abraham Lincoln is born
On this day in 1809, Abraham Lincoln is born in Hodgenville, Kentucky.
1900 ~ Packard is patented
J.W. Packard received his first automotive patent a year after forming his company with partner George Weiss. Packard
became interested in building cars after purchasing a Winton horseless carriage. The Winton proved unreliable and after
nearly a year of fixing up his horseless carriage, Packard decided he would manufacture his own automobile. Among
Packard's necessary automotive innovations were the "H" gear-slot pattern and the gas pedal, begging the question would
anyone ever have been able to "drop the hammer" or "step on it" without him?
1912 ~ Last emperor of China abdicates
On February 12, 1912, Hsian-T'ung, the last emperor of China, is forced to abdicate following Sun Yat-sen's republican
revolution. A provisional government was established in his place, ending 267 years of Manchu rule in China and 2,000 years
of imperial rule. The former emperor, only six years old, was allowed to keep up his residence in Beijing's Forbidden City, and
he took the name of Henry Pu Yi.
1915 ~ Lorne Greene is born
Lorne Greene, the actor who played Ben Cartwright on the immensely popular television Western Bonanza, is born in Ontario,
Canada. An only child, Greene later said he based his portrayal of Ben Cartwright on his own father, Daniel Greene.
1915 ~ British planes raid Belgian coast
One of the biggest air raids of World War I occurs on this day in 1915, when 34 planes from the British Naval Wing attack the
German-occupied coastal towns of Blankenberghe, Ostend and Zeebrugge in Belgium.
1924 ~ First commercially sponsored radio program debuts
On this day in 1924, the first network radio program to be sponsored by advertising debuts. The show, The Eveready Hour,
was sponsored by the National Carbon Company and broadcast in New York, Washington, and Providence. The show was
the first of many radio variety shows, featuring music, stories, and celebrity appearances.
1941 ~ Rommel in Africa
On this day, German General Erwin Rommel arrives in Tripoli, Libya, with the newly formed Afrika Korps, to reinforce the
beleaguered Italians' position.
1972 ~ Cambodians launch attack to retake Angkor Wat
About 6,000 Cambodian troops launch a major operation to wrestle the religious center of Angkor Wat from 4,000 North
Vietnamese troops entrenched around the famous Buddhist temple complex, which had been seized in June 1970. Fighting
continued throughout the month. Even with the addition of 4,000 more troops, the Cambodians were unsuccessful, and
eventually abandoned their efforts to expel the North Vietnamese.
1976 ~ Actor Sal Mineo is killed in Hollywood
Actor Sal Mineo is stabbed to death in Hollywood, California. Mineo was parking his car behind his apartment when neighbors
heard his cries for help. Some described a white man with brown hair fleeing the scene. By the time they reached Mineo, he
was almost dead from a deep wound to his chest. He died minutes later.
1986 ~ Scharansky released
After spending eight years in Soviet prisons and labor camps, human rights activist Anatoly Scharansky is released. The
amnesty deal was arranged by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. President Ronald Reagan at a summit meeting
three months earlier.
1988 ~ Russian ships bump U.S. destroyer and cruiser
Two Soviet warships bump two U.S. navy vessels in waters claimed by the Soviet Union. The incident was an indication that
even though the Cold War was slowly coming to a close, old tensions and animosities remained unabated.
1999 ~ President Clinton acquitted
On February 12, 1999, the five-week impeachment trial of Bill Clinton comes to an end, with the Senate voting to acquit the
president on both articles of impeachment: perjury and obstruction of justice.
2002 ~ Milosevic goes on trial for war crimes
Dormer Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic goes on trial at The Hague, Netherlands, on charges of genocide and war
crimes in Bosnia, Croatia and Kosovo. Milosevic served as his own attorney for much of the prolonged trial, which ended
without a verdict when the so-called "Butcher of the Balkans" was found dead at age 64 from an apparent heart attack in his
prison cell on March 11, 2006.
| A stranger you were once. Then, with a gentle look you took my hand. As our lives engaged, you lit my life and I held both your hands. Now that decades have passed, ours souls have indeed become one. How fortunate we are that we have found the love so true that everyone dreams about. ~*~ Laura Veronica Merodio ~*~ |
| Memories are interpreted like dreams. - ~ Leo Longanesi, journalist and editor (1905-1957) |
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