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| February 1 |
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| Everything is material for the seed of happiness.... if you look into it with inquisitiveness and curiosity. The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment. There always is the potential to create an environment of blame ~ or one that is conducive to loving-kindness. ~Pema Chodron |
| The story you are about to read is true. The name(s) may have been changed to protect the stupid... Our bozo for today is the first ever recorded case of a crook being captured by his own seat belt. From Eastpointe, Michigan, comes the story of bozo Lawrence Nations who snatched a woman's purse and fled in his car. A nearby cop saw what was going on and gave chase. Seeing the officer on his tail, our bozo attempted to bail out of the moving vehicle, but became entangled in his seat belt when he tried to jump out. The car continued on for several hundred more feet, dragging our hopelessly caught up bozo along. He was arrested after being treated for a broken leg and various scrapes. |
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| "eremite" PRONUNCIATION: (AIR-uh-myt) MEANING: noun: A recluse, especially for religious reasons. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin eremita, from Greek eremia (desert), from eremos (solitary). USAGE: "Poor Joyce Maynard. Not since Martina Hingis submarined a serve to Steffi Graf in the French Open has a woman been so universally excoriated for underhanded conduct. And all Maynard did was sell a bunch of mash notes she had saved from a boyfriend of 27 years ago to raise college tuition for her children. Except that the boyfriend happened to be J.D. Salinger -- the eremite of Cornish, N.H." Mark Leyner; How to Avoid Salinger Syndrome; Time (New York); May 7, 1999. "Thou Spirit, who led'st this glorious Eremite Into the desert, his victorious field Against the spiritual foe, and brought'st him thence." John Milton; Paradise Regained; 1671. |
1790 ~ First session of the U.S. Supreme Court
In the Royal Exchange Building on New York City's Broad Street, the Supreme Court of the United States meets for the
first time, with Chief Justice John Jay of New York presiding.
The U.S. Supreme Court was established by Article Three of the U.S. Constitution, which took effect in March 1789.
The Constitution granted the Supreme Court ultimate jurisdiction over all laws, especially those in which
constitutionality was at issue. The court was also designated to rule on cases concerning treaties of the United States,
foreign diplomats, admiralty practice, and maritime jurisdiction.
1861 ~ Texas secedes
Texas becomes the seventh state to secede from the Union when a state convention votes 166 to 8 in favor of the
measure. The Texans who voted to leave the Union did so over the objections of their governor, Sam Houston. The
hero of the Texas War for Independence was in his third term as the state's chief executive; a staunch Unionist, his
election seemed to indicate that Texas did not share the rising secessionist sentiments of the other southern states.
1893 ~ First movie studio built
On this day in 1893, Thomas Alva Edison finishes the first movie studio on his property in West Orange, N.J. The
studio, a frame cabin covered with black roofing paper, was built on a pivot so it could be turned to face the sunlight
throughout the day. Edison spent $638 building the studio, which he called a "revolving photographic building."
1898 ~ First auto insurance policy is issued
The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, extended coverage to an automobile owner, making them
the first company to issue an automobile insurance policy to an individual. Dr. Truman J. Martin of Buffalo, New York,
paid a premium of $11.25 for the policy that covered $5,000 to $10,000 of liability. In 1925, Massachusetts became the
first state to mandate automobile insurance, "requiring owners of certain motor vehicles and trailers to furnish security
for their civil liabilities."
1943 ~ Japanese begin evacuation of Guadalcanal
On this day, Japanese forces on Guadalcanal Island, defeated by Marines, start to withdraw after the Japanese
emperor finally gives them permission.
1951 ~ U.N. condemns PRC for aggression
By a vote of 44 to 7, the United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning the communist
government of the People's Republic of China for acts of aggression in Korea. It was the first time since the United
Nations formed in 1945 that it had condemned a nation as an aggressor. In June 1950, communist forces from North
Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to unify the nation, which had been divided in 1945 when Soviet troops
occupied the northern portion of the country and U.S. troops the southern in order to accept the surrender of
Japanese forces in Korea. In late 1950, hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops crossed into North Korea to do
battle with U.S. forces, which had earlier driven the invading North Korean forces out of South Korea. By 1951, the
United States was deeply involved in Korea, having committed thousands of troops and millions of dollars in aid to
South Korea.
1974 ~ Serial killer Ted Bundy strikes again
University of Washington student Lynda Ann Healy disappears from her apartment and is killed by Ted Bundy. The
murder marked Bundy's entry into the ranks of serial killers as he had recently attacked his first victim, Sharon Clarke,
in her Seattle home. By the time he was finally captured on April 27, 1979, Bundy had become America's most famous
serial killer.
1979 ~ Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran
On February 1, 1979, the Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran in triumph after 15 years of exile. The shah and his family
had fled the country two weeks before, and jubilant Iranian revolutionaries were eager to establish a fundamentalist
Islamic government under Khomeini's leadership.
2003 ~ Columbia mission ends in disaster
On this day in 2003, the space shuttle Columbia breaks up while entering the atmosphere over Texas, killing all seven
crew members on board. The Columbia’s 28th space mission, designated STS-107, was originally scheduled to launch
on January 11, 2001, but was delayed numerous times for a variety of reasons over nearly two years. Columbia finally
launched on January 16, 2003, with a crew of seven. Eighty seconds into the launch, a piece of foam insulation broke
off from the shuttle’s propellant tank and hit the edge of the shuttle’s left wing.
In the Royal Exchange Building on New York City's Broad Street, the Supreme Court of the United States meets for the
first time, with Chief Justice John Jay of New York presiding.
The U.S. Supreme Court was established by Article Three of the U.S. Constitution, which took effect in March 1789.
The Constitution granted the Supreme Court ultimate jurisdiction over all laws, especially those in which
constitutionality was at issue. The court was also designated to rule on cases concerning treaties of the United States,
foreign diplomats, admiralty practice, and maritime jurisdiction.
1861 ~ Texas secedes
Texas becomes the seventh state to secede from the Union when a state convention votes 166 to 8 in favor of the
measure. The Texans who voted to leave the Union did so over the objections of their governor, Sam Houston. The
hero of the Texas War for Independence was in his third term as the state's chief executive; a staunch Unionist, his
election seemed to indicate that Texas did not share the rising secessionist sentiments of the other southern states.
1893 ~ First movie studio built
On this day in 1893, Thomas Alva Edison finishes the first movie studio on his property in West Orange, N.J. The
studio, a frame cabin covered with black roofing paper, was built on a pivot so it could be turned to face the sunlight
throughout the day. Edison spent $638 building the studio, which he called a "revolving photographic building."
1898 ~ First auto insurance policy is issued
The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, extended coverage to an automobile owner, making them
the first company to issue an automobile insurance policy to an individual. Dr. Truman J. Martin of Buffalo, New York,
paid a premium of $11.25 for the policy that covered $5,000 to $10,000 of liability. In 1925, Massachusetts became the
first state to mandate automobile insurance, "requiring owners of certain motor vehicles and trailers to furnish security
for their civil liabilities."
1943 ~ Japanese begin evacuation of Guadalcanal
On this day, Japanese forces on Guadalcanal Island, defeated by Marines, start to withdraw after the Japanese
emperor finally gives them permission.
1951 ~ U.N. condemns PRC for aggression
By a vote of 44 to 7, the United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning the communist
government of the People's Republic of China for acts of aggression in Korea. It was the first time since the United
Nations formed in 1945 that it had condemned a nation as an aggressor. In June 1950, communist forces from North
Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to unify the nation, which had been divided in 1945 when Soviet troops
occupied the northern portion of the country and U.S. troops the southern in order to accept the surrender of
Japanese forces in Korea. In late 1950, hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops crossed into North Korea to do
battle with U.S. forces, which had earlier driven the invading North Korean forces out of South Korea. By 1951, the
United States was deeply involved in Korea, having committed thousands of troops and millions of dollars in aid to
South Korea.
1974 ~ Serial killer Ted Bundy strikes again
University of Washington student Lynda Ann Healy disappears from her apartment and is killed by Ted Bundy. The
murder marked Bundy's entry into the ranks of serial killers as he had recently attacked his first victim, Sharon Clarke,
in her Seattle home. By the time he was finally captured on April 27, 1979, Bundy had become America's most famous
serial killer.
1979 ~ Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran
On February 1, 1979, the Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran in triumph after 15 years of exile. The shah and his family
had fled the country two weeks before, and jubilant Iranian revolutionaries were eager to establish a fundamentalist
Islamic government under Khomeini's leadership.
2003 ~ Columbia mission ends in disaster
On this day in 2003, the space shuttle Columbia breaks up while entering the atmosphere over Texas, killing all seven
crew members on board. The Columbia’s 28th space mission, designated STS-107, was originally scheduled to launch
on January 11, 2001, but was delayed numerous times for a variety of reasons over nearly two years. Columbia finally
launched on January 16, 2003, with a crew of seven. Eighty seconds into the launch, a piece of foam insulation broke
off from the shuttle’s propellant tank and hit the edge of the shuttle’s left wing.
