Today in history, greetings, and social banter here. (More)
Eight-month-old Constantine III was crowned co-emperor by his father Heraclius at Constantinople today (613). Also, the first Swiss Guards took their posts at the Vatican (1506), the Convention Parliament met to decide if James II, England’s last Roman Catholic monarch, abdicated when he went to France after being deposed by the Glorious Revolution (1689), Poles, Lithuanians, and Ruthenians began the January Uprising to regain the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from Russia (1863), 139 British soldiers held the Rorke’s Drift fort against over 3000 Zulu warriors, a battle later memorialized in Cy Enfield’s film Zulu (1879), the Columbia Phonograph Company was founded (1889), as was the United Mine Workers of America (1890), Tsarist troops opened fire on unarmed protesters in St Petersburg’s Bloody Sunday (1905), 600 people died when a runaway train plunged into a canyon in Guadalajara, Mexico (1915), Ramsay MacDonald became the first Prime Minister from Britain’s Labour Party (1924), Teddy Wakelam offered soccer’s first live radio commentary for a match between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United (1927), the Central Intelligence Group, now the Central Intelligence Agency, was established (1946), George Metesky was arrested and charged with more than 30 incidents in the New York City “Mad Bomber” case (1957), 12 miners drowned when the Susquehanna River broke into the Knox Mine in Pennsylvania (1959), Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer signed the Élysée Treaty that signaled the modern era of Franco-German cooperation (1963), the Boeing 747 began the “jumbo jet” era with a flight from New York City to London (1970), the heads of government of the Commonwealth of Nations issued the landmark Singapore Declaration (1971), the U.S. Supreme Court adopted the three-trimester standard for reproductive freedom in Roe v. Wade (1973), the Apple Macintosh was introduced with the classic 1984 ad during Super Bowl XVIII (1984), Pennsylvania Treasurer Budd Dwyer committed suicide on live TV during a press conference (1987), 19 people were killed when two suicide bombers attacked a military transit point at Beit Lid, Israel (1995), Kmart filed for bankruptcy (2002), and Evo Morales was inaugurated as the first president from Bolivia’s indigenous population (2006). And 88 people were killed when two car bombs exploded at the Bab Al-Sharqi market in central Baghdad, Iraq (2007).
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Yesterday on Campus
Morning Lede – Reflecting on Eight Years
Campus Question – Do the millions taking part in the women’s marches herald a renaissance of progressive resistance?
Today on Campus
Ask Ms. Crissie – A ‘Shipping News’ Apotheosis Address?
Campus Question at 6pm ET
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Photo Credit: RavenWhimsy (Tumblr)
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Good morning! ::hugggggs::
Good morning, BPI! It’s currently a cloudy 31 degrees here, and we’re expecting some rain later on today. On the agenda for today, a transfer station run and some minor shopping at the local convenience store. I guess I should watch the playoffs, but honestly, I’m not a fan of any of the teams playing, so it’s more of a “whatever…” thing.
Sorry you don’t have a game of interest to watch today, Norbrook. I hope something catches your interest. 🙂
Most years, I end up at that point, because the teams I’m a fan of don’t usually make it this point. 🙁
Good morning!
Fifty degrees and dark as Dick Cheney’s heart… Piddled around yesterday morning, but the Main Event was watching the grandkiddos beginning at 2 o’clock. It was somewhere around 70 degrees, a very warm afternoon for January. After some exploring of the upstairs, a favorite pastime, Ady and I set out for the mailbox in the golfcart. As one might imagine with a 3 year old along, there were a few delays and detours… He had his rubber boots on, and the puddles were magnetic… He really likes that Callie goes with us everywhere… Oh, we rode in the cart, played in the mud, “I’m a backhoe,” he was saying for awhile… Came home, played with the Polar Express out in my shop. He runs it like an adult, and really likes that it smokes and blows smoke rings. Once inside the house, we cleaned up, then played hide and seek upstairs. Meanwhile, PW and Heavy Metal Girl were entertaining Aurora. Wild times! Needless to say, by the time “Date night,” for their parents was over around 9, we were all worn out… I told them he’d be out like a light, and our S-I-L sent us a message that he was zonked out before they gone a mile. Ha! No doubt! I slept pretty well myself last night, and woke up smiling too!
Hoping all are well!
Best, G
PS: Hey, that Women’s March yesterday appears to really have been something! WTG!
Sounds like a great day with the kiddos. I would have especially loved to see Ady tramping in the puddles. Tickled, too, that you can share the Polar Express with him. How very neat!
Love the image of a boy in the puddles. What a great way to spend the day.
The Women’s March yesterday was a huge bright spot. It’s not easy to mobilize that many people around anything, yet it happened across the country and around the world. I kept an eye on some of it, and was mightily impressed by film and photos from around the world, but mostly here. And from Ireland, a sign I loved: “Make America Kind Again.”
Toward the end of the day, a reporter began interviewing attendees about what they planned to do for the next four years. They spoke of becoming engaged in community organizing, of becoming involved in local politics and of calling their representatives about every issue of importance. Some bemoaned their political disinterest of the past and vowed that was going to change.
I hope the people interviewed were a good cross-section because that’s what we need.
Congratulations, Women. Keep it up.
Hugggs and good morning, everyone. 🙂
Huge bright spot! Gave me a lump in my throat for most of the day.
Good morning! ::hugggggs::
Yesterday was a day of mist. today is overcast with a wake up temperture of 48 degress and a highof 52. Light rain predicted this evening followed by rain on Monday.
Good fweather for the garden.
So basically you are becoming a year round gardener? Wow!
Good Morning. Nice foggy weather with a high of 38. We’re still in January thaw mode. I left early yesterday and figured I’d have to walk over 2 miles to the capital rally spot. I knew my ankle wasn’t up for that so I came home. The website was expecting 15,000. The St. Paul police estimated 90 to 100k were there. I was so heartened by the comments. My daughter- in-law was there and sent me photos. I handed my pussyhats out the window to women who seemed surprised and very happy to have them.
I spent the afternoon as a lasagna factory. I filled the freezer for future “no one feels like cooking” days.
I plan on doing some laundry and reading today.
Enjoy the lasagna. A very good “no one feels like cooking” dish.