Today in History: News of the Past

Monday March 14th, 2011

2011-03-14T10:34:00.000-07:00

1794: Eli Whitney patents cotton gin

1900: U.S. currency goes on gold standard

1964: Jack Ruby sentenced to death for Lee Harvey Oswald murder

1971 Rolling Stones leave England for France to escape taxes

1995: First time 13 people are in space

Its my 21st birthday!!!! Day drinking on the back deck then SWAMP MONDAYS

Sunday March 13th, 2011

2011-03-13T13:39:00.000-07:00

1781: Uranus Discovered

1865: Confederate States agree to the use of black troops

1925: The Butler Act enacted, making it illegal for teachers to teach evolution in Tennessee schools

1927: The British Army drops the lance as an official weapon

1930: Pluto Discovered

1938: Louis Armstrong and gang record "When the Saints Go Marching In"

1997: Pheonix lights seen in Arizona

Battle Los Angeles was definitely subpar. I love Marine Corps movies but the sentiment between the Marines was definitely over the top. The action was good but the storyline was 2 dimensional imo. Thats about all I can say without ruining the movie. Aaron Eckhart would make a terrible NCO.

Spring break is over, time to head up back to school in good ol' gainesville go gators.

Saturday March 12th 2011

2011-03-12T08:47:00.000-08:00

1881: Andrew Watson debuts as the first black international soccer player and captain

1918: Moscow becomes the capital of Russia again (replacing St. Petersburg)

1933: The first of FDR's fireside chats following the great depression

1945: Anne Frank dies at Auschwitz

1947: Truman Doctrine proclaimed (cold war policy)

1994: Church of England ordains first female priests

Going to see Battle Los Angeles today for real this time. Me and my bro are going with our mommies. We are both 20 years old. Early show = 5$ :D

Friday March 11th, 2011

2011-03-11T06:16:00.000-08:00

1824: Bureau of Indian Affairs is established in the U.S.

1861: Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted

1958: Nuclear bomb accidentally dropped in South Carolina. Does not detonate a nuclear explosion, but leaves 75 foot crater

1967: Pink Floyd releases first song "Arnold Layne"

1985: Mikhail Gorbachev becomes U.S.S.R.'s General Secretary of the Communist Party

1993: Janet Reno is sworn in as the first female Attorney General of the United States, though who can be sure

1997: Ashes of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry launched into space (nerds)

1998: Cicero, IL agrees to pay 10,000 towards printing KKK literature mailed to residents in return for the Klan not holding a scheduled meeting in the town

2004: Madrid train bombings

Finally friday. It's a little cold for the beach but fuck it, gotta GTL. Then going on a man-date to see Battlefield Los Angeles which was released today. Slightly ironic due to the earthquake in Japan this morning (Godzirra?) and consequent standing tsunami warning in California.

March 10th, 2011

2011-03-10T09:14:00.000-08:00

1876: Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call.

1974: 2nd LT Hiroo Onoda of Japan surrenders to Philippine authorities. He believed WWII was still going on after 30 years.

1977: Scientists discover rings around Uranus (Teehee).

1987: Roman Polanski has sex with a 13 year old during a photo shoot. He later fled the country to avoid rape charges.

2006: Mars Recon Orbiter arrives on Mars. Brool story co.

Cool shit, boring afternoon. Had plans to go to the beach but got rained out. Try again tomorrow.
SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!