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Posted on 09/21/2004 8:07:28 PM PDT by SAMWolf
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 are acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated.
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STALIN  Stalin died without naming a successor in the Kremlin. Following his death, a collective leadership of four men emerged. One of those men, Nikita Khrushchev, would soon rise to the top of the Soviet hierarchy. EAST GERMANY Stalin had chosen Walter Ulbricht to govern East Germany. After the Soviet leader's death, Ulbricht continued his policy of rebuilding East Germany along Stalinist lines. But repressive policies and harsh working conditions were prompting thousands of East Germans to leave for the West.  Anger over strict production quotas boiled over in June 1953. Government authority in East Berlin collapsed as demonstrators took to the streets. Soviet troops were called in to put down the revolt. At least 40 people were killed, and thousands more were arrested. NATO/POLAND In September 1953, Konrad Adenauer was re-elected chancellor of West Germany. With U.S. backing, Adenauer persuaded Britain and France to allow West Germany into NATO, the Western military alliance. In 1955, West Germany was allowed to form an army. In response, the Soviets formed their own military alliance -- the Warsaw Pact.  Poznan, June 27, 1956 between 10 am and 12 noon In June 1956, workers in the Polish city of Poznan demanded an end to harsh working conditions. The Polish military responded with tanks and gunfire, killing 74 people. The uprising in Poznan fueled calls for reform in Poland. Polish communists chose Wladyslaw Gomulka, who had been imprisoned under Stalin, as their new leader. Gomulka calmed Soviet fears -- and threats of invasion -- by promising that Poland would remain part of the Warsaw Pact. HUNGARY As Soviet troops were returning to their barracks in Poland, students in Hungary's capital of Budapest launched a more serious challenge to Soviet rule, demonstrating in sympathy with the Poles.  The demonstrators demanded free elections, an end to the secret police and the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Hungary.They also urged Imre Nagy, recently ousted as Hungarian premier, to take charge. Street battles broke out between demonstrators and the secret police. The Soviet Union still occupied Hungary, and Soviet tanks were moved into Budapest. But Hungarians fought back. CRACKDOWN After four days of fighting, Nagy, who was quickly installed as Hungarian Prime Minister, arranged a ceasefire, assuring Moscow of Hungary's loyalty. Soviet forces withdrew from the city on October 28. Losses on both sides had been heavy, but Hungarians believed they had won their revolution. Open elections were held in villages and towns. New councils were formed to challenge the state. Carried along by events he could not control, Nagy on November 1 announced Hungary's neutrality and withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact.  Three days later, the Soviet army re-entered Budapest, smashing all opposition. Despite appeals from Nagy for Western support, no help was forthcoming. Western attention was diverted by a crisis at the Suez Canal . What's more, U.S leaders were reluctant to intervene in the affairs of a Soviet satellite. Thousands were killed in the crackdown. Nagy was arrested and eventually executed. Two hundred thousand Hungarians fled the country. Khrushchev had re-enforced the Iron Curtain.
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Morning PE.
Like the "Don't read American History, Make it" slogan.
She buy it in a shop or from some soldier who needed some cash?
Cool! Those plans would look good in a den. :-)
I always thought it was strange that in the US, if you mention Hitler, you almost always get the "Mass murderer, Nazis, mad man, evil" reaction. Mention Stalin and for the most part you get the "Communist" reaction but the the rest of it. No evil, no mass murderer, no brutal dictator. Seems that some of our education is lacking.
Morning Iris7.
IMHO, Kennedy was the first President to start utilizing mass media and the sound bite to get his message across and had the full cooperation of a friendly Press that willingly helped his agenda.
Morning E.G.C.
Virginia's weather these last few days can almost make me think that East Coast weather may be ok after all. ;-)
Good Morning Bump for a Cold War Foxhole
I hope to have FR TReadhead sticker info later today, making no promises but am cautiosly optimistic.
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
Read: Matthew 14:14-21
When Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them. —Matthew 14:14
Bible In One Year: Ecclesiastes 10-12; Galatians 1
It was a tragic mistake. On July 3, 1988, the guided-missile cruiser USS Vincennes shot down an Iranian airliner with 290 souls aboard. All were lost. The ship's captain mistakenly thought they were under attack by an F-14 Iranian fighter.
Public opinion polls showed that most Americans opposed paying compensation to the victims' families. The cruel treatment of American hostages in Iran was still fresh in many minds. But President Reagan approved compensation. Asked by reporters if such payment would send the wrong signal, he replied, "I don't ever find compassion a bad precedent."
The principle of revenge is so much simpler to practice. Yet compassion is Christ's way—a deep caring for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the whole person. It reveals the heart of God for sinful people—for you and for me.
The feeding of the 5,000 was a miracle born out of compassion. Jesus was moved by the physical and spiritual needs of the people (Matthew 14:14; Mark 6:34). He was not content just to teach them and then send them on their way.
As Christians, we must look at the whole person through the eyes of Jesus. Being moved by compassion always sends the right signal. —Dennis De Haan
Present!
Good Morning, SAM.
On this day In History
Birthdates which occurred on September 22:
0130 Claudius Galenus, Italian physician/scholar
1290 Bilbo Baggins (in Shire Reconning)
1694 Lord Chesterfield letter writer; introduced Gregorian calendar (1752)
1791 Michael Faraday discovered principle of electric motor
1822 Brig Gen Eppa Hunton fought in most ANV campaigns
1827 John Grubb Parke, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900
1829 William Worth Belknap, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1833 Stephen Dill Lee, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1908
1842 Abdul-Hamid II 34th sultan of Turkey (lost Romania & Serbia)
1882 Wilhelm Keitel, German fieldmarshal
1885 Erich von Stroheim early film director/actor (Grand Illusion)
1892 Frank Sullivan humorist (New Yorker Magazine)
1895 Paul Muni actor (Acad Award 1936-Angel on My Shoulder, Juarez)
1901 Allan "Rocky" Lane Mishawaka Ind, actor (voice of Mr Ed, Red Ryder)
1902 John Houseman Bucharest Romania, actor (Kingsfield-Paper Chase)
1912 Alfred G Vanderbilt thoroughbred horse owner (Native Dancer)
1918 Henryk Szeryng Zelazowa Wola Poland, violinist (Brahms Concerto)
1922 Chen Ning Yang China, physicist/disproved parity (Nobel 1957)
1924 Norvel Lee US, light-heavyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1952)
1927 Tom Lasorda baseball manager (LA Dodgers)
1932 Ingemar Johansson Sweden, world heavyweight boxing champ (1952)
1939 Junko Tabei Japan, 1st woman to climb Mount Everest
1942 William C Nelson, rep/astronaut (STS 24)
1949 David Coverdale rocker (Whitesnake-Here We Go Again)
1949 Harold Carmichael NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles)
1954 Shari Belafonte Harper NYC, actress (Julie-Hotel)
1956 Debby Boone Hackensack NJ, singer-had her life lit up
1957 Mark Johnson Madison WI, NHL forward (Olympic-gold-1980, Pitts, NJ)
1960 Joan Jett Phila, singer (Blackhearts-I Love Rock 'n Roll)
1960 Scott Baio Bkln, (Joanie loves Chachi, Charles in Charge, Zapped)
1961 Catherine Oxenberg actress (Dallas)
1969 Melissa Lynn Costello Shenandoah WV, Miss WV-America (1991)
BTW, our automacit updates offered the XP SP 2 once again. I did the usual and tunred it down.
free dixie,duckie/sw
You're welcome.
I'm not sure what it is.
I liked that too. Msdrby found it on the Navy Reserve site. She's been contacted by the Reserve for some reason. She'll call toady for clarification.
I thought you might. When I rediscovered them, I thought, "hey, Valin will like these".
Probably in a shop. The hat is brand new, no sweat stains, etc.
Someday I'll get these framed. Along with the two pencil drawings of a B-17 and B-25 I bought at the Confederate Air Force museum in 1993.
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