Wow. He's usually quite cool under pressure attack.
"The non-response by the terrorist coddling clinton administration is what the US can expect under the leadership of CIC wannabe kerry."
My sentiments exactly. Months ago I was quite confident of the President's reelection. Now, I'm getting jitters. Hearing about/reading about all the registration fraud, planned law suits, Jesse Jackson's preparations for yelling "voter intimidation" even where there is none, etc. makes me very worried. OTOH, when I see the smiling face of the President's and the large crowds he's attracting, I'm hopeful again. Lots of prayers going up from here.
On This Day In History
Birthdates which occurred on October 15:
0070 BC Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) poet Mantua Italy (Aeneid)
1542 Akbar Indian Mughal emperor (1556-1605)
1785 Jos‚ Miguel Carrera president of Chile (1811-14)
1816 Amiel Weeks Whipple Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
1818 Irvin McDowell Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1885
1829 Asaph Hall discovered satellites of Mars, Phobos & Deimos
1831 Helen Maria Hunt Jackson author (Ramona)
1832 Henry Harrison Walker Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912
1836 Thomas Lafayette Rosser Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1910
1844 Friedrich Nietzsche Germany, philosopher/anti-semite (Ubermensch)
1858 John L Sullivan Mass, heavyweight boxing champ (1882-92)
1881 P.G. Wodehouse British-American writer (Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves)
1900 Fritz Feld actor (Jack Benny Show, At the Circus)
1902 William Edmundson Spokane Wash, vocalist (Southernaires)
1905 C P Snow England, novelist/scientist (Death Under Sail)
1907 John Cardinal Dearden US cardinal (1969-88)
1908 John Kenneth Galbraith writer (Affluent Society-1958 Hillman Award)
1909 Robert Trout Wake County NC, newscaster (ABC)
1917 Arthur Schlesinger Jr historian/author (1946 Pulitzer-Age of Jackson)
1921 Mario Puzo author (Godfather)
1924 Lee A Iacocca CEO (Chrysler Corp)
1926 Evan Hunter [Ed McBain], American writer (Blackboard Jungle)
1926 Jean Peters actress (Viva Zapata!, Apache, Deep Waters)
1935 Bobby-Joe Morrow US, 100m/200m dash (Olympic-gold-1956)
1937 Barry McGuire Oklahoma City, singer (Eve of Destruction)
1937 Linda Lavin Portland Maine, actress (Alice, Barney Miller)
1939 Carmelo Bossi Italy, light middleweight boxer (Olympic-silver-1960)
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1942 Penny Marshall Bronx NY, actress (Odd Couple, Laverne & Shirley)
1945 Jim Palmer NYC, Oriole pitcher/sportscaster/jockey underwear salesman
1946 Richard Carpenter New Haven Ct, vocalist (Carpenters-Close to You)
1951 Roscoe Tanner tennis player (Wimbledon Finals 1979)
1953 Tito Jackson singer (Jackson 5-ABC, Never Can Say Goodbye)
1955 Tanya Roberts [Leigh], Bronx NY, actress (Charlie's Angels, Sheena)
1959 Sarah Ferguson [Fergie], Duchess of York
1966 Jeffrey Jacquet Bay City Texas, actor (Mork & Mindy, Whiz Kids)
Deaths which occurred on October 15:
0892 Al-Mutamid calief of Abbasiden
1564 Andreas Vesalius anatomist, dies at 49
1817 Tadeusz AB Kosciusko, Polish lt-general/freedom fighter, dies
1910 Stanley "Midnight Assassin" Ketchel HW boxing champ, shot & killed
1917 Mata Hari Dutch dancer/German spy executed by firing squad in Paris
1944 Philip Mechanicus, journalist, executed in Auschwitz-Birkenau
1945 Pierre Laval former premier of Vichy France, executed
1946 Hermann Goering Nazi Reichmarshal, poisons himself in prison
1958 John Hamilton actor (Perry White-Superman), dies at 61
1964 Cole Porter composer, dies (Still of the Night, I've Got You Under My Skin...)
1968 Bea Benaderet NYC, actress (Kate-Petticoat Junction), dies at 62
1976 Carlo Gambino, US gangster, dies at 74
1981 Frank DeKova actor (Chief Wild Eagle-F Troop)
1983 Pat O'Brien actor, dies of heart attack at 83
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Reported: MISSING in ACTION
1965 SCHULER ROBERT H. JR.---WELLSBURG NY.
1965 SIMA THOMAS W.---HANNASTOWN PA.
[02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV]
POW / MIA Data & Bios supplied by
the P.O.W. NETWORK. Skidmore, MO. USA.
On this day...
1501 English crown prince Arthur marries Catharina of Aragon
1520 King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall
1529 Ottoman armies under Suleiman end their siege of Vienna and head back to Belgrade
1582 Many Catholic countries switch to Gregorian calendar, skip 10 days
1641 Paul de Chomedy de Maisonneuve claims Montreal(has a cup of Gourmet Coffee to celebrate)
1655 Jews of Lublin are massacred
1789 1st presidental tour-George Washington in New England
1842 Karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung
1846 Dr William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether
1860 11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard
1863 Cliff House opens in SF (1st of many on the site)
1864 Confederate troops occupy Glasgow, Missouri
1866 Great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses (they really needed a cup of Gourmet Coffee)
1877 45th Congress (1877-79) convenes
1878 Edison Electric Light Company incorporated
1880 Cologne cathedral completed, 633 years after it begun
1881 1st American fishing magazine, American Angler published
1883 Supreme Court declares Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional
1885 Hoss Radbourne pitches his 60th win of the season
1890 Alabama Penny Savings Bank organizes in Birmingham
1892 An attempt to rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kan., ends in disaster for the Dalton gang as four of the five outlaws are killed and Emmet Dalton is seriously wounded.
1894 Capt Alfred Dreyfus arrested accused of espionage
1905 President Grover Cleveland wrote an article for "Ladies Home Journal", opposing women voters. "We all know how much further women go than men in their social rivalries and jealousies... sensible and responsible women do not want to vote."
1914 ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers) founded
1914 Clayton Antitrust Act passed
1919 14 horses begin 300-mile race from Vt to Mass for $1000 prize money and a cup of Gourmet Coffee
1923 NY Yankees 1st World Series win beating NY Giants, 4 games to 2 (World Series #20)
1925 Pitts Pirates beat Wash Senators, 4 games to 3 in 22nd World Series
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1928 German dirigible "Graf Zeppelin" lands in Lakehurst, NJ
1933 Philadelphia Eagles play 1st NFL game, lose to NY Giants 56-0
1935 NHL's St Louis Eagles fold
1937 Ernest Hemingway novel "To Have & Have Not" published
1939 LaGuardia Airport opens in NYC
1941 Jews caught outside the Polish Ghetto walls could be put to death
1946 Enos Slaughter scores from 1st on a single in the 43rd World Series
1949 Administration of territory of Manipur taken over by Indian govt
1949 Billy Graham begins his ministry
1949 Tripura accedes to the Indian union
1951 "I Love Lucy" debuts on CBS TV
1956 William J Brennan Jr appointed to the Supreme Court
1959 "Untouchables" premieres
1962 Byron R White appointed to the Supreme Court
1964 Craig Breedlove sets auto speed record of 846.97 kph
1964 Kosygin & Brezhnev replace Soviet premier Nikita Krushchev
1964 St Louis Cardinals beat NY Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 61st World Series (NY Yankees appears in 14 & win 9 of last 16 World Series)
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1965 Dodgers & Sandy Koufax win 7th game of 62nd World Series vs Twins
1966 LBJ signs a bill creating Dept of Transportation
1969 Bank of America World Headquarters (555 California) dedicated
1969 Madison Square Garden TV Network begins (Rangers vs North Stars)
1969 Oriole Earl Weaver becomes 1st manager ejected in a world series (World Series #66)
1969 Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war (no Gourmet Coffee for them)
1970 Baltimore Orioles beat Cin Reds, 4 games to 1 in 67th World Series
1974 National Guard mobilizes to restore order in Boston school busing
1974 Washington Capitals 1st NHL tie, playing LA Kings to 1-1 tie
1976 1st debate of major-ticket VP nominees Mondale (D) vs Dole (R)
1976 Ringo releases "A Dose of Rock 'n' Roll"
1977 Arkansas' Steve Little kicks a record tying 67 yard field goal
1977 Debbie Boone's "You Light Up My Life," goes #1 & stays #1 for 10 weeks
1983 Black Hawks & Maple Leafs combine for fastest 5 goals (84 seconds)
1983 Columbia beats Yale 21-18 in football, will lose next 44 games
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1983 US Marine sharpshooters kill 5 snipers at Beirut Intl Airport
1985 Shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit
1985 Shelley Taylor of Australia makes fastest swim ever around Manhattan Island, doing it in 6 hours 12 minutes 29 seconds
1987 NFL Players Assn orders an end to the 24 day strike
1988 Amnesty International's Global Concert Tour ends in Buenos Aires
1988 NCAA record rushing yardage (768 yards-Oklahoma)
1988 With 2 outs in bottom of 9th, an injured Kirk Gibson hits dramatic 2 run HR to gives Dodgers a 5-4 win in 1st game of 85th World Series
1989 Billy Graham is given the 1,900th star on Hollywood Blvd
1989 S Afr pres FW de Klerk frees Sisulu & 4 other political prisoners
1989 Wayne Gretsky passes Gordie Howes as NHL's all time top scorer
1991 Clarence Thomas is confirmed as Supreme Court Justice (52-48)
1993 The Pentagon censured three U.S. Navy admirals who'd organized the Tailhook Association convention in 1991, during which scores of women had been subjected to abuse and indignities by junior officers.
1993 Russia's ousted vice president, Alekandr Rutskoi, and the speaker of the parliament, Ruslan Khasbulatov, are charged with ordering mass disorders in the bloody street fighting between supporters and opponents of President Boris Yeltsin that left almost 200 people dead.
2001 A package containing a substance believed to be anthrax was opened in the personal office of Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.
Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
French Guiana : Cayenne Holiday
Tunisia : Evacuation Day
National Pet Peeve Week (Day 4)
National Grouch Day.
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American Magazine Month
Gourmet Adventures Month
National Sarcastics' Awareness Month
Religious Observances
US : National Day of Prayer
RC : Memorial of St Teresa of Avila, 1st woman doctor of the church
Ang : Feast of Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky, bishop of Shanghai
Forgerite : Gourmet Coffee Week
Feast of St. Gerard Majekla, patron saint of mothers, "the saint of happy childbirth".
Religious History
1784 Birth of Thomas Hastings, American sacred composer. Hastings was an albino afflicted with extreme nearsightedness, yet from his pen came such enduring hymn tunes as TOPLADY ("Rock of Ages") and ORTONVILLE ("Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned").
1790 Ann Teresa Mathews (aka Mother Bernardina) and Frances Dickinson founded a convent of Discalced Carmelites (a contemplative working order) in Port Tobacco, Maryland. It was the first Catholic convent founded in the United States.
1840 In Melville, Missouri, the Evangelical Synod of North America was founded. It later became one of the branches of today's United Church of Christ.
1900 Pentecostal evangelist Charles Fox Parham opened Bethel Bible Institute in Topeka, Kansas. It was here on January 1, 1901 that the first Christian in modern times was reported to have spoken in tongues: student Agnes Ozman.
1948 American missionary martyr Jim Elliot wrote in his journal: '"They shall mount up with wings as eagles" (Isa. 40:31). These wings are not so typical of purity as they are of power -- strength to live above snares and everything ese...Thanks for wings, Lord.'
Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987.
Thought for the day :
"No one can understand the truth until he drinks of coffee's frothy goodness."
Gender Dictionary...
REMOTE CONTROL (ri-moht kon-trohl) n.
A. Female...A device for changing from one TV channel to another.
B. Male...A device for scanning through all 175 channels every 5 minutes.
Signs Your Cat is Planning to Kill You!...
You find a stash of "Feline of Fortune" magazines behind the couch.
The Ultimate Scientific Dictionary...
Spectrophotometry:
A long word used mainly to intimidate freshman nonmajors
Things you would like to say at work, but won't...
I'm not being rude. You're just insignificant
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