On this day:
1943
Holocaust: German SS leader Heinrich Himmler orders that Gypsies are to be put “on the same level as Jews and placed in concentration camps”.
1959
Four members of the Herbert Clutter Family are murdered at their farm outside Holcomb, Kansas.
1967
The only fatality of the X-15 program occurs during the 191st flight when Air Force test pilot Michael J. Adams loses control of his aircraft which is destroyed mid-air over the Mojave Desert.
1969
Cold War: The Soviet submarine K-19 collides with the American submarine USS Gato in the Barents Sea.
1971
Intel releases world’s first commercial single-chip microprocessor, the 4004.
1976
René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois take power to become the first Quebec government of the 20th century clearly in favour of independence.
1979
A package from the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski begins smoking in the cargo hold of a flight from Chicago to Washington, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
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About 86% of U.S. healthcare spending is outside the realm of prescription drugs
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US debts National debt: $38.2 trillion Personal debt: $26.4 trillion Mortgage debt: $21.3 trillion Student loan debt: $1.8 trillion US total debt: $105.2 trillion
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Half the population that came to the colonies in the 18th century came as bonded servants.The Revolution attacked bonded servitude and by 1800 it scarcely existed anywhere in the US.
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Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria.
1532
Commanded by Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistadors under Hernando de Soto meet Inca leader Atahualpa for the first time outside Cajamarca, arranging a meeting on the city plaza the following day
1533
Francisco Pizarro arrives in Cuzco, the capital of the Inca Empire.
1777
American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
1864
American Civil War: Union General William Tecumseh Sherman burns Atlanta, Georgia and starts Sherman’s March to the Sea.
1920
First assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva.
1942World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory.Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria.
1532
Commanded by Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistadors under Hernando de Soto meet Inca leader Atahualpa for the first time outside Cajamarca, arranging a meeting on the city plaza the following day
1533
Francisco Pizarro arrives in Cuzco, the capital of the Inca Empire.
1777
American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
1864
American Civil War: Union General William Tecumseh Sherman burns Atlanta, Georgia and starts Sherman’s March to the Sea.
1920
First assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva.
1943
Holocaust: German SS leader Heinrich Himmler orders that Gypsies are to be put “on the same level as Jews and placed in concentration camps”.
1959
Four members of the Herbert Clutter Family are murdered at their farm outside Holcomb, Kansas.
1967
The only fatality of the X-15 program occurs during the 191st flight when Air Force test pilot Michael J. Adams loses control of his aircraft which is destroyed mid-air over the Mojave Desert.
1969
Cold War: The Soviet submarine K-19 collides with the American submarine USS Gato in the Barents Sea.
1971
Intel releases world’s first commercial single-chip microprocessor, the 4004.
1976
René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois take power to become the first Quebec government of the 20th century clearly in favour of independence.
1979
A package from the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski begins smoking in the cargo hold of a flight from Chicago to Washington, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
2003
The first day of the 2003 Istanbul Bombings, in which two car bombs, targeting two synagogues, explode, killing 25 people and wounding about 300. Additional bombings follow on November 20.
2007
Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5000 people and destroyed the world’s largest mangrove forest, Sundarbans.
The first day of the 2003 Istanbul Bombings, in which two car bombs, targeting two synagogues, explode, killing 25 people and wounding about 300. Additional bombings follow on November 20.
2007
Cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5000 people and destroyed the world’s largest mangrove forest, Sundarbans.
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And today is the birthday of
Erwin Rommel, German field marshal, “The Desert Fox” (d. 1944)
Claus von Stauffenberg, German, leader of failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler (d. 1944)
And today is the birthday of
Erwin Rommel, German field marshal, “The Desert Fox” (d. 1944)
Claus von Stauffenberg, German, leader of failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler (d. 1944)
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Progress in every sphere depends on improved health and steady economic growth. Every society that produces social surpluses for investments is dependent on fossil fuels, for which there is no near-term substitute.--Will
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Subsistence for everybody was what we had before the Industrial Revolution, with all surpluses diverted to the pleasure and adventures of kings.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the removal of the black box warning on low-dose Estrogen Therapy.
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Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce update: A Delhi court concluded a property dispute after 66 years. Both the original litigants were dead. Still, the lawyer for one of the warring parties cautioned that the conclusion was in fact not the end, as the ruling would be appealed.
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The Gerrymandering competition is a cynical, indecent exposure of the real concerns of politicians as they publicly sacrifice voter impact to their personal interests and power. Anyone supporting such policies is attempting to subvert the principles of representative government that distinguish this country from most others and from the behighted past.
Retaliatory oppression is not an excuse.
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Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce update: A Delhi court concluded a property dispute after 66 years. Both the original litigants were dead. Still, the lawyer for one of the warring parties cautioned that the conclusion was in fact not the end, as the ruling would be appealed.
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The Gerrymandering competition is a cynical, indecent exposure of the real concerns of politicians as they publicly sacrifice voter impact to their personal interests and power. Anyone supporting such policies is attempting to subvert the principles of representative government that distinguish this country from most others and from the behighted past.
Retaliatory oppression is not an excuse.
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SatStats
81 percent of women aged 18-29 voted for the Democratic Socialist, as did 57 percent of those with bachelor’s or graduate degrees. Mamdani won Asian voters by 28 points, and LGBT voters by 67 points. If you’ve lived in the city for less than 10 years, chances are you went for Zohran—he swept the newcomer crowd by 66 points
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There are now:
~60 state-based and ~120 non-state conflicts, the most since 1946
--a record 92 countries involved in conflicts beyond their borders, and
--a record 120 million people displaced from their homes.
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Natural emissions are about 10 times greater than human-caused emissions annually
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In the 1950s, Pittsburgh reached its peak population of 675,000. Now, about 308,000 people live in the city.
81 percent of women aged 18-29 voted for the Democratic Socialist, as did 57 percent of those with bachelor’s or graduate degrees. Mamdani won Asian voters by 28 points, and LGBT voters by 67 points. If you’ve lived in the city for less than 10 years, chances are you went for Zohran—he swept the newcomer crowd by 66 points
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There are now:
~60 state-based and ~120 non-state conflicts, the most since 1946
--a record 92 countries involved in conflicts beyond their borders, and
--a record 120 million people displaced from their homes.
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Natural emissions are about 10 times greater than human-caused emissions annually
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In the 1950s, Pittsburgh reached its peak population of 675,000. Now, about 308,000 people live in the city.
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About 86% of U.S. healthcare spending is outside the realm of prescription drugs
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US debts National debt: $38.2 trillion Personal debt: $26.4 trillion Mortgage debt: $21.3 trillion Student loan debt: $1.8 trillion US total debt: $105.2 trillion
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Half the population that came to the colonies in the 18th century came as bonded servants.The Revolution attacked bonded servitude and by 1800 it scarcely existed anywhere in the US.
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47.8 million immigrants were living in the U.S. as of 2023.
immigrants comprised 14.3% of the U.S. population in 2023.
from 1850 to 2023, the portion of the U.S. population comprised of immigrants ranged from 5% to 15%, with a median of 12% and an average of 11%:
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China and Saudi Arabia among nations receiving climate loans, analysis reveals
Investigation by Guardian and Carbon Brief finds just a fifth of funds to fight global heating went to poorest 44 countries
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