Quote of the Day
"The beauty of the soul shines out
when a man bears with composure
one heavy mischance after another,
not because he does not feel them,
but because he is a man of high and heroic temper."
-- Arisotle
News of NoteOperation Iraqi FreedomTop Iraqi Judge's Son KilledIraqis deny US reports of army units clashingBombs Rock Shrine in Volatile Iraqi CityHomeland Security / War on TerrorNew CIA Leak Filing Focuses on Cheney Handwritten NotesBush Defends NSA ProgramSentence Starts (Moussaoui)Bush presses Senate to confirm Hayden for CIACheney pushed to widen eavesdropping - NY TimesOpposition grows to US-Canada border passport planCross-Shaped Ruin to Stay at Ground ZeroOther Military NewsThousands Protest French Immigration BillPaper: Military Ignoring Mental Illness (Worth reading, but be aware that this paper always has a liberal agenda)Hamas RisingIsrael village tries to breach barrier with PalestiniansWorldwide WackosIran's Prez: No Nuke Talks With 'Bombs Over Our Heads'Video: Iran's Tough StanceChavez to LondonChavez to Give Euros Cheap Oil?Iran will talk to any country but Israel: president -
VideoPoliticsVideo: Bush to Address NationMcCain Makes Stop at Falwell's UniversityKennedy Plane Diverted After Losing PowerBush and Clinton Salute Tulane GraduatesOther News of NoteArchive unlocks secrets of Holocaust bureaucracyFox NewsMother: 'Demons' Told Me to Kill My 9-Month-Old Baby3 Dead in Ohio StandoffDuke Defense: No DNA MatchMount Merapi on verge of going offAmerican Idol CenterReuters: Top News30 die in gang attacks on Brazilian policeTensions ease in Brazil-Bolivia energy disputeDeal approved to end Puerto Rico shutdownNokia to offer Google Talk on Web tablet-sources"Musical evangelist" sets Da Vinci Code to musicLeonard Cohen promotes book in rare appearanceVerizon to buy Vodafone stake for $48 bln-newspaperDo you own songs bought online? Well, sort ofBig Three auto retirees launch buy-US campaignWachovia defends Golden West buy after shares dropMicrosoft agrees to extend Windows code licensingTime Warner buys Liberty stake in Court TVInflation data may give stocks whiplashRumors fly as Sleeman launches strategic reviewNvidia stock drops on valuation concernsImClone stock rises after CNBC report on biddersExpedia shares drop 24 pct on profit declineExperts warn of dollar-inflation linkWatchdog targets bloated auditsOn the Radar: BiovailOn the radar: Sigma-AldrichAP World NewsDJ Out on Bail After On-Air Sexual RantsJames' Triple-Double Sparks CavaliersHard Year for College Presidents EndingMySpace.com Bragging Leads to ChargesBonds Hits 3rd, Goes 0-For-3 With WalkTsunami Forces Zinta to Examine PrioritiesNigeria Boosting Protection for PipelinesMilitary.comBush may Deploy Guard to BorderFighting Between Iraqi Army Units Kills 2CENTCOM: News ReleasesLSA ANACONDA UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP CEREMONYIRAQI ARMY, MND-B SOLDIERS SEARCH NETS LARGE WEAPONS CACHE, 5 SUSPECTED TERRORISTSCOALITION HELICOPTERS STOP IED EMPLACERS, KILL ONEPARTIAL TERMINATION OF PARSONS GLOBAL SERVICES, INC., HOSPITAL CONTRACT ANNOUNCEDDepartment of DefenseTransition Teams Coach, Mentor Iraqis -
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SaturdayTOP NEWSIRAQIraqis, Coalition Find WeaponsRoadside Bomb Kills SoldierForces Kill Three Terrorists Renewal In IraqFact Sheet: Progress and Work AheadReport: Strategy for Victory in Iraq Iraq Daily UpdateThis Week in Iraq (PDF)Multinational Force IraqState Dept. Weekly Iraq Report (PDF)'Boots on the Ground' Audio ArchiveIraq ReconstructionMapsAFGHANISTANIED Injures Two Afghan CiviliansAfghanistan UpdateMapsWAR ON TERRORISMHouse Votes on Border SecurityFact Sheet: Budget RequestFact Sheet: War on TerrorFact Sheet: Terror Plots DisruptedWaging and Winning the War on TerrorTerrorism TimelineTerrorism Knowledge BaseMILITARY NEWSNational Guard, Reserve UpdateWeatherIraqAl Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al KutAn Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall KayfAfghanistanBost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul QandaharGitmoToday in History1607 - The first permanent English settlement in New World is established in Jamestown, VA.
1787 - Delegates gather in Philadelphia to draw up the U.S. Constitution.
1804 - Lewis & Clark set out from St. Louis.
1863 - Battle of Jackson, MS.
1864 - The Battle of Reseca (Atlanta) continues for a second day.
1908 - The first airplane passenger flight occurs.
1921 - In Italy, Mussolini's fascists obtains 29 parliament seats.
1940 - The Germans break through at Sedan.
1940 - The Nazis bombs Rotterdam, killing between six and nine hundred; the Netherlands surrender.
1941 - 3,600 Jews arrested in Paris.
1942 - The U.S. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is founded.
1944 - German bombers harass Bristol.
1944 - British forces occupy Kohima
1945 - A Kamikaze Japanese Zero strikes the U.S. aircraft carrier Enterprise; she is seriously damaged and forced to return to port for repairs. She did not see war action again.
1945 - The U.S. launches an offensive on Okinawa; Sugar Loaf is conquered.
1948 - Jordan's Arab League captures Atarot.
1948 - The State of Israel is established; the U.S. gives it de facto recognition.
1949 - President Truman signs a bill establishing a rocket test range at Cape Canaveral, FL.
1955 - The Warsaw Pact is signed.
1960 - The USSR launches the first unmanned space capsule.
1961 - In Alabama, a bus containing the first group of Freedom Riders is bombed and burned.
1963 - Kuwait becomes the 111th member of the U.N.
1970 - Police kill two Jackson State University students in a during a racial disturbance
.1970 - Harry A. Blackmun is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
1970 - RAF-leader Andreas Baader is freed after serving two years in West Berlin.
1973 - Skylab is launched
1973 - U.S. Supreme court approves equal rights for women in the military.
1974 - The Symbionese Liberation Army is destroyed in a shoot-out; 6 are killed.
1975 - U.S. troops raid the island of Koh Tang (Cambodia)
1986 - Anne Frank's complete diary published by the Institute for War Documents
1987 - Colt revolver (Peacemaker) of 1873 sells for $242,000
1989 - Chinese students hold a demonstration for democratic reforms in Tiananmen Square.
1991 - Robert M Gates becomes head of CIA.
1991 - Winnie Mandela sentenced to 6 years for her involvement in the kidnapping and beating of four youths (one died).
1991 - World's Largest Burrito created at 1,126 lbs.
Birthdays
1316 - Charles IV king of Bohemia / emperor
1686 - Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit Germany, inventor of the thermometer
1830 - Confederate Brigadier General George Pierce Doles
1836 - Confederate Brigadier General James Patrick Major
1883 - Jan Olieslagers, Belgian aviation pioneer
1939 - M. N. Fathulin, cosmonaut
1942 - Byron L. Dorgan (Representative-ND)
1943 - Alan B. Mollohan (Representative-WV)
1946 - Robert Jarvik, surgeon, inventor of the Jarvik 7 artificial heart
1952 - Donald R. McMonagle, Major USAF / astronaut (STS 39, 54, 66)
1957 - William G. Gregory, Major USAF /astronaut (STS 67)
1964 - James M. Kelly, Captain USAF / astronaut
Passings:
1610 - Henry IV, 1st Bourbon king of France, murdered
1643 - Louis XIII, king of France
1864 - Union Brigadier General William N. Green, Jr.
1968 - Rear Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel, WWII commandant, US Ocean fleet
1978 - William Powell Lear, inventor of Lear Jet
1991 - Jiang Qing, Mao Tse Tung's widow, suicide
1997 - Princess Caradja-Kretzulesco, descendant of Dracula
1998 - Frank (Francis Albert) Sinatra
Reported Missing in Action1966King, Donald L.,
USAF (MI) - aircraft last tracked 20 mi. west of Dong Hoi, N. Vietnam
Ralson, Frank D. III,
USAF (CO) - aircraft last tracked 20 mi. west of Dong Hoi, N. Vietnam
1967Rollins, David J.,
USN (CA) - Released by DRV March, 1973 - alive as of 1998
Southwick, Charles E.,
USN (AK) - Released by DRV March, 1973 - alive and well as of 1998
1968Cota, Ernest K.,
USN (CA) - KIA/BNR
Karger, Barry E. ,
USN (CA)- Remains returned January, 1994
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