Archive for October, 2010
On This Date in History: In 1817, DeWitt Clinton became governor of New York following a victory we only see today in totalitarian countries. DeWitt received almost 97% of the vote as he gained 43, 310 votes with those opposed only registering 1,479 votes. That kind of victory would give anyone the notion that perhaps he [...]
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Typhoon Megi: 4 days ago, prior to then Super Typhoon Megi’s landfall on the Philippines, I had mentioned in my long term analysis that “… if the trof is fast and very deep, it could conceivably turn the storm north and then northeast. While there may not be sufficient room in the sea for this to [...]
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On This Date in History: After a run-up in the Dow Jones industrial average over the past several weeks that put it in positive territory by some 8% for the year, it took a tumble. The Dow gave back about 1.5%, or 165 points to close as session that saw the big board showing a [...]
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Governor Palin’s Path is Set: Had it not been for the dogged determination of Secretary of State William H. Seward, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin may not have been the Vice-Presidential nominee of the Republican Party in 2008. It was not an easy task, but, ultimately, Seward got Congress to simply write a big’ol check to the Russians [...]
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For a more recent update regarding Typhoon Megi’s approach to China CLICK HERE The Philippines is making preparations ahead of a powerful Super Typhoon set to strike the island nation Monday morning with effects being felt on Sunday. The storm, known locally as Juan, is feared to have the same flooding potential as Typhoon Ketsana in [...]
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CLICK HERE FOR MORE RECENT UPDATE ON SUPER TYPHOON MEGI Typhoon Megi continues to intensify and is expected to be a significant threat to the northern Philippine province of Luzon by late this weekend. Americares is making preparations to bring relief. Typhoon Megi is currently the only tropical cyclone anywhere on earth but it could [...]
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On This Date in History: Lost to much of the pages of history are attempted assassinations. (Here is a list of failed presidential assassinations) President Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 was a former President who was running to get his old job back. He had filled the term of the assassinated President McKinley and finished his [...]
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On This Date In History: Our old neighbor, Walter Cunningham, on this date in 1968 was in orbit as part of the Apollo 7 crew that launched the previous morning and marked America’s return to manned spaceflight following the fire that killed the Apollo 1 crew about a year and a half earlier. Cunningham, Donn Eisele and [...]
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On This Date in History: One thing is certain and that is that famed explorer, Meriwether Lewis, died on this date in 1809. What is unclear is how he died, though there are reports that his ghost still roams. Well, he died of two gunshots. One to the head and another to the chest. Weapons [...]
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On This Date in History: President Theodore Roosevelt had an affinity for football. It provided physical fitness to build bodies and competition to build character. He liked the way that it taught teamwork and inspired individuals to never give up. American football had been in its development stages during the 19th century and at least [...]
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