To All,
Good Wednesday Morning November 4, 2024. 61 and cloudy here this morning on this side of paradise with a high expected of 73 this afternoon and a low tonight of 51… Democrats are poised to take back Congress having secured majorities in both the House and the Senate.
What does this mean? Has our nation had a permanent shift to the left? No. Republicans simply didn’t show up to the poles, period. President Trump received 77.3 million votes in the 2024 primary election. Last night, Republicans secured, as of the time of this List, only 49.3 million votes. That’s a DECLINE of 28 million voters, a decrease of 36%.
The 2028 election starts now. Simply put, if you don’t want some New England liberal arts grad from HR telling you to put your pronouns in your email signature, you had better vote. What’s wrong with putting pronouns in your email signature you might ask? What’s the problem with some corporate hack or government bureaucrat compelling our speech? It’s not like we’re going to end up like England and start arresting our neighbors for social media posts???
I get it, some of you might be left leaning liberals, some of you may be moderate conservatives, some of us might be right of Atila the Hun….. but regardless, If you don’t want to find yourself being arrested for disturbing your neighbors’ peace because you raised our nation’s flag in front of your house to celebrate the 4th of July, you had better get out and vote. If you don’t want a special revenue officer showing up at your home to count how many canned goods you have in your pantry to hit you with an “abundance tax” because you have more soup than the crackhead across town, you had better get out and vote. If you don’t want some activist teacher telling your child or grandchild that it’s okay if they switch their “gender” or identify as a cat, oh, and we’ll keep it a secret from your parents and if they disagree with us we’ll call it abuse…… You had better get out and vote. You had better tell your family to vote. You had better tell your friends to vote. You had better tell your neighbors to vote.
Regards,
Skip
Make it a good Day
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CC Distribution List: I do my best to keep everyone’s email address private and BCC when sending the list. However, I’ve been getting feedback on the list and a lot of really interesting notes on historical events and notes being shared by friends near and far alike. If you would like to be put on a CC distro list so that you can see each other’s responses and share in the conversation, let me know.
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Two Men on an Expedition to Find Spices Worth More Than Gold | Full Documentary
https://youtu.be/CUgGE53Dbig?si=uMaR8Ec3ohWxf_E6
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When a President Got Lost in the Amazon Jungle...
https://youtu.be/dmzR-dTpgsU?si=aJQMLDOKuTZ4sc8d
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The Mysterious Island Full Of Hidden Pirate Treasure
https://youtu.be/GMFwjWdpW6U?si=261dF2CJ78NnzeOg
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Something Changed in the Human Mind
https://youtu.be/jU-aYZfU7NA?si=FyBPBGZqFVtArN2A
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What's Behind the French Protests || Peter Zeihan
https://youtu.be/flV6CxBl02Q?si=YuclyTkaw5VTkBWL
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Wally King’s 103rd Birthday – A World War II Hero
Today, we celebrate the 103rd birthday of Wallace “Wally” King, a former American fighter pilot and US Army Air Forces veteran.
Born on October 31, 1923, in Ohio, Wally flew no fewer than 75 combat missions over Europe, piloting both P-51 Mustangs and P-47 Thunderbolts.
He took part in protecting Allied forces during the Battle of the Bulge. On April 18, 1945, his P-47 was hit by German anti-aircraft fire. Forced down over Germany, he was captured before eventually regaining his freedom a few weeks later.
Today, at 103 years old, his story continues to remind us of the courage, sacrifice, and dedication of an entire generation who fought for our freedom.
Happy 103rd Birthday, Wally King!
Thank you for your courage, your service, and your remarkable story. We will never forget those who fought for our freedom.
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History (thanks to NHHC)
Here is a link to the NHHC website: https://www.history.navy.mil/. Go here to see the director’s corner for all 101 H-Grams .
Today in Naval and Marine Corps History thanks to NHHC
November 4
1923 Lt. Alford J. Williams, flying an R2C-1 equipped with a Curtiss D-12 engine, raises the world speed record to 266.59 mph at Mitchel Field, Long Island, N.Y., beating the record set by Lt. Harold J. Brow only two days before.
1955 Gioconda R. Saraneiro becomes the first appointed female captain in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps. Initially appointed a lieutenant junior grade in the WAVES during World War II in 1943, she left the Navy to teach and start a private practice. She returned to the Navy in 1949 and retired in June 1966. Capt. Saraneiro died in 1983.
1966 Eight men are killed when a flash fire erupts in a storage compartment containing paint, oil, and hydraulic fluid four decks below the hangar deck aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42) while the ship launches strikes from the South China Sea over North Vietnam.
1967 Landing craft from USS Navarro (APA 215) rescues 43 men from British SS Habib Marikar, which ran aground on a reef at Lincoln Island in the Tonkin Gulf.
1971 USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN 636) launches a Poseidon C-3 Missile in the first surface launch of the weapon.
1976 - The first Marine Corps Marathon kicked off in Washington, DC.
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Today in History November 4
644 Umar of Arabia is assassinated at Medina and is succeeded as caliph by Uthman.
1493 Christopher Columbus discovers Guadeloupe during his second expedition.
1677 William III and Mary of England wed on William's birthday.
1760 Following the Russian capture of Berlin, Frederick II of Prussia defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Torgau.
1791 General Arthur St. Clair, governor of Northwest Territory, is badly defeated by a large Indian army near Fort Wayne.
1798 Congress agrees to pay a yearly tribute to Tripoli, considering it the only way to protect U.S. shipping.
1842 Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill.
1854 Florence Nightingale and her nurses arrive in the Crimea.
1863 From the main Confederate Army at Chattanooga, Tennessee, Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's troops are sent northeast to besiege Knoxville.
1918 Austria signs an armistice with the Allies.
1922 The U.S. Postmaster General orders all homes to get mailboxes or relinquish delivery of mail.
1922 The entrance to King Tut's tomb is discovered.
1924 Calvin Coolidge is elected 30th president of the United States.
1924 Nellie Tayloe Ross and Miriam Ferguson are elected first and second women governors (Wyoming and Texas).
1946 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is established.
1952 General Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected 34th president of the United States.
1956 Russian troops attack Budapest, Hungary.
1979 At the American Embassy in Teheran, Iran, 90 people, including 63 Americans, are taken hostage by militant student followers of Ayatollah Khomeini. The students demand the return of Shah Mohammad Reza Pablavi, who is undergoing medical treatment in New York City.
1980 Ronald Reagan is elected the 40th president of the United States.
1992 Carol Moseley Braun becomes the first African American woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate.
1995 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated at a peace rally in Tel Aviv.
2008 Senator Barack Obama of Illinois elected 44th president of the United States, the first African American to hold that position.
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Thanks to Micro
Vietnam Air Losses for November 4
Date: 4 November 1969
Aircraft type: OV-10A Bronco
Serial Number: 67-14676
Military Unit: 20 TASS, 504 TASG
Service: USAF
Home Base: Da Nang
Name(s):
Capt Charles Lee Karr (KIA)
Maj Harry Jay Coates (KIA)
A Bronco (call sign Helix) was marking the position of a Viet Cong unit about 10 miles northeast of Quang Ngai in support of a US 23rd Infantry Division operation when it failed to pull out of a dive and crashed close to the target. An Army helicopter arrived to search for possible survivors but both the crew were found to be dead at the scene.
From Vietnam Air Losses site for November 4
4 Nov: https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=2373
This following work accounts for every fixed wing loss of the Vietnam War and you can use it to read more about the losses in The Bear’s Daily account. Even better it allows you to add your updated information to the work to update for history…Skip Vietnam Air Losses Access Chris Hobson and Dave Lovelady’s work at: https://www.VietnamAirLosses.com.
This is a list of all Helicopter Pilots Who Died in the Vietnam War. Listed by last name and has other info https://www.vhpa.org/
MOAA - Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Servicemembers Killed in the Vietnam War
The site works, find anyone you knew in “search" feature.
https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/
Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Service members Killed in the Vietnam War
By: Kipp Hanley
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From the archives…
. Thanks to Carl…If you want to read the entire article the url is below. I got enough from the first part. To sum them up it sucks both ways….skip
Health-Saving Tips for Transition to Standard Time
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This Day in History
King Tut’s tomb
. British archaeologist Howard Carter and his workmen discover a step leading to the tomb of King Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt on November 4, 1922.
When Carter first arrived in Egypt in 1891, most of the ancient Egyptian tombs had been discovered, though the little-known King Tutankhamen, who had died when he was 18, was still unaccounted for. After World War I, Carter began an intensive search for “King Tut’s Tomb,” finally finding steps to the burial room hidden in the debris near the entrance of the nearby tomb of King Ramses VI in the Valley of the Kings. On November 26, 1922, Carter and fellow archaeologist Lord Carnarvon entered the interior chambers of the tomb, finding them miraculously intact.
Thus began a monumental excavation process in which Carter carefully explored the four-room tomb over several years, uncovering an incredible collection of several thousand objects. The most splendid architectural find was a stone sarcophagus containing three coffins nested within each other. Inside the final coffin, which was made out of solid gold, was the mummy of the boy-king Tutankhamen, preserved for more than 3,000 years. Most of these treasures are now housed in the Cairo Museum.
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THANKS TO AMERICAN FACTS
10 Legendary Feats by Americans
Humans are capable of extraordinary deeds in the physical world, and quite a few of them have taken place in public. From an individual who decided to run 50 marathons in 50 consecutive days to another who climbed a rock wall 3,000 feet high with no ropes or safety equipment of any kind, history is filled with amazing feats accomplished by remarkable people. And, as it happens, quite a few of them are American citizens. Do you know these ten?
2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Michael Phelps
Winning a gold medal in the Olympic Games is, by itself, a huge achievement and a dream come true for any elite athlete. Repeating this feat is something that very few have achieved, and doing so has elevated these individuals to legendary status.
Now, imagine winning not one, not two, but eight gold medals in a single edition of the Olympic Games. This unimaginable feat was accomplished by the now-famous swimmer Michael Phelps. This remains the greatest individual achievement in one edition of the Olympic Games by any Team USA athlete.
1936 Munich Olympic Games - Jesse Owens
Another legendary Olympic moment took place many years before Michael Phelps was even born, when Jesse Owens, a Black athlete, won four gold medals in the 1936 Munich Olympic Games.
Despite competing on very controversial ground at the time, Owens blazed his way to Olympic glory and secured his place in the pantheon of the greatest American athletes.
Cuba to Florida Swim - Diana Nyad
If you see the distance between Miami and Havana on a map, it doesn’t seem all that far. That is until you start approaching and realize that there are 110 miles between these two places. Believe it or not, this journey has been swum three times. The first two crossings involved a shark cage and several short rests.
The third person to achieve this milestone was Diana Nyad, who completed the swim on her fifth attempt at age 64 in 2013. Nyad used a protective jellyfish suit, shark divers, and electronic shark-repellent devices to achieve an "unassisted" swim.
50 Marathons in 50 Days
Running a marathon is an impressive feat of endurance and strength for almost any human being. Running two marathons in two consecutive days is nearly impossible for anyone. Now, imagine running 50 marathons across 50 American states in 50 consecutive days.
That incredible accomplishment was achieved by Los Angeles native Dean Karnazes, beginning with the Lewis and Clark Marathon in St. Louis on September 17, 2006, and finishing with the New York City Marathon on November 5. A bit too much, maybe?
1968 Mexico City Olympic Games - Bob Beamon
On the rarest of occasions, humans are capable of physical achievements that defy what the human body is capable of doing. During the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Bob Beamon broke the world record for men’s long jump with an incredible jump of 29 feet, 2.25 inches. Yes, that is almost 30 feet.
There was a delay in posting the distance, and Beamon didn’t know what the metric figure that finally appeared on the board equated to in feet and inches. When a teammate told him he had jumped over 29 feet, he collapsed on the track from the realization of what he had accomplished.
2017 Australian US Open - Serena Williams
Winning a world tennis championship is a significant achievement for any tennis player. That is, unless you are a tennis player so accomplished that winning these tournaments is as regular as anything. The list of people who do that is very short, and the names on it are all very well known.
One of those names is, without a doubt, Serena Williams. Possibly the greatest female tennis player ever, she won the 2017 Australian Open. This fact alone may not seem out of place for such an athlete. But what sets it apart is the fact that she did so while pregnant.
17 minutes without breathing - David Blaine
How long can you hold your breath underwater? Trained individuals can achieve very impressive results in this field, but one feat that stands out is the one accomplished by American illusionist David Blaine, who, on September 8, 2008, set a world record for static apnoea, by holding his breath underwater inside a tank for 17 minutes and 4.5 seconds.
Blaine is best known for his high-profile feats of endurance and has set and broken several world records. These include standing for 35 hours on a 100-foot-high pillar only 22 inches wide in 2002 and sitting in a clear Perspex box for 44 days in 2003 without eating and drinking only water
900 spin - Tony Hawk
In the world of skating, a 360 is the name given to a stunt performed by executing a mid-air spin on the board. This is a complicated trick, achieved only by very experienced skaters. A 720 is a stunt performed by doing not one, but two mid-air spins on the board. As one can imagine, this is exponentially more difficult than a 360, and very few people can pull off this stunt.
Now, if we mention a 900, you might guess where we are going. This involves not one, not two, but two and a half mid-air spins on the board. This insanely difficult stunt was first performed (at least publicly) by Tony Hawk, the skateboard champion, at the 1999 X Games, cementing his status as a skateboarding legend.
2008 U.S. Open - Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods is a familiar name in the sports world. He has won 14 major golf championships and achieved a level of superstardom seldom seen in the game. However, the one we are choosing to highlight today displays an extraordinary amount of tolerance to pain in the face of competition.
During the 2008 U.S. Open, he played a total of 91 holes with a torn ACL and double stress fractures in his left leg. With a course set up to give players the toughest test of golf imaginable, the U.S. Open is hard enough as it is. Add in debilitating leg injuries, plus 19 extra holes (thanks to a playoff with Rocco Mediate), and you have one of the greatest showings of pain tolerance in the history of tournament golf.
El Capitan Free Solo Climb - Alex Honnold
Imagine climbing a huge stone wall approximately 3,000 feet high in less than four hours. Now imagine doing that, without any kind of ropes or safety equipment. That is exactly what Alex Honnold did on June 3, 2017, when he made the first-ever free solo ascent of El Capitan by completing Alex Huber's 2,900-foot big wall route, Freerider, in 3 hours and 56 minutes.
The climb, described as "one of the great athletic feats of any kind, ever," was documented by climber and photographer Jimmy Chin and documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi, as the subject of the documentary Free Solo which, among other awards, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2018.
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Thanks to History Facts
Agatha Christie wrote romance novels under the name Mary Westmacott.
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Mystery stories require a meticulous structure, and emotions typically don’t drive the plot. This worked out well for Agatha Christie, who liked her public persona to be somewhat guarded, especially after her infamous 1926 disappearance caused a media ruckus. But Christie found a way to express herself more deeply while still maintaining her privacy: She wrote several semi-autobiographical romance novels under a pen name, Mary Westmacott. The alias allowed Christie to be emotionally vulnerable — and the books received rave reviews.
“The Westmacott [novels] always said things that Agatha couldn’t express any other way,” biographer Laura Thompson wrote in Agatha Christie: A Mysterious Life. These books gave Christie an outlet to explore her fraught relationship with her first husband Archie Christie, reflect honestly (and sometimes harshly) on motherhood, and unearth past trauma. In the Westmacott novel that most closely parallels her own life, Unfinished Portrait (1934), a woman reeling from losses similar to those experienced by Christie meets a handsome painter on an exotic island who listens to her painful life story while creating her portrait.
The Westmacott books were a valuable, anonymous outlet to Christie from 1930 until 1949, when her identity was revealed in the “Atticus” gossip column of the Sunday Times. She published two more books under the pseudonym after that, but insisted that her real name stay out of the promotion.
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Thanks to Interesting Facts
ANOTHER GROUP of Our Favorite Facts About Classic Celebrities
Elizabeth Taylor Had “Violet” Eyes and a Double Set of Eyelashes In 1970, when Hollywood Reporter film critic Todd McCarthy first met Taylor, he was stopped in his tracks by “a pair of eyes unlike any I’ve ever beheld, before or since; deep violet eyes of a sort withheld from ordinary mortals.”
However, while Taylor’s eyes are typically credited as violet, they were more likely a deep blue with an uncommon amount of melanin in the irises, which made them appear violet when she wore specific colors. This inspired her to often wear black eyeliner with blue, purple, or dark brown eyeshadow to bring out her trademark color.
Framing those famous eyes were Taylor’s double row of eyelashes, known as distichiasis, the result of a mutation of FOXC2, a gene responsible for embryonic tissue development. While this heavy, second set of eyelashes can cause complications for some, they quickly became a notable part of Taylor’s beauty at a young age. When she was filming Lassie Come Home (1943) at the age of 9, Taylor was accused of wearing too much mascara, and when production members tried to clean it off, they realized the dark shade was her own eyelashes. As Taylor’s Lassie co-star Roddy McDowall remembered, “Who has double eyelashes except a girl who was absolutely born to be on the big screen?”
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Lucille Ball Was One of the First Women to Appear Pregnant on Network Pregnant characters are commonplace now, but in the 1950s, Lucy’s television pregnancy was groundbreaking. Both CBS and the show’s sponsor, Philip Morris, were so concerned about airing this seemingly suggestive idea that they had the production studio work with various religious organizations to determine how to most sensitively express this supposedly controversial plot point. Ultimately, the producers agreed to avoid the word “pregnant,” going with the euphemism “expecting” (and similar terms) instead. The then-radical six-episode pregnancy arc paid off, as over 44 million people tuned in on January 19, 1953, to see Lucy welcome her son Little Ricky. The episode, titled “Lucy Goes to the Hospital,” aired the same day Ball actually gave birth by planned cesarean section to Desi Arnaz Jr.
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The FBI Kept a File on Frank Sinatra for 40 Years Hollywood singer, Bobby-soxers weren’t the only ones who followed Frank Sinatra’s every move. The FBI kept a massive file on him, detailing his life and relationships for four decades. They were especially interested in his alleged ties to people involved with organized crime. Sinatra reportedly had a friendship with Chicago crime boss Sam Giancana, and was also said to have received gifts from Joseph and Charles Fischetti, who ran an illegal gambling operation. The file even includes an account of him making an appearance in Atlantic City during the wedding of Philadelphia mob boss Angelo Bruno’s daughter.
Sinatra wasn’t exactly shy about his social interactions with mafiosi — they owned many of the establishments where he performed, after all — but he steadfastly denied having any close personal or business connections to the mob, and resented the many rumors implying otherwise. He famously took issue with The Godfather because of the perception that the character Johnny Fontane, a singer with ties to organized crime families, was based on him. According to author Mario Puzo, who wrote the novel that inspired the film, he and Sinatra got into an argument over the insinuation at a restaurant near Beverly Hills.
Sinatra’s FBI file wasn’t just a record of his own comings and goings, of course. It also included threats made against him by would-be extortioners and blackmailers, as well as details of the bureau’s investigation into the 1963 kidnapping of his son Frank Sinatra Jr. (Frank Jr. was rescued, and all three kidnappers were caught and convicted.)
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Elvis Was a Natural Blond and Used Shoe Polish as Hair Dye You’d be hard-pressed to find evidence of Elvis’ natural blond hairstyle, as only one known photo exists, hanging on the wall of Graceland. From a young age, Elvis dyed his hair jet black with shoe polish — which was cheaper than hair dye — in an effort to make his blue eyes stand out. Elvis also began applying eyeliner to further accentuate his eyes around 1960, a trick he learned from actor Tony Curtis. As Elvis rose to fame, he continued to dye his hair to maintain his image, though he eventually shifted from shoe polish to a patented hair dye combination of Miss Clairol 51D and Black Velvet/Mink Brown by Paramount. Elvis later enlisted the services of Larry Geller, a beloved stylist in West Hollywood who also worked with stars such as Marlon Brando and Steve McQueen.
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MGM Made Judy Garland Wear Nose-Altering Accessories Judy Garland rose to superstardom with her doe-eyed look, but in her days at MGM, she was considered, however unfairly, a kind of ugly duckling compared to the more willowy starlets in the MGM stable. In her earlier years, when the priority was preserving her childlike look, she carried rubber discs in a small carrying case, along with caps for her teeth. She’d insert the discs in her nose to give it a more upturned look. Because the studio wanted to keep her looking as young as possible, her breasts were also often bound.
Once she was a little older and starring in less-childlike roles, such as Esther Smith in Meet Me in St. Louis, she started wearing a canvas and metal corset that required two people on either side to pull the strings tight. (It’s a wonder she was still able to sing.)
Humphrey Bogart Loved Chess
Actor Humphrey Bogart and his wife, actress Lauren Bacall. Humphrey Bogart famously plays chess in Casablanca, and the scenes may have been written into the script to please him. In real life, as a young man, he was said to hustle players for dimes and quarters in New York parks and at Coney Island. Bogart was also a chess tournament director, and active in a Hollywood chess club. In a June 1945 interview, he said that he played chess almost daily, and described the game as one of his main interests.
Marilyn Monroe’s First Job Was Building Drones Marilyn Monroe’s late teens coincided with World War II, and at age 18, she started working 10 hours a day for a company called Radioplane, which manufactured small, unmanned aircraft used to drop explosives. Her job was inspecting the aircraft parachutes and spraying them with fire retardant.
It was here at the drone factory that Monroe got her start in modeling — a career she hadn’t considered before. A photographer with the United States Army was assigned to take photos of women in war production (inspired by “Rosie the Riveter”), and one of those photos — of a smiling Monroe holding a propeller — was published in an Army magazine in 1945. Soon, Monroe became a sought-after model and pin-up girl, and eventually that success led to a screen test with 20th Century Fox.
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From the Archives
Thanks to Bill
These are very funny and true!! LOL
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Subject: Later in life...
I used to be able to do cartwheels. Now I tip over putting on my underwear.
I told my husband he should embrace his mistakes...so he hugged me.
My husband says I only have 2 faults. I don't listen and something else....
At my funeral, take the bouquet off my coffin and throw it into the crowd to see who is next.
I thought growing old would take longer.
I came, I saw, I forgot what I was doing. Retraced my steps, got lost on the way back. Now I have no idea what's going on.
The officer said, "You drinking?" I said, "You buying?" We just laughed and laughed....I need bail money.
I think the reason we are born with two hands is so we can pet two dogs at once.
Day 12 without chocolate. Lost hearing in my left eye.
Scientists say the universe is made up of protons, neutrons and electrons. They forgot to mention morons.
The adult version of "head, shoulders, knees and toes" is "wallet, glasses, keys and phone."
A dog accepts you as the boss... a cat wants to see your resume.
Oops.... did I roll my eyes out loud?
Life is too short to waste time matching socks.
Wi-fi went down for five minutes, so I had to talk to my family. They seem like nice people.
If you see me talking to myself, just move along. I'm self-employed; we're having a staff meeting.
I won't be impressed with technology until I can download food.
Some people call me crazy. I prefer happy with a twist.
My doctor asked if anyone in my family suffers from mental illness. I said, "No, we all seem to enjoy it."
I really don't mind getting old, but my body is having a major fit.
Camping: where you spend a small fortune to live like a homeless person.
Project Manager...because Miracle Worker isn't an official job title.
I told my husband I wanted to be cremated. He made me an appointment for Tuesday.
Measure once, cuss twice..
From Skip..About measuring My old boss Super Snyder always said the Bosn Mates were the salt of the earth .They would measure with a micrometer, mark with piece of chalk and cut with an ax. There are a lot of stories about him that I may have to share one of these days. ….Skip
My dream job would be driving the karma bus.
THINK! (It's not illegal.... YET)
I don't care who dies in a movie, as long as the dog lives.
The world's best antidepressant has 4 legs, a wagging tail and comes with unconditional love.
Love is how excited your dog gets when you come home.
I've reached the age where my train of thought often leaves the station without me.
If you're happy and you know it, it's your meds.
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This Day in U S Military History
November 4
1942 – On Guadalcanal, American forces land in regimental strength at Aola, 25 miles east of the main American position. They bring engineers to attempt to build a second airstrip on the island. This idea has been dismissed as futile by local commanders because of the difficult terrain. They are correct. Raiders from this landing move out in an attempt to connect with the main position.
1942 – 19 German and 21 Italian submarines begin to patrol around Gibraltar due to the increase of Allied shipping traffic in preparation for Operation Torch. They will achieve some success, but 6 submarines will be sunk and the destination of the transports will not be discovered.
1943 – A new Japanese squadron led by Admiral Kurita arrives in Rabaul, New Britain Island. The Japanese force consists of 10 cruisers and 10 destroyers. American reconnaissance sights the squadron en route and Task Force 38 prepares to attack with its carrier aircraft.
1943 – Advance of the US 5th Army continues. The British 10th Corps holds Monte Massico and Monte Croce and moves against Monte Camino with 78th Division. The US 6th Corps captures Venafro and Rocavirondola as it advances to the German defenses of the Reinhard Line. The British 8th Army has the Germans withdrawing to the Sangro River. The Allied armies now have full lateral communications through Isernia.
1956 – Following nearly two weeks of protest and political instability in Hungary, Soviet tanks and troops viciously crush the protests. Thousands were killed and wounded, and nearly a quarter-million Hungarians fled the country. The problems in Hungary had begun in October, when thousands of protesters took to the streets demanding a more democratic political system and freedom from Soviet oppression. In response, Communist Party officials appointed Imre Nagy, (a former premier who had been dismissed from the party for his criticisms of Stalinist policies), as the new premier. Nagy tried to restore peace and asked the Soviets to withdraw their troops. The Soviets did so, but Nagy then tried to push the Hungarian revolt forward by abolishing one-party rule. He also announced that Hungary was withdrawing from the Warsaw Pact (the Soviet bloc’s equivalent of NATO). On November 4, Soviet tanks rolled into Budapest to stop Hungary’s movement away from the communist bloc. Vicious street fighting broke out, but the Soviets’ greater power insured the doom of the rebels. After the deaths and injuries of thousands of Hungarians, the protests were finally put down. Nagy was captured shortly thereafter and was executed two years later. The Soviet action stunned many people in the West. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev had pledged a retreat from the Stalinist policies and repression of the past, but the violent actions in Budapest suggested otherwise. Inaction on the part of the United States angered and frustrated many Hungarians. Voice of America radio broadcasts and speeches by President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles had recently suggested that the United States supported the “liberation” of “captive peoples” in communist nations. Yet, as Soviet tanks bore down on the protesters, the United States did nothing beyond issuing public statements of sympathy for their plight.
1979 – Student followers of the Ayatollah Khomeini send shock waves across America when they storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran. The radical Islamic fundamentalists took 90 hostages. The students were enraged that the deposed Shah had been allowed to enter the United States for medical treatment and they threatened to murder hostages if any rescue was attempted. Days later, Iran’s provincial leader resigned, and the Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of Iran’s fundamentalist revolutionaries, took full control of the country–and the fate of the hostages. Two weeks after the storming of the embassy, the Ayatollah began to release all non-U.S. captives, and all female and minority Americans, citing these groups as among the people oppressed by the United States government. The remaining 52 captives were left at the mercy of the Ayatollah for the next 14 months. President Jimmy Carter was unable to diplomatically resolve the crisis, and on April 24, 1980, he ordered a disastrous rescue mission in which eight U.S. military personnel were killed and no hostages rescued. Three months later, the former shah died of cancer in Egypt, but the crisis continued. In November 1980, Carter lost the presidential election to Republican Ronald Reagan. Soon after, with the assistance of Algerian intermediaries, successful negotiations finally began between the United States and Iran. On January 20, 1981–the day of Reagan’s inauguration–the United States freed almost $3 billion in frozen Iranian assets and promised $5 billion more in financial aid. Minutes after Reagan was sworn in, the hostages flew out of Iran on an Algerian airliner, ending their 444-day ordeal. The next day, Jimmy Carter flew to West Germany to greet them on their way home.
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Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
*OKUBO, JAMES K.
Technician Fifth Grade James K. Okubo distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action on 28 and 29 October and 4 November 1944, in the Foret Domaniale de Champ, near Biffontaine, eastern France. On 28 October, under strong enemy fire coming from behind mine fields and roadblocks, Technician Fifth Grade Okubo, a medic, crawled 150 yards to within 40 yards of the enemy lines. Two grenades were thrown at him while he left his last covered position to carry back wounded comrades. Under constant barrages of enemy small arms and machine gun fire, he treated 17 men on 28 October and 8 more men on 29 October. On 4 November, Technician Fifth Grade Okubo ran 75 yards under grazing machine gun fire and, while exposed to hostile fire directed at him, evacuated and treated a seriously wounded crewman from a burning tank, who otherwise would have died. Technician Fifth Grade James K. Okubo’s extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the United States Army.
*PHILLIPS, LEE H.
US Marine Corps Cpl Lee Phillips: Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient
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Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, Company E, 2d Battalion, 7 Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.). Place and date: Korea, 4 November 1950. Entered service at: Ben Hill, Ga. Born: 3 February 1930, Stockbridge, Ga. Cpl. Phillips was killed in action 27 November 1950. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a squad leader of Company E, in action against enemy aggressor forces. Assuming the point position in the attack against a strongly defended and well-entrenched numerically superior enemy force occupying a vital hill position which had been unsuccessfully assaulted on 5 separate occasions by units of the Marine Corps and other friendly forces, Cpl. Phillips fearlessly led his men in a bayonet charge up the precipitous slope under a deadly hail of hostile mortar, small-arms, and machine gun fire. Quickly rallying his squad when it was pinned down by a heavy and accurate mortar barrage, he continued to lead his men through the bombarded area and, although only 5 members were left in the casualty ridden unit, gained the military crest of the hill where he was immediately subjected to an enemy counterattack. Although greatly outnumbered by an estimated enemy squad, Cpl. Phillips boldly engaged the hostile force with handgrenades and rifle fire and, exhorting his gallant group of marines to follow him, stormed forward to completely overwhelm the enemy. With only 3 men now left in his squad, he proceeded to spearhead an assault on the last remaining strongpoint which was defended by 4 of the enemy on a rocky and almost inaccessible portion of the hill position. Using 1 hand to climb up the extremely hazardous precipice, he hurled grenades with the other and, with 2 remaining comrades, succeeded in annihilating the pocket of resistance and in consolidating the position. Immediately subjected to a sharp counterattack by an estimated enemy squad, he skillfully directed the fire of his men and employed his own weapon with deadly effectiveness to repulse the numerically superior hostile force. By his valiant leadership, indomitable fighting spirit and resolute determination in the face of heavy odds, Cpl. Phillips served to inspire all who observed him and was directly responsible for the destruction of the enemy stronghold. His great personal valor reflects the highest credit upon himself and enhances and sustains the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
*POYNTER, JAMES I.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein.). Place and date: Near Sudong, Korea, 4 November 1950. Entered service at: Downey, Calif. Born: 1 December 1916, Bloomington, Ill. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a squad leader in a rifle platoon of Company A, in action against enemy aggressor forces during the defense of Hill 532, south of Sudong, Korea. When a vastly outnumbering, well-concealed hostile force launched a sudden, vicious counterattack against his platoon’s hasty defensive position, Sgt. Poynter displayed superb skill and courage in leading his squad and directing its fire against the onrushing enemy. With his ranks critically depleted by casualties and he himself critically wounded as the onslaught gained momentum and the hostile force surrounded his position, he seized his bayonet and engaged in bitter hand-to-hand combat as the breakthrough continued. Observing 3 machineguns closing in at a distance of 25 yards, he dashed from his position and, grasping handgrenades from fallen marines as he ran, charged the emplacements in rapid succession, killing the crews of 2 and putting the other out of action before he fell, mortally wounded. By his self-sacrificing and valiant conduct, Sgt. Poynter inspired the remaining members of his squad to heroic endeavor in bearing down upon and repelling the disorganized enemy, thereby enabling the platoon to move out of the trap to a more favorable tactical position. His indomitable fighting spirit, fortitude, and great personal valor maintained in the face of overwhelming odds sustain and enhance the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS
for November 4, FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD “PHIL” MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
4 November
1909: The first sportsman airplane owner in the U. S., Arthur P. Warner of Warner Instrument Company, began teaching himself to fly a Curtiss airplane. (24)
1911: The transatlantic airship Akron, designed by Melvin Vanniman, made its first flight at Atlantic City, N. J. (24)
1920: Using the old battleship USS Indiana, the Army completed the third in a series of tests to determine the effectiveness of aerial bombs against ships. The tests began on 14 October at Tangier Sound in Chesapeake Bay.
1923: Lt Al J. Williams (USN) flew a Curtis 500 R2C-1 to a Federation Aeronautique Internationale record of 266.59 MPH at Mitchel Field in Minneola, N. Y. (9) (24)
1927: Capt Hawthorne C. Gray, an early stratospheric explorer, died in his third attempt to break the balloon record of 40,820 feet. While descending from 42,470 feet, he died from oxygen starvation. This tragedy showed a need to use pressure suits and oxygen systems above 40,000 feet.
1936: The Hawaiian Clipper arrived at Alameda, after its first passenger trip to Manila, Philippines, and back. (21)
1944: Over 1,100 American B-17s and B-24s attacked Germany during the day, hitting targets near Hamburg, Hannover, and Saarbruecken. (4)
1950: KOREAN WAR. B-26s provided close support for the Eighth Army near Chongju, killing an estimated 500 enemy soldiers to relieve the hard-pressed U.S. troops. (28)
1951: KOREAN WAR. 34 F-86s met nearly 60 MiG-15s in the Sinamju area. The F-86 pilots destroyed two and damaged three others. (28)
1954: The Strategic Air Command retired its last B-29 bomber (number 42-94032) to the aircraft storage facility at Davis Monthan AFB, Ariz. (1)
1959: Construction of the first Atlas F silo-lift launcher began at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. (6)
1960: The USAF revealed the use of a converted C-97 tanker as an airborne tactical command post and communications center. (24)
1966: The US and Soviet Union signed an agreement permitting direct commercial flights between New York and Moscow.
1970: Nine Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units units received A-37s, F-100s, F-105s, and C-130s to begin a modernization program. (16)
1972: Operation COMMANDO DOMINO. Through 8 November, after the US transferred 48 F-5s to the Vietnamese Air Force from the Republic of China Air Force, Pacific Air Forces moved two F-4C squadrons from the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing at Kadena AB, Japan, to Ching Chuan Kang AB, Taiwan, to supply air defense for the Republic of China. The Vietnamese Air Force received another 36 F-5s from other sources. To provide the Republic of Korea Air Force with an air defense capability, Pacific Air Forces released 18 F-4Ds from the 3d Tactical Fighter Wing at Kunsan AB, S. Korea, to the Republic of Korea. The 405th Fighter Wing at Clark AB, Philippines, then transferred 18 F-4Ds to the 3d Tactical Fighter Wing in return for 7 F-4Ds from other Pacific Air Forces resources. (17)
1983: URGENT FURY. As part of the Grenada operation, the Military Airlift Command transported 755 Cubans on 20 C-130 missions from Grenada to Cuban authorities in Barbados. (2)
1985: The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center saved 47 people during flood relief operations in the Shenandoah Valley, Va. (16)
1987: The Air Force awarded a $1.2 million contract to McDonnell Douglas Corporation to become a second-source for the Advanced Cruise Missile, the AGM-129.
1992: Through 11 November, four C-5s and one C-141 moved 236 tons of flour to Armenia to relieve food shortages after the Soviet Union’s collapse. (16) (26)
2003: Travis AFB, Calif., sent the first C-5A Galaxy (No. 70-0458) to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. (22) NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB began Block 2 testing on two Boeing X-45A Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles. This program added communications links for flight coordination from other locations, and the ability to release inert small “smart” bombs. (3)
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