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The former chauffeur of Rene Rivkin, who had been convicted of the murder of his girlfriend, before having the finding overturned on a technicality, is suing the NSW Government for millions of dollars in compensation. One hopes he fails. The NSW people did not prosecute him with malice, but with due diligence. However, to be fair, he should not have today for his incarceration. Unless he got privileges. Meanwhile, in the US, a boy has gone on trial for the killing of an Australian Pro Baseball player. And it is worth comparing it to police shootings that have been highlighted. Police are trained and can make a mistake. They are licensed to use deadly force. Generally, it is dumb to resist arrest as one may be killed while police are doing their duty. By way of contrast, a young man has been gunned down while exercising on a street by joy riding youths who were armed and allegedly killed from boredom.
On this remarkable day in history, 43BC, an inconclusive battle saw Mark Antony win against Pansa, but lose against Hirtius. It was soon after the assassination of Julius and Brutus was temporarily allied with Octavian for the Roman Republic. It didn't last. In 69, Vitellius defeated Emperor Otho, and the destabilisation in Rome following the suicide of Nero would result in the decisive action the next year. In 70, Titus, son of Emperor Vespasian, surrounded and sieged Jerusalem. It would result in a change of history, dispersing Jews throughout Rome, destroying the Temple, the heroic tragedy of Masada, and the political issue facing the world today with a monstrous xenophobic regime being supported by the UN over the democracy of Israel. In 966, Pagan king of Polans married Dobrowa of Bohemia and the Christian girl got him to convert, creating the land now called Poland. In 1294, Temür, grandson of Kublai, was elected Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty with the reigning titles Oljeitu and Chengzong. In 1699, Khalsa: The Sikh religion was formalised as the Khalsa - the brotherhood of Warrior-Saints - by Guru Gobind Singh in Northern India, in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar. In 1775, the first abolition society in North America was established. The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage was organised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.
In 1860, the first Pony Express rider reached San Francisco. The pony riders carried additionally, along with the mail, a small personal bible. In 1865, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth (died April 15th). Also 1865, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family were attacked in his home by Lewis Powell. The attack that killed Lincoln was coordinated by people familiar with political rhetoric spoken against Lincoln. Democrats have a lot to answer for with their rhetoric not being rooted in reality. Words have power, and had their words been temperate and aimed at political policy, Lincoln may well not have been assassinated. Lincoln wasn't the first, nor the last, to be killed by assassin. But he may have been the best. In 1881, the Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight was fought in El Paso, Texas. Pity it wasn't video taped. In 1906, the Azusa Street Revival opened and would launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement. In 1909, Turkey committed an atrocity against Armenians in Cilicia. In 1912, Clive Palmer's favourite boat hit an iceberg at 23:40 in the North Atlantic. The Captain of the Titanic had tried to set a speed record. Had he competed with Mary Rose? In 1941, Rommel attacked Tobruk. In 1956, in Chicago, video tape was shown for the first time. In 1969, US Academy Awards failed to distinguish between the best actress, Hepburn, and a big nose. In 1986, Reagan ordered a bombing raid on Libya after they had bombed a West German Disco. The result was Libya would back flip and give up on direct terror attacks. In 2003, U.S. troops in Baghdad captured Abu Abbas, leader of the Palestinian group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner the MS Achille Lauro in 1985. Also 2003, the genome project completed (99%) mapping human DNA. In 2007, over 200,000 campaigned against the candidacy of current Turkish PM, the bigot Erdogan.
I do not know them well, They are just north of Mombassa in Kenya, a little inland from the East coast. A poor (not wealthy) primary school in a community struggling against alcoholism and poverty. Yet still achieving. sunrisepedagogical.wix.com/spca
"If you find someone who can donate to us please here is our postal address," 68-40223 Kadongo Kenya cellphone 254710703891
2014
On this truly remarkable day in history, much stands out, but it is an obscure thing I wish to focus on. The hijacking of the "Achille Lauro" was a terrorist act. Leon Klinghoffer, 69, a disabled appliance manufacturer was on holiday with his wife of 36 years. It was an anniversary. Leon's wife, Maralyn, had terminal colon cancer. The ship was sailing from Egypt to Israel. While in Egypt, four PLO terrorists seized the ship and sailed to Syria. The Syrian government heard the demands that Israel release 50 killers and refused permission for the terrorists to dock the ship. In retaliation, the terrorists chose Leon, who was Jewish, and shot him in the head and in the gut, and threw his body overboard. They later blamed the death on Maralyn, saying she killed her husband for his insurance money. From Port Said (Egypt), the terrorists were granted safe passage to Tunisia, but Ronald Reagan ordered a US jet to force the terrorists to land in transit in Italy, where they were arrested. Italians let one, negotiator Abu Abbas, to flee to Yugoslavia. It is apparent now that Democrats would never have done it, and opposed the US doing it, but when the US invaded Iraq, they arrested fugitive Abu Abbas on this day in 2003. Maralyn had died 4 months after her husband. PLO took responsibility for the hijacking, and paid a small amount in reparation, much less than the aid they are still given. Abu died a year later, in custody from heart failure. His heart had never worked well. It is worth contrasting the demands of the PLO in '85 with the demands of Obama on Israel for peace. Not different, after adjusting for inflation.
Not much is known about Bussa. He was born in Africa in the 18th century, or early nineteenth century. He may have been Igbo or Akan in nationality. Loved by family, but stolen from them by slavers, he was transported to Barbados. Records show a slave named "Bussa" worked at Bayley's Plantation as a ranger at about the time of the rebellion. The freedom of movement would have been helpful. Along with Washington Franklyn and Nanny Grigg, Bussa waited for the British house of assembly to decide on a slavery bill. When they failed to favourably address the issue, in 1816, Bussa led a revolt of over 400. Bussa was killed during the uprising. Years later, Britain ended their part of the slave trade. It was finally made illegal to own slaves in UK in 2010.
Tonight is also the annual celebration of Passover. Celebrating the time that God's chosen people were freed from slavery. May all my Jewish friends and family live up to their promise.
Historical perspectives on this day
In 43BC, Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieged Caesar's assassin Decimus Brutus in Mutina, defeated the forces of the consul Pansa, but was then immediately defeated by the army of the other consul, Hirtius. 69, Vitellius, commander of the Rhine armies, defeated Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum and seized the throne. 70, Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, surrounded the Jewish capital, with four Roman legions. 193, Septimius Severus was proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans). 966, after his marriage to the Christian Dobrawa of Bohemia, the pagan ruler of the Polans, Mieszko I, converted to Christianity, an event considered to be the founding of the Polish state. 1028, Henry III, son of Conrad, was elected king of the Germans.
In 1205, Battle of Adrianople between Bulgarians and Crusaders. 1294, Temür, grandson of Kublai, was elected Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty with the reigning titles Oljeitu and Chengzong. 1341, Sack of Saluzzo (Italy) by Italian-Angevine troops under Manfred V of Saluzzo. 1434, the foundation stone of Cathedral St. Peter and St. Paul in Nantes, France was laid. 1471, in England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Barnet; the Earl was killed and Edward IV resumed the throne. 1639, Imperial forces were defeated by the Swedes at the Battle of Chemnitz. The Swedish victory prolonged the Thirty Years' War and allowed them to advance into Bohemia. 1699, Khalsa: The Sikh religion was formalised as the Khalsa - the brotherhood of Warrior-Saints - by Guru Gobind Singh in Northern India, in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar. 1715, the Yamasee War began in South Carolina. 1775, the first abolition society in North America was established. The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage was organised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.
In 1816, Bussa, a slave in British-ruled Barbados, led a slave rebellion and was killed. For this, he is remembered as the first national hero of Barbados. 1828, Noah Webster copyrighted the first edition of his dictionary. 1846, the Donner Party of pioneers departed Springfield, Illinois, for California, on what would become a year-long journey of hardship, cannibalism, and survival. 1849, Hungary declared itself independent of Austria with Lajos Kossuth as its leader. 1860, the first Pony Express rider reached San Francisco. The pony riders carried additionally, along with the mail, a small personal bible. 1865, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth (died April 15th). Also 1865, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family were attacked in his home by Lewis Powell. 1881, the Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight was fought in El Paso, Texas. 1890, the Pan-American Union was founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C. 1894, the first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
In 1906, the Azusa Street Revival opened and would launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement. 1909, a massacre was organised by Ottoman Empire against Armenian population of Cilicia. 1912, the British passenger liner RMS Titanic hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th). 1927, the first Volvo car premiered in Gothenburg, Sweden. 1928, the Bremen, a German Junkers W33 type aircraft, reached Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west. 1931, the Spanish Cortes deposed King Alfonso XIII and proclaimed the Second Spanish Republic. Also 1931, first edition of the Highway Code published in Great Britain. 1935, "Black Sunday Storm", the worst dust storm of the U.S. Dust Bowl. 1939, The Grapes of Wrath, by American author John Steinbeck was first published by the Viking Press. 1940, World War II: Royal Marines landed in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later. 1941, World War II: German general Erwin Rommel attacked Tobruk. 1942, Malta received the George Cross for its gallantry. The George Cross was given by King George VI himself and was now an emblem on the Maltese national flag. 1944, Bombay Explosion: A massive explosion in Bombay harbor killed 300 and caused economic damage valued then at 20 million pounds. 1945, Osijek, Croatia, was liberated from fascist occupation.
In 1956, in Chicago, videotape was first demonstrated. 1958, the Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 fell from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. 1967, Gnassingbé Eyadéma overthrew President of Togo Nicolas Grunitzky and installed himself as the new president, a title he would hold for the next 38 years. 1969, at the U.S. Academy Awards there was a tie for the Academy Award for Best Actress between Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand. 1978, 1978 Tbilisi Demonstrations: Thousands of Georgians demonstrated against Soviet attempts to change the constitutional status of the Georgian language. 1981, STS-1 – The first operational space shuttle, Columbia (OV-102) completed its first test flight. 1986, in retaliation for the April 5 bombing in West Berlin that killed two U.S. servicemen, U.S. president Ronald Reagan ordered major bombing raids against Libya, killing 60 people. Also 1986, the heaviest hailstones ever recorded (1 kilogram (2.2 lb)) fell on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92. 1988, the USS Samuel B. Roberts struck a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will. Also 1988, in a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signed an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
In 1991, the Republic of Georgia introduced the post of President after its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. 1994, in a U.S. friendly fire incident during Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq, two United States Air Force aircraft mistakenly shot-down two United States Army helicopters, killing 26 people. 1999, NATO mistakenly bombed a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees – Yugoslav officials said 75 people were killed. Also 1999, a severe hailstorm struck Sydney, Australia causing A$2.3 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history. 2002, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez returned to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military. 2003, the Human Genome Project was completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%. Also 2003, U.S. troops in Baghdad captured Abu Abbas, leader of the Palestinian group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner the MS Achille Lauro in 1985. 2005, the Oregon Supreme Court nullified marriage licenses issued to gay couples a year earlier by Multnomah County. 2007, At least 200,000 demonstrators in Ankara, Turkey, protested against the possible candidacy of incumbent Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. 2010, Nearly 2,700 were killed in a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai, China. 2014, Twin bomb blasts in Abuja, Nigeria, killed at least 75 people and injured 141 others.
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This column welcomes feedback and criticism. The column is not made up but based on the days events and articles which are then placed in the feed. So they may not have an apparent cohesion they would have had were they made up.
===
Editorials will appear in the "History in a Year by the Conservative Voice" series, starting with August www.createspace.com/4124406, September www.createspace.com/5106914, October www.createspace.com/5106951, or at Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/1482020262/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_dVHPub0MQKDZ4 The kindle version is cheaper, but the soft back version allows the purchase of a kindle version for just $3.99 more.
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For twenty two years I have been responsibly addressing an issue, and I cannot carry on. I am petitioning the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to remedy my distress. I leave it up to him if he chooses to address the issue. Regardless of your opinion of conservative government, the issue is pressing. Please sign my petition at www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/tony-abbott-remedy-the-persecution-of-dd-ball
Or the US President at
www.change.org/p/barack-obama-change-this-injustice#
or
petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/change-injustice-faced-david-daniel-ball-after-he-reported-bungled-pedophile-investigation-and/b8mxPWtJ or wh.gov/ilXYR
Douglas Sutherland-Bruce via David Daniel Ball
Mr Ball, I will not sign your petition as it will do no good, but I will share your message and ask as many of friends who read it, to share it also. Let us see if we cannot use the power of the internet to spread the word of these infamous killings. As a father and a former soldier, I cannot, could not, justify ignoring this appalling action by the perpetrators, whoever they may; I thank you Douglas. You are wrong about the petition. Signing it is as worthless and meaningless an act as voting. A stand up guy would know that. - ed
Lorraine Allen Hider I signed the petition ages ago David, with pleasure, nobody knows what it's like until they've been there. Keep heart David take care.
I have begun a bulletin board (http://theconservativevoice.freeforums.net) which will allow greater latitude for members to post and interact. It is not subject to FB policy and so greater range is allowed in posts. Also there are private members rooms in which nothing is censored, except abuse. All welcome, registration is free.
===
The former chauffeur of Rene Rivkin, who had been convicted of the murder of his girlfriend, before having the finding overturned on a technicality, is suing the NSW Government for millions of dollars in compensation. One hopes he fails. The NSW people did not prosecute him with malice, but with due diligence. However, to be fair, he should not have today for his incarceration. Unless he got privileges. Meanwhile, in the US, a boy has gone on trial for the killing of an Australian Pro Baseball player. And it is worth comparing it to police shootings that have been highlighted. Police are trained and can make a mistake. They are licensed to use deadly force. Generally, it is dumb to resist arrest as one may be killed while police are doing their duty. By way of contrast, a young man has been gunned down while exercising on a street by joy riding youths who were armed and allegedly killed from boredom.
On this remarkable day in history, 43BC, an inconclusive battle saw Mark Antony win against Pansa, but lose against Hirtius. It was soon after the assassination of Julius and Brutus was temporarily allied with Octavian for the Roman Republic. It didn't last. In 69, Vitellius defeated Emperor Otho, and the destabilisation in Rome following the suicide of Nero would result in the decisive action the next year. In 70, Titus, son of Emperor Vespasian, surrounded and sieged Jerusalem. It would result in a change of history, dispersing Jews throughout Rome, destroying the Temple, the heroic tragedy of Masada, and the political issue facing the world today with a monstrous xenophobic regime being supported by the UN over the democracy of Israel. In 966, Pagan king of Polans married Dobrowa of Bohemia and the Christian girl got him to convert, creating the land now called Poland. In 1294, Temür, grandson of Kublai, was elected Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty with the reigning titles Oljeitu and Chengzong. In 1699, Khalsa: The Sikh religion was formalised as the Khalsa - the brotherhood of Warrior-Saints - by Guru Gobind Singh in Northern India, in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar. In 1775, the first abolition society in North America was established. The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage was organised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.
In 1860, the first Pony Express rider reached San Francisco. The pony riders carried additionally, along with the mail, a small personal bible. In 1865, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth (died April 15th). Also 1865, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family were attacked in his home by Lewis Powell. The attack that killed Lincoln was coordinated by people familiar with political rhetoric spoken against Lincoln. Democrats have a lot to answer for with their rhetoric not being rooted in reality. Words have power, and had their words been temperate and aimed at political policy, Lincoln may well not have been assassinated. Lincoln wasn't the first, nor the last, to be killed by assassin. But he may have been the best. In 1881, the Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight was fought in El Paso, Texas. Pity it wasn't video taped. In 1906, the Azusa Street Revival opened and would launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement. In 1909, Turkey committed an atrocity against Armenians in Cilicia. In 1912, Clive Palmer's favourite boat hit an iceberg at 23:40 in the North Atlantic. The Captain of the Titanic had tried to set a speed record. Had he competed with Mary Rose? In 1941, Rommel attacked Tobruk. In 1956, in Chicago, video tape was shown for the first time. In 1969, US Academy Awards failed to distinguish between the best actress, Hepburn, and a big nose. In 1986, Reagan ordered a bombing raid on Libya after they had bombed a West German Disco. The result was Libya would back flip and give up on direct terror attacks. In 2003, U.S. troops in Baghdad captured Abu Abbas, leader of the Palestinian group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner the MS Achille Lauro in 1985. Also 2003, the genome project completed (99%) mapping human DNA. In 2007, over 200,000 campaigned against the candidacy of current Turkish PM, the bigot Erdogan.
I do not know them well, They are just north of Mombassa in Kenya, a little inland from the East coast. A poor (not wealthy) primary school in a community struggling against alcoholism and poverty. Yet still achieving. sunrisepedagogical.wix.com/spca
"If you find someone who can donate to us please here is our postal address," 68-40223 Kadongo Kenya cellphone 254710703891
2014
On this truly remarkable day in history, much stands out, but it is an obscure thing I wish to focus on. The hijacking of the "Achille Lauro" was a terrorist act. Leon Klinghoffer, 69, a disabled appliance manufacturer was on holiday with his wife of 36 years. It was an anniversary. Leon's wife, Maralyn, had terminal colon cancer. The ship was sailing from Egypt to Israel. While in Egypt, four PLO terrorists seized the ship and sailed to Syria. The Syrian government heard the demands that Israel release 50 killers and refused permission for the terrorists to dock the ship. In retaliation, the terrorists chose Leon, who was Jewish, and shot him in the head and in the gut, and threw his body overboard. They later blamed the death on Maralyn, saying she killed her husband for his insurance money. From Port Said (Egypt), the terrorists were granted safe passage to Tunisia, but Ronald Reagan ordered a US jet to force the terrorists to land in transit in Italy, where they were arrested. Italians let one, negotiator Abu Abbas, to flee to Yugoslavia. It is apparent now that Democrats would never have done it, and opposed the US doing it, but when the US invaded Iraq, they arrested fugitive Abu Abbas on this day in 2003. Maralyn had died 4 months after her husband. PLO took responsibility for the hijacking, and paid a small amount in reparation, much less than the aid they are still given. Abu died a year later, in custody from heart failure. His heart had never worked well. It is worth contrasting the demands of the PLO in '85 with the demands of Obama on Israel for peace. Not different, after adjusting for inflation.
Not much is known about Bussa. He was born in Africa in the 18th century, or early nineteenth century. He may have been Igbo or Akan in nationality. Loved by family, but stolen from them by slavers, he was transported to Barbados. Records show a slave named "Bussa" worked at Bayley's Plantation as a ranger at about the time of the rebellion. The freedom of movement would have been helpful. Along with Washington Franklyn and Nanny Grigg, Bussa waited for the British house of assembly to decide on a slavery bill. When they failed to favourably address the issue, in 1816, Bussa led a revolt of over 400. Bussa was killed during the uprising. Years later, Britain ended their part of the slave trade. It was finally made illegal to own slaves in UK in 2010.
Tonight is also the annual celebration of Passover. Celebrating the time that God's chosen people were freed from slavery. May all my Jewish friends and family live up to their promise.
Historical perspectives on this day
In 43BC, Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieged Caesar's assassin Decimus Brutus in Mutina, defeated the forces of the consul Pansa, but was then immediately defeated by the army of the other consul, Hirtius. 69, Vitellius, commander of the Rhine armies, defeated Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum and seized the throne. 70, Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, surrounded the Jewish capital, with four Roman legions. 193, Septimius Severus was proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans). 966, after his marriage to the Christian Dobrawa of Bohemia, the pagan ruler of the Polans, Mieszko I, converted to Christianity, an event considered to be the founding of the Polish state. 1028, Henry III, son of Conrad, was elected king of the Germans.
In 1205, Battle of Adrianople between Bulgarians and Crusaders. 1294, Temür, grandson of Kublai, was elected Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty with the reigning titles Oljeitu and Chengzong. 1341, Sack of Saluzzo (Italy) by Italian-Angevine troops under Manfred V of Saluzzo. 1434, the foundation stone of Cathedral St. Peter and St. Paul in Nantes, France was laid. 1471, in England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Barnet; the Earl was killed and Edward IV resumed the throne. 1639, Imperial forces were defeated by the Swedes at the Battle of Chemnitz. The Swedish victory prolonged the Thirty Years' War and allowed them to advance into Bohemia. 1699, Khalsa: The Sikh religion was formalised as the Khalsa - the brotherhood of Warrior-Saints - by Guru Gobind Singh in Northern India, in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar. 1715, the Yamasee War began in South Carolina. 1775, the first abolition society in North America was established. The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage was organised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.
In 1816, Bussa, a slave in British-ruled Barbados, led a slave rebellion and was killed. For this, he is remembered as the first national hero of Barbados. 1828, Noah Webster copyrighted the first edition of his dictionary. 1846, the Donner Party of pioneers departed Springfield, Illinois, for California, on what would become a year-long journey of hardship, cannibalism, and survival. 1849, Hungary declared itself independent of Austria with Lajos Kossuth as its leader. 1860, the first Pony Express rider reached San Francisco. The pony riders carried additionally, along with the mail, a small personal bible. 1865, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth (died April 15th). Also 1865, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family were attacked in his home by Lewis Powell. 1881, the Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight was fought in El Paso, Texas. 1890, the Pan-American Union was founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C. 1894, the first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
In 1906, the Azusa Street Revival opened and would launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement. 1909, a massacre was organised by Ottoman Empire against Armenian population of Cilicia. 1912, the British passenger liner RMS Titanic hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th). 1927, the first Volvo car premiered in Gothenburg, Sweden. 1928, the Bremen, a German Junkers W33 type aircraft, reached Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west. 1931, the Spanish Cortes deposed King Alfonso XIII and proclaimed the Second Spanish Republic. Also 1931, first edition of the Highway Code published in Great Britain. 1935, "Black Sunday Storm", the worst dust storm of the U.S. Dust Bowl. 1939, The Grapes of Wrath, by American author John Steinbeck was first published by the Viking Press. 1940, World War II: Royal Marines landed in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later. 1941, World War II: German general Erwin Rommel attacked Tobruk. 1942, Malta received the George Cross for its gallantry. The George Cross was given by King George VI himself and was now an emblem on the Maltese national flag. 1944, Bombay Explosion: A massive explosion in Bombay harbor killed 300 and caused economic damage valued then at 20 million pounds. 1945, Osijek, Croatia, was liberated from fascist occupation.
In 1956, in Chicago, videotape was first demonstrated. 1958, the Soviet satellite Sputnik 2 fell from orbit after a mission duration of 162 days. 1967, Gnassingbé Eyadéma overthrew President of Togo Nicolas Grunitzky and installed himself as the new president, a title he would hold for the next 38 years. 1969, at the U.S. Academy Awards there was a tie for the Academy Award for Best Actress between Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand. 1978, 1978 Tbilisi Demonstrations: Thousands of Georgians demonstrated against Soviet attempts to change the constitutional status of the Georgian language. 1981, STS-1 – The first operational space shuttle, Columbia (OV-102) completed its first test flight. 1986, in retaliation for the April 5 bombing in West Berlin that killed two U.S. servicemen, U.S. president Ronald Reagan ordered major bombing raids against Libya, killing 60 people. Also 1986, the heaviest hailstones ever recorded (1 kilogram (2.2 lb)) fell on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92. 1988, the USS Samuel B. Roberts struck a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will. Also 1988, in a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signed an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
In 1991, the Republic of Georgia introduced the post of President after its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. 1994, in a U.S. friendly fire incident during Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq, two United States Air Force aircraft mistakenly shot-down two United States Army helicopters, killing 26 people. 1999, NATO mistakenly bombed a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees – Yugoslav officials said 75 people were killed. Also 1999, a severe hailstorm struck Sydney, Australia causing A$2.3 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history. 2002, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez returned to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military. 2003, the Human Genome Project was completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%. Also 2003, U.S. troops in Baghdad captured Abu Abbas, leader of the Palestinian group that killed an American on the hijacked cruise liner the MS Achille Lauro in 1985. 2005, the Oregon Supreme Court nullified marriage licenses issued to gay couples a year earlier by Multnomah County. 2007, At least 200,000 demonstrators in Ankara, Turkey, protested against the possible candidacy of incumbent Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. 2010, Nearly 2,700 were killed in a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai, China. 2014, Twin bomb blasts in Abuja, Nigeria, killed at least 75 people and injured 141 others.
===
This column welcomes feedback and criticism. The column is not made up but based on the days events and articles which are then placed in the feed. So they may not have an apparent cohesion they would have had were they made up.
===
Editorials will appear in the "History in a Year by the Conservative Voice" series, starting with August www.createspace.com/4124406, September www.createspace.com/5106914, October www.createspace.com/5106951, or at Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/1482020262/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_dVHPub0MQKDZ4 The kindle version is cheaper, but the soft back version allows the purchase of a kindle version for just $3.99 more.
===
For twenty two years I have been responsibly addressing an issue, and I cannot carry on. I am petitioning the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to remedy my distress. I leave it up to him if he chooses to address the issue. Regardless of your opinion of conservative government, the issue is pressing. Please sign my petition at www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/tony-abbott-remedy-the-persecution-of-dd-ball
Or the US President at
www.change.org/p/barack-obama-change-this-injustice#
or
petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/change-injustice-faced-david-daniel-ball-after-he-reported-bungled-pedophile-investigation-and/b8mxPWtJ or wh.gov/ilXYR
Douglas Sutherland-Bruce via David Daniel Ball
Mr Ball, I will not sign your petition as it will do no good, but I will share your message and ask as many of friends who read it, to share it also. Let us see if we cannot use the power of the internet to spread the word of these infamous killings. As a father and a former soldier, I cannot, could not, justify ignoring this appalling action by the perpetrators, whoever they may; I thank you Douglas. You are wrong about the petition. Signing it is as worthless and meaningless an act as voting. A stand up guy would know that. - ed
Lorraine Allen Hider I signed the petition ages ago David, with pleasure, nobody knows what it's like until they've been there. Keep heart David take care.
I have begun a bulletin board (http://theconservativevoice.freeforums.net) which will allow greater latitude for members to post and interact. It is not subject to FB policy and so greater range is allowed in posts. Also there are private members rooms in which nothing is censored, except abuse. All welcome, registration is free.