For Nov 21: In 164 BC – Judas Maccabeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, restores the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah. ~ Happy Hanukkah! In 1620 – Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.). ~ The first government in America was formed based on this document. The first words are In the name of God, Amen.: For those that say this nation was not founded on religious principles, there ya go. In 1905 – Albert Einsteins paper, Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?, is published in the journal Annalen der Physik. This paper reveals the relationship between energy and mass. This leads to the mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc². ~ Its all relative. In 1959 – American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term rock and roll and music of that style, is fired from WABC-AM radio for refusing to deny allegations that he had participated in the payola scandal. In 1967 – Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing. ~ Lies. All lies. In 1969 – The first permanent ARPANET link is established between UCLA and SRI. ~ The first message received was SPAM. Notable Birthdays: 1937 – Marlo Thomas, American actress and producer/ ~ That Girl. 1940 – Dr. John, American singer-songwriter Holidays: National Adoption Day (United States) No Music Day (Unofficial) World Hello Day (Unofficial) World Television Day (International) Alascattalo Day
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 11:00:01 +0000
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