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LOTS of History
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Friday June 16
Hello humans and welcome back to Friday! Just letting you know that we only have
Its the 167th day of the year and there are 121 days until Self Reliance Fest, Oct 14th & 15th
Today’s BTC Price is coming in at $25,765
Hey, folks! Silly question for ya – what’s the best part about being a pessimist?
Well, I’ll tell ya, It’s constantly being correct & accurate on how things turn out,
or just being pleasantly surprised. Either you’re right, or you’re happier than anticipated.
That inner ‘service writer’ in me heard a dude say ‘it’ll be fixed tomorrow’ in the same
voice tone I’ve told car repair customers… yeah… sure…
As it’s said, ‘Is what it is’. A dude can not be staying down, when one considers that
we are currently half way through June, and Ducktion Cups has surpassed all of May’s earnings.
So, yeah. Pip is sweating it, but not sweating it, if that makes sense.
Anyway…. how about LOTS of history-
- 1779 – Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
The Rock of Gibraltar was first fortified with the Moorish Castle in 710 AD.
It was the site of ten sieges during the Middle Ages, some of them successful.
An Anglo-Dutch force captured the Gibraltar peninsular in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession;
possession was assigned to Britain in the 1713 peace Treaty of Utrecht that ended the war.
The Spanish made an unsuccessful attempt to recapture Gibraltar in 1727 during the Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729).
After the war ended with the Treaty of Seville (1729), in 1730 Spain built a line of fortifications
across the north of the peninsula, cutting Gibraltar off from the mainland.
Pip’s notes – Gibraltar and Jabroni are 2 different things. ‘hashtag’ Today I Learned
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Siege_of_Gibraltar
- 1858 – Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois.
“A house divided against itself, cannot stand.”
I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.
I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I do not expect the house to fall — but I do expect it will cease to be divided.
It will become all one thing or all the other.
Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it,
and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction;
or its advocates will push it forward, till it shall become lawful in all the States, old as well as new — North as well as South.
Pip’s notes – Famously, eight years before Lincoln’s speech, during the Senate debate on the Compromise of 1850,
A Texas Senator Sam Houston had proclaimed: “A nation divided against itself cannot stand.”
Does a dude call out the President for stealing his catchphrase? Meh… leave it to karma….. oh, wait.. Lincol… yeah, karma.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%27s_House_Divided_Speech
- 1903 – The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
founded by Henry Ford and incorporated in Dearborn, Michigan
The Ford Motor Company was launched in a converted factory in 1903 with $28,000
(equivalent to $912,000 in 2022) in cash from twelve different investors,
most notably John and Horace Dodge (‘Oh, them Dodge boys…).
The first president was not Ford, but local banker John S. Gray,
who was chosen in order to assuage investors’ fears that Ford would leave the
new company the way he had left its predecessor.
Pip’s notes – Per wiki – $28k is roughly equivalent to $912,000 in 2022 numbers.
…. and no, I have not driven a Ford, lately. Or a Dodge, for that matter.
But there may or may not have been a recent event where a towed in vehicle was “relocated”
by using a forklift. (don’t take a dude’s parking spot)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company
- 1955 – In a futile effort to topple Argentine President Juan Perón,
rogue aircraft pilots of the Argentine Navy drop several bombs upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating
in favor of Perón in Buenos Aires, killing 364 and injuring at least 800 humans.
At the same time on the ground, some soldiers attempt to stage a coup but are suppressed by loyal forces.
Pip’s notes – Dudes, I’m politely declining on reading into this.
Let alone talk about more of death caused by fucktards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Plaza_de_Mayo
- 1976 – Soweto uprising: A non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto, South Africa,
turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd.
Students from various schools began to protest in the streets of Soweto in response
to the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in black schools.
It is estimated that 20,000 students took part in the protests.
They were met with fierce police brutality and many were shot and killed.
The number of pupils killed in the uprising is usually estimated as 176,
but some sources estimate as many as 700 fatalities.
Pip’s notes – what. the. fuckbeans.
Ok, I can’t even break this down to ways a knuckle-dragging Florida dude can understand WTF.
… (sigh)… fuckin’ humans…. (lowers head and shakes said head in shame)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soweto_uprising
- 2012 – The United States Air Force’s robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission
Pip’s notes – The ‘Totally for science & not for spying’ craft costs $200 Million USD. There’s now a new unit of cost measurement – That’s roughly twelve and a half MOAB bombs.
Pip’s side notes – Guess how much the world’s most expensive vehicle licence plate costs? 1.06666667 MOABs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA-226
https://www.google.com/search?q=moab+bomb+cost
Happy Birthdays
- 1738 – Mary Katherine Goddard, American publisher (d. 1816)
An early American publisher, and the postmaster of the Baltimore Post Office from 1775 to 1789.
She was the older sister of William Goddard (a Sons of Liberty member during the Revolutionary war), also a publisher and printer.
She was the second printer to print the Declaration of Independence.
Her copy -the Goddard Broadside- was commissioned by Congress in 1777 and was the first to include the names of the signatories, unlike the ‘Dunlap broadside’ copy.
In 1998, Goddard was inducted into the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame.
Pip’s notes – In 1949, nine Goddard broadsides copies of the US Constitution were known to still exist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Katharine_Goddard
- 1821 – Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer and architect (d. 1908)
otherwise known as Old Tom Morris, and The Grand Old Man of Golf,[1][5] was a Scottish golfer.
Morris worked as a greenkeeper, clubmaker, ballmaker, golf instructor, and course designer,
as well as playing match and tournament golf.
He came second in the first Open Championship in 1860, and won the following year.
He followed this up with further victories in 1862, 1864 and 1867.
He still holds the record as the oldest winner of The Open Championship at 46.
Also, he was part of the only father/son couple being winner and runner-up
Pip’s notes – Goo Sportsball !!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tom_Morris
- 1880 – Otto Eisenschiml, Austrian-American chemist and author (d. 1963)
Otto Eisenschiml (June 16, 1880 – December 7, 1963) was an Austrian-born chemist
and industrial executive in the American oil industry, and a controversial author.
He may be best known for his provocative 1937 book on the
assassination of Abraham Lincoln
in which he proposed that a senior member of Lincoln’s Cabinet
orchestrated the plot to kill the president.
Also –
He invented a window envelope made from one piece of paper.
Later he developed a test to detect the presence of fish oil contaminants in vegetable oil.
Eisenschiml was well published within the chemical and oil industries,
authoring several articles in trade journals and magazines on various technical aspects of the business.
Pip’s notes- You can give some thanks to junk mail from this dude.
Those envelopes have that crinkle noise that you know is wasting your time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Eisenschiml
- 1941 – Lamont Dozier, American songwriter and producer (d. 2022)
an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Detroit, Michigan.
He co-wrote and produced 14 US Billboard number-one hits and four number ones in the UK.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamont_Dozier
- 1958 – Darrell Griffith, American basketball player
Dr. Dunkenstein, is an American former basketball player who spent his entire professional career
with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association from 1980 to 1991.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrell_Griffith
Passings
- 1881 – Josiah Mason, English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1795)
an English industrialist, engaged in pen manufacture and other trades, and a philanthropist.
He founded Mason Science College in 1875, which later became the University of Birmingham.
Mason was almost entirely self-educated, having taught himself to write when a shoemaker’s apprentice,
and in later life he felt his deficiencies keenly. It was this which led him in 1860 to establish his
great orphanage at Erdington, near Sutton Coldfield, some 6 miles from Birmingham.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_Mason
- 1959 – George Reeves, American actor and director (b. 1914)
He is best known for portraying Superman in the television series Adventures of Superman (1952–1958).
His death at age 45 from a gunshot remains controversial. The official finding was suicide,
but some believe that he was murdered or the victim of an accidental shooting.
A number of questionable physical findings were reported by investigators and others:
No fingerprints were recovered from the gun.
No gunpowder residue was found on Reeves’ hands. (note- gunshot residue testing was not routinely performed in 1959).
The bullet that killed Reeves was recovered from the bedroom ceiling, and the spent shell casing was found under his body.
Two additional bullets were discovered embedded in the bedroom floor.
All three bullets had been fired from the weapon found at Reeves’ feet,
though all witnesses agreed they heard only one gunshot,
and there was no sign of forced entry or other physical evidence that a second person was in the room.
Despite the unanswered questions, Reeves’ death was officially ruled a suicide,
based on witness statements, physical evidence at the scene, and the autopsy report.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Reeves
- 2013 – Sam Farber, American businessman, co-founded OXO (b. 1924)
In 1960, Farber founded Copco, which manufactured enamel-coated, cast iron cookware.
He sold Copco in 1982, largely retiring from the industry at the time of the sale.
But guess who made a comeback? Farber is credited with revolutionizing the kitchen utensil industry
by developing and introducing a line of utensils with plastic-coated black handles
through OXO kitchen utensils.
While more expensive than traditional utensils, the new soft, black handled utensils proved to be a success with consumers
OXO – an American manufacturer of kitchen utensils, office supplies, and housewares,
founded in 1990 and based in New York City.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Farber
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OXO_(kitchen_utensils_brand)
Holidays
- West Sussex County Council officially recognised the day in 2007, to celebrate the rich heritage and culture of Sussex.
Pip’s notes – some party in England? Naah.
(quietly sips coffee and carries more than a butter knife)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex_Day
- South Africa celebrates ‘Youth Day’
Students from various schools began to protest in the streets of Soweto in response to the introduction
of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in black schools.
It is estimated that 20,000 students took part in the protests.
They were met with fierce police brutality and many were shot and killed.
The number of pupils killed in the uprising is usually estimated as 176,
but some sources estimate as many as 700 fatalities.
Pip’s notes – that was soo not the ‘Youth Day’ I was anticipating to read….
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_Day#South_Africa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_16
uuuh… yeah.. Go get sthuff done & duck yourself good.
big smiles… oh yeah…
Pip’s notes – “Big Smiles” is another movie reference to Lethal Weapon 3.