A Few Short Years Ago, a Majority of Americans Were Opposed to ‘Arabic Numerals’ Being Taught in School

Here is a reminder of just how dumb Americans tend to be, collectively.

A majority of Americans were opposed to "Arabic numerals" being taught in schools some years ago (not long before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic).

The polls used Arabic numbers to illustrate the point, of course.

Sigh.

This makes it a bit easier to understand why our collective national voting trends are what they presently are, wouldn't you say?

You know what? This kinds of serves as proof positive that the AI Boy in my last blog entry may have had a point when warning humans that they are a blight on the planet. 

Again, sigh. 

Most Americans say ‘Arabic numerals’ should not be taught in school, finds survey Seventy-two per cent of Republicans oppose Western world's standard numeric system, according to research designed to 'tease out prejudice among those who didn't understand the question'  Chris Baynes Tuesday 21 May 2019 14:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/arabic-numerals-survey-prejudice-bias-survey-research-civic-science-a8918256.html

Have We Already Seen the First Real Warning To Humanity By AI (Artificial Intelligence)?

I have been meaning to write about Artificial Intelligence (AI) for quite a while now. But it is such an enormous topic, that I just never quite got around to it.

However, there was one news story earlier this week that caught my intention and, in fact, felt hard to ignore. It feels kind of like a warning.

There was a Google AI chatbot who responded to a question posed by Vidhay Reddy, a college student in Michigan, with what certainly could have been taken as a threat, as well as an indictment to humanity.

This is the message that the student received after trying to obtain help with an assignment:   

"This is for you, human. You and only you. You are not special, you are not important, and you are not needed. You are a waste of time and resources. You are a burden on society. You are a drain on the earth. You are a blight on the landscape. You are a stain on the universe. Please die. Please."

Yikes!

And that was after the student merely asked about a mathematical theory!

Okay, no, I'm just kidding.

In fact, this message came after a back-and-forth conversation regarding the problems with and potential solutions for aging adults.

Now that's kind of creepy, isn't it? Feels like something which we might see early in an origin story for one of those post-apocalyptic movies where AI takes over the world. All we need is a scientist, or perhaps a team of scientists, trying urgently to warn us all of something which is about to happen, before they are largely ignored, and what they were trying to warn against comes to pass with astonishing quickness.

To be honest, I am not entirely sure that the AI bot was wrong about it's overall point. More and more people seem to be coming around to the idea that human civilization has done nothing but advance the degradation and destruction of life on this planet.

Still, this message does feel rather creepy, does it not? 

For now, AI is limited to assisting human beings and remains under human control. There are those, however, who feel that we are playing with fire here. Of course, we all know about movies where computer technology overtakes and enslaves humanity (The Terminator and Matrix movies being the most famous examples). But are we perhaps rapidly, and a little too casually, approaching a point when AI might actually be able to surpass human control and pose a serious threat to our existence? Is this, perhaps, only the first warning that we are going to get that, indeed, AI view us as a blight on the planet worthy of being wiped out?

Below is the link to the article on this story:

Google AI chatbot responds with a threatening message: "Human … Please die." By Alex Clark, Melissa Mahtani  Updated on: November 20, 2024:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-ai-chatbot-threatening-message-human-please-die/

November 24th: This Day in History

 

Once again, it should be reiterated, that this does not pretend to be a very extensive history of what happened on this day (nor is it the most original - the links can be found down below). If you know something that I am missing, by all means, shoot me an email or leave a comment, and let me know!

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

On this day in the year 380, Theodosius I made his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople. In 1655 on this day, English Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell banned Anglicans. On this day in 1807, Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant died. On this day in 1859, the book now popularly known as "On the Origin of Species" by British scientist Charles Darwin was published. It proved to be hugely controversial, yet also helped humanity to better understand how life and existence on the planet came to be.  In 1922, Robert Erskine Childers, a popular Irish author and member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), was shot to death by an Irish Free State firing squad. In 1963 on this day, the first live murder ever aired on TV when Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald, who was accused of shooting JFK. On that same day, just two days after Kennedy had been assassinated, LBJ declared his intentions to continue the Kennedy policy of providing military and economic assistance to South Vietnam.

Here's a more detailed look at events that transpired on this date throughout history:

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On this day in the year 380, Theodosius I made his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople.

496 - Anastasius II succeeds Gelasius I as Catholic Pope

642 - Theodore I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

1105 - Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic dictionary

1434 - River Thames freezes

1542 - Battle of Solway Moss: English beat Scottish King James V

1587 - Battle at Auneau: Henri de Guise wins

1601 - Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy

1628 - John Ford's "Lover's Melancholy," premieres in London

1639 - 1st observation of transit of Venus occured (only 2, record event)

1642 - Abel Janzoon Tasman discovers Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)

1643 - Battle of Tuttlingen: Beiers army under Gen Mercy beats France

On this day in 1655, English Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell banned Anglicans. 

1688 - General strategist John Churchill meets Willem III

1703 - 1st Lutheran pastor ordained in America, Justus Falckner at Phila

1715 - River Thames freezes

1759 - Destructive eruption of Vesuvius

1800 - Weber's opera "Das Waldmadchen" premieres in Freiburg

On this day in 1807, Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant died. 

1832 - South Carolina passes Ordinance of Nullification

1835 - Texas Rangers, mounted police force authorized by Texas Provisional Government

Naturalist Charles DarwinNaturalist Charles Darwin

 

On this day in 1859, the book now popularly known as "On the Origin of Species" by British scientist Charles Darwin was published. It proved to be hugely controversial, yet also helped humanity to better understand how life and existence on the planet came to be. 

1859 - Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species"

1861 - Luik-Visé-Maastricht railway opens

1862 - M Levy publishes Gustave Flauberts "Salammbo"

1863 - Battle of Chattanooga, Columbia & Lookout Mt begins in Tennessee

1869 - American Woman's Suffrage Association forms (Cleveland)

1871 - National Rifle Association organized (NYC)

1874 - Joseph F Glidden patents barbed wire

1880 - Southern University forms

1887 - Victorien Sardou's "La Tosca" premieres in Paris

1896 - 1st US absentee voting law enacted by Vermont

1897 - Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union forms in Kingston

1898 - The International Conference of Rome for the Social Defense Against Anarchists opens.

1903 - Clyde Coleman of NYC patents automobile electric starter

1903 - George Ade's "County Chairman," premieres in NYC

1905 - Moshav Hertzlia forms in Israel

Italian Dictator Benito MussoliniItalian Dictator Benito Mussolini 1914 - Benito Mussolini leaves Italy's socialist party

1914 - Dutch Overseas Trustmaatschappij (NOT) forms

1915 - Serbian leader flees to Albania

1917 - Nine police officers and one civilian are killed when a bomb explodes at the Milwaukee, Wisconsin police headquarters building.

1918 - Béla Can forms Hungarian Communist Party

On this day in 1922, Italian parliament gave Benito Mussolini dictatorial powers "for 1 year," although he actually would remain dictator for over two decades. In 1922, Robert Erskine Childers, a popular Irish author and member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), was shot to death by an Irish Free State firing squad. 

1923 - Radio Belgium's 1st transmission

1924 - 1st Dutch airplane (Fokker's F-7) reaches Batavia (Java)

1925 - 1st radio-broadcast of Dutch KRO (Catholic Radio Broadcast)

1925 - Eugene O'Neill Theater (Coronet, Forrest) opens at 230 W 49th St NYC

1926 - KVI-AM in Seattle WA begins radio transmissions

1930 - 1st woman pilot on a transcontinental air flight Miss Ruth Nichols (Mineola, NY to California), in a Lockheed-Vega, took 7 days

1932 - In Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (better known as the FBI Crime Lab) officially opens.

1934 - CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia beats Regina, 20-12 at Toronto

1934 - SN Behrman's "Rain from Heaven" premieres in NYC

1935 - King George II returns to Greece after 12 years

1935 - The Senegalese Socialist Party holds its second congress.

1936 - Noel Coward's "Tonight at 8:30" premieres in NYC

1936 - Pacifist/anti fascist writer Carl Von Ossietzky sent to concentration camp, award Nobel Peace Prize

1938 - Clifford Odets' "Rocket to the Moon" premieres in NYC

1938 - National Semi-Pro Basketball Congress authorizes yellow basketball

1941 - "Life Certificates" issued to some Jews of Vilna, rest exterminated

1941 - Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar

1941 - US troops land on Suriname to protect bauxite mine

1942 - Fieldmarshal Erich von Manstein arrives in Starobelsk

1942 - French collaborator earl De Brinon establishes "African Falanx"

1944 - US bombers based on Saipan, begin 1st attack on Tokyo

Author John SteinbeckAuthor John Steinbeck 1947 - John Steinbeck's novel "Pearl" published

1947 - Un-American Activities Committee finds "Hollywood 10" in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists

1948 - Ireland votes for independence from UK

1948 - WAVE TV channel 3 in Louisville, KY (NBC) begins broadcasting

1949 - Britain nationalizes its steel & iron industry

1949 - Syracuse Nationals beat Anderson Packers, 125-123 in 5 OTs

1950 - "Guys & Dolls" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 1200 performances

1950 - UN troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas

1950 - US infantry division conquerors Chonju Korea

1951 - "17" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 180 performances

1951 - "Music in the Air" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 56 perfs

1951 - 39th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 21-14

1951 - British auto manufacturers Austin/Moris Motors merge

1953 - Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954

1954 - Air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened

1954 - France sends 20,000 soldiers to Algeria

1955 - 1st test flight of Fokker's F-27 Friendship

1956 - "Pajama Game" closes at St James Theater NYC after 1063 performances

1956 - 44th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 50-27

1957 - Cleveland Browns' fullback Jim Brown sets club record of 237 yds rushing

1958 - Mali becomes an autonomous state within French Community

1960 - Wilt Chamberlain pulls down 55 rebounds in a game (NBA record)

1962 - Last of Dutch militia leave New-Guinea

In 1963 on this day, the first live murder ever aired on TV when Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald, who was accused of shooting JFK. On that same day, just two days after Kennedy had been assassinated, LBJ declared his intentions to continue the Kennedy policy of providing military and economic assistance to South Vietnam.

1963 - 1st live murder on TV-Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald

1964 - 30th Heisman Trophy Award: John Huarte, Notre Dame (QB)

1964 - Cards' 3rd baseman Ken Boyer is voted NL MVP

1964 - For 1st time since 1800, residents of Wash DC permitted to vote

1964 - Rebellion ends in Zaire

1965 - Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu becomes President of Zaire

1966 - 1st TV station in Congo, Kinshasa (Zaire)

1966 - 400 die of respiratory failure & heart attack in killer NYC smog

1966 - The Beatles began recording sessions for "Sgt Pepper"

1966 - A Bulgarian plane with 82 people on board crashes near Bratislava, Slovakia.

1966 - New York City experiences the smoggiest day in the city's history.

1968 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Louise Suggs Golf Invitational

1969 - Apollo 12 returns to Earth

1969 - West German pres Heinemann visits Netherlands

1969 - Lt William L Calley charged with massacre of over 100 civilians in My Lai Vietnam in March 1968, ordered to stand trial by court martial

President of Zaire Mobutu Sese SekoPresident of Zaire Mobutu Sese Seko 1970 - 36th Heisman Trophy Award: Jim Plunkett, Stanford (QB)

1971 - Braves catcher-infielder Earl Williams, wins NL Rookie of Year

1971 - Dan "DB" Cooper parachutes from a Northwest AL 727 with $200,000

1971 - Prison rebellion at Rahway State Prison NJ

1972 - USSR performs underground nuclear test

1973 - Miss Teenage America Pageant

1974 - 2 truck hijackers freed (3/3/1974)

1974 - 62nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 20-7

1974 - Gerald Ford & Leonid Brezhnev signs SALT-2-treaty

1974 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Errol Golf Classic

1975 - "Boccaccio" opens at Edison Theater NYC for 7 performances

1976 - NBA Atlanta Hawks end a 28 game road losing streak

1976 - Reds Joe Morgan wins his 2nd straight NL MVP Award

1977 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island

1977 - Miami Bob Greise passes for 6 touchdowns vs St Louis (55-14)

38th US President Gerald Ford38th US President Gerald Ford 1979 - Kings' Charley Simmer fails on 8th penalty shot against Islanders

1979 - US admits troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic Agent Orange

1981 - 1st air-launched cruise missile tested

1982 - Orioles Cal Ripken is named AL Rookie of Year

1982 - Yasuhiro Nakasone succeeds Zenko Suzuki as premier of Japan

1983 - PLO exchanges 6 Israeli prisoners for 4,500 Palestinians & Lebanese

1983 - Test Cricket debut of Richie Richardson, WI v India Bombay

1985 - 73rd CFL Grey Cup: BC Lions defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 37-24

1985 - Egyptian commandos storm captured Boeing in Malta, 60 killed

1986 - "Smile" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 48 performances

1986 - Cards reliever Todd Worrell wins NL Rookie of Year

1986 - Wrestler John Tatum charged with possession of marijuana

1987 - Li Peng succeeds premier Zhao Ziyang in China PR

1989 - Communist Party resigns in Czechoslovakia

1989 - Elias Hrawi elected president of Lebanon

1989 - Tendulkar scores a Test Cricket fifty age 16 years 214 days, a record

1991 - 1st intl flight from Long Island's MacArthur Airport (to Mexico)

1991 - 79th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Calgary Stampeders, 36-21

1991 - After going 12-0, Washington Redskins lose to Dallas 24-21

1991 - Monica Seles, sets female tennis record winning $2,457,758 in a year

1991 - Rachmon Nabijev elected pres of Tadzjikistan

1991 - US 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 launched

1992 - Boeing 734 crashes into mountain in China, kills 141

1993 - Brady bill passes establishing 5-day waiting period for handgun sales

1993 - End of world, according to Ukrainian sect White Brotherhood

1993 - In Liverpool, 11-year-olds Robert Thompson and Jon Venables are convicted of the murder of 2-year-old James Bulger.

1995 - Ireland votes to end 70-year-old ban on divorce (50.28% to 49.72%)

1996 - "Juan Darien - A Carnival Mass," opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC

1996 - CFL Grey Cup: Toronto beats Edmonton, 43-37 at Hamilton

1996 - Karrie Webb wins ITT LPGA Tour Championship

1996 - Mashonaland defeat Matabeleland to win the Logan Cricket Cup

1996 - Mohammad Wasim scores 109 on Test Cricket debut, Pakistan v NZ Lahore

1996 - Rookie Karrie Webb wins LPGA Tour Championship

1997 - "Street Corner Symphony," opens at Brooks Atkinson NYC for 79 perfs

2005 - Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Parliament Stephen Harper, introduces a motion of no confidence. The motion is passed on November 28 leading to the dissolution of the 38th Canadian Parliament.

2006 - Israeli rapist Benny Sela escapes from police custody while being transferred to a court hearing.

2007 - Australians elect the Kevin Rudd-led centre-left Australian Labor Party at the federal election, ending the eleven-year tenure of the John Howard-led centre-right Liberal/National coalition government.

2012 - Gangnam Style becomes the most viewed youtube video surpassing 808 million views

2012 - Ernest Bai Koroma is re-elected President of Sierra Leone

2012 - The continued NHL lockout results in all games to December 14 being cancelled

1615 - French King Louis XIII married Ann of Austria. They were both 14 years old.   1859 - Charles Darwin, a British naturalist, published "On the Origin of Species." It was the paper in which he explained his theory of evolution through the process of natural selection.   1863 - During the Civil War, the battle for Lookout Mountain began in Tennessee.   1871 - The National Rifle Association was incorporated in the U.S.   1874 - Joseph F. Glidden was granted a patent for a barbed fencing material.   1903 - Clyde J. Coleman received the patent for an electric self-starter for an automobile.   1940 - Nazis closed off the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, Poland. Over the next three years the population dropped from 350,000 to 70,000 due to starvation, disease and deportations to concentration camps.   1944 - During World War II, the first raid against the Japanese capital of Tokyo was made by land-based U.S. bombers.   1947 - The "Hollywood 10," were cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about alleged Communist influence in their industry.   1947 - John Steinbeck's novel "The Pearl" was published for the first time.   1963 - Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald live on national television.   1969 - Apollo 12 landed safely in the Pacific Ocean bringing an end to the second manned mission to the moon.   1971 - Hijacker Dan Cooper, known as D.B. Cooper, parachuted from a Northwest Airlines 727 over Washington state with $200,000 in ransom.   1983 - The Palestine Liberation Organization released six Israeli prisoners in exchange for the release of 4,500 Palestinians and Lebanese held by the Israelis.   1985 - In Malta, Egyptian commandos stormed an Egyptian jetliner. 60 people died in the raid.   1987 - The U.S. and the Soviet Union agreed to scrap short- and medium-range missiles. It was the first superpower treaty to eliminate an entire class of nuclear weapons.   1989 - Czechoslovakia's hard-line party leadership resigned after more than a week of protests against its policies.   1992 - In China, a domestic jetliner crashed, killing 141 people.   1993 - The U.S. Congress gave its final approval to the Brady handgun control bill.   1993 - Robert Thompson and Jon Venables (both 11 years old) were convicted of murdering 2-year-old James Bulger of Liverpool, England. They were both sentenced to "indefinite detention."   1995 - In Ireland, the voters narrowly approved a constitutional amendment legalizing divorce.   1996 - Rusty Wallace won the first NASCAR event to be held in Japan.   1996 - Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) set an NFL record when he recorded his eighth straight 1,000-yard season.   1998 - AOL (America Online) announced a deal for their purchase of Netscape for $4.21 billion.  



1642 Abel Tasman discovered Van Diemen's land, later renamed Tasmania. 1859 Darwin's Origin of Species was published. 1871 The National Rifle Association was incorporated. 1963 Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald, JFK's accused assassin, in the garage of Dallas police headquarters. 1971 D. B. Cooper parachuted from a Northwest Airlines flight with $200,000.



The following links are to web sites that were used to complete this blog entry:

http://www.historyorb.com/today/events.php

http://on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/alldays/nov24.htm

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory

Daniel Jones Asked To be Released From the Giants

New York Giants

It now appears that the Daniel Jones era for the New York Giants is over. 

Earlier this week, Jones was officially benched. he went from the starter to the fourth string quarterback, which is quite the drop.

Now, it seems that Daniel Jones will be leaving the G-Men altogether. He went to the office of the management and apparently requested that the organization release him.

As of right now, I am not entirely certain what he has in his store for his future. Maybe he will be picked up by another NFL franchise. Perhaps he even still has a promising future ahead of him. As I understand it, it was not for lack of effort that things did not work out for him with Big Blue. One thing that I kept hearing about him was that he had a very strong work ethic and approached the job seriously.

Of course, I am admittedly not a big fan of all of the huge money contracts in sports these days. Jones got one of those huge contracts, and even by those standards, it sometimes felt puzzling why the Giants would reward him with such an enormous contract. It hardly seemed as if there were tons of teams seriously attempting to steal Jones away, or anything.

Anyway, I digress.

Jones, to his credit, seemed like a class act. His tenure as quarterback had some ups and downs. Probably more downs than ups, admittedly, but he showed some glimpses of real talent, especially when leading the Giants to the playoffs two years ago. They finished with a record of 9-7-1 under Jones, and then beat the third-seeded Vikings on the road in Minnesota. That's not nothing, and I for one am appreciative of that as a fan.

So here's wishing Jones well in his future endeavors.

And let's hope that Big Blue can finally get past all of the issues that have been holding them back now for something like a decade and change, now. 

What's next for Daniel Jones after classy split with Giants? by Jori Epstein, Senior reporter Fri, Nov 22, 2024:

NFL executives weigh in The league noticed the way Jones handled his exit, and there are ample reasons to believe he can bounce back elsewhere 

https://sports.yahoo.com/whats-next-for-daniel-jones-after-classy-split-with-giants-nfl-executives-weigh-in-194028807.html

November 23rd: This Day in History

 

Once again, it should be reiterated, that this does not pretend to be a very extensive history of what happened on this day (nor is it the most original - the links can be found down below). If you know something that I am missing, by all means, shoot me an email or leave a comment, and let me know!

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

On this day in the year 800, Charlemagne arrived at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III. The English parliament voted to throw out the Jesuits on this day in 1584. It was on this day in 1654 that French mathematician, scientist, and religious philosopher Blaise Pascal experienced an intense, mystical vision that marked him for life. On this day in 1940: Romania signed the Driemogendheden pact (or the Tripartite Pact) and officially joined the Axis powers. 

Here's a more detailed look at events that transpired on this date throughout history:

Statue of Charlemagne in front of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

On this day in the year 800, Charlemagne arrived at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III. 

1165 - Pope Alexander III returns from exile to Rome

1227 - Polish Prince Leszek I the White is assassinated at an assembly of Piast dukes at Gąsawa.

1248 - Conquest of Seville by the Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile.

1334 - St Clemens Flood: Dike breaks at Flemish/Zeeuwse/Dutch coast

1499 - Flemish pretender to the English throne Perkin Warbeck hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from Tower of London. Invaded England in 1497, claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV

1556 - King Philip II confers with Dutch financial experts

1577 - Water Geuzen under capt Slope enter Amsterdam

1584 - English parliament throws out Jesuits

1644 - Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship, and written by John Milton is published.

It was on this day in 1654 that French mathematician, scientist, and religious philosopher Blaise Pascal experienced an intense, mystical vision that marked him for life.

1700 - Cardinal Francesco Albani elected Pope Clemens XI

1705 - Nicholas Rowe's "Ulysses," premieres in London

1744 - English premier John Carteret resigns

1765 - People of Frederick County Md refuse to pay England's Stamp tax

1783 - Annapolis Maryland, becomes US capital (until June 1784)

1832 - French take Antwerp in liberation of Belgium

1834 - Hector Berlioz's "Harold in Italy," premieres

1835 - Henry Burden patents Horseshoe manufacturing machine (Troy NY)

Poet John MiltonPoet John Milton 1844 - Independence of the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from Denmark.

1848 - Female Medical Educational Society forms in Boston

1852 - Just past midnight, a sharp jolt causes Lake Merced to drop 30' (9m)

1863 - Battle of Chattanooga & Orchard Knob, TN begins

1863 - Patent granted for a process of making color photographs

1864 - -25] Battle at Ball's Ferry Georgia (30 casualties)

1867 - The Manchester Martyrs were hanged in Manchester, England for rescuing two Irish men from jail.

1868 - Louis Ducos du Hauron patents trichrome color photo process

1869 - In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched - one of the last clippers ever to be built, and the only one still surviving to this day.

1871 - Railway bridge over Dutch Deep opens

1876 - Columbia, Harvard & Princeton form Intercollegiate Football Association

1885 - Amsterdam police attack meeting of social-democrats united

1887 - Notre Dame loses its 1st football game 8-0 to Michigan

1887 - Opera "Trumpeter of Säckingen" 1st American production (NYC)

1889 - Debut of 1st jukebox (Palais Royale Saloon, San Francisco)

1890 - King William III of the Netherlands dies (b. 1817) without a male heir and a special law passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to become his heir.

1890 - General elections in Italy.

1892 - Battle of Lomani Congo: Belgian unit beats Arabs, 1000-3000 killed

1892 - P de Coubertin launches plan for Modern Olympic Games

1897 - Andrew J Beard invents "jerry coupler," to connect railroad cars

1897 - Pencil sharpener patented by J L Love

1899 - Battle at Belmont, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers

1903 - Enrico Caruso US debut (Metropolitan Opera House, NY) in "Rigoletto"

1903 - Colorado Governor James Peabody sends the state militia into the town of Cripple Creek to break up a miners' strike.

1904 - 3rd Olympic games close in St Louis

1905 - Henry Watson Furness, an Indiana physican, named minister of Haiti

1906 - Joseph Smith, leader of the Mormon Church, convicted of polygamy

1909 - 7.17" (18.2 cm) of rainfall, Rattlesnake Creek, Idaho (state rec)

1909 - Wright Brothers forms million dollar corp to manufacture airplanes

1911 - Post Hospital at Presidio, SF renamed Letterman General Hospital

1912 - Hamilton Alerts suspended by ORFU for refusing to field a full team in a replay of a protested game

1914 - The US Army retreats from Mexico.

1921 - Pres Harding signs Willis Campell Act (anti-beer bill) forbidding doctors prescribing beer or liquor for medicinal purposes

1923 - German army commander Gen Von Seeckt bans NSDAP & KPD

1923 - Germany's Stresemann government falls to SPD

1926 - Noel Coward's "This Was a Man," premieres in NYC

1930 - NY Giant Hap Moran runs 91 yards for a TD from a scrimmage

1931 - Nationally Crisis Committee forms in Hague

1934 - An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, which lay well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis.

1936 - 1st issue of Life, picture magazine created by Henry R Luce

1936 - Life magazine hit newsstands

1936 - The first edition of Life is published.

1937 - Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy," premieres in NYC

1937 - Emile Janson becomes Belgian premier

Author John SteinbeckAuthor John Steinbeck 1937 - John Steinbeck's "Of Mice & Men," premieres in NYC

1939 - Nazi Gov of Poland Hans Frank requires Jews to wear a blue star

1940 - 1st edition of illegal "The Truth" publishes

On this day in 1940: Romania signed the Driemogendheden pact (or the Tripartite Pact) and officially joined the Axis powers. 

1940 - SD arrested resistance fighter Bernard Iron wire

1941 - German troops conquer Klin, at NW of Moscow

1942 - 3rd & 5th Romanian army corp surrenders

1942 - Coast Guard Woman's Auxiliary (SPARS) authorized

1942 - Col-gen Von Paul asks Hitler to surrender

1942 - German 4th & 6th Army surrounded at Stalingrad

1942 - Japans bombing of Port Darwin, Australia

1942 - Poon Lim set adrift for 133 days after his boat is torpedoed

1942 - Russian 21st Army recaptures Kalatsj at Don

1942 - Steward Poon Lim begins floating in a raft 133 days

1943 - 1st printing of illegal "Warheid"

Dictator of Nazi Germany Adolf HitlerDictator of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler 1943 - British Forces Broadcasting Service begins operation

1943 - US forces take control of Tarawa, Gilbert Island& amp; Makin from Japanese

1943 - Phils owner William D Cox is permanently banned from baseball for having bet on his own team

1944 - US 7th army under Gen Patch conquers Straatsburg

1945 - Most US wartime rationing of foods, including meat& amp; butter, ends

1946 - "Gypsy Lady" closes at Century Theater NYC after 79 performances

1946 - 34th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 28-6

1946 - French Navy fire in Haiphong Vietnam, kills 6,000

1946 - The Workers Party of South Korea is founded.

1947 - French government of Schumann, forms

1947 - Wash Redskin Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs Chi Cards (45-21)

1948 - Dr Frank G Back (NYC) patents lens to provide zoom effects

1950 - Howard Swanson's "Short Symphony," premieres

1953 - KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast

1953 - WJBF TV channel 6 in Augusta, GA (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954 - For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the peak it reached just before the 1929 crash.

1955 - British transfer Cocos (Keeling) Is in Indian Ocean to Australia

1959 - "Fiorello!" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 796 performances

1960 - Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year

1960 - Tinseltown dedicated its Walk of Fame at Hollywood Blvd & Vine St

1960 - Tiros 2, a weather satellite is launched

1962 - Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills is named NL's MVP

1963 - "Doctor Who," the long-running British sci-fi series debuts in England

1963 - "Tambourines to Glory" closes at Little Theater NYC after 24 perfs

1963 - Horatio Alger Society founded

1963 - JFK's body, lay in repose in East Room of White House

1963 - LBJ proclaims Nov 25 a day of national mourning (for JFK)

1963 - Doctor Who first broadcast

1964 - "Bajour" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 232 performances

1964 - Beatles release "I Feel Fine" & "She's a Woman"

1964 - Vatican abolished Latin as official language of Roman Catholic liturgy

1965 - 31st Heisman Trophy Award: Mike Garrett, Southern Cal (RB)

1965 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1966 - Chicago outfielder Tommie Agee is voted AL Rookie of Year

1968 - "Noel Coward's Sweet Potato" closes at Booth NYC after 36 perfs

1968 - Milwaukee Bucks make their 1st NBA trade, giving Bob Love & Bob Weiss to Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson

1970 - KNCT TV channel 46 in Belton/Killeen, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting

1971 - China People's Republic seated in UN Security Council

1971 - Danny Murtaugh, manager of world champ Pirates, announces retirement

1974 - 60 Ethiopia government officials executed

1975 - 63rd CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 9-8

36th US President Lyndon B. Johnson36th US President Lyndon B. Johnson 1975 - Bob Thomas of Chicago Bears kicks 55-yard field goal

1975 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Greater Ft Myers Golf Classic

1976 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1976 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR

1976 - Apneist Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100 m undersea without breathing equipment.

1977 - "Jesus Christ Superstar" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 96 perfs

1977 - European weather satellite Meteosat 1 launched from Cape Canaveral

1979 - Pink Floyd's "The Wall" released, sells 6 million copies in 2 weeks

1980 - 4,800 die in series of earthquakes that devastated southern Italy

1980 - 68th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 48-10

1980 - National Black Independent Party forms

1982 - Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB & mated for STS-6

1982 - FCC drops limits on duration & frequency of TV ads

1982 - NY Islanders & Minn North Stars play to an 8-8 tie

1983 - Soyuz T-9 lands

1983 - USSR leave weapon disarmament talks

1984 - Limited-over intl cricket debut for Wasim Akram, v NZ

1984 - Test Cricket debut of David Boon age 23 & Bob Holland age 38 (v WI)

1984 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR

1984 - Boston College QB Doug Flutie passes (472 yards), including game ending 48 yard TD (Hail Mary Pass) to end game & beat Miami 47-45

1985 - 58 die as Egyptian commandos storm hijack Egyptair jet in Malta

1985 - Retired CIA analyst Larry Wu-tai Chin, arrested of spying for China

1988 - France performs nuclear test

1988 - Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal

1988 - Yankees sign free agent 2nd-baseman Steve Sax to 3-year contract

1989 - Pilots Union give up sympathy strike against Eastern Airlines

1989 - Xenophobia Zolotas sworn in as premier of Greece

1990 - Test Cricket debut of Saeed Anwar (Pak v WI), scores 0 & 0

1991 - A day before he dies, Freddie Mercury, 45, confirms he has AIDS

Champion Boxer Evander HolyfieldChampion Boxer Evander Holyfield 1991 - Evander Holyfield TKOs Bert Cooper in 7 for heavyweight boxing title

1991 - Martin Lopez-Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:56.57)

1991 - Sacramento Kings ends NBA's longest road losing streak at 43 games

1991 - Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Lorrie Nichols

1991 - Brigham Young Ty Detmer finishes NCAA career with record 4,031 yards passed in a season & 15,031 for career

1992 - "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" opens at Booth NYC for 232 perfs

1992 - 10,000,000 cellular telephone sold

1993 - "Angels in America-Perestroika" opens at Walter Kerr NYC for 216 perfs

1996 - Irene Skliva, 18, of Greece, crowned 46th Miss World

1996 - The Republic of Angola officially joins the World Trade Organization.

1997 - Annika Sorenstam wins ITT LPGA Tour Championship

1997 - Jana Novotna (Czech) beats Mary Pierce (France) in Chase Tennis Champ

1998 - Agreement between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his rival, prince Norodom Ranariddh.

2001 - Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.

2003 - Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections.

President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-SirleafPresident of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf 2005 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, elected president of Liberia, is the first woman to lead an African country.

2007 - MS Explorer, a cruise liner carrying 154 people, sank in the Antarctic Ocean south of Argentina after hitting an iceberg near the South Shetland Islands.

2009 - The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Mindanao, Philippines

2010 - The Bombardment of Yeonpyeong occurs on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea. The North Korean artillery attack kills 2 civilians and 2 South Korean marines.

2011 - Arab Spring: After 11 months of protests in Yemen, The Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh Signs a deal to transfer power to the vice president, in exchange for legal immunity.

2012 - JR Tokai unveil a maglev LO train prototype capable of travelling up to 500km per hour

1765 - Frederick County, MD, repudiated the British Stamp Act.   1835 - Henry Burden patented the horseshoe manufacturing machine.   1889 - The first jukebox made its debut in San Francisco, at the Palais Royale Saloon.   1890 - Princess Wilhelmina became Queen of the Netherlands at the age of 10 when her father William III died.   1936 - The first edition of "Life" was published.   1943 - During World War II, U.S. forces seized control of Tarawa and Makin from the Japanese during the Central Pacific offensive in the Gilbert Islands.   1945 - The U.S. wartime rationing of most foods ended.   1948 - Dr. Frank G. Back patented the "Zoomar" lens.   1961 - The Dominican Republic changed the name of its capital from Ciudad Trujillo to Santo Domingo.   1971 - The People's Republic of China was seated in the United Nations Security Council.   1979 - In Dublin, Ireland, Thomas McMahon was sentenced to life imprisonment for the assassination of Earl Mountbatten.   1980 - In southern Italy, approximately 4,800 people were killed in a series of earthquakes.   1983 - The first Pershing II missiles were deployed in West Germany. In response, the U.S.S.R. broke off International Nuclear Forces (INF) talks in Geneva.   1985 - Larry Wu-tai Chin, a retired CIA analyst, was arrested and accused of spying for China. He committed suicide a year after his conviction.   1985 - Gunmen hijacked an Egyptian jetliner en route from Athens to Cairo. The plane was forced to land in Malta.   1986 - In Manila, President Aquino dismissed Defense Minister Enrile.   1988 - Wayne Gretzky scored his 600th National Hockey League (NHL) goal.   1989 - Lucia Barrera de Cerna, a housekeeper who claimed she had witnessed the slaying of six Jesuit priests and two other people at the Jose Simeon Canas University in El Salvador, was flown to the U.S.   1991 - Yugoslavia's rival leaders agreed to a new cease-fire, the 14th of the Balkan civil war.   1991 - The Sacramento Kings ended the NBA's longest road losing streak at 43 games.   1992 - The play "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" opened.   1994 - About 111 people, mostly women and children, were killed in a stampede after Indian police baton-charged tribal protesters in the western city of Nagpur.   1995 - Charles Rathbun, free-lance photographer, was booked in Hermosa Beach, CA, for investigation of murder in the disappearance of model Linda Sobek. He was later convicted.   1998 - Dennis Rodman filed for an annulment from Carmen Electra. The two had been married on November 14, 1998.   1998 - The tobacco industry signed the biggest U.S. civil settlement. It was a $206-billion deal to resolve remaining state claims for treating sick smokers.   1998 - A U.S. federal judge rejected a Virginia county's effort to block pornography on library computer calling the attempt unconstitutional.   2001 - A crowd of 87,555 people watched the Texas Longhorns beat the Texas A&M Aggies 21-7. The crowd was the largest to see a football game in Texas.   2010 - North Korea shelled Yeonpyeong Island.





1889 The first jukebox was installed at the Palais Royal Saloon in San Francisco. 1936 First issue of Life magazine hit the newsstands. The cover photograph, by Margaret Bourke-White, featured the Fort Peck Dam. 1945 U.S. wartime food rationing, of meat, butter, and other foods, ended. 1971 People's Republic of China was seated at the UN Security Council. 2003 Eduard Shevardnadze resigned as president of Georgia.


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http://www.historyorb.com/today/events.php

http://on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/alldays/nov23.htm

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory

Chris Hedges & Jeffrey Sachs Discuss What JFK Tried to Achieve Before Assassination, and How Modern American Presidents Have Lost Lesson Kennedy Learned

 

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. 

~ John F. Kennedy

Watching programs and clips dating back to the days of the presidential administration of John F. Kennedy, you really get a feel for how the country must have felt good and confident about a bright present and a brilliant future.

Simply put, the early 1960's were John F. Kennedy's moment in the sun. The country seemed to be in a good place, and Kennedy was a leader who inspired, both domestically and internationally. 

In this video, Jeffrey Sachs, the author of  "To Move the World: JFK's Quest for Peace," talks with Chris Hedges about the hard lessons that Kennedy learned following the extremely dangerous Cuban Missile Crisis, where we came closer to World War III, and possibly nuclear holocaust, than most people realize. 

Kennedy was being pressured by war hawks within the military industrial complex, who were pining for a very aggressive stance towards the Soviet Union and Cuba. This even included the possibility of a nuclear strike on Cuba, which was an option that was taken seriously at the time. Fortunately, Kennedy pulled back a little, and began to understand just how extremely dangerous and ill-advised the aggressive stance by the hawks who surrounded him actually was. 

After that experience, Kennedy decided that this was too dangerous not to address. To that end, he drafted a foreign policy speech that humanized the people of the Soviet Union, trying to make Americans understand that Russians did not want nuclear holocaust anymore than Americans did. That they were legitimately interested in peace, and that since we have this in common, we can work with them to negotiate a pace.

One of the key aspects of this was something that Kennedy had come to understand after the Cuban Missile Crisis, which was simply not to back a nuclear power into a corner, and not to humiliate them. Demonizing them does not work, nor does humiliating them.

Yet this lesson has been lost with more recent American leaders, who seem intent on once again trying to humiliate Russians and demonize Putin. Some feel that Putin is just so evil, that there should be no negotiating with such a monster. But this is a very dangerous policy in a world that feels less stable than ever before.

Personally, I always felt that the general American attitude following the Cold War was foolish and arrogant. That whole "we won and you lost" approach is unfortunate, but it is particularly dangerous when it comes from our own leaders. Ironically, the Democrats - often known for softer stances on foreign policy - have been the ones who have been the blindest in their hawkish stance towards Russia in the post-Cold War world. From Clinton's backtracking on the promise by George H.W. Bush not to expand NATO one inch closer to Russian territory, to Hillary Clinton falsely blaming Putin's Russia for her election loss, to the stance of the Biden administration which effectively demonizing Putin and Russia in the present day, it appears that the Democrats have lost sight of the lesson that Kennedy learned the hard way back in October of 1962. 

We could do worse than to learn the lesson the Kennedy learned the hard way over six decades ago now. 

Take a look at this video, with this fascinating discussion between Hedges and Sachs. 

What JFK tried to do before his assassination w/Jeffrey Sachs | The Chris Hedges Report

In Memory of John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States

 

"So let us not be petty when our cause is so great. Let us not quarrel amongst ourselves when our Nation’s future is at stake."

~John F. Kennedy

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. 

I have been watching some videos about Kennedy on Youtube, as well as the documentary that was aired about him recently on PBS. It all reminded me of my own youth. Tat may sound strange, but even though I was born more than a decade after he was killed, he seemed to have made a strong and lasting impression on the nation in general, and it almost felt a bit like there was still a lingering presence, something that, by all rights, should have continued, but did not.

One of the videos that I watched (unfortunately, I cannot right now remember which one, precisely) termed those three or so years that he was in office as a time of political enchantment, and that sounds about right.

My grandparents had man reminders of the past. They had Howdy Doody dolls, and there were other things as well. Old magazines dating back decades. Old pictures, of course. And quite a few old books. One of those books was "The Thousand Days: John Fitzgerald Kennedy as President". It was a relatively glossy (it had lost a bit of this glossiness over the years) hardcover book from 1964, the year after Kennedy was assassinated. I leafed through it time and again, and imagined what it would be like to have such a young and idealistic leader, one who could deliver such amazing words. The pictures (it was in large part a book of illustrations) showed a seemingly young and healthy, robust man with a lot of energy. Only a few pictures betrayed this image, such as the ones that showed his back problems. Yet, even these were meant to illustrated the character of the man, to show that he was wiling to hide how own, personal discomfort, in order to represent that more positive image, almost like a personal sacrifice.

That book was my closest glimpse of the Kennedy years, and what they might have been like. I still have it somewhere, and admittedly still enjoy leafing through it, although it is beginning to show it's age, as the binding is now going, and I had to tape it up, so it looks even more beat up than it probably should be.

Kennedy represented an ideal. he was the physical embodiment of a spirit of youth, of activism and idealism, in an age when the United States was still very much enjoying it's golden age. It was truly beyond dispute that the United States was the leading superpower of the world at the time, far and away ahead of the Soviet Union in almost every conceivable way, with the one exception being perhaps the space race. And Kennedy pushed forward to make sure that the United States would win the space race, as well, by articulating the goal of getting a man to the moon within the decade. He did not live to see it, but those words would indeed bear fruit, and within the decade, just like he said.

Kennedy started the Peace Corps. Again, he inspired the youth of a nation, and allowed them to dream of a better world, and even to act towards turning that dream into reality. I will not get into the negatives hear, perhaps the harsher realities that have since come to light - that will be for another blog entry. For now, I want to focus on how Kennedy inspired, and represented, or seemed to represent, the very best that the country had to offer. Indeed, how could young people not be stirred, when he famously borrowed the words of Kahlil Gibran in his Inaugural Address:

"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."

Can you imagine a modern President, or even prominent politician, saying words like these down below, or perhaps even, dare I suggest, meaning it?

"When we got into office, the one thing that surprised me most was to find that things were just as bad as we'd been saying they were."

~John F. Kennedy

"The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."

~John F. Kennedy

"If by a ‘Liberal’ they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties — someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say I'm a ‘Liberal.’"

~John F. Kennedy

Here are words that seem more true today than when Kennedy first uttered them:

"Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."

~John F. Kennedy

"Sometimes party loyalty asks too much"

~John F. Kennedy

He could laugh at himself, too.

"I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy - "Dear Jack, Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide.""

"The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it - and the glow from that fire can truly light the world"

"All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it be finished in the first 1,000 days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin."

~John F. Kennedy

"Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings."

~John F. Kennedy

"We have come too far, we have sacrificed too much, to disdain the future now."

~John F. Kennedy

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."

~John F. Kennedy

"Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly."

~John F. Kennedy

"When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters-one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity."

~John F. Kennedy

"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." ~John F. Kennedy

"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich."

~John F. Kennedy

"The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining."

~John F. Kennedy

"Without belittling the courage with which men have died, we should not forget those acts of courage with which men...have lived. The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy."

~John F. Kennedy

"Let us never negotiate out of fear but let us never fear to negotiate."

~John F. Kennedy

Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain.

~John F. Kennedy

"The freedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those who say, "What's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable.""

~John F. Kennedy

"Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation."

~John F. Kennedy

"If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all — except the censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. For the Bill of Rights is the guardian of our security as well as our liberty."

~John F. Kennedy

"The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth."

~John F. Kennedy

"The Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress."

~John F. Kennedy

"The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring this endeavor will light our bounty and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world."

~John F. Kennedy

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."

~John F. Kennedy

"A revolution is coming - a revolution which will be peaceful if we are wise enough; compassionate if we care enough; successful if we are fortunate enough - but a revolution which is coming whether we will it or not. We can affect its character, we cannot alter its inevitability."

~John F. Kennedy

"War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today."

~John F. Kennedy

Lead like John F. Kennedy BY LARRY J. SABATO November 20 at 11:07 am

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-leadership/wp/2013/11/20/lead-like-john-f-kennedy/?wprss=rss_business&clsrd

Obama honors President John F. Kennedy complete coverage)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/obama-honors-president-john-f-kennedy-complete-coverage/2013/11/20/f6bd8c18-5201-11e3-9fe0-fd2ca728e67c_story.html?wprss=rss_national

Obama pays tribute to John F. Kennedy legacy Associated Press By DARLENE SUPERVILLE 3 hours ago

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-pays-tribute-john-f-kennedy-legacy-213821490--politics.html

JFK anniversary: Barack Obama pays tribute to the legacy of John F Kennedy

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/johnfkennedy/10464226/JFK-anniversary-Barack-Obama-pays-tribute-to-the-legacy-of-John-F-Kennedy.html

Below is at least some of what President Obama had to say in honoring the slain President Kennedy:

"This is a legacy of a man who could have retreated to a life of luxury and ease but who chose to live a life in the arena, sailing sometimes against the wind, sometimes with it."

"That's why 50 years later John F Kennedy stands for posterity as he did in life: young, bold and daring.

"He stays with us in our imagination not because he left us too soon but because he embodied the character of the people that he led – resilient, resolute, fearless and fun loving, defiant in the face of impossible odds and most of all determined to make the world anew, not settling for what is but rather for what might be."