Today in US history

You arrived and informed us that our perception of history is basically inaccurate. You were asked to contribute, you refused. What am I missing?

More accurate would be:

Weezer to Newark: "Why are you bringing up racial injustices? We all know about that stuff and it's in the past anyway"

Me: "Well, we don't really know about it and it's worth correcting the record because our telling of history (particularly that part of it) is generally poor"

You: "OK, well then you better singlehandedly correct the record right now in this thread, otherwise you're wrong"
 
More accurate would be:

Weezer to Newark: "Why are you bringing up racial injustices? We all know about that stuff and it's in the past anyway"

Me: "Well, we don't really know about it and it's worth correcting the record because our telling of history (particularly that part of it) is generally poor"

You: "OK, well then you better singlehandedly correct the record right now in this thread, otherwise you're wrong"

Your perception is something else Nash.
 
July 18th

In 1792, Naval hero John Paul Jones dies in Paris.

In 1863, the second Battle of Fort Wagner is fought. The 54th Massachusetts Voluntary Unit, one of the first formal African American units, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Fort Wagner. A depiction of the battle is the climax for the movie Glory.

In 1914, Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps. Part of the Army, it was a precursor to the Air Force.

In 1940, FDR is nominated for an unprecedented third term.

In 1966, Gemini 10 is launched from Cape Kennedy.

In 1966, the six day Hough riots in Cleveland, Ohio, are sparked by a racially charged incident in a bar.
Hough riots - Wikipedia

In 1968, Intel is founded in Mountain View, CA.

In 1969, Ted Kennedy drives his car off a bridge at Chappaquiddick Island

In 1984, the McDonald's Massacre occurs in San Ysidro, CA, when a man opens fire in the restaurant. 21 people killed, 19 more injured.

In 2013, with $20 billion in debt, Detroit files for bankruptcy.
Like I said, it's there.
 
Hell, I've mentioned several race riots in my posts.
 
More accurate would be:

Weezer to Newark: "Why are you bringing up racial injustices? We all know about that stuff and it's in the past anyway"

Me: "Well, we don't really know about it and it's worth correcting the record because our telling of history (particularly that part of it) is generally poor"

You: "OK, well then you better singlehandedly correct the record right now in this thread, otherwise you're wrong"
Inaccurate. Newark was focusing solely on lynching's. I offered to have a conversation and he declined.
 
In pop culture history...

On this day in 1986, one of the best sci-fi films was released, as a sequel.

 
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Interesting tidbit, famed gangster George "Machine Gun" Kelly was born on this day in 1895, and died on this day in 1954. Guess it wasn't a very good birthday.
 
July 19th

In 1692, five people-Sarah Good, Elizabeth Howe, Susannah Martin, Sarah Wildes, and Rebecca Nurse- are hanged for witchcraft in Salem MA.

In 1779, Massachusetts launches the ill-fated Penobscot Expedition.
Penobscot Expedition - Wikipedia

In 1845, fire engulfs New York.
Great New York City Fire of 1845 - Wikipedia

In 1848, a two day Women's Rights convention opens in Seneca Falls, NY.

In 1863, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is thwarted.
Morgan's Raid - Wikipedia

In 1879, Doc Holliday kills for the first time.

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In 1930, Richard Byrd and his polar expedition team return to the U.S. following the first expedition to the interior of Antarctica.

In 1941, the first Army flying school for black cadets is dedicated in Tuskegee, AL.

In 1942, George Washington Carver begins an experimental project with Henry Ford in hopes of developing a synthetic rubber to help with wartime efforts.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in...r-begins-experimental-project-with-henry-ford

In 1943, America bombs Rome, striking at railway yards in an attempt to break the will of the Italian people.

In 1957, the first rocket with a nuclear warhead is fired in Yucca Flat, NV.

In 1963, Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude.

In 1967, race riots erupt in Durham, N.C.

In 1969, the body of Mary Jo Kopechne is found in Ted Kennedy's car after he had driven off a bridge during the night on Chappaquiddick Island.

In 1977, the world's first GPS signal is transmitted from the NTS-2 satellite and received at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, IA.

In 1981, in a private meeting French President Francois Mitterrand reveals to President Ronald Reagan the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents detailing how the USSR had been stealing American technological research and development.
Farewell Dossier - Wikipedia

In 1982, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped by Hezbollah, becoming the first American hostage in Lebanon.

In 1989, United Airlines Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, IA, killing 111.
 
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Thankfully my broke blue collar azz is willing to spend 70k per child in just tuition on Christian school...so I actually do not give a crap how bad the SJWs mess up public school. If I can make sacrifices and afford it, any hardworking family can.

The garbage of the left will never be forced on my kids . Thank God.
 
Also on July 19th,

1861 – Georgia became the 5th state to secede from the Union.

1920 – The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.

1980 – President Jimmy Carter announces the United States boycott of the Summer Olympics in Moscow

2001 – In Afghanistan UN sanctions began following a 30-day deadline for the handover of Osama bin Laden. The sanctions coincided with the worst drought in 30 years.
 
July 20th -

1969 – At 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, 240,000 miles from Earth, speaks these words to more than a billion people listening at home: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
 
July 20th

In 1864, the Battle of Peachtree Creek, near Atlanta, GA, Confederate forces under General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attack Union forces led by General William T. Sherman.

In 1881, Sitting Bull surrenders to the Army.

In 1903, Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.

In 1921, Congresswoman Alice Mary Robertson becomes the first woman to preside over the floor of the House of Representatives.

In 1934, police fire into a crowd of striking truck drivers in Minneapolis, killing two and wounding sixty-seven.

In 1934, police use tear gas and clubs on 2000 striking longshoremen in Seattle, WA.

In 1938, the DOJ files suit against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

In 1940, California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway.

In 1944, the U.S. invades Japanese controlled Guam.

In 1948, Cold War fears lead President Harry Truman to issue a peacetime draft.

In 1950, Harry Gold pleads guilty in a Philadelphia courtroom of spying for the Soviet Union.

In 1960, a Polaris missile is fired from a submarine, the USS George Washington, for the first time.

In 1967, race riots occur in Memphis, TN.

In 1967, the first national Black Power conference opens in Newark, NJ.

In 1968, the first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL.

In 1969, Apollo 11 becomes the first successful manned moon landing. Landing in the Sea of Tranquility, Neal Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first two men to walk on the moon.

In 1973, Bruce Lee dies at the age of 32.

In 1976, NASA's Viking 1 lander lands on Mars.

In 1977, under the Freedom of Information Act, the CIA releases documents showing they have engaged in mind control experiments.

In 1977, a flood in Johnstown, PA kills 84 people and causes millions in property damage.

In 1993, Vince Foster is found dead in Fort Macy Park in VA. His death is officially ruled a suicide.

In 1997, the fully restored USS Constitution celebrates its 200th Anniversary by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.

In 2012, the Aurora movie theater shooting results in 12 deaths and 70 injuries.

In 2015, The U.S. and Cuba resume diplomatic relations for the first time in five decades.

In 2017, OJ Simpson is granted parole after serving 9 years of a 33 year sentence for armed robbery.
 
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Also on this day...


1943 – Roosevelt directs that information about atomic research is to be shared with the British.

1990 – A federal appeals court set aside Oliver North’s Iran-Contra convictions, reversing one outright

1999 – After 38 years at the bottom of the Atlantic, astronaut Gus Grissom’s “Liberty Bell Seven” Mercury capsule was lifted to the surface

MOH Citations for Action taken this day

*COLLIER, GILBERT G.
Rank and organization: Sergeant (then Cpl.), U.S. Army, Company F, 223d Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Tutayon, Korea, 19-20 July 1953. Entered service at: Tichnor Ark. Born: 30 December 1930, Hunter, Ark. G.O. No.: 3, 12 January 1955. Citation: Sgt. Collier, a member of Company F, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and indomitable courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. Sgt. Collier was pointman and assistant leader of a combat patrol committed to make contact with the enemy. As the patrol moved forward through the darkness, he and his commanding officer slipped and fell from a steep, 60-foot cliff and were injured. Incapacitated by a badly sprained ankle which prevented immediate movement, the officer ordered the patrol to return to the safety of friendly lines. Although suffering from a painful back injury, Sgt. Collier elected to remain with his leader, and before daylight they managed to crawl back up and over the mountainous terrain to the opposite valley where they concealed themselves in the brush until nightfall, then edged toward their company positions. Shortly after leaving the daylight retreat they were ambushed and, in the ensuing fire fight, Sgt. Collier killed 2 hostile soldiers, received painful wounds, and was separated from his companion. Then, ammunition expended, he closed in hand-to-hand combat with 4 attacking hostile infantrymen, killing, wounding, and routing the foe with his bayonet. He was mortally wounded during this action, but made a valiant attempt to reach and assist his leader in a desperate effort to save his comrade’s life without regard for his own personal safety. Sgt. Collier’s unflinching courage, consummate devotion to duty, and gallant self-sacrifice reflect lasting glory upon himself and uphold the noble traditions of the military service.

*LIBBY, GEORGE D.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company C, 3d Engineer Combat Battalion, 24th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Taejon, Korea, 20 July 1950. Entered service at: Waterbury, Conn. Birth: Bridgton, Maine. G.O. No.: 62, 2 August 1951. Citation: Sgt. Libby distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action. While breaking through an enemy encirclement, the vehicle in which he was riding approached an enemy roadblock and encountered devastating fire which disabled the truck, killing or wounding all the passengers except Sgt. Libby. Taking cover in a ditch Sgt. Libby engaged the enemy and despite the heavy fire crossed the road twice to administer aid to his wounded comrades. He then hailed a passing M-5 artillery tractor and helped the wounded aboard. The enemy directed intense small-arms fire at the driver, and Sgt. Libby, realizing that no one else could operate the vehicle, placed himself between the driver and the enemy thereby shielding him while he returned the fire. During this action he received several wounds in the arms and body. Continuing through the town the tractor made frequent stops and Sgt. Libby helped more wounded aboard. Refusing first aid, he continued to shield the driver and return the fire of the enemy when another roadblock was encountered. Sgt. Libby received additional wounds but held his position until he lost consciousness. Sgt. Libby’s sustained, heroic actions enabled his comrades to reach friendly lines. His dauntless courage and gallant self-sacrifice reflect the highest credit upon himself and uphold the esteemed traditions of the U.S. Army
 
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July 21st

In 1853, Central Park in New York City is created when the NY legislature puts aside more than 750 acres of land on Manhattan.

In 1861, the first major battle of the Civil War, the First Battle of Bull Run, begins and ends with a victory for the Confederacy.

In 1864, the first daily Black newspaper is published, the New Orleans Tribune.
The New Orleans Tribune - Wikipedia

In 1865, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first western showdown.

In 1873, Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the Old West.

In 1896, the National Federation of Colored Women is established in Washington, DC.

In 1907, the passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove CA. 88 people are killed.

In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson sends the third Lusitania note , warning Germany that future infringements of American rights will be deemed "deliberately unfriendly".

In 1918, the SM U-156 German submarine shells Nauset Beach in Orleans, MA, the only mainland attack of WWI.

In 1919, the dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people.

In 1925, high school biology teacher John Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in his Dayton, TN, classroom and fined $100.

In 1944, the battle of Guam sees American forces land on the island.

In 1949, the Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.

In 1952, an earthquake of 7.3 magnitude strikes Southern California, killing 12 and injuring hundreds.

In 1959, the NS Savannah, the first nuclear powered cargo-passenger ship, is launched as part of President Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" initiative.

In 1959, Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate.

In 1961, Gus Grissom, piloting the Liberty Bell 7 as part of the Mercury Program, becomes the second American in space.

In 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon.

In 1974, The House Judiciary Committee approves two articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon.

In 1979, Jay Silverheels, a Mohawk actor, becomes the first Native American to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In 1983, American hostage David Dodge is freed.

In 1998, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, and the fifth man to walk on the moon, died due to complications from leukemia.

In 1999, Navy Divers find and recover the bodies of JFK Jr., his wife, and his sister-in-law.

In 2011, NASA's Space Shuttle Program comes to an end with the landing of the Shuttle Atlantis at Cape Kennedy.

In 2012, Erden Eruc, a Turkish-American adventurer, completes the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.

In 2016, Dennis Green, former coach of the Minnesota Vikings and the third African American to be an NFL coach, died due to complications from cardiac arrest.

Notable birthdays:
Ernest Hemingway - 1899
Don Knotts - 1924
Janet Reno - 1938
Ken Starr - 1946
John J. Duncan, Jr. - 1947
Robin Williams - 1951
Jon Lovitz - 1957
Brandi Chastain - 1968
Lady Vol legend Tamika Catchings - 1979
 
I watched part of this last night. I wasn't aware that Ford so involved in promoting/manufacturing aircraft in the '20s-'30s. Among other things, he built the first concrete runway.

 
I said “American history is incomplete,” and nowhere did I mention posters on this forum. Maybe you are reading what you want to read and not what I said
Except it's not "incomplete"...most normal Americans who actually raise their kids the correct way discuss and teach them actual history, including the good, the bad and the ugly and show why America is the greatest country that has ever existed, despite its flaws.

It's only "incomplete" for those stuck in public schools with idiot parents, who grow up with a lack of actual understanding of critical thinking and non-spoon fed junk
 

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