Today in History:
This is the 50th anniversary of the Selma Alabama March
On this date in 1965 Civil Rights in Selma March took place and was violently broken up at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, by state troopers and a sheriff’s posse in what came to be known as “Bloody Sunday.”
In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his invention- The Telephone, and ever since Telemarketers have been calling and interrupting our dinners.
In 1926, the first successful trans-Atlantic radio-telephone conversations took place between New York and London..
In 1994, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a parody that pokes fun at an original work can be considered “fair use.” (The ruling concerned a parody of the Roy Orbison song “Oh, Pretty Woman” by the rap group 2 Live Crew.)
Happy Birthday wishes to the following Birthday Boys and Girls
Chris White of the Zombies, blowing out 72 Candles
.....Actor Daniel J Travanti is 75...Matthew Fisher of Procol Harum turns 69...Pro FB Hall of Famer Franco Harris of Pittsburgh Steelers is 65..Lynn Swann Pro and FB Hall of Famer is 63 today...Comedian Wanda Sykes is 51...
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You've heard so much about bullets being banned...ATF has already banned the green tip AR 15 bullets and are working on banning the armor piercing bullets..but for those that love to dream about the possibilities of this not happening, maybe this little booklet will make you feel betterMeanwhile President Lights up the Official White House West Wing Target Range with his latest toy---MY LIL' FREN
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EMPLOYMENT STATS; THE OBAMA ECONOMY
Labor Force Participation Rate at 37-Year-Low...
Record 56,023,000 Women Not in Labor Force...
Black unemployment rate nearly twice national average...
Net Employment Gains Since Recession Went To Foreign-Born...THANKS TO PRESENT WHITE HOUSE STRATEGY..SOMEONE IS WORKING IF NOT AMERICANS.
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Three Thai men, Joke, Bell and Art tied the knot in a Valentines Day first in a Three Way Marriage..No longer a case of who wears the pants..its when who's day it is to wear the pants. The Brides/Grooms?? Exchanged vows to love, honor, cherish and Share---to Watch Sister Wives Faithfully, to make sure the Toilet Paper was rolled up like a Doily..and to start their own Boy Band
THE NEW BOY BAND CALLED TRIPLE BLISS...OR MENAGE' WED
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The New Switzerland Snowden LavatoryBy the Way, Edward Snowden appealed to the Swiss government to grant him Asylum in the country where he worked for the CIA as an analyst and leaked government secrets about spying. He made the appeal by closed circuit TV after the screening of Citizen Four, a movie about his activities as a Whistleblower.
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DAMN ALL DAY CHRISTMAS DAY I GOTTA PLAY GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER. IT'S BAD ENOUGH ONE DAY BUT ALL YEAR LONG???? GEEZ LOUISE, MERRY FLIPPING CHRISTMAS TO ME..
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Thursday, Parents and Children took the West Lawn of the White House in a show against a ban on sledding, and took to sledding down the snow lush lawns. Two kids from Russia Boris and Karloff enjoyed sledding as well part of President Obama's Sledding for Amnesty Program for illegal undocumented Sledders entering the US
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THE US Postal system is giving in and Announcing that it will recognize certain terms in reference to mail delivery as being proper...Mail through the postal system is Snail Mail...mail through the internet is Electronic mail...and any type of correspondence otherwise will be Called Hillary Mail
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A giant male octopus caught on cell phone video scaling his glass display tank at the Seattle Aquarium and reaching several tentacles over its open top has sparked Internet speculation that the massive mollusk was trying to mount an escape bid.
But according to Aquarium Officialsthe Octopus was not trying to escape, but was trying to get used to its home and the use of its 8 arms..
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