Archive for January, 2010
Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Today In Anchorage
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Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Pentagon starts clock on lifting gay ban
By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer
Sat Jan 30, 3:43 am ET
WASHINGTON – The Defense Department starts the clock next week on what is expected to be a several-year process in lifting its ban on gays from serving openly in the military.
A special investigation into how the ban can be repealed without hurting the morale or […]
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Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Today In History
On this day…
435 Rome recognized the Vandal territories in Northwest Africa as “federati,” in an effort to stave off their invasion of Italy. (The invasion was successfully postponed for 20 years.)
1077 Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Henry IV
1349 Jews of Freilsburg Germany are massacred
1592 Ippolito Aldobrandini elected Pope Clement VIII
1647 Scots […]
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Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Gone Till Monday
Berta and I leave this afternoon to share sacraments and music with St. Peter’s Seward. Please pray for safe travel and God’s will done. We’ll be back late tomorrow, so I will not be able to post till Monday.
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Saturday, January 30th, 2010
China Suspends Military Exchanges With U.S.
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
January 30, 2010
China suspended military exchange visits with the United States on Saturday in protest over $6.4 billion in planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and warned the U.S. ambassador that the sales would harm already strained ties.
The state-run Xinhua News Agency cited the Defense Ministry as saying the suspension is due […]
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
Marines Try a Soft Touch to Win Over Afghans
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January 30, 2010
By C. J. CHIVERS
BOGRABAD, Afghanistan — […]
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
Today in Military History
1574 Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet
1834 President Jackson orders 1st use of US troops to suppress a labor dispute
1856 Victoria Cross established to acknowledge bravery
1863 Battle at Bear River WA US Army vs Indians
1864 Battle of Moorefield WV (Rosser’s Raid)
1879 Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana established
1900 Boers under Joubert beat […]
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
Russia tests stealth fighter jet
Russia has unveiled its new stealth fighter jet, meant to boost the country’s ageing arsenal of weaponry and be a rival to the US F-22 Raptor.
The Sukhoi T-50, also called the PAK FA, made its maiden flight in Russia’s far east. Test pilot Sergei Bogdan said it was “easy and comfortable to pilot”.
Prime Minister Vladimir […]
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
Today in Anchorage
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
Today In History
On this day…
993 St. Ulrich, who lived c.890-973, and was Bishop of Augsburg from 923, was canonized at a Lateran Synod. With this action by Pope John XV, St. Ulrich became the first individual in Roman Catholic history formally elevated to sainthood.
1499 Birth of Katherine von Bora, the former German nun who became Martin Luther’s […]