Archive for January, 2010
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Today in Military History
1654 Portuguese troops conquer last Dutch base on Recife 1666 France declares war on England & Münster 1699 Venice, Poland & Austria sign peace treaty with Turkey 1748 England, Netherlands, Austria & Sardinia sign anti-French treaty 1797 Russia, Prussia & Austria sign treaty 1861 Louisiana becomes 6th state to secede 1862 Lincoln issues General War […]
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Today in History
On this day… 1564 Following the closing of the Council of Trent, Pius IV ratified its enactments by the bull “Benedictus Deus.” Included among the Tridentine decisions were decrees concerning the creation of an Index of Prohibited Books (a list of condemned authors and their works). 1779 Pioneer American Methodist bishop Francis Asbury wrote in […]
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Obama proposing more support for military families
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press Writer 2 hrs 2 mins ago WASHINGTON – First lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday announced an $8.8 billion boost in the president’s 2011 budget to support military families. The biggest increases would be for child care, counseling and other services. Mrs. Obama spent her first year in the White House […]
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
In Digital Combat, U.S. Finds No Easy Deterrent
January 26, 2010 CYBERWAR By JOHN MARKOFF, DAVID E. SANGER and THOM SHANKER This article was reported by John Markoff, David E. Sanger and Thom Shanker, and written by Mr. Sanger. WASHINGTON — On a Monday morning earlier this month, top Pentagon leaders gathered to simulate how they would respond to a sophisticated cyberattack aimed […]
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
Today in Anchorage
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
Today in Military History
1554 Sir Thomas Wyatt gathers an army in Kent, rebels against Queen Mary 1565 Battle at Talikota India Moslems destroy Vijayanagar’s army 1775 Americans drag cannon up hill to fight British (Gun Hill Road, Bronx) 1787 Shays’ Rebellion suffers a setback when debt-ridden farmers, led by Captain Daniel Shays, fail to capture an arsenal at […]
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
Today in History
On this day… 0844 Gregory IV begins & ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1534 German Reformer Martin Luther gave his understanding of “conversion” in a sermon: ‘To be converted to God means to believe in Christ, to believe that He is our Mediator and that we have eternal life through Him.’ 1721 Czar Peter […]
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Sunday, January 24th, 2010
Today in Military History
1644 Battle at Nantwich Cheshire Parliamentary armies win 1652 Duke of Orléans joins Fronde rebels 1847 1,500 New Mexican Indians & Mexicans defeated by US Colonel Price 1861 Arsenal at Augusta GA seized by Confederacy 1861 Federal troops from Fort Monroe are sent to Fort Pikens 1874 General J van Swieten conquers Kraton Atjeh, after […]
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Sunday, January 24th, 2010
Today in History
On this day… 0772 Stephen III ends his reign as Catholic Pope 0817 Stephen IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope 0817 St Paschal I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Stephen IV 1076 Synod of Worms German King Henry IV fires Pope Gregory VII 1118 Giovanni Caetani elected Pope Gelasius II 1568 Abdij […]
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Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
Blessed Mother Marianne Cope
Blessed Mother Marianne Cope (1838-1918) Though leprosy scared off most people in 19th-century Hawaii, that disease sparked great generosity in the woman who came to be known as Mother Marianne of Molokai. Her courage helped tremendously to improve the lives of its victims in Hawaii, a territory annexed to the United States during her lifetime […]