“Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. “
George Bernard Shaw
Archive for October 31, 2010
This Day in History: Oct. 31st
1517
Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace church, marking the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany.
1846
A heavy snowfall trapped the Donner Party in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
1864
Nevada became the 36th state.
1941
Work on the Mount Rushmore monument was completed.
1956
Rear Admiral G. J. Dufek became the first person to land an airplane at the South Pole.
1992
Pope John Paul II admitted that the Roman Catholic Church had erred in convicting Galileo of heresy 350 years earlier.
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This Day in History: Oct. 30th
1534
The English parliament passed the Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church.
1938
Radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, starring Orson Welles, caused nationwide panic among listeners.
1944
Martha Graham’s ballet Appalachian Spring, with music by Aaron Copland, premiered.
1953
Gen. George C. Marshall won the Nobel Peace Prize for originating the Marshall Plan.
1974
Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire (“rumble in the jungle”) to regain his world heavyweight title.
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Patriotic Quote of the Day: Oct. 30th
“If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.”
George Washington
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Adopt-A-Platoon
AdoptaPlatoon Soldier Support Effort was founded in 1998, by a mother who had been sending care packages to her own son overseas. It is a volunteer based nonprofit organization that is dedicated to serving deployed United States Service Men and Women ensuring that they are not forgotten by a grateful Nation. AdoptaPlatoon strives to provide a better deployment quality of life by sending cards, letters and care packages to lift the morale of Troops as they serve far from home and assist military families. AdoptaPlatoon provides an on-going mail support system, creates projects that meet the need of military requests, and establishes special projects that benefit deployed Troops representing all branches of the U.S. military. AdoptaPlatoon also serves injured Troops through AAP Walking Wounded Project and assists military veterans who remain our Nation’s Heroes.
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