What happened on this day in history?

[Daywolf]

Not a forum game per se, but a topic flow of sub-topics.

* Find something on this day in history that interests you and post about it. At least a paragraph worth, not just a link or list. Say like the subject, the facts, then your opinion on it. You can link, but keep copy/paste to a minimum.

* Discussion of what other people post for that day. Discuss, but 24hrs after their Original Post, the topic is dead and move on. You can always start another thread on it, which is a bonus for forum diversity of topics.


So example: Today is Nov. 14. Anyone and everyone can grab one historical topic per day and post it, whatever year you like... in the past [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] ...historical like. Discussions open on those posts. After ~24hrs, you can pick a different topic to post for that day (example: Nov. 15th etc.) and it's open for the next 24hrs (give or take some hours).

Breakdown of my first post below: The title (required). Facts about it, (optional) can post a paste paragraph with link (no more than pasting 1 paragraph). Then your comment (required) more than a couple sentences, however long you like. Images optional. Replies on topic!

[Daywolf]

November 14th, 1776.
Benjamin Franklin takes sides
On this day in 1776, the St. James Chronicle of London carries an item announcing “The very identical Dr. Franklyn [Benjamin Franklin], whom Lord Chatham [former leading parliamentarian and colonial supporter William Pitt] so much caressed, and used to say he was proud in calling his friend, is now at the head of the rebellion in North America.”
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-h...in-takes-sides

Franklin was an interesting character. If he knew all the trouble that was coming over this divide, I wonder if he would have still done it. I think he would. I wonder what he would say if he were here today, transported here from that exact day, watching his story unfold on a magic box thingy, and then seeing where we are today. I think he'd say a thing or two, once the shock wore off. Then would he still do it? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] I think he still would. It's all we have.

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[Skew]

Nov 14th 1650: Birthdate of King William III of England.
Also known as William of Orange, he was the ruler who came to the throne as a result of the Glorious Revolution, which was financed, in part by Dutch Jews. The newly readmitted Jewish community in England had nothing to fear from the new who King who would be the first English monarch to bestow knighthood on a Jewish subject.

Oliver Cromwell permitted Jews to return in 1657 , ending the Edict of Expulsion put in place in 1290 by King Edward I.
This paved the way for the establishment of the Bank of England in 1694 (World's second ever central bank after the Swedish in 1668) and usury financing started to take control.
It was not until 1913 that America succumbed to the insidious nature of usury financing with the establishment of the Federal Reserve , a private bank that is in breach of the US Constitution.

Thank you goyim.

[Angushjalmur]

1951
United States gives military and economic aid to communist Yugoslavia


Truman was President. Looks like Democraps have been funding communism for longer than there have been more than 2 genders (allegedly).

[Daywolf]

Originally Posted by Angushjalmur [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

1951
United States gives military and economic aid to communist Yugoslavia


Truman was President. Looks like Democraps have been funding communism for longer than there have been more than 2 genders (allegedly).

hah he even tried to put them on the UN security council. Sounds a bit like trying to put ISIS into NATO [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
UN was always worthless anyway.

[Angushjalmur]

Saudi Arabia is the head of UN human rights now isn't it?

Kinda renders the UN invalid

[maskedmelon]

Evening, 14 November 1940 - Nazi Germany conducts most successful air raid of Coventry Blitz, killing 1000 Brits.

[Jauna]

Super Moon, lots more full moon based touhou fanart happened today.

[Daywolf]

Originally Posted by Angushjalmur [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Saudi Arabia is the head of UN human rights now isn't it?

Kinda renders the UN invalid

hah or exactly what it was created for. Like the UN allowing communist China to remain as a permanent member after their communist revolution, then decides they want to claim Mongolia and deny them UN representation; uses it's UN security council veto power to deny them a seat at the UN. The UN has always been whacked. Yeah, Truman and those guys, really put the dampers on a possible free and open civilization :/

[Swish]

14th November 1914

CONTEXT: The collapse of the Ottoman Empire is very close and they've looked like a rag tag bunch of cunts for years. Tanks are being used in the West and they aren't keeping up. Also the Armenian genocide is coming in 1915 (in about 6 months time).

On November 14, 1914, the religious leader Sheikh-ul-Islam declared an Islamic holy war in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul, Turkey) in the capitol of the Ottoman Empire on behalf of the Ottoman government. He compelled his Muslim followers to go to war against Britain, France, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro in World War I.

“Of those who go to the Jihad for the sake of happiness and salvation of the believers in God’s victory,” the sheik said in his declaration, “the lot of those who remain alive is felicity, while the rank of those who depart to the next world is martyrdom. In accordance with God’s beautiful promise, those who sacrifice their lives to give life to the truth will have honor in this world, and their latter end is paradise.”

Nice to see muslim culture has moved forward a century on...even though there was a global war on, they can draw one on religious lines