Edward
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The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.
George Washington
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Music Lover
Pro Democracy
The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.
George Washington
No crypto / financial stuff
"When it comes to giving tax breaks to the wealthy of this country, the President has a heart of gold."
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr.
December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994
47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987,
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr.
December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994
47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987,
December 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"When it comes to giving tax breaks to the wealthy of this country, the President has a heart of gold."
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr.
December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994
47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987,
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr.
December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994
47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987,
"The most damaging phrase in the language is, 'We've always done it this way,'"
Grace Brewster Hopper
December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992
American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral.
Grace Brewster Hopper
December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992
American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral.
December 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"The most damaging phrase in the language is, 'We've always done it this way,'"
Grace Brewster Hopper
December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992
American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral.
Grace Brewster Hopper
December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992
American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral.
Emmett Leo Kelly
December 9, 1898 – March 28, 1979
American circus performer who created the clown character "Weary Willie", based on the hobos of the Great Depression in the 1930s.
December 9, 1898 – March 28, 1979
American circus performer who created the clown character "Weary Willie", based on the hobos of the Great Depression in the 1930s.
December 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Emmett Leo Kelly
December 9, 1898 – March 28, 1979
American circus performer who created the clown character "Weary Willie", based on the hobos of the Great Depression in the 1930s.
December 9, 1898 – March 28, 1979
American circus performer who created the clown character "Weary Willie", based on the hobos of the Great Depression in the 1930s.
2008 – Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is arrested by federal officials for crimes including attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. February 18, 2020, Trump commuted Blagojevich's 14-year corruption sentence,.
December 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
2008 – Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is arrested by federal officials for crimes including attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. February 18, 2020, Trump commuted Blagojevich's 14-year corruption sentence,.
December 9, 1996 – Gwen Jacob is acquitted of committing an indecent act, giving women the right to be topless in Ontario, Canada
December 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
December 9, 1996 – Gwen Jacob is acquitted of committing an indecent act, giving women the right to be topless in Ontario, Canada
December 9. 1979 – The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first of only two diseases that have been driven to extinction (with rinderpest in 2011 being the other).
December 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
December 9. 1979 – The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first of only two diseases that have been driven to extinction (with rinderpest in 2011 being the other).
December 9, 1973 – British and Irish authorities sign the Sunningdale Agreement in an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland.
December 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
December 9, 1973 – British and Irish authorities sign the Sunningdale Agreement in an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland.
December 9, 1950 – Cold War: Harry Gold is sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping Klaus Fuchs pass information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union. His testimony is later instrumental in the prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
December 9, 1950 – Cold War: Harry Gold is sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping Klaus Fuchs pass information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union. His testimony is later instrumental in the prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
December 9, 1946 – The subsequent Nuremberg trials begin with the Doctors' Trial, prosecuting 20 physicians and 3 SS officers alleged to be involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass murder under the guise of euthanasia.
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
December 9, 1946 – The subsequent Nuremberg trials begin with the Doctors' Trial, prosecuting 20 physicians and 3 SS officers alleged to be involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass murder under the guise of euthanasia.
December 9, 1935 – Walter Liggett, an American newspaper editor and muckraker, is killed in a gangland murder.
December 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
December 9, 1935 – Walter Liggett, an American newspaper editor and muckraker, is killed in a gangland murder.
December 9, 1872 – In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African American governor of a U.S. state following the impeachment of Henry C. Warmoth.
December 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
December 9, 1872 – In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African American governor of a U.S. state following the impeachment of Henry C. Warmoth.
December 9, 1775 – American Revolutionary War: British troops and Loyalists, misinformed about Patriot militia strength, lose the Battle of Great Bridge, ending British rule in Virginia
December 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
December 9, 1775 – American Revolutionary War: British troops and Loyalists, misinformed about Patriot militia strength, lose the Battle of Great Bridge, ending British rule in Virginia
December 9
Saint Juan Diego
Nahua peasant and Marian visionary.
Saint Juan Diego
Nahua peasant and Marian visionary.
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
December 9
Saint Juan Diego
Nahua peasant and Marian visionary.
Saint Juan Diego
Nahua peasant and Marian visionary.
December 8, 1531 – The Virgin of Guadalupe first appears to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, Mexico City.
December 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
December 8, 1531 – The Virgin of Guadalupe first appears to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, Mexico City.
December 9, 1945
General George S. Patton broke his neck in a relatively minor auto accident near Mannheim, Germany that left him paralyzed from the neck down.
General George S. Patton broke his neck in a relatively minor auto accident near Mannheim, Germany that left him paralyzed from the neck down.
December 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
December 9, 1945
General George S. Patton broke his neck in a relatively minor auto accident near Mannheim, Germany that left him paralyzed from the neck down.
General George S. Patton broke his neck in a relatively minor auto accident near Mannheim, Germany that left him paralyzed from the neck down.
"Violence is a tool of the ignorant."
Clerow "Flip" Wilson Jr.
December 8, 1933 – November 25, 1998
American comedian and actor best known for his television appearances during the late 1960s and 1970s.
Clerow "Flip" Wilson Jr.
December 8, 1933 – November 25, 1998
American comedian and actor best known for his television appearances during the late 1960s and 1970s.
December 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
"Violence is a tool of the ignorant."
Clerow "Flip" Wilson Jr.
December 8, 1933 – November 25, 1998
American comedian and actor best known for his television appearances during the late 1960s and 1970s.
Clerow "Flip" Wilson Jr.
December 8, 1933 – November 25, 1998
American comedian and actor best known for his television appearances during the late 1960s and 1970s.
James Grover Thurber
December 8, 1894 – November 2, 1961
American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright.
December 8, 1894 – November 2, 1961
American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright.
December 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
James Grover Thurber
December 8, 1894 – November 2, 1961
American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright.
December 8, 1894 – November 2, 1961
American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright.
December 8, 1991 – The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.
December 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
December 8, 1991 – The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.
December 8, 1980 – John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota in New York City.
December 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
December 8, 1980 – John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota in New York City.
December 8, 1953
President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world.
December 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
December 8, 1953
President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world.
December 8, 1922 – Two days after coming into existence, the Irish Free State executes four leaders of the Irish Republican Army: Dick Barrett, Joe McKelvey, Liam Mellows and Rory O'Connor.
December 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
December 8, 1922 – Two days after coming into existence, the Irish Free State executes four leaders of the Irish Republican Army: Dick Barrett, Joe McKelvey, Liam Mellows and Rory O'Connor.
December 8, 1863 – Between two and three thousand churchgoers die during the Church of the Company Fire. Deemed as probably the largest single building fire by number of victims in modern history,[6] it began at the start of a Mass held at the Church of the Society of Jesus in Santiago, Chile.
December 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
December 8, 1863 – Between two and three thousand churchgoers die during the Church of the Company Fire. Deemed as probably the largest single building fire by number of victims in modern history,[6] it began at the start of a Mass held at the Church of the Society of Jesus in Santiago, Chile.
December 8, 1854 – In his Apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogmatic definition of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived free of Original Sin.
December 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
December 8, 1854 – In his Apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogmatic definition of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived free of Original Sin.
December 8, 1660 – A woman (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) appears on an English public stage for the first time, in the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello.
December 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
December 8, 1660 – A woman (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) appears on an English public stage for the first time, in the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello.