Time to revisit Cicero
Not the city in Illinois, but the words of Marcus Tillus Cicero, Roman philosopher and politician, who said "the welfare of the people is the highest law," which happens to be one of my favorite quotations.
Let's look at two instances where there are issues in what the law says. The first being in New Jersey. Rachel Canning, who is 18 years of age and therefore an adult in the eyes of the law, is suing her parents to try to force them to pay her living expenses. She's also seeking an order to force them to pay for her college education. Her parents claim that she could have continued to live under their roof and had all of her expenses covered; provide she would comply with their rules. Seems reasonable. Her lawsuit seeks to declare that she is NOT emancipated.
Interestingly, if her parents were divorced, there is legal precedent in New Jersey that would force the parents to pay for college, particularly the noncustodial parent. According to more than one family law attorney in the state, she is not entitled to support from her parents once she becomes an adult; unless she had fled an "unsafe" home. That does not seem to be the case.
Should a parent be forced to pay to support a child who has left home of their own accord? Ideally, parents would want to do everything possible to support their children. And yes, this is definitely one of those cases of the somewhat twisted version of the Golden Rule; wherein whoever owns the gold gets to make the rules.
Before I got sick, my home was my castle. Anyone who wanted to enter did so knowing that it was my house and my rules. I've had live-in girlfriends. The rules I was fussiest about were laundry, food and cleaning. If I was doing the laundry, the rule was if I didn't wear it, I wasn't going to wash it (unless I happened to feel generous at that moment). My food was my food and the rule was if you use something, replace it. If you made a mess, clean it up. Pretty simple. Nothing too tough.
Maybe Ms Canning's parents wanted her to live by rules she felt she couldn't live with. She had two choices. Live by those rules under their roof, or live elsewhere. As a wise man once said "it's my way or the highway" and that's just the way it is. There should be no legal obligation to support a child who is an adult in the eyes of the law. The moral obligation is another issue for another time.
Then there is the law in Nevada. Like bars, casinos are legally obligated to refuse alcohol service to a patron who is obviously intoxicated. Mark Johnston of California got so blind drunk, or so he claims, that he signed markers for $500,000 and then lost it all. He says the casino should have refused to serve him any more alcohol and to give him credit to gamble.
Legally he may have a point, depending on what the surveillance video shows. However, at what point does his personal responsibility end and the casino's responsibility begin? Would he be willing to give back any money he'd won while he was so "blind drunk?" Ever seen a gambler being told that he or she cannot have any more alcohol and can no longer gamble because they are took drunk to do so? It isn't a pretty sight. They don't react well to being told they've been cut off.
I used to drink alcohol, but I stopped long ago. But if I did drink alcohol today, my first rule about drinking and gambling is that I would not take a single drink of alcohol prior to or during a session of gambling. Alcohol reduces inhibitions and makes people more likely to do things they would not do in the absence of a substance lowering those inhibitions. It creates an increased willingness to take risks. Not a good thing to mix with a serious effort to try to win at gambling. Gamble until you're done for the night and then drink all the booze you want. You may not have as much fun but you'll find more money in your pocket over the long run.
Both the casino and Mr. Johnston are probably culpable here, he much more than they. They should settle for less than what he owes, but not a lot less. He should learn his lesson and go away quietly.
* * *
In the wake of the recent Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and the lack of discussion of same-sex marriage rights, it's time to set the record "straight" on something (pun intended). IIRC from reading Colin Powell's autobiography "My American Journey", he did not tell then-President Bill Clinton that "don't ask don't tell" was a bad idea. He told him it was a bad idea to make it his first major military policy shift. General Powell was right then. BTW, the full name of the policy when implemented in 1993 was actually Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue.
Now the most conservative of Republicans are trying to force a confrontation within the party on the issue of same-sex marriage and other issues important to the LGBT community. Most of the 2016 potential presidential hopefuls are engaging in a "don't say gay" policy in terms of their unwillingness to step forward and be heard on this issue. This is very reminiscent of the 1992 presidential election and the GOP infighting about a crucial issue prior to the campaign. At that time the issue was abortion rights. A majority of the delegates to the 1992 RNC were in favor of removing the anti-abortion rights plank from the party platform. Unfortunately, the more conservative wing of the GOP controlled things and ensured that this piece of the puzzle that helped lead to President Bush Sr's defeat would remain in place.
At CPAC, Ralph Reed, founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition promised to preserve the "sacred institution of marriage." Sacred institution? Where in the Bible does it say marriage is a sacred institution. Paul says "do not seek a wife" in a somewhat liberal interpretation of 1 Corinthians 7:27. Deuteronomy 22 28:29 is clearer. "If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, he shall pay her father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the young woman, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives."
So if we are to adhere to scripture, all men in prison for rape should have been forced by these conservatives to marry their victims and never divorce them.
Marriage is a social construct, not a dictum from a deity. It is a legal contract providing each of those entering into it certain rights. There is no logical reason to require that only heterosexuals be allowed to enter into this contract. If these conservatives were truly in favor of limiting government, they'd want to limit government's involvement in these contracts. Limit government's involvement when two consenting adults are engaged in sexual conduct of any time (in private of course).
Ralph Reed was investigated for his alleged involvement with Jack Abramoff's lobbying on behalf of Indian gaming interests. A county attorney in Texas investigated the allegations but concluded that the statute of limitations had expired before the investigation was complete. Aside from the fact he's just plain wrong about the right of same-sex couples to marry, this guy isn't to be trusted.
Is there anyone truly more conservative than former Vice President Dick Cheney? Dick Cheney has supported same-sex marriage publicly since June of 2009. It may be his sole redeeming quality. Former Utah governor John Huntsman is in favor of same-sex marriage being legal, and there are few states where the population is more opposed to this right than Utah.
If Republicans want to have even a whiff of a prayer of winning in 2016, they need new leadership on this issue. Along with immigration, economic policy and a host of others.
* * *
Random Ponderings:
Maybe someone should let Minnesota Rep Michele Bachman that she shouldn't use herself as a litmus test regarding the desire of the American people for a woman president. Ms Bachman, the people didn't want you because of what you stand for, not because you're a woman.
I didn't need to be told I'm below average. Er...below the average height for a man. I already knew that.
Although he hasn't announced officially that he is running for the presidency in 2016, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is definitely a candidate. Now a state legislator in Kentucky is trying to enable Paul to run for the presidency and to retain his Senate seat on the same ballot. Funny thing is, I agree with the logic that states can't impose additional qualifications for a federal office beyond what is written in the U. S. Constitution. It is kind of wimpy though, to have a fallback campaign going on.
The youngest member of that exclusive club known as billionaires is only 24 years of age. Proving yet again that you don't HAVE to be born into wealth to be rich, but it sure makes it easier.
Ninjas wore dark blue uniforms, not black. The Declaration of Independence was actually voted on, on July 2nd. Vikings didn't have horns on their helmets. Just some of the misconceptions we live with daily.
Then again it is easier to believe in ninjas wearing black outfits than it was to accept a 61 year old Lee Van Cleef as a master ninja.
People with high incomes and no health insurance should be aware that the penalty for not having health insurance in 2014 isn't capped at $95. It's capped at $3,600 or 1% of your income.
Women with acrylic nails who haven't been able to use those talons as a stylus on smartphones and tablets will be pleased to learn about something called Nano Nails. Unlike acrylic nails, these do conduct body energy. Damn, wish I'd thought of that.
I will happily live the rest of my life without looking at the Johnny Carson sex video that's being shopped around. Just as I've never seen anyone else's private sex videos.
Marc Anthony is trying to keep from paying more child support by claiming if he does, his boys will become spoiled brats. Dude, if you're earning $1.5 million a month, $13K for two kids is not enough child support. Parent them right to keep them from being spoiled, but don't make them live that dramatically different a lifestyle than your own.
How stupid is it to post a selfie where you're smoking pot just after leaving court-ordered rehab for drug use? It's like going out of your way to piss off the judge.
There's a photo of Khloe Kardashian in Daisy Dukes and thigh high boots. In the comments section below it, someone wrote "those boots make her look like a prostitute" but I'm think that in those shorts, she could be barefoot and still look like she's trolling for a trick.
Couldn't tabloid writers come up with something that is more clever than "the kid is not his son" in headlining stories that the man claiming to be the son of Michael Jackson's DNA claims were as phony as a three dollar bill?
Will there someday be "The Real Housewives of Podunk, Iowa?" Why would anyone want to watch a reality show featuring Leah Rehmini?
Bank of America is trying to get its customers to pay $4.95 per month for a protection they already have. What a brilliant way to raise profits at the expense of the customers. Someone will undoubtedly get promoted over this. I'll be declining this generous offer.
The Stanford graduate who got one of the sharks on Shark Tank to invest $300,000 in his company that makes bicycle lights that don't blind drivers and are highly visible is a freaking genius.
* * *
March 8th in History:
1010 – Ferdowsi completes his epic poem Shāhnāmeh.
1126 – Following the death of his mother Urraca, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of Castile and León.
1576 – Spanish explorer Diego García de Palacio first sights the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Copán.
1618 – Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
1655 – John Casor becomes the first legally-recognized slave in England's North American colonies where a crime was not committed.
1658 – Treaty of Roskilde: After a devastating defeat in the Northern Wars (1655–1661), Frederick III, the King of Denmark-Norway is forced to give up nearly half his territory to Sweden to save the rest.
1702 – Anne Stuart, sister of Mary II, becomes Queen regnant of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
1722 – The Safavid Empire of Iran is defeated by an army from Afghanistan at The Battle of Gulnabad, pushing Iran into anarchy.
1736 – Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran.
1775 – An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
1777 – Regiments from Ansbach and Bayreuth, sent to support Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, mutiny in the town of Ochsenfurt.
1782 – Gnadenhütten massacre: Ninety-six Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to Christianity are killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indians.
1801 – War of the Second Coalition: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under Sir Ralph Abercromby lands in Egypt with the aim of ending the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.
1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded.
1844 – King Oscar I ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
1862 – American Civil War: The iron-clad CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) is launched at Hampton Roads, Virginia.
1868 – Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai near Osaka.
1910 – French aviatrix Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license.
1911 – International Women's Day is launched in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Clara Zetkin, leader of the Women's Office for the Social Democratic Party in Germany.
1914 – First flights (for the Royal Thai Air Force) at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok.
1916 – World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.
1917 – International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (so named because it was February on the Julian calendar).
1917 – The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
1920 – The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state to come into existence, is established.
1921 – Spanish Premier Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid.
1924 – The Castle Gate mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
1936 – Daytona Beach Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.
1937 – Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.
1942 – World War II: The Dutch surrender to Japanese forces on Java.
1947 – Thirteen thousand troops sent by the Kuomintang government of China arrive in Taiwan after the 228 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
1949 – Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is condemned to prison for treason.
1957 – Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.
1957 – The 1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress, which petitions the U.S. Congress to declare the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution null and void, is adopted by the U.S. state of Georgia.
1957 – Ghana joins the United Nations.
1963 – The Ba'ath Party comes to power in Syria in a coup d'état by a clique of quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves the National Council of the Revolutionary Command.
1966 – A bomb planted by Irish Republicans destroys Nelson's Pillar in Dublin.
1974 – Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France.
1978 – The first radio episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is transmitted on BBC Radio 4.
1979 – Philips demonstrates the Compact Disc publicly for the first time.
1983 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan calls the Soviet Union an "evil empire".
1985 – A failed assassination attempt on Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon, kills at least 45 and injures 175 others.
2004 – A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council.
Famous Folk Born on March 8th:
William V., Prince of Orange
Simon Cameron
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Bramwell Booth
Sam Jaffe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY6MCdV_9Ks)
Alan Hale, Jr. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zNzUhVhESQ)
Cyd Charisse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YWBOfsXsDA)
Carl Furillo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePOfVWMG4gA)
Dick Hyman
Jim Bouton (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R58WUNvLNQ4)
Dick Allen
Lynn Redgrave (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki60tBFsEq8)
Micky Dolenz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vQo8k-jnsM)
Randy Meisner (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwASii2f5c8)
Carole Bayer Sager (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thW967KaAng one of the many songs she wrote or co-wrote)
Peggy March (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JVhbusBDi4)
Jim Rice
Cynthia Rothrock (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ge4JaEHeLE this is one badass woman)
Gary Numan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldyx3KHOFXw)
Camryn Manheim (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcHTLZWc0wg)
Kenny Smith (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhvJkjS4fQA)
Andrea Parker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsDQ7R3mMIg)
Freddie Prinze, Jr. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dub5wacnpDU)
Hines Ward
James Van Der Beek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoT3AimKXmk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbIEepu8Z4w)
Let's look at two instances where there are issues in what the law says. The first being in New Jersey. Rachel Canning, who is 18 years of age and therefore an adult in the eyes of the law, is suing her parents to try to force them to pay her living expenses. She's also seeking an order to force them to pay for her college education. Her parents claim that she could have continued to live under their roof and had all of her expenses covered; provide she would comply with their rules. Seems reasonable. Her lawsuit seeks to declare that she is NOT emancipated.
Interestingly, if her parents were divorced, there is legal precedent in New Jersey that would force the parents to pay for college, particularly the noncustodial parent. According to more than one family law attorney in the state, she is not entitled to support from her parents once she becomes an adult; unless she had fled an "unsafe" home. That does not seem to be the case.
Should a parent be forced to pay to support a child who has left home of their own accord? Ideally, parents would want to do everything possible to support their children. And yes, this is definitely one of those cases of the somewhat twisted version of the Golden Rule; wherein whoever owns the gold gets to make the rules.
Before I got sick, my home was my castle. Anyone who wanted to enter did so knowing that it was my house and my rules. I've had live-in girlfriends. The rules I was fussiest about were laundry, food and cleaning. If I was doing the laundry, the rule was if I didn't wear it, I wasn't going to wash it (unless I happened to feel generous at that moment). My food was my food and the rule was if you use something, replace it. If you made a mess, clean it up. Pretty simple. Nothing too tough.
Maybe Ms Canning's parents wanted her to live by rules she felt she couldn't live with. She had two choices. Live by those rules under their roof, or live elsewhere. As a wise man once said "it's my way or the highway" and that's just the way it is. There should be no legal obligation to support a child who is an adult in the eyes of the law. The moral obligation is another issue for another time.
Then there is the law in Nevada. Like bars, casinos are legally obligated to refuse alcohol service to a patron who is obviously intoxicated. Mark Johnston of California got so blind drunk, or so he claims, that he signed markers for $500,000 and then lost it all. He says the casino should have refused to serve him any more alcohol and to give him credit to gamble.
Legally he may have a point, depending on what the surveillance video shows. However, at what point does his personal responsibility end and the casino's responsibility begin? Would he be willing to give back any money he'd won while he was so "blind drunk?" Ever seen a gambler being told that he or she cannot have any more alcohol and can no longer gamble because they are took drunk to do so? It isn't a pretty sight. They don't react well to being told they've been cut off.
I used to drink alcohol, but I stopped long ago. But if I did drink alcohol today, my first rule about drinking and gambling is that I would not take a single drink of alcohol prior to or during a session of gambling. Alcohol reduces inhibitions and makes people more likely to do things they would not do in the absence of a substance lowering those inhibitions. It creates an increased willingness to take risks. Not a good thing to mix with a serious effort to try to win at gambling. Gamble until you're done for the night and then drink all the booze you want. You may not have as much fun but you'll find more money in your pocket over the long run.
Both the casino and Mr. Johnston are probably culpable here, he much more than they. They should settle for less than what he owes, but not a lot less. He should learn his lesson and go away quietly.
* * *
In the wake of the recent Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and the lack of discussion of same-sex marriage rights, it's time to set the record "straight" on something (pun intended). IIRC from reading Colin Powell's autobiography "My American Journey", he did not tell then-President Bill Clinton that "don't ask don't tell" was a bad idea. He told him it was a bad idea to make it his first major military policy shift. General Powell was right then. BTW, the full name of the policy when implemented in 1993 was actually Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue.
Now the most conservative of Republicans are trying to force a confrontation within the party on the issue of same-sex marriage and other issues important to the LGBT community. Most of the 2016 potential presidential hopefuls are engaging in a "don't say gay" policy in terms of their unwillingness to step forward and be heard on this issue. This is very reminiscent of the 1992 presidential election and the GOP infighting about a crucial issue prior to the campaign. At that time the issue was abortion rights. A majority of the delegates to the 1992 RNC were in favor of removing the anti-abortion rights plank from the party platform. Unfortunately, the more conservative wing of the GOP controlled things and ensured that this piece of the puzzle that helped lead to President Bush Sr's defeat would remain in place.
At CPAC, Ralph Reed, founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition promised to preserve the "sacred institution of marriage." Sacred institution? Where in the Bible does it say marriage is a sacred institution. Paul says "do not seek a wife" in a somewhat liberal interpretation of 1 Corinthians 7:27. Deuteronomy 22 28:29 is clearer. "If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, he shall pay her father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the young woman, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives."
So if we are to adhere to scripture, all men in prison for rape should have been forced by these conservatives to marry their victims and never divorce them.
Marriage is a social construct, not a dictum from a deity. It is a legal contract providing each of those entering into it certain rights. There is no logical reason to require that only heterosexuals be allowed to enter into this contract. If these conservatives were truly in favor of limiting government, they'd want to limit government's involvement in these contracts. Limit government's involvement when two consenting adults are engaged in sexual conduct of any time (in private of course).
Ralph Reed was investigated for his alleged involvement with Jack Abramoff's lobbying on behalf of Indian gaming interests. A county attorney in Texas investigated the allegations but concluded that the statute of limitations had expired before the investigation was complete. Aside from the fact he's just plain wrong about the right of same-sex couples to marry, this guy isn't to be trusted.
Is there anyone truly more conservative than former Vice President Dick Cheney? Dick Cheney has supported same-sex marriage publicly since June of 2009. It may be his sole redeeming quality. Former Utah governor John Huntsman is in favor of same-sex marriage being legal, and there are few states where the population is more opposed to this right than Utah.
If Republicans want to have even a whiff of a prayer of winning in 2016, they need new leadership on this issue. Along with immigration, economic policy and a host of others.
* * *
Random Ponderings:
Maybe someone should let Minnesota Rep Michele Bachman that she shouldn't use herself as a litmus test regarding the desire of the American people for a woman president. Ms Bachman, the people didn't want you because of what you stand for, not because you're a woman.
I didn't need to be told I'm below average. Er...below the average height for a man. I already knew that.
Although he hasn't announced officially that he is running for the presidency in 2016, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is definitely a candidate. Now a state legislator in Kentucky is trying to enable Paul to run for the presidency and to retain his Senate seat on the same ballot. Funny thing is, I agree with the logic that states can't impose additional qualifications for a federal office beyond what is written in the U. S. Constitution. It is kind of wimpy though, to have a fallback campaign going on.
The youngest member of that exclusive club known as billionaires is only 24 years of age. Proving yet again that you don't HAVE to be born into wealth to be rich, but it sure makes it easier.
Ninjas wore dark blue uniforms, not black. The Declaration of Independence was actually voted on, on July 2nd. Vikings didn't have horns on their helmets. Just some of the misconceptions we live with daily.
Then again it is easier to believe in ninjas wearing black outfits than it was to accept a 61 year old Lee Van Cleef as a master ninja.
People with high incomes and no health insurance should be aware that the penalty for not having health insurance in 2014 isn't capped at $95. It's capped at $3,600 or 1% of your income.
Women with acrylic nails who haven't been able to use those talons as a stylus on smartphones and tablets will be pleased to learn about something called Nano Nails. Unlike acrylic nails, these do conduct body energy. Damn, wish I'd thought of that.
I will happily live the rest of my life without looking at the Johnny Carson sex video that's being shopped around. Just as I've never seen anyone else's private sex videos.
Marc Anthony is trying to keep from paying more child support by claiming if he does, his boys will become spoiled brats. Dude, if you're earning $1.5 million a month, $13K for two kids is not enough child support. Parent them right to keep them from being spoiled, but don't make them live that dramatically different a lifestyle than your own.
How stupid is it to post a selfie where you're smoking pot just after leaving court-ordered rehab for drug use? It's like going out of your way to piss off the judge.
There's a photo of Khloe Kardashian in Daisy Dukes and thigh high boots. In the comments section below it, someone wrote "those boots make her look like a prostitute" but I'm think that in those shorts, she could be barefoot and still look like she's trolling for a trick.
Couldn't tabloid writers come up with something that is more clever than "the kid is not his son" in headlining stories that the man claiming to be the son of Michael Jackson's DNA claims were as phony as a three dollar bill?
Will there someday be "The Real Housewives of Podunk, Iowa?" Why would anyone want to watch a reality show featuring Leah Rehmini?
Bank of America is trying to get its customers to pay $4.95 per month for a protection they already have. What a brilliant way to raise profits at the expense of the customers. Someone will undoubtedly get promoted over this. I'll be declining this generous offer.
The Stanford graduate who got one of the sharks on Shark Tank to invest $300,000 in his company that makes bicycle lights that don't blind drivers and are highly visible is a freaking genius.
* * *
March 8th in History:
1010 – Ferdowsi completes his epic poem Shāhnāmeh.
1126 – Following the death of his mother Urraca, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of Castile and León.
1576 – Spanish explorer Diego García de Palacio first sights the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Copán.
1618 – Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
1655 – John Casor becomes the first legally-recognized slave in England's North American colonies where a crime was not committed.
1658 – Treaty of Roskilde: After a devastating defeat in the Northern Wars (1655–1661), Frederick III, the King of Denmark-Norway is forced to give up nearly half his territory to Sweden to save the rest.
1702 – Anne Stuart, sister of Mary II, becomes Queen regnant of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
1722 – The Safavid Empire of Iran is defeated by an army from Afghanistan at The Battle of Gulnabad, pushing Iran into anarchy.
1736 – Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran.
1775 – An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
1777 – Regiments from Ansbach and Bayreuth, sent to support Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War, mutiny in the town of Ochsenfurt.
1782 – Gnadenhütten massacre: Ninety-six Native Americans in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, who had converted to Christianity are killed by Pennsylvania militiamen in retaliation for raids carried out by other Indians.
1801 – War of the Second Coalition: At the Battle of Abukir, a British force under Sir Ralph Abercromby lands in Egypt with the aim of ending the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.
1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded.
1844 – King Oscar I ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
1862 – American Civil War: The iron-clad CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) is launched at Hampton Roads, Virginia.
1868 – Sakai incident: Japanese samurai kill 11 French sailors in the port of Sakai near Osaka.
1910 – French aviatrix Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's license.
1911 – International Women's Day is launched in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Clara Zetkin, leader of the Women's Office for the Social Democratic Party in Germany.
1914 – First flights (for the Royal Thai Air Force) at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok.
1916 – World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.
1917 – International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (so named because it was February on the Julian calendar).
1917 – The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
1920 – The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state to come into existence, is established.
1921 – Spanish Premier Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid.
1924 – The Castle Gate mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
1936 – Daytona Beach Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.
1937 – Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.
1942 – World War II: The Dutch surrender to Japanese forces on Java.
1947 – Thirteen thousand troops sent by the Kuomintang government of China arrive in Taiwan after the 228 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
1949 – Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is condemned to prison for treason.
1957 – Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.
1957 – The 1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress, which petitions the U.S. Congress to declare the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution null and void, is adopted by the U.S. state of Georgia.
1957 – Ghana joins the United Nations.
1963 – The Ba'ath Party comes to power in Syria in a coup d'état by a clique of quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves the National Council of the Revolutionary Command.
1966 – A bomb planted by Irish Republicans destroys Nelson's Pillar in Dublin.
1974 – Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in Paris, France.
1978 – The first radio episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is transmitted on BBC Radio 4.
1979 – Philips demonstrates the Compact Disc publicly for the first time.
1983 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan calls the Soviet Union an "evil empire".
1985 – A failed assassination attempt on Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon, kills at least 45 and injures 175 others.
2004 – A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council.
Famous Folk Born on March 8th:
William V., Prince of Orange
Simon Cameron
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Bramwell Booth
Sam Jaffe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY6MCdV_9Ks)
Alan Hale, Jr. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zNzUhVhESQ)
Cyd Charisse (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YWBOfsXsDA)
Carl Furillo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePOfVWMG4gA)
Dick Hyman
Jim Bouton (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R58WUNvLNQ4)
Dick Allen
Lynn Redgrave (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki60tBFsEq8)
Micky Dolenz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vQo8k-jnsM)
Randy Meisner (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwASii2f5c8)
Carole Bayer Sager (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thW967KaAng one of the many songs she wrote or co-wrote)
Peggy March (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JVhbusBDi4)
Jim Rice
Cynthia Rothrock (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ge4JaEHeLE this is one badass woman)
Gary Numan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldyx3KHOFXw)
Camryn Manheim (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcHTLZWc0wg)
Kenny Smith (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhvJkjS4fQA)
Andrea Parker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsDQ7R3mMIg)
Freddie Prinze, Jr. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dub5wacnpDU)
Hines Ward
James Van Der Beek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoT3AimKXmk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbIEepu8Z4w)
posted by me at 7:26 AM
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