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1792 –

1810 – Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. The royalty invited the public to attend the event which became an annual celebration that later became known as Oktoberfest.

1892 – In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Columbus landing the original version of the Pledge of Allegiance was first recited in public schools.

1895 – In Newport, RI, the first amateur golf tournament was held.

1915 – Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt criticized U.S. citizens who identified themselves by dual nationalities.

1920 – Construction of the Holland Tunnel began. It opened on November 13, 1927. The tunnel links Jersey City, NJ and New York City, NY.

1933 – The U.S. Department of Justice acquired Alcatraz Island from the U.S. Army.

1937 – “Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons” debuted on radio.

1938 – Production began on “The Wizard of Oz.”

1942 – During World War II, Attorney General Francis Biddle announced that Italian nationals in the United States would no longer be considered enemy aliens.

1945 – Private First Class Desmond T. Doss was presented with the Congressional Medal of Honor for outstanding bravery as a medical corpsman. He was the first conscientious objector in American history to win the award.

1960 – Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev pounded a shoe on his desk during a dispute at a U.N. General Assembly.

1961 – The first video memoirs by a U.S. president were made. Walter Cronkite interviewed Dwight D. Eisenhower.

1964 – The Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1 into orbit around the Earth. It was the first space flight to have a multi-person crew and the first flight to be performed without space suits.

1972 – During the Vietnam War, a racial brawl broke out aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. Nearly 50 sailors were injured.

1976 – China announced that Hua Guo-feng was named to succeed the late Mao Tse-tung as chairman of the Communist Party.

1988 – Federal prosecutors announced that the Sundstrand Corp. would pay $115 million dollars to settle with the Pentagon for overbilling airplane parts over a five-year period.

1989 – The U.S. House of Representatives approved a statutory federal ban on the destruction of the American flag.

1993 – The play “Mixed Emotions” opened at the John Golden Theatre.

1994 – Haitian military leader Raoul Cedras was granted political asylum by Panama.

1994 – The Magellan space probe ended its four-year mission to Venus for the purpose of mapping.

1997 – The St. Francis Basilica and 15th-century bell tower above Foligno city hall in Italy were damaged by 3 earthquakes.

1998 – The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Online Copyright Bill.

1999 – In Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup that toppled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The Supreme Court ruled that the coup was legal but insisted that a civilian government be restored within three years.

2001 – A special episode of America’s Most Wanted was aired that focused on 22 wanted terrorists. The show was specifically requested by U.S. President George W. Bush.

2006 – The Dow Jones industrial average advanced over 11,900 for the first time.

2015 – It was announced that Dell was buying EMC for around $67 billion

In the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip, the first riots of the Palestinian intifada, or “shaking off” in Arabic, begin one day after an Israeli truck crashed into a station wagon carrying Palestinian workers in the Jabalya refugee district of Gaza, killing four and wounding 10.

Gaza Palestinians saw the incident as a deliberate act of retaliation against the killing of a Jew in Gaza several days before, and on December 9 they took to the streets in protest, burning tires and throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at Israeli police and troops. At Jabalya, an Israeli army patrol car fired on Palestinian attackers, killing a 17-year-old and wounding 16 others. The next day, crack Israeli paratroopers were sent into Gaza to quell the violence, and riots spread to the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

December 9 marked the formal beginning of the intifada, but demonstrations, small-scale riots, and violence directed against Israelis had been steadily escalating for months.

The year 1987 marked the 20-year anniversary of the Israeli conquest of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the formerly Egyptian- and Jordanian-controlled lands that the Palestinians called home.

After the Six Day War of 1967, Israel set up military administrations in the occupied territories and permanently annexed East Jerusalem in the West Bank. With the support of the Israeli government, Israeli settlers moved into the occupied territories, seizing Arab land.

By December 1987, 2,200 armed Jewish settlers occupied 40 percent of the Gaza Strip, while 650,000 impoverished Palestinians were crowded into the other 60 percent, making the Palestinian portion of the tiny Gaza Strip one of the most densely populated areas on earth.

Source: history.com

FACTS

From: Midnight Sunday ~ Mon 12, 8:00 AM updates will be posted

What:‎ Temperatures as low as 30 to 36 degrees Monday morning could result in frost formation.

Where:‎ Northern Hood Canal, Northern Washington Coast, Southern Hood Canal, Lowlands of Lewis and Southern Thurston Counties, Lowlands of Pierce and Southern King Counties, Olympia and Southern Puget Sound, and Willapa and Black Hills.

When:‎ From midnight Sunday Night to 8 AM PDT Monday.

Impacts:‎ Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

Summary:‎ Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Issued By:‎ NWS Seattle WA

What stage of Fascism, Autocracy, or Dictatorship has trump brought America, and will SCOTUS help fight back

As of August 2025, the U.S. under Trump’s second term is best described as experiencing competitive authoritarianism with fascist tendencies, but it has not reached full fascism or dictatorship.

Trump’s rhetoric, policies, and attacks on institutions like the media, universities, and judiciary indicate a dangerous erosion of democratic norms, but elections, courts, and civil society still function, albeit under strain.

The Supreme Court has both enabled and resisted Trump’s agenda, with its conservative majority raising concerns about partisanship, yet recent statements and rulings suggest some commitment to checking executive power. Whether SCOTUS will effectively fight back depends on its response to future constitutional crises, such as defiance of court orders or attempts to undermine elections.

The situation remains fluid, with the potential for further democratic backsliding if checks fail, but the U.S. has not yet crossed into a fully autocratic or fascist state.

Note: This assessment is based on the provided references and reflects the complexity of the debate. The situation is dynamic, and future developments could shift the trajectory. For further details on specific policies or legal rulings, I can search for additional information if requested.

Source: Grok