1735 – John Adams, the second President of the United States, was born in Braintree, MA. His son became the sixth President of the U.S.

1817 – The independent government of Venezuela was established by Simon Bolivar.

1831 – Escaped slave Nat Turner was apprehended in Southampton County, VA, several weeks after leading the bloodiest slave uprising in American history. 

1875 – The constitution of Missouri was ratified by popular vote. 

1893 – The U.S. Senate gave final approval to repeal the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890.

1894 – The time clock was patented by Daniel M. Cooper of Rochester, NY.

1938 – Orson Welles’ “The War of the Worlds” aired on CBS radio. The belief that the realistic radio dramatization was a live news event about a Martian invasion caused panic among listeners.

1943 – In Moscow, a declaration was signed by the Governments of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and China called for an early establishment of an international organization to maintain peace and security. The goal was supported on December 1, 1943, at a meeting in Teheran.

1854 – Defense Department announced elimination of all segregated regiments in the armed forces. blackfacts.com

1944 – Martha Graham’s ballet “Appalachian Spring” premiered at the Library of Congress. 

1945 – The U.S. government announced the end of shoe rationing.

1953 – General George C. Marshall was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

1961 – The Soviet Union tested a hydrogen bomb with a force of approximately 58 megatons.

1961 – The Soviet Party Congress unanimously approved an order to remove Joseph Stalin’s body from Lenin’s tomb.

1972 – U.S. President Richard Nixon approved legislation to increase Social Security spending by $5.3 billion.

1972 – In Illinois, 45 people were killed when two trains collided on Chicago’s south side.

1975 – Prince Juan Carlos assumed power in Spain as dictator Francisco Franco was near death.

1975 – The New York Daily News ran the headline “Ford to City: Drop Dead.” The headline came a day after U.S. President Gerald R. Ford said he would veto any proposed federal bailout of New York City.

1982 – Portugal’s constitution was revised for the first time since it was ratified on April 25, 1976.

1984 – In Poland, police found the body of kidnapped pro-Solidarity priest Father Jerry Popieluszko. His death was blamed on four security officers.

1989 – Mitsubishi Estate Company announced it would buy 51 percent of Rockefeller Group Inc. of New York.

1993 – Martin Fettman, America’s first veterinarian in space, performed the world’s first animal dissections in space, while aboard the space shuttle Columbia.

1993 – The United Nations deadline concerning ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide passed with country’s military still in control.

1995 – Federalist prevailed over separatists in Quebec in a referendum concerning secession from the federation of Canada.

1998 – The terrorist who hijacked a Turkish Airlines plane and the 39 people on board was killed when anti-terrorist squads raided the plane.

2001 – Michael Jordan returned to the NBA with the Washington Wizards after a 3 1/2 year retirement. The Wizards lost 93-91 to the New York Knicks.

Voters need to demand that this contract be investigated, since Tacoma and the surrounding area could have used that $ 1.5Bil for city infrastructure, and while members of our state congress and city council whine about this problem, as reported, it has been around for a decade… what took so long to get upset? ALL Detention Facilities need Oversight, yo

Bottom line:

The federal government has renewed GEO Group’s contract for the Tacoma ICE detention center for another decade at a multi‑billion‑dollar cost, despite ongoing criticism over conditions and oversight issues

FACTS:

Contract details

• Value: $1.5 billion total; ~$140 million per year
• Duration: October 29, 2026 – October 27, 2036
• Operator: GEO Group, Florida‑based private prison company
• Capacity: 1,635 beds at the Tacoma Tideflats facility
• Services: Security, maintenance, food services, recreational amenities, medical care, and transportation

Source: Yahoo, KUOW,

Lawmakers’ concerns: U.S. Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Emily Randall visited the facility and called for an investigation, citing lack of transparency, a reported single‑bid process, and potential limits on state oversight

GEO Group has run the Northwest ICE Processing Center since 2005

The renewal follows the expiration of its previous 10‑year contract last year – Yahoo Finance

The deal comes amid ongoing scrutiny over detainee conditions, including reports of poor food quality, inadequate medical care, water quality issues, and delayed prescription access – KUOW

On October 30, 1948, killer smog hovering over Donora, Pennsylvania claims its first two victims. Over a five-day period, the smog killed about 20 people and made thousands more seriously ill.

Donora was a town of 14,000 people on the Monongahela River in a valley surrounded by hills. The town was home to steel mills and a zinc smelting plant that had released excessive amounts of sulphuric acid, carbon monoxide and other pollutants into the atmosphere for years prior to the disaster. During the 1920s, the owner of the zinc plant, Zinc Works, paid off local residents for damages caused by the pollution. Still, there was little or no regulation of the air pollution caused by the industries of Donora.

Source: history.com