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Today's EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Race Cartoons Film Collection DVD, Video Download, USB Flash Drive
Today, December 4, 2024
December 4: National Cookie Day: -- The day that gets bakers across the country to warm up the ovens for that great sweet treat of holiday baking that we enjoy giving tins full of to friends and family all season long! We can thank the Dutch for more than windmills and tulips. The English word "cookie" is derived from the Dutch word koekie, meaning "little cake." Hard cookie-like wafers have existed for as long as baking has been documented. Not surprisingly, they traveled well, too. However, they were usually not sweet enough to be considered cookies by modern-day standards. The origin of the cookie appears to begin in Persia in the 7th century, soon after the use of sugar became common in the region. They then spread to Europe through the Muslim conquest of Spain. Cookies were common at all levels of society throughout Europe by the 14th century, from the royal cuisine to the street vendors. Cookies arrived in America in the 17th century. Macaroons and gingerbread cookies were among the popular early American cookies. In most English-speaking countries outside of North America, the most common word for cookie is "biscuit." In some regions, both terms, cookies and biscuits, are used interchangeably. Cookies are classified into different categories, with the most common ones being: Bar cookies - Drop cookies - Filled cookies; Molded cookies - No bake cookies; Pressed cookies - Refrigerator cookies; Rolled cookies - Sandwich cookies. To observe National Cookie Day: pick up some cookies at your local bakery - and remember to share some of your cookies with your family and friends! A great way to get started is by making a list of your favorite cookies to bake and enjoy. Then organize your baking tools and start your assembly line - and use #NationalCookieDay to post about it on social media. In 1976, Sesame Street included National Cookie Day on its calendar for the first time on November 26th. The Cookie Monster also proclaimed his own National Cookie Day in the 1980 book The Sesame Street Dictionary. Then in 1987, Matt Nader of the Blue Chip Cookie Company out of San Francisco created Cookie Day, celebrating it on December 4th. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/race-cartoons-dvd-dual-layer-all-regions.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4: Santa's List Day: -- In a world of excessive list-making, this is the list that counts! It's the day when Santa puts together his list of naughty or nice children. The ones on the nice list receive toys, candy, and other presents on Christmas Eve. The naughty children may find coal in their stockings or not much at all! But how can one man pull this off? He has help, of course. Santa's trusty elves keep watch all year and make toys for nice children. Despite the two lists, Santa remains jolly and generous, in keeping with the season's spirit. Still, being nice is always a good thing. The story of Santa's List Day and how it began has several versions. Perhaps like the story of the man himself, Santa's List Day is an amalgamation of numerous histories and folklore traditions. Santa's List Day marks the day he makes a list of naughty and nice children, and the proverbial list lets him decide what to bring each child for Christmas. To understand how Santa's List Day began, let's delve into the history of the man himself. The origins of Santa Claus are steeped in folklore. We know him as the jolly man in red who brings presents to children each Christmas; however, his story goes back to numerous Christmas traditions. Most people believe that Santa Claus was a monk named St Nicholas who lived during the third century. Over time, St Nicholas became known as the protector of children and sailors. The story of St Nicholas adapted through the age. By the 18th century, the legend of St Nicholas made inroads into American popular culture when Dutch families gathered to honor the death anniversary of 'Sinterklaas' (Dutch for St Nicholas). Gift-giving and Santa Claus' role in all of it became a part of Christmas tradition in the 19th century. Santa Claus was everywhere - from the streets of New York to shopping malls and advertisements. But the defining moment came with Clement Mark Moore's poem, "Twas the Night Before Christmas." The poem describes a jolly old man flying from house to house, shimmying up and down chimneys with ease to leave presents for deserving children - also known as the ones on his nice list. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/gimme-that-old-time-christmas-classic-yuletide-holiday-films-dvd.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4: World Wildlife Conservation Day: -- A day tospread awareness about preserving Earth's endangered flora and fauna. What do you think the most invasive species on Earth is? Monkeys? Catfish? Locusts? It's us, humans. Nature's most magnificent creatures are becoming endangered and being pushed to the brink of extinction by the greed of some humans, and this is causing irreparable harm to the wildlife ecosystem. World Wildlife Conservation Day is an occasion to be aware, reflect, and take action when it comes to issues that are threatening the planet's wildlife biodiversity balance. Driven by the demand for illegal animal parts and products on the black market, humans have been hunting, poaching, and slaughtering several wildlife species to the brink of extinction. Human interference in the world's natural ecosystem has been ongoing for centuries. In the modern world, as humans traveled and settled in different parts of the world, they cleared land for farming, cut forests for shipbuilding, and began hunting and trapping for money. Over the years, wildlife hunting and poaching became more common and wildlife populations started to decline across the globe. On November 8, 2012, Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of State at that time, put out a call to action to raise awareness and engage conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts about World Wildlife Conservation Day. She also outlined the White House's strategy to address the global problem of wildlife trafficking. Unfortunately, even today, the illegal trade of endangered species on the black market is rising. Although governments across the world are trying their best and, in some cases, succeeding to stop this act, not all species are safe from poachers and hunters. This not only affects the wildlife but also the lives of millions of people who live within or close to forested areas in different parts of the world. So, it is time we act and work together to preserve and protect the wildlife to ensure their survival. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/vietnam-a-country-not-a-war-dvd-wildlife-of-vietnam.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4: Wear Brown Shoes Day: -- A day to celebrate, honor and, most importantly, wear brown shoes! Did you know that at one point in time, brown shoes were considered less prestigious than black shoes? Today, things have changed and brown shoes are viewed as a symbol of elegance and beauty. Moreover, people worldwide are rocking their style with brown shoes, pairing them with every outfit at any time of the day. Brown Shoes Day is the day to shower brown shoes with the love and respect they deserve. Whether you're out shopping, chilling with your friends on a sunny day, trekking in the woods, or attending a professional meeting, brown shoes make you look uber-stylish. However, the exact origins of Wear Brown Shoe Day are unknown. It may have been created by a style guru who wanted people to give brown shoes the attention they deserve or maybe it was created by someone like you and me, who was just tired of wearing the same old black shoes every day. But one thing we can all agree on is that brown shoes need more love! In ancient times, brown shoes were made from tanned leathers and that's where they got their brown color from. As time went on and people discovered black and other color dyes, brown shoes became less prestigious than black shoes because they were often worn by countrymen who worked in dirt and soil. It even reached a point where phrases such as "no brown in town" and "no brown after six" were used. But this changed over time and these partialities don't exist anymore. We've grown accustomed to the color brown, and it feels earthy and natural to us. Today, most people assume that people who wear brown shoes, especially brown leather shoes, are confident and reliable. Additionally, they go great with absolutely any item or color of clothing. So, step out in your brown shoes and make your statement! On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/chuck-mccann-dvd-dual-layer-tv-shows-1960s-new-york-city-kid1960.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4: National Sock Day: -- Celebrates those rarest of socks that managed to stick together and maybe to mourn those socks that lost their significant others in the wash over the years. Whether you're a fan of knee-high, crew, ankle, or low-cut socks, or even the ones sporting tiny holes, the history and significance of National Sock Day will make you love your socks even more! Whether you realize it or not, socks are a common necessity for all people. Everyone, from babies to grandpas, uses socks daily. Before the 2nd century A.D., people used dried animal skins, or cloth wrappings to protect their feet in the cold or hot environment while wearing any footwear. Now, you can find socks in various colors and types made from different materials including silk, cotton, wool, and polyester. Today, with so many brands out there, socks have evolved to a space where they symbolize art and fashion. On December 4, a clothing company called Pair of Thieves created National Sock Day. According to the company's website, they started this day "to warm our toes with the commemoration of two toe-tapping historical events that happened on this day." In 2016, it was officially declared that National Sock Day would be celebrated annually on December 4. The first historical event they are referring to is the closing of the first revival of the Broadway musical "On Your Toes", on December 4, 1954. This musical was special because it incorporated ballet. The second "toe-tapping" event that the holiday commemorates is the final concert of the country music mother-daughter singing duo, The Judds, in 1991. The company takes National Sock Day to another level by donating a pair of socks for every hashtag of #NationalSockDay that is posted on the day. They also give away socks year-round as part of their give-back program - for every pair of socks purchased, they donate three pairs to those in need. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-old-time-radio-scifi-paranormal-megaset-dual-layer-mp3-dv3.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4: National Dice Day: -- Celebrate today with a roll of the dice! Can you believe that dice have been around for over 5,000 years? Dice are popular all over the world and are available in many colors, shapes, materials, and forms. From "Monopoly" and "Snakes and Ladders" to your favorite roleplaying game, this ancient gaming tool is an integral part of many games. Dice are a famous gaming tool that has been used for gambling and gaming since the age of kings and conquerors. Whether you like roleplaying games, strategy games, or simple board games, there is a dice game out there for everyone. Today, almost all of us will have some amazing childhood memories associated with dice games. The origin of dice and National Dice Day is still uncertain. However, dice can be and have been found throughout the world. In fact, dice have a long tradition. The most common die is a cube with six sides having one to six dots on each side. The oldest-known dice ever were excavated at 'The Burnt City' in present-day Iran as a portion of a backgammon-like game set that dates back to 5000 B.C. Historians say that various civilizations have used dice in games. There have been instances of dice in the Indus Valley, Egypt, Rome, and China. Various religions like Hinduism and Christianity mention the game of dicing. In the olden days, dice were first made from the talus or ankle bones of hoofed animals. As time went on, ivory, wood, plastic, and other materials were used to make dice. The dice that we use today are mostly made from plastic or synthetic resin. Today, there are hundreds of games that exist around the world that incorporate dice as a way to add random challenges or obstacles to the objectives. Even without a board or a game set-up, playing with dice can be entertaining! On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/abbott-and-costello-old-time-radio-mp3-dv3.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4: International Day Of Banks: -- An annual commemoration worldwide that acknowledges the role of banks in providing people with important information for their financial security. Apart from their commonly understood role of providing financial support to individuals, banks also serve their communities in diverse ways. The International Day Of Banks was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly as a way to draw attention to the role that international development banks can play in supporting sustainable development. Banks support the international community's goals by financing the sustainable development of member nations and providing information for achieving these goals. International Day Of Banks was instituted by the United Nations General Assembly to acknowledge the importance of banks and the role they play in the financial stability and development of their communities. Banks are financial institutions. They accept money from the public in the form of savings or current deposits, which they lend to others who need it and can provide some collateral. The concept of banking began with the simple implementation of credit in the barter system with the use of collateral. During the Renaissance, the wealthy Italian families set up institutions that became the basis of modern-day banking, and these spread across Europe. Before banknotes existed, merchants would store their gold with bankers until banks became further entrenched in the finances of their communities. Today, banks perform many functions on behalf of their clients, like personal, corporate, investment, transaction, insurance, consumer finance, and trade finance. Development banks do not accept deposits from the public, but they give credit and direct governmental investments by offering financial support to private and public institutions. The primary objective of development banks is to serve the overall public interest rather than make a profit. The UN recognizes the important role of development banks in contributing to the financial wellbeing and overall development of a region, and so the organization instituted the International Day Of Banks. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-great-american-bailout-dvd-1988-sampl-crisis-election-sca1988.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
(#JCKaelin here: As a boy I met Pappy Boyington as he raged apoplectically for being denied a #SearsCreditCard at the #Sears in #NewBrunswick #NJ! It was the first time I ever heard anyone curse - and Good God, did he curse! It would be ungenerous of me to go on to descrobe the many shocking things I saw this MOH awardee do at that time; he was, after all, a former internee in a Japanese POW camp during World War II, and as the Japanese knew well who he was, I'm sure they singled him out for special treatment. I sincerely hope he found peace in the hereafter :) ) ========= December 4, 1912: #BOTD: #HBD! Pappy Boyington, American colonel, Flying Tiger, United States Marine Corps fighter ace during World War II, Medal Of Honor and Navy Cross recipient (d. January 11, 1988) is #born Gregory Boyington in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Boyington was initially a US Marine Corps aviator with the Pacific fleet before being recruited by the legendary "Flying Tigers" (1st American Volunteer Group) in the Republic Of China Air Force in Burma at the end of 1941 and part of 1942, during the military conflict between China and Japan, and the beginning of World War II. In September 1942, he rejoined the Marine Corps (he had been an aviator before the war). In early 1943, he deployed to the South Pacific and began flying combat missions as a Marine F4U Corsair fighter pilot. In September 1943, he took command of U.S. Marine Corps fighter squadron VMF-214 ("Black Sheep"). In January 1944, Boyington, outnumbered by Japanese "Zero" planes, was shot down into the Pacific Ocean after downing one of the enemy planes. He was captured by a Japanese submarine crew and was held as a prisoner of war for more than a year and a half. He was released shortly after the surrender of Japan, and a few days before the official surrender documents were signed. The television series Baa Baa Black Sheep was inspired by Boyington and his men in the "Black Sheep" squadron. It ran for two seasons in the late 1970s. Pappy Boyington died of cancer at age 75, in Fresno, California. Boyington is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. His January 15 interment included full military honors accorded to a Medal Of Honor recipient, including a missing man fly-by conducted by the F-4 Phantom IIs of VMFA-321 "Hells Angels" of the Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment based at the Naval Air Facility located on Andrews Air Force Base. Before his flight from Fresno, VMA-214 (the current incarnation of the Black Sheep Squadron) did a flyby. They intended to perform a missing man formation, but one of the four aircraft suffered a mechanical problem. After the burial service for Boyington, one of his friends, Fred Losch, looked down at the headstone next to which he was standing, that of boxing legend Joe Louis, and remarked that "Ol' Pappy wouldn't have to go far to find a good fight." On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-call-to-glory-chennault-and-the-flying-tigers-dvd-wwii.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1783: The Age Of Enlightenment (The Enlightenment, The Age Of Reason): The Age Of Revolution: The Atlantic Revolutions: The American Enlightenment: The American Revolution: The American Revolutionary War: Washington's Farewell To His Officers: -- A week after British troops had evacuated New York on November 25, 1783, Fraunces Tavern, a landmark museum and restaurant in New York City situated at 54 Pearl Street at the corner of Broad Street, hosted an elaborate "turtle feast" dinner in the building's Long Room where U.S. General George Washington bid farewell to his officers. He said to his men "With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you. I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable." After his farewell, he took each one of his officers by the hand for a personal word, and often embraced, sometimes tearfully, each man who came to see him in order. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/meet-george-washington-the-man-behind-myth-dvd-mp4-us4.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4-6, 1943: The European Civil War: World War II: The Second European War (The European Theater Of World War II): World War II Conferences: The Second Cairo Conference: -- Prime Minister Churchill, President Roosevelt and President Inonu of Turkey meet in Cairo, Egypt to address Turkey's possible contribution to the Allies in World War II. Until 1941, both Roosevelt and Churchill maintained the opinion that Turkey's continuing neutrality would serve the interests of the Allies by blocking the Axis from reaching the strategic oil reserves of the Middle East. But the early victories of the Axis until the end of 1942 caused Roosevelt and Churchill to re-evaluate a possible Turkish participation in the war on the side of the Allies. On January 30, 1943, Churchill had secretly met with Inonu inside a train wagon at the Yenice Station, 23 kilometers outside of Adana in Turkey, to discuss the issue (see the Adana Conference.) Roosevelt, on the other hand, still believed that a Turkish attack would be too risky and an eventual Turkish failure would have disastrous effects for the Allies. At the end of the conference, it was decided that Turkey's neutrality should be maintained. It was also decided to build the Incirlik Air Base near Adana for possible Allied air operations in the region, but construction works began after the end of the Second World War. Incirlik Air Base later played an important role for NATO during the Cold War. Both Roosevelt and Inonu got what they wanted, while Churchill was a bit disappointed, because he believed that an active Turkish participation in the war would quicken the German defeat by hitting their "soft underbelly" in the southeast. Turkey eventually joined the war on the side of the Allies on 23 February 1945, after it was announced at the Yalta Conference that only the states which were formally at war with Germany and Japan by 1 March 1945 would be admitted to the United Nations. However, Turkey didn't directly participate in a military conflict; limiting its participation to providing materials and supplies for the Allies, and imposing political and economic sanctions on the Axis states. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/crusade-in-europe-2-dual-layer-dvds-tv-series-eisenhowe2.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1131: #DOTD: #RIP: Omar Khayyam, Persian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, author of the famed collection of poems known as "The Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam" (b. May 18, 1048) #dies at the age of 83 in his hometown of Nishapur, is buried in what is now the Mausoleum Of Omar Khayyam, a modern mausoleum of white marble erected over Omar Khayyam's headstone located on the south-east of the city of Nishapur, Iran. Omar Khayyam was born Ghiyath al-Din Abu al-Fath Umar Ibn Ibrahim Nisaburi in Nishapur in modern Northeastern Iran (the Persian historian Bayhaqi, who knew him, provides in the full details of his horoscope that "he was Gemini, the sun and Mercury being in the ascendant", which is used by modern scholars to establish his date of birth).. As a mathematician, he is most notable for his work on the classification and solution of cubic equations, among other thins. As an astronomer, he designed the Jalali Calendar, a solar calendar with a very precise 33-year intercalation cycle that provided the basis for the Persian calendar that is still in use after nearly a millennium. (Intercalation or embolism in timekeeping is the insertion of a leap day, week, or month into some calendar years.) Khayyam announced in 1079, that the length of the year was measured as 365.24219858156 days. Given that the length of the year is changing in the sixth decimal place over a person's lifetime, this is outstandingly accurate. For comparison the length of the year at the end of the 19th century was 365.242196 days, while today it is 365.242190 days. There is a tradition of attributing poetry to Omar Khayyam, written in the form of quatrains (Rubaiyat). This poetry became widely known to the English-reading world in a translation by Edward FitzGerald (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, 1859), which enjoyed great success in the Orientalism of the fin de siecle. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-old-time-radio-horror-and-suspense-megaset-dual-layer-mp3-dv3.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1807: #DOTD: #RIP: Prince Hall, African American abolitionist called "The Father Of Civil Rights", leader of the free black community in Boston, founder of Prince Hall Freemasonry who lobbied for education rights for African American children and was active in the Back-To-Africa Movement (b. c. 1735, c. 1748 or September 12, 1748; traditional birthdate September 14) #dies in Boston, Massachusetts; according to biographer David Gray, newspaper accounts showed that he died on this date, and was buried three days later. However, the precised details of his death (as well as his birth) are in dispute. A tribute monument erected on June 24, 1835 in his name next to his grave marker at Copp's Hill Burying Ground, a cemetery overlooking the Charlstown naval yard in Boston's North End where other notable Bostonians from the colonial era are buried, bears the inscription: "Here lies ye body of Prince Hall, first Grand Master of the colored Grand Lodge in Mass. Died Dec. 7, 1807" (thousands of other African Americans who lived in the "New Guinea" community are buried alongside Snowhill Street in unmarked graves at the base of Copp's Hill). The Medford Historical Society & Museum of Boston states that "after many years of service, Prince Hall died on December 26, 1827". Death notices published on December 7, 1807, state that he died at the age of 72, which indicates he was born in 1735. A deposition dated August 31, 1807 records his age as "about 70 years", suggesting his date of birth was about 1737. A letter written in 1795 by Reverend Jeremy Belknap, a founder of the Massachusetts Historical Society, places Halls' birth in 1737 or 1738. Belknap bases this year of birth upon Prince Hall's stated age when Hall and Belknap met. Prince Hall's date of birth, place of birth and parents are likewise unclear, as are his marriages; this is at least partly due to the fact that there were numerous "Prince Halls" during this time period. He was born c. 1735, c. 1748 or September 12, 1748; his traditional birthdate September 14. Prince Hall mentioned in his writings that New England was his homeland. The Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, in its Proceedings of 1906, opted for 1738, relying on a letter from Reverend Jeremy Belknap, a founder of the Massachusetts Historical Society. A mural at the Grand Hall Lodge in Dorchester, MA states he was born in 1735. According to the Medford Historical Society & Museum, sources state he was born on September 12, 1748 in Bridgetown, Barbados to Thomas Prince Hall, an Englishmen, and a free Colored woman of French descent, and that in Barbados, the Hall family was a very well respected family and its members were known as "pious persons of excellent character." Hall's early years are also unclear; historian Charles H. Wesley theorized that by age 11 Prince Hall was enslaved (or in service) to Boston tanner William Hall, and by 1770 was a free, literate man. It was through William Hall that Prince learned how to process and dress leather. Historian David L. Gray states that he was unable to find an official historical record of the manumission. Hall, identified as able to read and write, may have been self-taught or, like other enslaved people and free blacks in New England, he may have had assistance. Hall joined the Congregational Church in 1762 at 27 years of age. He married an enslaved woman named Sarah Ritchie (or Ritchery) who died in 1769. It has been asserted that Hall then married Flora Gibbs of Gloucester in 1770; however David Gray states he was married for a second time to Sylvia (Zilpha) Ward Hall. An article written about Prince for the PBS documentary Africans In America states that Prince Hall married a woman named Delia, a servant outside William Hall's household, and had a son named Primus in 1756; however, David L. Gray asserts that there is no record of a marriage of Prince Hall to Delia, nor record of a son, Primus. In Boston, Hall worked as a peddler, caterer, and leatherworker, owning his own leather shop. It is known that in April 1777, he created five leather drumheads for an artillery regiment of Boston. Hall was a homeowner who voted and paid taxes. As a leader, Prince Hall devoted himself to gaining a place for New Endland's enslaved and free blacks in Freemasonry, education, and the military, which were some of the most crucial spheres of society in his time. Hall is considered the founder of "Black Freemasonry" in the United States, known today as Prince Hall Freemasonry. Hall formed the African Grand Lodge of North America. Prince Hall was unanimously elected its Grand Master, and served until his death in 1807. Prince Hall Freemasonry is a branch of North American Freemasonry for African Americans founded by Prince Hall on September 29, 1784. There are two main branches of Prince Hall Freemasonry: the independent State Prince Hall Grand Lodges, most of which are recognized by White Masonic jurisdictions, and those under the jurisdiction of the National Grand Lodge. Prince Hall Freemasonry is the oldest and largest (300,000+ initiated members) predominantly African American fraternity in the nation. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/duke-ellington-reminiscing-in-tempo--symphony-in-black-dvd-mp4-us4.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4. 1927: Aesthetics: Performing Arts: Premieres: Theatre Premieres: Musical Premieres: United States Musical Premieres: -- Duke Ellington opens his four-year residency as the house band at the legendary Harlem nightclub The Cotton Club in New York City. With a popular nationally syndicated weekly radio broadcast from the club, Ellington and the venue received widespread exposure and enduriging recognition, while the Cotton Club's exclusively white and wealthy clientele poured in nightly to see them. In September 1927, King Oliver turned down this gig; the offer passed to Ellington after he was suggested by composer/songwriter Jimmy McHugh, who composed all the Cotton Club's musical numbers (besides those composed by Ellington) with the lyrics by Dorothy Fields (later Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler), and Ellington's agent-publisher Irving Mills arranged an audition. Ellington had to increase from a six to eleven-piece group to meet the requirements of the Cotton Club's management for the audition. Ellington's group performed all the music for the Cotton Club's revues, which mixed comedy, dance numbers, vaudeville, burlesque, music, and illicit alcohol. At the same time, Ellington also recorded Fields-JMcHugh and Fats Waller-Andy Razaf songs. The Cotton Club's sumptuous stage routines with exotically dressed black dancers inspired Ellington and the band to develop a new musical style that became popularly know as "jungle music" for these dances, music which featured a growl technique of brass playing developed by trumpeter Bubber Miley and trombonist "Tricky Sam" Nanton. These distinguished Ellington sidemen of these early years were accompanied by the equally distinguished sidemen of alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges (famous for his sensuous tone and technical virtuosity), baritone saxophonist Harry Carney (whose agility on this weighty instrument was profound) and clarinetist Barney Bigard (who provided a direct link with old New Orleans jazz). In 1929, the prodigious Cootie Williams succeeded Miley as principal trumpet. Ellington's fame became worldwide after the successes of "The Mooche" (1928), "Mood Indigo" (1930) and "It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got that Swing)" (1932). In 1933 he took his band on their first tour of Europe. By this time singer Cab Calloway had succeeded Ellington at the Cotton Club, and Calloway was in turn succeeded by Jimmie Lunceford in 1934. The end of Prohibition the year prior to Lunceford's residency resulted in the decline of this and other nightclubs of that era, and racial unrest in Harlem in the following year forced the club to close down temporarily, but it re-opened in a different location in the autumn of 1936 and remained in business for a further four years. Other important nightspots in Harlem during the heyday of the Cotton Club were Connie's Inn (which hosted performances by Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson and Fats Waller between 1929 and 1931), Small's Paradise (haunt of stride pianists Willie "The Lion" Smith and James P. Johnson) and the Savoy Ballroom (just one block away from the original Cotton Club on Lenox Avenue). On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/a-duke-named-ellington-dvd-complete-2-part-tv-serie2.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1642: #DOTD: Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis, commonly referred to as Cardinal Richelieu (French: Cardinal de Richelieu), 1st Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac, French clergyman, nobleman, and statesman (b. September 9, 1585) #dies at the age of 57 of a terrible mix of long-term ailments: recurrent fevers (possibly malaria), strangury (painful, frequent urination of small volumes), intestinal tuberculosis with fistula (an abnormal connection between the anal canal's internal opening and external closing areas) migraines, suppurating (puss discharge) and tubercular osteitis (bone inflammation) of the right arm, and bloody coughs (after his death, his lungs were found to have extensive cavities and caseous necrosis). His doctors continued to bleed him frequently, further weakening him. As he felt his death approaching, he named Mazarin, one of his most faithful followers, to succeed him as chief minister to the King. His body was embalmed and interred at The Church Of The Sorbonne. During the French Revolution, the corpse was removed from its tomb, and the mummified front of his head, having been removed and replaced during the original embalming process, was stolen. It ended up in the possession of Nicholas Armez of Brittany by 1796, and he occasionally exhibited the well-preserved face. His nephew, Louis-Philippe Armez, inherited it and also occasionally exhibited it and lent it out for study. In 1866, Napoleon III persuaded Armez to return the face to the government for re-interment with the rest of Richelieu's body. An investigation of subsidence of the church floor enabled the head to be photographed in 1895. Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis, 1st Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac, commonly referred to as Cardinal Richelieu (French: Cardinal de Richelieu) was born Armand Jean du Plessis in Paris, France. Richelieu was consecrated as a bishop in 1607 and was appointed Foreign Secretary in 1616. Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a cardinal in 1622, and King Louis XIII's chief minister in 1624. He remained in office until his death in 1642. He sought to consolidate royal power and crush domestic factions. By restraining the power of the nobility, he transformed France into a strong, centralized state. His chief foreign policy objective was to check the power of the Austro-Spanish Habsburg dynasty, and to ensure French dominance in the Thirty Years' War that engulfed Europe. Although he was a cardinal, he did not hesitate to make alliances with Protestant rulers in attempting to achieve his goals. While a powerful political figure, events like the Day of the Dupes, a day in November 1630 on which the enemies of Cardinal Richelieu mistakenly believed that they had succeeded in persuading the French King to dismiss Richelieu from power, show that in fact he very much depended on the king's confidence to keep this power. He was succeeded by Cardinal Mazarin, whose career he had fostered. As alumnus of the University of Paris and headmaster of the College of Sorbonne, he renovated and extended the institution. Richelieu was also famous for his patronage of the arts; most notably, he founded the Academie Francaise (the French Academy), the learned society responsible for matters pertaining to the French language. Richelieu is also known by the sobriquet l'Eminence rouge ("the Red Eminence"), from the red shade of a cardinal's clerical dress and the style "eminence" as a cardinal. As an advocate for Samuel de Champlain and of the retention of New France, he founded the Compagnie des Cent-Associes and saw the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye return Quebec City to French rule under Champlain, after the settlement had been taken by the Kirkes in 1629. This in part allowed the colony to eventually develop into the heartland of Francophone culture in North America. Richelieu has been depicted in popular fiction frequently, most notably as a leading character in Alexandre Dumas's novel The Three Musketeers and its numerous film adaptations. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-western-tradition-dvd-set-all-52-shows-13-d5213.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1892: #BOTD: Francisco Franco, Spanish general who ruled over Spain from 1939 until his death (d. November 20, 1975) is #born Francisco Franco Bahamonde into a seafaring family of Andalusian ancestry in the Calle Frutos Saavedra in the province of El Ferrol, Galicia. He was baptised thirteen days later at the military church of San Francisco, with the baptismal name Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teodulo; Francisco for his paternal grandfather, Paulino for his godfather, Hermenegildo for his maternal grandmother and godmother, and Teodulo for the saint day of his birth. Francisco Franco became military dictator of Spain beginning in 1939, after the nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War. This period in Spanish history is commonly known as Francoist Spain. As a conservative and a monarchist, Franco opposed the abolition of the monarchy and the establishment of a democratic secular republic in 1931. With the 1936 elections, the conservative Spanish Confederation of Autonomous Right-wing Groups lost by a narrow margin, and the leftist Popular Front came to power. Intending to overthrow the republic, Franco followed other generals in launching a coup that failed to take control of most of the country and precipitated the Spanish Civil War. With the death of the other generals, Franco quickly became his faction's only leader. Franco gained military support from various authoritarian regimes and groups, especially Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, while the Republican side was supported by Spanish communists and anarchists as well as the Soviet Union, Mexico, and the International Brigades. In 1939, Franco won the war, which claimed half a million lives. He established a military dictatorship. Franco proclaimed himself Head of State and Government under the title El caudillo. In April 1937, Franco merged the fascist and traditionalist political parties in the rebel zone (FE de las JONS and Traditionalist Communion), as well as other conservative and monarchist elements, into FET y de las JONS. At the same time he outlawed all other political parties, and thus Spain became a one-party state. Upon his rise to power, Franco implemented policies that repressed political opponents and dissenters, as many as 400,000 of whom died through the use of forced labor and executions in the concentration camps his regime operated. He espoused neutrality as Spain's official wartime policy. However, he provided military support to the Axis in numerous ways: he allowed German and Italian ships and submarines to use Spanish harbors and ports, the Abwehr operated in Spain, and the Blue Division fought alongside the European Axis against the Soviet Union until 1944. Although often identified as fascist, few scholars of the matter consider Franco's Spain such, usually recognizing it as conservative and authoritarian. Spain was isolated by the international community for nearly a decade after World War II. By the 1950s, the nature of his regime changed from being openly totalitarian and using severe repression to an authoritarian system with limited pluralism. During the Cold War, Franco was one of the world's foremost anti-Communist figures: his regime was assisted by the West, and it was asked to join NATO. After chronic economic depression in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Franco presided over the Spanish miracle, abandoning autarky (self-sufficiency of a political state or their economic system) and pursuing economic liberalization, delegating authority to liberal ministers. Franco died of heart failure at the age of 82 in Madrid, Spain. On October 30, 1975 he had fallen into a coma and was put on life support. Franco's family agreed to disconnect the life-support machines. Officially, he died a few minutes after midnight on November 20, 1975 from heart failure, at the age of 82 - on the same date as the death of Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, the founder of the Falange, in 1936. However, historian Ricardo de la Cierva claimed that he had been told around 6 pm on November 19 that Franco had already died. Franco's body was interred at Valle de los Caidos, a colossal memorial built by the forced labour of political prisoners to honour the casualties of both sides of the Spanish Civil War. The site was designated by the interim government, assured by Prince Juan Carlos and Prime Minister Carlos Arias Navarro, as the burial place for Franco. According to his family, Franco did not want to be buried in the Valley, but in the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid. Nonetheless, the family agreed to the interim government's request to bury him in the Valley, and has stood by the decision. This made Franco the only person interred in the Valley who did not die during the Spanish Civil War. Since Franco had restored the monarchy before his death, Juan Carlos was proclaimed his successor as King two days later; it was King Juan Carlos I who led the Spanish transition to democracy. After a referendum, a new constitution was adopted, which transformed Spain into a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/francisco-franco-dvd-general-caudillo-spanish-civil-war.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1967: #DOTD: #RIP: Burt Lahr, American actor of stage and screen, vaudevillian, singer and comedian, best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker "Zeke", in the MGM adaptation of The Wizard Of Oz (1939) (b. August 13, 1895) #dies in the early morning at the age of 72 in New York City while filming The Night They Raided Minsky's. The official cause of death reported at the time was pneumonia, but it was in fact cancer, a disease he feared but never knew he had. Lahr had been hospitalized on November 21 for what was reported as a back ailment, but it was instead from having returned home at 2 a.m. with chills and fever from the damp studio where The Night They Raided Minsky's was being filmed. Ordinarily, a man of his age and reputation would not have had to perform that late into the night, but he had waived that proviso in his contract because of his trust in the producer and his need to work. At the time of Lahr's death, most of scenes had already been shot. Producer Norman Lear told The New York Times that "through judicious editing, we will be able to shoot the rest of the film so that his wonderful performance will remain intact." The producers used test footage of Lahr, plus an uncredited voice double and a body double, burlesque actor Joey Faye, to complete Lahr's role. Born Irving Lahrheim in New York City to German Jewish immigrants Augusta and Jacob Lahrheim, Bert Lahr was well known for his quick-witted humor and his work in burlesque, vaudeville, and on Broadway. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/command-performance-in-world-war-ii-radio-broadcasts-mp3-c3.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 2020: #DOTD: #RIP: David Lander, American actor, comedian, singer, and baseball scout, best known for his portrayal of Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman in the ABC sitcom Laverne & Shirley and as a Goodwill ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (d. June 22, 1947) #dies of complications from Multiple Sclerosis at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He was 73 years old. He is buried at the Hollywood Forever cemetery in Hollywood, California. David Lander was born David Leonard Landau in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest son of two Jewish schoolteacher parents, Stella (Goldman) and Saul Landau. Lander also sang and played the squigophone with Lenny And The Squigtones, a fictional musical group Lander headed with Michael McKean. The group's eponymous debut album, Lenny & Squiggy Present Lenny and the Squigtones, was released on the Casablanca label in 1979. The album is now a collector's item partly because of guitar work by Christopher Guest, who used the name "Nigel Tufnel". This was the name Guest used for the satirical rock band Spinal Tap several years later, alongside McKean (who used the name "David St. Hubbins" in Spinal Tap). A photo on the album's inside cover also includes two band members, "Murph", the keyboard player from The Blues Brothers, and "Ming the Merciless", purported to be Kiss drummer Peter Criss without his famous "cat" costume and make-up, though Criss denied it was him. McKean has confirmed that the drummer in the photograph is actually Don Poncher. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/classic-baby-boomer-bloopers-tv-amp-movie-blooper-outtakes-dvd.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1918: The Aftermath Of World War I: The Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) (The Versailles Peace Conference [1919-1920]): -- U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sets sail to attend the Paris Peace Conference, set to begin on January 18, 1919, a trip whereby Wilson becomes the first US president to travel to Europe while in office. At this conference, President Wilson proposed would his Fourteen Points, calling for a reduction of arms, self determination for governments, and the creation of a League Of Nations, all intended to serve as a basis for resolving the conflict and establishing a lasting peace in Europe. The European powers agreed to these points, though the U.S. Senate against joining the League Of Nations. By June 28, 1919, The Paris Peace Conference resulted in The Treaty Of Versailles (French: Traite de Versailles) which formally ended World War I. It was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand which directly led to World War I. The other Central Powers on the German side of World War I signed separate treaties. Although the armistice, signed on November 11, 1918, ended the actual fighting, it took six months of Allied negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference to conclude the peace treaty. The treaty was registered by the Secretariat of the League Of Nations on October 21, 1919. Of the many provisions in the treaty, one of the most important and controversial, required "Germany [to] accept the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage" during the war (the other members of the Central Powers signed treaties containing similar articles). This article, Article 231, later became known as the War Guilt clause. The treaty forced Germany to disarm, make substantial territorial concessions, and pay reparations to certain countries that had formed the Entente powers. In 1921 the total cost of these reparations was assessed at 132 billion marks (then 31.4B USD or 6.6B Pounds Sterling, roughly equivalent to 442B USD or 284B Pounds Sterling in 2018). At the time economists, notably John Maynard Keynes (a British delegate to the Paris Peace Conference), predicted that the treaty was too harsh-a "Carthaginian peace"-and said the reparations figure was excessive and counter-productive, views that, since then, have been the subject of ongoing debate by historians and economists from several countries. On the other hand, prominent figures on the Allied side such as French Marshal Ferdinand Foch criticized the treaty for treating Germany too leniently. The result of these competing and sometimes conflicting goals among the victors was a compromise that left no one content: Germany was neither pacified nor conciliated, nor was it permanently weakened. The problems that arose from the treaty would lead to the Locarno Treaties, which improved relations between Germany and the other European powers, and the re-negotiation of the reparation system resulting in the Dawes Plan, the Young Plan, and the indefinite postponement of reparations at the Lausanne Conference of 1932. The terms of the treaty also required Germany to give up Alsace-Lorraine and overseas colonies, and prohibited German rearmament. Although it is often referred to as the "Versailles Conference", only the actual signing of the treaty took place at the historic palace. Most of the negotiations were in Paris, with the "Big Four" meetings taking place generally at the Quai d'Orsay. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/twentieth-century-history-15-episode-tv-series-2-dual-layer-d152.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1875: Crime: Organized Crime: Organized Crime In The United States: Political Corruption In The United States: Democratic Party Corruption: Political Machines In The United States: Irish-American Crime: Organized Crime: Secret Societies In The United States: Tammany Hall (The Society Of St. Tammany, The Sons Of St. Tammany, The Columbian Order, The Tammany Society): The Escape Of Boss Tweed: -- Boss Tweed, notorious corrupt Tammany Hall leader, escapes from the Ludlow Street Jail during an allowed home visit. On November 23, 1876, he was delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain, where he worked as a common seaman on a Spanish ship; he was recognized from Thomas Nast's political cartoons in Harper's Weekly magazine. He was an American politician most notable for being the "boss" of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in the politics of 19th century New York City and State. At the height of his influence, Tweed was the third-largest landowner in New York City and a director of the Erie Railroad, the Tenth National Bank, and the New-York Printing Company, as well as proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel. Tweed was elected to the United States House Of Representatives in 1852 and the New York County board of supervisors in 1858, the year he became the head of the Tammany Hall political machine. He was also elected to the New York State Senate in 1867, but Tweed's greatest influence came from being an appointed member of a number of boards and commissions, his control over political patronage in New York City through Tammany, and his ability to ensure the loyalty of voters through jobs he could create and dispense on city-related projects. Tweed was convicted for stealing an amount estimated by an aldermen's committee in 1877 at between 25-45M USD from New York City taxpayers through political corruption, although later estimates ranged as high as 200M USD. Unable to make bail, he escaped from jail once, but was returned to custody. He died in the Ludlow Street Jail. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/remember-when-page-one-dvd-journalism-history-dick-cavett.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1943: The European Civil War: World War II: The Second European War (The European Theater Of World War II): The Mediterranean And Middle East Theater Of World War II (The Mediterranean Theater Of War) The Balkans Campaign (World War II): Proclamation Of The Founding Of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (Democratic Federative Yugoslavia, DF Yugoslavia, DFY): -- Yugoslav partisan leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito proclaims the creation of the provisional Democratic Federative Yugoslavia (Bosnian: Demokratska federativna Jugoslavija), a democratic Yugoslav government in-exile that had been established on November 29, 1943 through a vote of the Second Session of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ), the successor to the National Committee for the Liberation of Yugoslavia (NKOJ), with Tito as prime minister, and lawyer Ivan Ribar as Chairman of the Presidium of the Provisional People's Assembly (the head of government before the war's end) and as Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly after the war's end. It was recognized by the Allies at the Tehran Conference, along with the AVNOJ as its deliberative body. The Yugoslav government-in-exile of King Peter II in London, partly due to pressure from the United Kingdom, recognized the AVNOJ government with the Treaty of Vis, signed on June 16, 1944 between the prime minister of the government-in-exile, Ivan Subasic, and Tito. With the Treaty of Vis, the government-in-exile and the NKOJ agreed to merge into a provisional government as soon as possible. The form of the new government was agreed upon in a second Subasic-Tito agreement signed on November 1, 1944 in the recently liberated Yugoslav capital of Belgrade. DF Yugoslavia became one of the founding members of the United Nations upon the signing of the United Nations Charter in October 1945. The state was formed to unite the Yugoslav resistance movement to the occupation of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. The agreement left the issue of whether the state would be a monarchy or a republic intentionally undecided until after the war had ended so the position of head of state was vacant. After the merger of the governments, the state was reformed as a one-party Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia with Josip Broz Tito as Prime Minister and Ivan Subasic as minister of foreign affairs. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/marshal-josip-broz-tito-dvd-yugoslav-revolutionary-president.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1969: #DOTD: #RIP: Black Panther Party (BPP) members Fred Hampton, Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party and deputy chairman of the national BPP (b. August 30, 1948), and fellow BPP member Mark Clark (b. June 28, 1947), #dies when they are shot and killed during a pre-dawn raid by a tactical unit of the Cook County, Illinois State's Attorney's Office, in conjunction with 14 officers of the Chicago Police Department as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In January 1970, a coroner's jury held an inquest and ruled the deaths of Hampton and Clark to be justifiable homicide; however, a civil lawsuit was later filed on behalf of the survivors and the relatives of Hampton and Clark that was eventually resolved in 1982 for a settlement of 1.85M USD with the City of Chicago, Cook County, and the federal government, each paying a third of the settlement to a group of nine plaintiffs. Fred Hampton, African American Marxist-Leninist revolutionary who came to prominence in his late teens and early 20s in Chicago as deputy chairman of the national Black Panther Party and chair of the Illinois chapter, who as a progressive African American founded the anti-racist, anti-classist Rainbow Coalition, a prominent multicultural political organization that initially included the Black Panthers, Young Patriots (which organized poor whites), and the Young Lords (which organized Hispanics), and an alliance among major Chicago street gangs to help them end infighting and work for social change, was born Fredrick Allen Hampton Sr. in present-day Summit Argo, Illinois (generally shortened to Summit). Hampton considered fascism the greatest threat, saying "nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism will stop us all." In 1967, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) identified Hampton as a radical threat. It tried to subvert his activities in Chicago, sowing disinformation among black progressive groups and placing a counterintelligence operative in the local Panthers organization. In December 1969, Hampton was drugged, then shot and killed in his bed during a predawn raid at his Chicago apartment by a tactical unit of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, who received aid from the Chicago Police Department and the FBI leading up to the attack. Law enforcement sprayed more than 100 gunshots throughout the apartment; the occupants fired once. During the raid, Panther Mark Clark was also killed and several others were seriously wounded. In January 1970, the Cook County Coroner held an inquest; the coroner's jury concluded that Hampton's and Clark's deaths were justifiable homicides. A civil lawsuit was later filed on behalf of the survivors and the relatives of Hampton and Clark. It was resolved in 1982 by a settlement of 1.85M USD (equivalent to 5.84M USD in 2023); the U.S. federal government, Cook County, and the City of Chicago each paid one-third to a group of nine plaintiffs. Given revelations about the illegal COINTELPRO program and documents associated with the killings, many scholars now consider Hampton's death, at age 21, a deliberate assassination at the FBI's initiative. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-fbis-war-on-black-america-cointelpro-mp4-video-download-dvd.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1942: World War II: The Pacific War (The Asia-Pacific War, The Asiatic-Pacific Theater, The Pacific Theater Of World War II): The Pacific Ocean Theater Of World War II: The South West Pacific Area (SWPA): Operation Cartwheel: The Solomon Islands Campaign: The Battle Of Guadalcanal (The Guadalcanal Campaign, Operation Watchtower): Carlson's Patrol (The Long Patrol, Carlson's Long Patrol): -- Carlson's Patrol, an operation by the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion under the command of Evans Carlson during the Guadalcanal Campaign against the Imperial Japanese Army from November 6 to December 4, 1942, comes to a successful conclusion. In the operation, the 2nd Raiders attacked forces under the command of Toshinari Shoji, which were escaping from an attempted encirclement in the Koli Point area on Guadalcanal and attempting to rejoin other Japanese army units on the opposite side of the U.S. Lunga perimeter. In a series of small unit engagements over 29 days, the 2nd Raiders killed almost 500 Japanese soldiers while suffering only 16 killed, although many were afflicted by disease. The raiders also captured a Japanese field gun that was delivering harassing fire on Henderson Field, the Allied airfield at Lunga Point on Guadalcanal. The Marine Raider Battalion thereafter became famous as Carlson's Raiders, and a movie was made in 1943 based on their actions, "Gung Ho!". On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/gung-ho-dvd-1943-randolph-scott-robert-mit1943.html

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December4, 1936: #BOTD: #HBD! Freddy Cannon, American rock and roll singer and guitarist is #born Frederick Anthony Picariello, Jr. in Revere, Massachusetts. His biggest international hits included "Tallahassee Lassie", "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans", and "Palisades Park", is #born Frederick Anthony Picariello, Jr. in Revere, Massachusetts. His mother wrote song which Freddy called "Rock and Roll Baby", and he produced a demo which Boston disc jockey Jack McDermott. took to the writing and production team of Bob Crewe and Frank Slay. They rearranged the song, rewrote the lyrics, and offered to produce a recording in return for two-thirds of the composing credits. The first recording of the song, now titled "Tallahassee Lassie", with a guitar solo by session musician Kenny Paulson, was rejected by several record companies, but was then heard by TV presenter Dick Clark who part-owned Swan Records in Philadelphia. Clark suggested that the song be re-edited and overdubbed to add excitement, by highlighting the pounding bass drum sound and adding hand claps and Freddy's cries of "whoo!", which later became one of his trademarks. The single was finally released by Swan Records, with the company president, Bernie Binnick, suggesting Freddy's new stage name of "Freddy Cannon". After being promoted and becoming successful in Boston and Philadelphia, the single gradually received national airplay. In 1959, it peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first of his 22 songs to appear on the Billboard chart, and also reached No. 13 on the R & B singles chart. In the UK, where his early records were issued on the Top Rank label, it reached No. 17. "Tallahassee Lassie" sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/wabc-musicradio-shows-mp3-dvd-60s80s-am-360807775.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1965: Aesthetics: Performing Arts: Premieres: Musical Premieres: -- The Grateful Dead's first concert performance. under this new name, is held in San Jose, California at one of Ken Kesey's Acid Tests, a series of parties held by author Ken Kesey in the San Francisco Bay Area during the mid-1960s, centered entirely on the use of, and advocacy of, the psychedelic drug LSD, also known as "acid". LSD-25 had not been made illegal in California until October 6th,1966. The name "Acid Test" was coined by Kesey, after the term "acid test" used by gold miners in the 1850s. He began throwing parties at his farm at La Honda, California. The Merry Pranksters were central to organizing the Acid Tests, including Pranksters such as Lee Quarnstrom and Neal Cassady. Other people, such as LSD chemists Owsley Stanley and Tim Scully, were involved as well. Kesey took the parties to public places, and advertised with posters that read, "Can you pass the acid test?", and the name was later popularized in Tom Wolfe's 1968 book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. Musical performances by the Grateful Dead were commonplace, along with black lights, strobe lights, and fluorescent paint. The Acid Tests are notable for their influence on the LSD-based counterculture of the San Francisco area and subsequent transition from the beat generation to the hippie movement. The Jefferson Airplane song "A Song for All Seasons" (from Volunteers) mentions the Acid Tests. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-hippie-temptation-dvd-1967-harry-reasoner-cbs-tv-documen1967.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1973: Aesthetics: The Performing Arts: Music: Music History: The History Of Rock And Roll (Rock & Roll, Rock-N-Roll, Rock 'N' Roll, Rock 'N Roll, Rock N' Roll): British Rock And Roll (British Rock & Roll, British Rock-N-Roll, British Rock 'N' Roll, British Rock 'N Roll, British Rock N' Roll): The Swinging Sixties: Music Of The United Kingdom: Rock And Roll (Rock & Roll, Rock-N-Roll, Rock 'N' Roll, Rock 'N Roll, Rock N' Roll): Concerts: British Rock (Beat Music, British Beat, Merseybeat): The Swinging Sixties: Music Of The United Kingdom: Rock And Roll (Rock & Roll, Rock-N-Roll, Rock 'N' Roll, Rock 'N Roll, Rock N' Roll): The British Invasion: Concerts: The Who: The Who Live At The Spectrum Theater Philadelphia 1973: -- The Who Live At The Spectrum: -- The Who perform their legendary "best show", a two-hour live performance at the Spectrum Theater, Philadelphia, Pennyslvania. It was recorded and broadcast on the nationally syndicated King Biscuit Flower Hour on WXCD 94.7 Chicago and other stations nationwide. https://store.earthstation1.com/the-who-live-at-the-spectrum-theater-philadelphia-1973-download-mp3-cd.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1993: #DOTD: #RIP: Frank Zappa, American singer, songwriter, composer, guitarist, record producer, filmmaker and activist (b. December 21, 1940) #dies from prostate cancer 17 days before his 53rd birthday at his home with his wife and children by his side. At a private ceremony the following day, his body was buried in a grave at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, in Los Angeles. The grave is unmarked. Two days after his death, his family publicly announced that "Composer Frank Zappa left for his final tour just before 6:00 pm on Saturday". Frank Zappa was born Frank Vincent Zappa in Baltimore, Maryland. His work was characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity, and satire of American culture. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrete works, and produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. Zappa also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. He is considered one of the most innovative and stylistically diverse rock musicians of his era. As a self-taught composer and performer, Zappa had diverse musical influences that led him to create music that was sometimes difficult to categorize. While in his teens, he acquired a taste for 20th-century classical modernism, African American rhythm and blues, and doo-wop music. He began writing classical music in high school, while at the same time playing drums in rhythm-and-blues bands, later switching to electric guitar. His 1966 debut album with the Mothers of Invention, Freak Out!, combined songs in conventional rock and roll format with collective improvisations and studio-generated sound collages. He continued this eclectic and experimental approach whether the fundamental format was rock, jazz, or classical. Zappa's output is unified by a conceptual continuity he termed "Project/Object", with numerous musical phrases, ideas, and characters reappearing across his albums. His lyrics reflected his iconoclastic views of established social and political processes, structures and movements, often humorously so, and he has been described as the "godfather" of comedy rock. He was a strident critic of mainstream education and organized religion, and a forthright and passionate advocate for freedom of speech, self-education, political participation and the abolition of censorship. Unlike many other rock musicians of his generation, he disapproved of recreational drug use, but supported decriminalization and regulation. Zappa was a highly productive and prolific artist with a controversial critical standing; supporters of his music admired its compositional complexity, while critics found it lacking emotional depth. He had greater commercial success outside the US, particularly in Europe. Though he worked as an independent artist, Zappa mostly relied on distribution agreements he had negotiated with the major record labels. He remains a major influence on musicians and composers. His many honors include his 1995 induction into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and the 1997 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/frank-zappa-documentaries-mp4-video-download-dv4.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1971: Fires: Fire Disasters: Fire Disasters In Switzerland: The 1971 Montreux Casino Fire: -- On the same date on which Frank Zappa would die twenty-two years later, during a concert of Frank Zappa And The Mothers of Invention at the Montreux Casino, an audience member fires a flare gun into the venue's ceiling, causing a fire that burns down and destroys the venue. Rock band Deep Purple, who were going to use the Casino as the site for the recording of their next album, witness the fire from their hotel; the incident would be immortalized in their best known song, "Smoke on the Water". Montreux Casino (Casino Barriere de Montreux) is a casino located in Montreux, Switzerland, on the shoreline of Lake Geneva. It has served as the venue for the Montreux Jazz Festival and was rebuilt following the fire. It is a property of Groupe Lucien Barriere, who operates casinos in France, Switzerland and elsewhere in Europe, and also operates in the French luxury hotel industry and in catering and leisure industries. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-golden-age-of-rock-39n39-roll-dvd-complete-tv-series-5-39395.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1945: #BOTD: #HBD! Big Jack Armstrong, also known as Jack Armstrong, Jackson W. Armstrong, and Big Jack Your Leader, top-40 disc jockey of the 1960s through the 1980s, and an oldies DJ until 2006, who held a Guinness World Record for "fastest talking human alive" at one point in his career (d. March 23, 2008) is #born John Charles Larsh in Durham County, North Carolina. He developed two imaginary sidekicks: The Gorilla, who speaks in a raspy bass, and likes women, bananas ("nanas"), banana juice, and whiskey, in that order: and The Old Timer, who wheezes, tells lame jokes, and was always getting shot after one of them. Larsh was known for his distinctive signoff. At WKYC, it was a few catchphrases, spoken over the instrumental version of The Beatles' "And I Love Her". On WKBW, he used "Shimmy Shimmy Walk II" by the Megatons. On most stations, he used no background music. Eventually, it became a Motormouth extravaganza, spoken so fast it was hard to understand. Big Jack Armstrong died at his home in High Point, North Carolina as a result of a stroke or heart attack (an autopsy was not performed) at the age of 62. His burial details are not publicly disclosed. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/dj-radio-airchecks-mp3-dvd-1950s60s70s-dis319506070.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1923: #BOTD: Charles Keating, American athlete, lawyer, real estate developer, banker, financier, and activist best known for his role in the savings and loan scandal of the late 1980s (d. March 31, 2014) is #born Charles Humphrey Keating Jr. in Cincinnati, Ohio. Keating was a champion swimmer for the University of Cincinnati in the 1940s. From the late 1950s through the 1970s, he was a noted anti-pornography activist, founding the organization Citizens for Decent Literature and serving as a member on the 1969 President's Commission on Obscenity and Pornography. In the 1980s, Keating ran American Continental Corporation and the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association, and took advantage of loosened restrictions on banking investments. His enterprises began to suffer financial problems and were investigated by federal regulators. His financial contributions to, and requests for regulatory intervention from five sitting U.S. senators led to those legislators being dubbed the "Keating Five". When Lincoln failed in 1989 it cost the federal government over 3B USD and about 23,000 customers were left with worthless bonds. In the early 1990s, Keating was convicted in both federal and state courts of many counts of fraud, racketeering and conspiracy. He served four and a half years in prison before those convictions were overturned in 1996. In 1999, he pleaded guilty to a more limited set of wire fraud and bankruptcy fraud counts, and was sentenced to the time he had already served. Keating spent his final years in low-profile real estate activities until his death in a Phoenix, Arizona hospital at age 90, after an undisclosed illness of several weeks. He is buried in Gate Of Heaven Cemetery in Montgomery, Ohio. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-great-american-bailout-dvd-1988-sampl-crisis-election-sca1988.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 24, 1984: #DOTD: #RIP: Peter Lawford, English-American actor, producer, and socialite (b. September 7, 1923) #dies at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve, aged 61, from cardiac arrest. He suffered from kidney failure and liver failure after years of substance abuse. His body was cremated, and his ashes were interred at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery. Owing to a dispute between his widow Patricia Seaton Lawford and the cemetery, Lawford's ashes were removed from the cemetery in 1988 and scattered into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California by her, who invited the National Enquirer tabloid to photograph the event. For his contribution to the television industry, Peter Lawford has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6920 Hollywood Boulevard. A plaque bearing Lawford's name was erected at Westwood Village Memorial Park. Peter Lawford was born Peter Sydney Ernest Aylen in London, England. Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford lived in the United States throughout his adult life. He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and the brother-in-law of President John F. Kennedy, and the senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy. From the 1940s to the 1960s, he was a well-known celebrity and starred in a number of highly acclaimed films. In later years, he was noted more for his off-screen activities as a celebrity than for his acting; it was said that he was "famous for being famous". On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/joey-bishop-show-dvd-regis-philbin-sammy-davis-jr-peter-lawford.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 2017: #DOTD: Christine Keeler, English model, showgirl, escort courtesan and prostitute, central figure in The Profumo Affair, a major sexpionage scandal in which an MI5 operation, involving the women of americanized british establishment osteopath and pimp Simon Ward, to sexually blackmail soviet agent Yevgeny Ivanov, went wrong when the bait, 19-year-old Christine Keeler, became involved with Fritsh Secretary Of Ttate For War John Profumo instead, backfiring on all involved and ultimately resulting in the downfall of British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's conservative government (b. February 22, 1942) #dies in the night at The Princess Royal University Hospital in Farnborough, London, aged 75. She had been ill for some months, suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Her funeral took place on December 16 at The West London Crematorium in Kensal Green Cemetery.A shooting incident involving a third lover caused the press to investigate her, revealing that her affairs could be threatening national security. In the House of Commons, Profumo denied any improper conduct but later admitted to having lied. Ward was found guilty of being her pimp; a trial was instigated after the embarrassment caused to the government. The trial has since been considered a miscarriage of justice and a charade orchestrated by the establishment to protect itself, and resulted in Ward's suicide. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/an-ocean-apart-us-uk-relations-tv-series-profumo-affair-mp4-dvd-set.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1786: Religion: The History Of Religion: Abrahamic Religions: Christianity: The History Of Roman Catholicism: The Latin Church (Latin: Ecclesia Latina): Christian Missions: Mission Stations: The Mission Santa Barbara: -- The Spanish mission church attendant to the Presidio Of Santa Barbara built in 1782 that was the last military outpost built by Spain in the New World, is dedicated on the feast day of Saint Barbara. The Mission Santa Barbara, the "Queen Of The Missions", is the namesake of the city of Santa Barbara as well as of Santa Barbara County, of which it is the county seat. Modern Santa Barbara has a thriving service and technology economy, and it has been a web host for EarthStation1.com and MediaOutlet.com for significant periods of time since both websites began operations in 1996. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/america-at-war-with-robert-vaughn-13-part-tv-series-4-dvd-134.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4th: Religion: The History Of Religion: Abrahamic Religions: Christianity: Roman Catholicism: The Latin Church (Latin: Ecclesia Latina): The Liturgical Year (The Church Year, The Christian Year, The Kalendar): The Calendar Of Saints: Feast Days: The Feast Day Of St. Barbara (Eastern Orthodox Church: The Great Martyr Barbara): -- The Roman Catholic Feast Day Of St. Barbara, an early Christian Greek saint and martyr. Accounts place her in the 3rd century in the Greek city Nicomedia, present-day Turkey or in Heliopolis of Phoenicia, present-day Baalbek, Lebanon. There is no reference to her in the authentic early Christian writings nor in the original recension of Saint Jerome's martyrology. Her name can be traced to the 7th century, and veneration of her was common, especially in the East, from the 9th century. Because of doubts about the historicity of her legend, she was removed from the General Roman Calendar in the 1969 revision, though not from the Catholic Church's list of saints. Saint Barbara is often portrayed with miniature chains and a tower. As one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, Barbara continues to be a popular saint in modern times, perhaps best known as the patron saint of armourers, artillerymen, military engineers, miners and others who work with explosives because of her old legend's association with lightning, and also of mathematicians. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/revelation-the-history-of-christianity-documentary.html

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Today, December 4, 2024
December 4, 1865: #BOTD: #HBD! Edith Cavell, British nurse notable as a pioneer of modern nursing in Belgium, celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from both sides of the First World War without discrimination, and for helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium, St. Edith Cavell of the Calendar Of Saints Of The Anglican Church Of England, hero and martyr (d. October 12, 1915) is #born Edith Louisa Cavell in Swardeston, a village near Norwich, a country town and a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England. She became a marytr on December 4, 1865 when she died by execution at the age of 49 at Tir National (National Shooting Range), Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium when she is executed by a German firing squad at dawn for helping those Allied soldiers escape. On instructions from the Spanish minister, Belgian women immediately buried her body next to Saint-Gilles Prison in Saint-Gilles, Belgium. After the war, her body was taken back to Britain for a memorial service at Westminster Abbey, and then transferred to Norwich, to be laid to rest at Life's Green on the east side of the cathedral. The King had to grant an exception to an Order in Council of 1854, which prevented any burials in the grounds of the cathedral, to allow the reburial. Edith Cavell was born Edith Louisa Cavell in in Swardeston, a village near Norwich, a city and district of Norfolk, England. She was arrested under martial law, accused of treason, found guilty by a court-martial and sentenced to death, despite international pressure for mercy Her execution received worldwide condemnation and extensive press coverage. The night before her execution, she said, "Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone." These words were later inscribed on a memorial to her near Trafalgar Square. Her strong Anglican beliefs propelled her to help all those who needed it, both German and Allied soldiers. She was quoted as saying, "I can't stop while there are lives to be saved." The Church of England commemorates her in its Calendar of Saints on the anniversary of her execution, October 12. On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/clive-james39-fame-in-the-20th-century-tv-series-dvd-set-mp4-usb-39204.html