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Bouvines 27 July 1214: The most important battle you've probably never heard of - The History News network July 27, 1214 http://hnn.us/article/156458

Today few people in the UK have heard of Bouvines. It has none of the ring of an Agincourt or a Crecy. Probably that is because England lost it. But the battle of 27 July 1214 was just as significant as England's later victories over the French. Maybe more so.

"Bouvines is the most important battle in English history that no-one has ever heard of," says John France, professor emeritus in medieval history at Swansea University.

"Without Bouvines there is no Magna Carta, and all the British and American law that stems from that. It's a muddy field, the armies are small, but everything depends on the struggle. It's one of the climactic moments of European history."

See more at: http://hnn.us/article/156458

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

July 31 On this day in history

• 904, Salonica -- the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia -- falls to the Arabs, who destroy the city

• 1703, Daniel Defoe, the an English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe, is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers

• 1777, the Marquis de Lafayette, a 19-year-old French nobleman, was made a major-general in the American Continental Army

• 1790, the first U.S. patent is issued to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process

• 1792, director David Rittenhouse laid the cornerstone in Philadelphia for the U.S. Mint, the first building of the federal government

• 1865, the first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Australia

• 1919, German national assembly adopts the Weimar constitution (which comes into force on August 14)

• 1945, Pierre Laval, premier of the pro-Nazi Vichy government, surrendered to U.S. authorities in Austria; he was turned over to France, which later tried and executed him

• 1948, President Harry Truman helped dedicate New York International Airport (later John F. Kennedy International Airport) at Idlewild Field

• 1957, the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations designed to detect Soviet bombers approaching North America, went into operation

• 1964, the American space probe Ranger VII transmitted pictures of the moon's surface

• 1972, Democratic vice-presidential candidate Thomas Eagleton withdrew from the ticket with George McGovern following disclosures Eagleton had once undergone psychiatric treatment

• 1974, Watergate figure John Ehrlichman was sentenced to 20 months in prison for his role in the break-in at the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist. Ellsberg was the Pentagon consultant who leaked the "Pentagon Papers," documents about the war in Vietnam

• 1976, NASA releases the famous Face on Mars photo

• 1981, the 42-day strike of Major League Baseball ends

• 1987, Iranian pilgrims and riot police clashed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, resulting in some 400 deaths, according to the Saudi government, which blamed the Iranians for the violence

• 1991, President George Bush and Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in Moscow. ALSO: the U.S. Senate overturned a 43-year-old law and voted to allow women to fly military warplanes in combat

• 1997, in Brooklyn, N.Y., police seized five bombs believed bound for terrorist attacks on New York City subways by practitioners of that "religion of peace"

• 2002, a bomb exploded by practitioners of that "religion of peace" inside a cafeteria at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, kills nine people, including five Americans

• 2006, Fidel Castro hands over power temporarily to brother Raul Castro. This leads to a celebration in Little Havana (La Pequena Habana in Spanish), Miami, Florida, where many Cuban Americans participated

• 2011, ending a perilous stalemate, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders announced a historic agreement on emergency legislation to avert the nation's first-ever financial default. ALSO: Syrian security forces launched a ferocious assault on defiant cities and towns, killing at least 70 people and possibly many more

• 2012, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, visiting Cairo, said newly elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi "is his own man" and is committed to democracy

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Defense.gov Special Report: Korea: Armistice Day, 60th Anniversary

Defense.gov Special Report: Korea: Armistice Day, 60th Anniversary:

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Korean War Fast Facts - CNN.com

Korean War Fast Facts - CNN.com: "Korean War Fast Facts"

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By CNN Library: Korean War Fast Facts

Fri July 26, 2013

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/28/world/asia/korean-war-fast-facts

(CNN) -- Here's a look at what you need to know about the Korean War. July 27, 2013 marks 60 years since the signing of the armistice agreement that ended the fighting.

Causes of the Korean War

The 38th parallel division of Korea happened in August 1945, at the end of World War II. The 2 newly formed countries became ideologically opposite.

November 1947 - The United Nations General Assembly approves elections to be held throughout Korea to choose a provisional government for the entire county. The Soviet Union opposed this.

On May 10, 1948 the people of South Korea elected a national assembly. The assembly set up the government of the Republic of Korea. The people of north refused to take part. On September 9 North Korean Communists established the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Both sides claimed the entire country and their troops fought near the border several times from 1948 to 1950.

The United States removed its last troops from Korea in 1949 and in early 1950 North Korea decided upon war to achieve its goal of Korean unification under Communist rule.

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Saturday, July 27, 2013

Armistice ends the Korean War — History.com This Day in History — 7/27/1953

Armistice ends the Korean War — History.com This Day in History — 7/27/1953: "ul 27, 1953:
Armistice ends the Korean War"

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History.com: Jul 27, 1953 - Armistice ends the Korean War

Jul 27, 1953:

Armistice ends the Korean War http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/armistice-ends-the-korean-war?et_cid=55287590&et_rid=704749232&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.history.com%2fthis-day-in-history%2farmistice-ends-the-korean-war

After three years of a bloody and frustrating war, the United States, the People's Republic of China, North Korea, and South Korea agree to an armistice, bringing the Korean War to an end. The armistice ended America's first experiment with the Cold War concept of "limited war." … http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/armistice-ends-the-korean-war?et_cid=55287590&et_rid=704749232&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.history.com%2fthis-day-in-history%2farmistice-ends-the-korean-war

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

August 23, 1946: Md Hereford Association Tours State

Democratic Advocate, August 23, 1946.

MD. HEREFORD ASSOC. TOURS STATE - Visits Farms of Arthur B. Shipley, Near Sykesville –

The Maryland Hereford Association made an extensive tour of the state to visit pure bred Hereford cattle farms August 9th. A two-day affair, the tour gave cattle breeders an opportunity of visiting farms on the Eastern and Western shores of the state.

After visiting the Eastern shore, they returned to Annapolis where they spent the night. On Sat. they proceeded to the Richard C. Riggs Foxhall Farm at Catonsville.

On Saturday afternoon the caravan consisting of 27 cars and a bus arrived at 2 o'clock at the Highland View farms owned by Arthur B. Shipley.

There were a number of Western as well as Eastern states represented in the group. Mr. Richard C. Riggs, chairman of the committee, introduced Mr. Shipley who took them for a straw ride to view the fine purebred herd and pastures. Mr. Shipley has over 100 pure-breds on his farms.

Democratic Advocate, August 23, 1946 [19460823 Md Hereford Association Tours State]

Ag, History 1940s, History 1940s Carroll Co, History This Day in History 0823, History This Day in History,

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Westminster Maryland Online: Democratic Advocate, January 18, 1924: Basketball - Blue Ridge College vs Westminster High

Westminster Maryland Online: Democratic Advocate, January 18, 1924: Basketball ...: Basketball - Blue Ridge College vs Westminster High, January 18, 1924 Democratic Advocate Basket Ball—Dropping in two pointers with ...

Democratic Advocate, January 18, 1924: Basketball - Blue Ridge College vs Westminster High

Basketball - Blue Ridge College vs Westminster High, January 18, 1924 Democratic Advocate

Labels: History 1920s, History 1930s Westminster, History This Day in History, History This Day in History 0118, Sports Basketball, Sports basketball history, Sports Basketball Westminster H S

Basket Ball—Dropping in two pointers with regularity, the Blue Ridge College girls' basketball team easily defeated the Westminster High School sextet, 24 to 13 at New Windsor, Friday.

Clever shooting from the floor by Miss Garber and Miss McKinney spelled defeat for the younger lassies, who fought valiantly, but could not cope with the tight defense of the winners.

Miss Myerly found the net for three neat shots from the floor, while Miss Jones was a dead shot at the 15-foot line, making good on four of her five chances.

The winning combination is priming for the next battle, booked for February 1 with the Western Maryland girls at the New Windsor court.

Democratic Advocate, January 18, 1924.

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Sunday, January 15, 2012

January 15: This day in history

1967: Packers face Chiefs in first Super Bowl

On this day in 1967, at the Los Angeles Coliseum, the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the first-ever world championship game of American football... read more

American Revolution 1777: New Connecticut (Vermont) declares independence
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-connecticut-vermont-declares-independence

Automotive 1936: Ford Foundation is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-foundation-is-born

Civil War 1865: Fort Fisher falls to Union forces http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fort-fisher-falls

Cold War 1953: Dulles calls for "liberation of captive peoples" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dulles-calls-for-liberation-of-captive-peoples

Crime 1981: Hill Street Blues begins run http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hill-street-blues-begins-run

Disaster 1919: Molasses floods Boston streets http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/molasses-floods-boston-streets

General Interest 1559: Elizabeth crowned queen of England http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elizabeth-crowned-queen-of-england

1870: First appearance of the Democratic donkey http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-appearance-of-the-democratic-donkey

1929: Martin Luther King Jr. born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/martin-luther-king-jr-born

1970: Biafra surrenders to Nigeria http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/biafra-surrenders-to-nigeria

1970: Qaddafi becomes premier of Libya http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/qaddafi-becomes-premier-of-libya

2009: Sully Sullenberger performs Miracle on the Hudson http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sully-sullenberger-performs-miracle-on-the-hudson

Hollywood 1993: Last episode of soap opera Santa Barbara airs http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/last-episode-of-soap-opera-santa-barbara-airs

Literary 1831: The Hunchback of Notre Dame is finished http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-is-finished

Music 1972: "American Pie" hits #1 on the pop charts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotamerican-piequot-hits-351-on-the-pop-charts

Old West 1933: The utopian Amana colony embraces capitalism http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-utopian-amana-colony-embraces-capitalism

Presidential 1973: Nixon suspends military action in North Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-suspends-military-action-in-north-vietnam

Sports 1967: Packers beat Chiefs in first Super Bowl http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/packers-beat-chiefs-in-first-super-bowl

Vietnam War 1962: Kennedy says U.S. troops are not fighting http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-says-us-troops-are-not-fighting

1973: Nixon halts military action against North Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-halts-military-action-against-north-vietnam

World War I 1919: Rebel leaders are murdered in failed coup in Berlin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rebel-leaders-are-murdered-in-failed-coup-in-berlin

World War II 1951: The "Witch of Buchenwald" is sentenced to prison http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-witch-of-buchenwald-is-sentenced-to-prison

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

FDR introduces the lend-lease program — History.com This Day in History — 1/10/1941

FDR introduces the lend-lease program — History.com This Day in History — 1/10/1941:

"On this day in 1941, Franklin Roosevelt introduces the lend-lease program to Congress. The plan was intended to help Britain beat back Hitler's advance while keeping America only indirectly involved in World War II.

As Roosevelt addressed Congress, the Battle of Britain was in its full destructive swing and Hitler seemed on the verge of invading Great Britain. The cash-strapped Brits desperately needed airplanes, tanks and ships to fight Hitler's imminent invasion. For months, Britain's prime minister, Winston Churchill, had begged Roosevelt for help, but the president was committed to abiding by Americans' wishes to stay out of another bloody world war." ... http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-introduces-the-lend-lease-program

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Gusher signals start of U.S. oil industry and news from History.com

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

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Monday, January 09, 2012

History.com: Jan 9, 1913: Richard M. Nixon is born

Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th president of the United States, is born on this day in California.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/richard-m-nixon-is-born?catId=9

This Week in History, Jan 9 - Jan 15

Jan 09, 1913

Richard M. Nixon is born

Jan 10, 1941

FDR introduces the lend-lease program

Jan 10, 1967

Johnson asks for more funding for Vietnam War

Jan 11, 1908

Roosevelt dedicates the Grand Canyon as a national monument

Jan 12, 1942

Roosevelt (re)creates the National War Labor Board

Jan 12, 1966

Johnson says U.S. should stay in Vietnam

Jan 13, 1966

Johnson appoints first African-American cabinet member

Jan 14, 1784

Adams, Jefferson and Madison help to ratify the Treaty of Paris

Jan 14, 1942

Roosevelt ushers in Japanese-American internment

Jan 14, 1943

FDR becomes first president to travel by airplane on U.S. official business

Jan 15, 1973

Nixon suspends military action in North Vietnam

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http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/richard-m-nixon-is-born?catId=9

The son of Quaker parents, Nixon grew up in the southern California city of Yorba Linda. Early on he proved himself to be a stellar student, attending Whittier College and graduating from Duke University Law School with honors. Nixon then joined the Navy and served during World War II as a lieutenant commander in the Pacific theater. After the war, he gravitated toward Republican politics, joining the post-war anti-communist crusade.

In 1950, Nixon ran against Democrat Helen Gahagan Douglas for a seat in the House of Representatives for California, earning the less-than-complimentary nickname Tricky Dick during the campaign for his ruthless red-baiting of his opponent, including alleging that Douglas was pink down to her panties. He won and gained national attention when, as a member of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), Nixon relentlessly grilled Alger Hiss, a Roosevelt New Deal liberal and former secretary general of the United Nations, at a hearing regarding allegations that Hiss facilitated communist infiltration of the U.S. government. Hiss, legally immune from espionage charges, was later convicted of perjury. The conviction, despite Hiss' denial of any wrongdoing, equaled an admission of guilt in the eyes of hard-line anti-communists. Largely due to his record of relentlessness in combating communism, Nixon earned the vice-presidential spot on the Republican ticket with Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952.

Early on in his career, Nixon was shadowed by allegations of accepting inappropriate campaign funding from big business and the Mafia. During his 1952 vice-presidential campaign, Nixon tried to dispel those accusations in what became known as the Checkers speech. The name was derived from a dog, named Checkers, that was given to his daughter by a corporate supporter. Playing on sentiment for his little girl, Nixon adamantly vowed to keep the dog. Americans charmed by Nixon's heart-warming, seemingly old-fashioned values helped vote the Eisenhower-Nixon ticket into the White House.

On the whole, though, Nixon did not owe his success in politics to personality or charm; in fact, some staunch supporters described him as cold, aloof, crude, arrogant and paranoid. Even Eisenhower claimed that his vice president would never win the presidency because the people don't like him. In 1968, Nixon proved his former boss wrong, but left the office in disgrace in 1974… http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/richard-m-nixon-is-born?catId=9

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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

History.com: 1895: First commercial movie screened and other stories from the past

December 28: General Interest
1895: First commercial movie screened

On this day in 1895, the world's first commercial movie screening takes place at the Grand Cafe in Paris. The film was made by Louis and Auguste Lumiere, two French brothers who developed a camera-projector called the Cinematographe. The Lumiere brothers unveiled their invention to the public in March 1895 with a brief film showing workers leaving the Lumiere factory. On December 28, the entrepreneurial siblings screened a series of short scenes from everyday French life and charged admission for the first time... read more

American Revolution
1781 : British post troops on John's Island
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-post-troops-on-johns-island

Automotive
1938 : Silent-film star and inventor of mechanical turn signal dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/silent-film-star-and-inventor-of-mechanical-turn-signal-dies

Civil War
1822 : Confederate General William Booth Taliaferro is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-booth-taliaferro-born

Cold War
1973 : Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago published
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/solzhenitsyns-the-gulag-archipelago-published

Crime
1793 : An American hero is arrested in France
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/an-american-hero-is-arrested-in-france

Disaster
1908 : Earthquake rocks Sicily
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-rocks-sicily

General Interest
1832 : Calhoun resigns vice presidency
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/calhoun-resigns-vice-presidency
1869 : America's first Labor Day
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americas-first-labor-day
1908 : Worst European earthquake
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worst-european-earthquake
1989 : Dubcek returns to public office
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dubcek-returns-to-public-office

Hollywood
1954 : Denzel Washington born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/denzel-washington-born

Literary
1932 : Argentine novelist Manuel Puig is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/argentine-novelist-manuel-puig-is-born

Music
1991 : Nine killed in a stampede outside a hip-hop celebrity basketball game
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nine-killed-in-a-stampede-outside-a-hip-hop-celebrity-basketball-game

Old West
1900 : Carry Nation attacks a Kansas saloon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carry-nation-attacks-a-kansas-saloon

Presidential
1856 : Woodrow Wilson born in Staunton, Virginia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/woodrow-wilson-born-in-staunton-virginia

Sports
1975 : Central Red Army defeats New York Rangers at MSG
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/central-red-army-defeats-new-york-rangers-at-msg

Vietnam War
1964 : South Vietnamese win costly battle at Binh Gia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-win-costly-battle-at-binh-gia
1972 : Hanoi announces return to the Paris peace talks
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hanoi-announces-return-to-the-paris-peace-talks

World War I
1856 : Woodrow Wilson is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/woodrow-wilson-is-born

World War II
1941 : Request made for creation of construction battalions
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/request-made-for-creation-of-construction-battalions

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