Category Archives: POLITICS

St. Valentine Beheaded

February 14, 278 A.D

On February 14, around the year 278 A.D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, was executed. Under the rule of Claudius the Cruel, Rome was involved in many unpopular and bloody campaigns. The emperor … Continue reading

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Sedition Act becomes Federal Law

July 14, 1798

  Alexander Hamilton and the other Federalists in congress take advantage of the American public’s fear of the continued conflict with Revolutionary France to pass the Alien and Sedition Acts. Without first consulting then President John Adams, Hamilton passes what … Continue reading

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Dianetics is Published

May 9, 1950

  Former science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard publishes Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. In Dianetics, Hubbard postulates that the human mind is made up of two parts: the conscious “analytical mind” and the subconscious “reactive mind.” The analytic mind records data … Continue reading

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President Obama Supports Same Sex Marriage

May 9, 2012

Barack Obama becomes the first US President to support gay marriage, stating that “same-sex couples should be able to get married.”

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Bay of Pigs Invasion

April 17, 1961

The Bay of Pigs Invasion is a failed attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro carried out by CIA-financed and trained Cuban refugees. President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 1960 plan to overthrow the Castro led government in Cuba uses … Continue reading

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