Kim Ji-soo

FRIDAY, March 31, 2023

1951-U.S. tanks exceed 38º of latitude in Korea1959-Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India1965-U..S ordered the 1st combat troops to Vietnam1968-LBJ announces he will not seek re-election1983-Earthquake in Colombia kills some 5,000 people1986-167 die when Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 crashes1988-Pulitzer prize awarded to Toni Morrison for "Beloved"1989-Donald Trump purchases Eastern's Northeast Shuttle1990-Riots began in London over the new poll tax laws1991-Soviet Republic of Georgia endorsed independence; Warsaw Pact dissolves1992-U.N. Security Council voted to ban flights & arms sales to Libya1994-Walkway from Cleveland's Tower City to Jacobs Field officially opens1996-"Midsummer Night's Dream" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 66 performances

Oscar-winning documentary 'Navalny' tells a terrifying and funny story you should watch

By Trudy RubinThe awarding of the Oscar for best documentary to the film "Navalny" was well-deserved, not only because it is a riveting film, but because it prods us to think about what will happen to Russia if Vladimir Putin loses his war on Ukraine.Alexei Navalny is Russia's best-known opposition politician, whose health has been deteriorating since he was jailed on trumped-up charges in 2021. The film is a gripping detective story that traces how he was poisoned by Russian intelligence agents while on a speaking tour in Siberia, miraculously escaped death, and returned to Moscow after treatment in Germany. Navalny was arrested at the airport and is likely to stay imprisoned so long as Putin retains power.When Navalny's wife, Yulia, took the stage to accept the award for him, she praised her husband for "defending democracy." In an emotional speech, she said softly, "Alexei, I'm dreaming of the day when you will be free and our country will be free. Stay strong, my love."The documentary offers a taste of the media savvy of Navalny's team, which has previously made comprehensive doc

Say it with Rubio: Changing clocks is stupid

By Allison SchragerI have mixed feelings about many of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's policies, but he will always be a hero to me. I can't help but admire his determination to end the semi-annual, pointless and expensive ritual of changing our clocks to observe daylight saving time during the spring and summer months. After several failed attempts to advance it in Congress, the senator has once again revived his bill, the Sunshine Protection Act. It would put America on permanent daylight saving time.I am agnostic about whether we move to permanent daylight saving (brighter evenings and darker mornings) or stick with standard time (brighter mornings and darker evenings) year-round. But I am 100 percent anti-time change. The economic arguments for the change were always questionable, but our modern lifestyles make jumping back and forth by an hour more nonsensical than ever. We originally started changing clocks in 1918 to save energy. The rumors about farmers starting it are false ― time changing is bad for farmers because their animals notice the disruption to their routine, too. And f

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MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022

On this day...1794-Honolulu Harbor discovered1818-Russia's Czar Alexander I petitions for a Jewish state in Palestine1871-Moses Gale patents a cigar lighter1877-Tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention1925-Red Grange plays final Univ of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears1933-First U.S. ambassador to USSR, W.C. Bullitt, begins service1935-First commercial crossing of Pacific by plane (China Clipper)1946-Harry Truman becomes 1st US President to travel in a submerged sub1964-World's longest suspension bridge "Verrazano Narrows" opens (NYC)1980-Fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas kills 841980-John & Yoko pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum1981-Olivia Newton-John's "Physical," single goes #1 & stays for 10 weeks1990-Signing of Declaration of "End of Cold war" in Paris

FRIDAY, Nov. 11, 2022

On this day...1811-Cartagena Colombia declares independence from Spain1868-First American amateur track & field meet (NYC)1918-Armistice Day-WW I ends (at 11 AM on Western Front)1925-Louis Armstrong records 1st of Hot Five & Hot Seven recordings1931-Cornerstones laid for Opera House & Veterans Building1942-During WW II Germany completes their occupation of France1959-Seals Stadium in San Francisco, demolished1968-John Lennon & Yoko Ono appear nude on cover of "2 Virgins" album1968-Maldives (in Indian Ocean) become a republic1972-U.S. Army turns over Long Bihn base to South Vietnamese army1975-Angola gains independence from Portugal (National Day)1982-5th space shuttle mission-Columbia 5-launched 1st commercial flight1982-Solidarity leader Lech Walesa is let out of jail in Poland1983-President Reagan became first U.S. President to address Japan's legislature1987-Van Gogh's "Irises" sells for record $53.6 M at auction1988-Oldest known insect fossils (390 million years) reported in Science

MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022

On this day...1631-Pierre Gassendi observes transit of Mercury predicted by Kepler1875-Verney Cameron is 1st European to cross equatorial Africa1917-British capture Gaza Palestine from the Turks1917-October Revolution (Oct 26 OS) in Russia, Lenin seizes power1940-Tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) Bridge collapses, Wash1942-First U.S. President to broadcast in a foreign language-FDR in French1943 Detroit Lions 0, NY Giants 0; last scoreless tie in NFL1944-FDR wins 4th term in office, defeating Thomas E Dewey (R)1951-Constitution of Jordan passed1962-Richard Nixon quits politics-You won't have Nixon to kick around1966-Lunar Orbiter 2 launched by U.S.1982-Liz Taylor's 7th divorce (John Warner)1985-Colombian troops end 27-hr siege of Bogota's Palace of Justice1989-NYC elects its 1st black mayor (Dinkins) & female comp (Holtzman)1991-Magic Johnson announces he has HIV virus & retires from Lakers

MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022

On this day...1857-World's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F.C., founded in England1871-Mob in LA hangs 18 Chinese1901-First woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (Anna Taylor)1939-Nylon stockings go on sale for 1st time (Wilmington Delaware)1945-United Nations Charter becomes effective1952-Arab Liberation Movement becomes the only party of Syria1956-Soviet troops invade Hungary1964-Zambia (N Rhodesia) gains independence from Britain (National Day)1970-Salvador Allende Gossens elected president of Chile1973-Yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus1984-11 members of the Colombo crime family arrested1987-NBC technicians accept pact, end 118 day strike1989-Rev. Jim Bakker is sentenced to 50 years for fraud

North Korea's 'don't forget me' missile diplomacy

By John J. MetzlerIn a strange but not unexpected twist to a world in turmoil, North Korea's bellicose leadership has carried out a series of missile tests not seen since 2017. One particularly provocative firing of an intermediate range rocket flew right over Japan. Two short-range ballistic missiles were shot into the sea on the eve of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's visit to South Korea and the DMZ. So what's going on in Kim Jong-un's reclusive and quaintly titled Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)?As in a well-practiced drill, diplomats convened in the U.N. Security Council for yet additional crisis consultations. Only last month, North Korea, largely unnoticed in the flurry of the Ukraine war and global food crisis, declared that it was an “irreversible” nuclear power. The missile firings may be a prelude for the communist regime to carry out its seventh nuclear test soon. “In just nine days, the DPRK has launched eight ballistic missiles, all clear violations of multiple Security Council resolutions,” stated U.S. U.N. Ambassador Linda Thoma