Advice for Obama #3
June 25, 2008 5:13 am > MAUI TODAY, Maui Curmudgeon |
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Realizing that Barack Obama hasn’t the time to read as much history as he should in preparation for the coming elect a ion, we thought we’d help him along by sharing the wisdom of the greats. Today’s advice comes from Marcus Aurelius: “Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, they will continue doing the same things.” –– Maui Curmudgeon
Realizing that Barack Obama hasn’t the time to read as much history as he should in preparation for the coming elect a ion, we thought we’d help him along by sharing the wisdom of the greats. Today’s advice comes from Marcus Aurelius: “Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, they will continue doing the same things.” –– Maui Curmudgeon
EVENTS ON THIS DAY - June 25th
1798: U.S. passes the Alien Act, allowing the President to deport dangerous aliens
1835: The town of Pueblo is founded with construction of first building (later called Yerba Buena, still later San Francisco)
1876: Lt. Col. George A. Custer and his 7th Cavalry are wiped out by Native Americans of the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes in the Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana
1929: President Hoover authorizes the construction of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam)
1938: Federal minimum wage law goes into effect, guaranteeing workers 40¢ per hour
1951: The first commercial color TV broadcast: CBS’ Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities
1962: The U.S. Supreme Court rules NY public school prayer is unconstitutional
1973: Former Nixon aide John Dean tells a Senate committee that he and others did attempt to cover up White House involvement in the Watergate break-in
1991: Slovenia & Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia
1996: A truck bomb kills 19 Americans and injured hundreds at a U.S. military housing complex in Saudi Arabia
1998: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that persons infected with HIV are protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act
2001: New York legislators pass a bill to ban hand-held cell phone use by automobile drivers
2005 Tehran Mayor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of Iran’s presidential runoff election.
1798: U.S. passes the Alien Act, allowing the President to deport dangerous aliens
1835: The town of Pueblo is founded with construction of first building (later called Yerba Buena, still later San Francisco)
1876: Lt. Col. George A. Custer and his 7th Cavalry are wiped out by Native Americans of the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes in the Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana
1929: President Hoover authorizes the construction of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam)
1938: Federal minimum wage law goes into effect, guaranteeing workers 40¢ per hour
1951: The first commercial color TV broadcast: CBS’ Arthur Godfrey from NYC to 4 cities
1962: The U.S. Supreme Court rules NY public school prayer is unconstitutional
1973: Former Nixon aide John Dean tells a Senate committee that he and others did attempt to cover up White House involvement in the Watergate break-in
1991: Slovenia & Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia
1996: A truck bomb kills 19 Americans and injured hundreds at a U.S. military housing complex in Saudi Arabia
1998: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that persons infected with HIV are protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act
2001: New York legislators pass a bill to ban hand-held cell phone use by automobile drivers
2005 Tehran Mayor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner of Iran’s presidential runoff election.
BORN ON THIS DAY - June 25th
1903: George Orwell, satirist/author
1924: Sydney Lumet, director
1945: Carly Simon, singer
1949: Brenda Sykes, actress/comedian
1961: Ricky Gervais, actor
1963: George Michael, rocker
1963: Mike Myers, comedian
1968: Jackie Swanson, actress
1969: Stephanie Cameron, actress
1975: Linda Cardellini, actress
