15. 2 September in History

Oberlin College Founded (1833)
Oberlin was the first college in the US to regularly admit African-American students and is also the oldest continuously operating coeducational institution. The college has long been associated with progressive causes, and it was a hotbed of abolitionism and a key stop along the Underground Railroad. Both students and faculty were involved in the controversial Oberlin-Wellington Rescue of a fugitive slave in 1858. Why was Oberlin featured on the cover of Life in 1970? More...

Today's birthday

Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii (1838)
Liliuokalani was the last reigning queen of the Hawaiian Islands. She ascended the throne in 1891 upon the death of her brother, King Kalakaua. Her refusal to recognize the constitutional changes inaugurated in 1887 precipitated a revolt—fostered largely by resident American sugar planters—which led to her dethronement in early 1893 and the establishment of a provisional government. Liliuokalani wrote many songs, including the popular "Aloha Oe," which means what? More...






On This Day in History
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Events
* 911 Viking-monarch Oleg of Kiev-Russia signs treaty with Byzantines
* 1192 Sultan Saladin & king Richard the lion hearted sign cease fire
* 1519 1st Battle of Tehuacingo, San Salvador vs Mexico
* 1537 King Christian III publishes "Ordinance on the Danish Church"
* 1644 Battle at Lostwithiel: Robert Devereux' infantry surrenders
* 1666 -06] Great Fire in London ends, kills 8 [NS=Sept 12]
* 1666 Fire in London destroys 13,000 houses & kills 8
* 1686 Habsburgse armies occupy Buda on Turks
* 1732 Pope Clement XII renews anti-Jewish laws of Rome
* 1743 England/Austria/Savoye-Sardinia sign Treaty of Worms
* 1752 Last Julian calender day in US & England (no Sept 3-Sept 13th)
* 1752 Last day of Julian calendar in Britain, British colonies
* 1789 US Treasury Department established by Congress
* 1792 Paris masses remove nobles/clergymen out of jails & slaughter them
* 1796 Jews of the Netherlands are emancipated
* 1806 A side of Rossberg Peak collapses into Goldau Valley Switz, kills 500
* 1839 Salon of Vari‚t‚s opens in Amsterdam
* 1859 Gas lighting introduced to Hawaii
* 1864 Union General William T Sherman captures Atlanta
* 1867 1st Girl School opens in Haarlem Neth
* 1870 Napoleon III surrenders to Prussian armies
* 1894 -3] Amsterdam Municipal theater opens
* 1894 Forest fires destroy Hinckley Minnesota: about 600 die
* 1897 "McCall-magazine 1st published
* 1898 Battle of Omdurman: Lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain
* 1898 Machine gun 1st used in battle
* 1900 Telegraph use between Germany & US begins
* 1901 VP Theodore Roosevelt advises, "Speak softly & carry a big stick"
* 1908 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Lang in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
* 1909 English King Edward VII signs South Africa Bill
* 1911 Joao Chagas forms Portuguese govt
* 1913 Amsterdam reroutes sewage of canals to South Seas
* 1914 -3] Gen von Hausen & countess of France regime flees to Bordeaux
* 1917 Deutsche Vaterlands Party forms (by admiral Tirpitz)
* 1919 Communist Party of America organizes in Chicago
* 1919 Italy agress to general voting right/proportional representation
* 1919 National Commission recommends a best-of-9 World Series
* 1920 W Somerset Maugham's "East of Suez," premieres in London
* 1922 Pres Ebert declares "Deutschland uber alas" as German national anthem
* 1924 44th US Mens Tennis: William Tilden beats William Johnston (61 97 62)
* 1924 Rudolf Friml's "Rose Marie" opens to rave reviews in NYC
* 1926 Italy signs treaty with Yemen
* 1927 Rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers
* 1929 Unilever forms by merger of Margarine Union & Lever Bros
* 1929 WOR (NYC) ends affiliation with CBS radio network
* 1930 1st non-stop airplane flight from Europe to US (37 hrs)
* 1935 A hurricane slams Florida Keys killing 423
* 1936 1st transatlantic round-trip air flight
* 1937 US Housing Authority created by National Housing Act
* 1940 23rd PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Hershey CC Hershey Pa
* 1940 Great Smoky Mountains National Park dedicated
* 1941 Academy copyrights Oscar statuette
* 1942 German troops enter Stalingrad
* 1944 Belgium's Emissie bank closes
* 1944 During WW II, George Bush ejects from a burning plane
* 1944 Holocaust diarist Anne Frank was sent to Auschwitz
* 1944 US leaders meet in Belgium
* 1945 59th US Womens Tennis: Sarah P Cooke beats Pauline Betz (36 86 64)
* 1945 Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independence from France (National Day)
* 1945 V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri (WW II ends)
* 1946 Johnny Neun replaces Bill Dickey as Yankee manager
* 1946 Nehru forms govt in India
* 1949 Fire in riverfront area kills 1,700 (Chungking China)
* 1951 Australia, NZ & US sign ANZUS-pact
* 1952 Dr Floyd J Lewis 1st uses deep freeze technique in heart surgery
* 1954 Hurricane Edna batters NE US, killing 20
* 1954 WTVD TV channel 11 in Raleigh-Durham, NC (ABC) begins broadcasting
* 1955 KCRA TV channel 3 in Sacramento, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting
* 1956 Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India)
* 1956 Orioles trailing Red Sox 8-0 come back to win 11-10 in 9 innings
* 1956 Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service
* 1957 1st edition newspaper the Ware Time (in Suriname), 1,700 die
* 1957 Milwaukee Braves' Frank Torre scores 6 runs in 1 game
* 1957 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
* 1958 Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
* 1958 Henry Verwoerd appointed PM of South Africa
* 1958 KAYS TV channel 7 in Hays, KS (CBS) begins broadcasting
* 1958 Minn announces $9 million bond issue to improve Metropolitan Stadium
* 1958 National Defense Education Act was signed
* 1959 US President Eisenhower arrives in Paris
* 1960 Tamara & Irina Press (USSR) become 1st sisters to win olympic gold
* 1960 William Walton's 2nd Symphony, premieres
* 1962 Stan Musial's 3,516th hit moves over Tris Speaker into 2nd place
* 1962 USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
* 1963 Alabama Gov George C Wallace prevents integration of Tuskegee HS
* 1963 CBS & NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes
* 1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Idaho Centennia Golf Tournament
* 1964 Indonesian paratroopers lands in Malaysia
* 1964 Norman Manley scores 2-consecutive holes-in-one at Del Valley, Cal
* 1965 Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits his 400th HR (off Curt Simmons)
* 1965 Treblinka trial in Dusseldorf ends
* 1966 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Ladies' World Series of Golf
* 1967 KUHI (now KSNF) TV channel 16 in Joplin, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting
* 1968 Jerry Lewis' 3rd Muscular Dystrophy telethon
* 1969 NY Yankee Joe Pepitone is reinstated
* 1969 Ralph Houk signs 3-year contract to manage Yankees at $65,000 a season
* 1970 1st tennis tie break at a Grand Slam (US Open) (9 pt sudden death)
* 1971 Cesar Cedeno hits an inside-the-park grand slammer
* 1971 Chris Evert & Jimmy Connors win their 1st US Open tennis matches
* 1971 NY's Electric Circus Club goes out of business
* 1972 Chic White Sox Milt Pappas no-hits SD Padres, 1-0
* 1972 Renate Stecher runs 100m European female record (11.07 sec)
* 1972 Rod Stewart's 1st #1 hit (You Wear it Well)
* 1972 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
* 1973 Billy Martin fired as manager of Tigers
* 1973 Netherlands wins hockey world's championship
* 1973 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic
* 1974 Jerry Lewis' 9th Muscular Dystrophy telethon
* 1974 Prest Gerald Ford signs Employee Retirement Income Security Act
* 1978 George Harrison marries Olivia
* 1978 Gloria Fajardo (21) marries Emilio Estefan (25) (Miami Sound Machine)
* 1978 Graham Salmon set worlds record for 100 meters by a blind man
* 1978 John McClain performs 180 outside loops in an airplane over Houston
* 1978 Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 HR in 11 straight years
* 1979 "I Remember Mama" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 108 perfs
* 1979 79th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Mark O'Meara
* 1980 John Arlott calls his last game, England v Australia at Lord's
* 1981 USSR performs underground nuclear test
* 1982 Rolling Stone Keith Richard's house burns down
* 1983 Yitzhak Shamir (Herut) endorsed by Menachem Begin for Israeli PM
* 1984 "Zorba" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 362 performances
* 1985 Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
* 1985 Jerry Lewis' 20th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $33,100,000
* 1986 Cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi
* 1987 Donald Trump takes out a full page NY Times ad lambasting Japan
* 1987 Kevin Bass is 1st NLer to switch hit HRs in a game twice in 1 season
* 1987 Philips introduces CD-video
* 1987 West German pilot Mathias Rust, who flew a private plane from Helsinki Finland, to Moscow's Red Square, forms trial in Russia
* 1988 Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour begins in Wembley
* 1989 Rev Al Sharpton leads a civil rights march through Bensonhurst
* 1990 "Grapes of Wrath" closes at Cort Theater NYC after 188 performances
* 1990 Steve Allen, installed as a new abbot of Hartford St Zen Center, SF
* 1991 Jerry Lewis' 26th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $45,071,657
* 1991 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
* 1991 US officially recognizes independence of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania
* 1992 Nicaragua struck by earthquake/floodings; 118 die
* 1992 US dollar valued at 156.50 guilder (record)
* 1993 10th MTV Awards: Pearl Jam, En Vogue wins
* 1993 Central African Republic ex-emperor Bokassa freed
* 1993 Day of Peace in South Africa
* 1994 Miguel Indurain bicycles world record time (53,040 km)
* 1995 Actor Charlie Sheen (30th birthday) marries Donna Peele (25)
* 1995 Frank Bruno beats Oliver McCall in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
* 1995 Southern California begins using new area code 562
* 1996 Jerry Lewis' 31st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $49,200,000
* 1996 Michelle McGann wins LPGA State Farm Rail Golf Classic
* 1996 Soyuz TM-24, lands
* 1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Montreal Canada on CHOM 97.7 FM
* 1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toronto Canada on CILQ 107.1 FM

14. Coke V/S Pepsi (Banned Video)

13. Love's Story

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all repaired their boats and left.


Love wanted to persevere until the last possible moment. When the island was almost sinking, Love decided to ask for help. Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, "Richness, can you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."


Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel, "Vanity, please help me!" "I can't help you Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat." Vanity answered.


Sadness was close by so Love asked for help, "Sadness, let me go with you." "Oh....Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"


Happiness passed by Love too, but he was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her!


Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come Love, I will take you." It was an elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that he even forgot to ask the elder his name. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went his own way.


Love realizing how much he owed the elder and asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who helped me?" "It was Time," Knowledge answered. "Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?" Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because, only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is."

13. Love's Story

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all repaired their boats and left.


Love wanted to persevere until the last possible moment. When the island was almost sinking, Love decided to ask for help. Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, "Richness, can you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."


Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel, "Vanity, please help me!" "I can't help you Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat." Vanity answered.


Sadness was close by so Love asked for help, "Sadness, let me go with you." "Oh....Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"


Happiness passed by Love too, but he was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her!


Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come Love, I will take you." It was an elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that he even forgot to ask the elder his name. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went his own way.


Love realizing how much he owed the elder and asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who helped me?" "It was Time," Knowledge answered. "Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?" Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because, only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is."

12. A gift to mom

Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers and prospered. Some years later, they chatted after having dinner together. They discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother who lived far away in another city.


The first said, "I had a big house built for Mama."


The second said, "I had a hundred thousand dollar theater built in the house."


The third said "I had my Mercedes dealer deliver an SL600 to her."


The fourth said, "You know how Mama loved reading the Bible and you know she can't read anymore because she can't see very well. I met this preacher who told me about a parrot that can recite the entire Bible. It took twenty preachers 12 years to teach him. I had to pledge to contribute $100,000 a year for twenty years to the church, but it was worth it. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse and the parrot will recite it."


The other brothers were impressed. After the holidays Mom sent out her thank you notes. "She wrote: "Milton, the house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house. Thanks anyway."


"Marvin, I am too old to travel. I stay home, I have my groceries delivered, so I never use the Mercedes. The thought was good. Thanks."


"Michael, you gave me an expensive theater with Dolby sound, it could hold 50 people, but all my friends are dead, I've lost my hearing and I'm nearly blind. I'll never use it. Thank you for the gesture just the same."


"Dearest Melvin, you were the only son to have the good sense to give little thought to your gift. The chicken was delicious. Thank you."

11. A Letter to Dear Dad

A father passing by his teenage daughter's bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely made and everything was neat and tidy. Then he saw an envelope propped up prominently on the centre of the pillow. It was addressed "Dad". With the worst premonition, he opened the envelope and read the letter with trembling hands:-


Dear Dad,

It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you, but I'm leaving home. I had to elope with my new boyfriend Randy because I wanted to avoid a scene with Mom and you. I've been finding real passion with Randy and he is so nice to me. I know when you meet him you'll like him too - even with all his piercing, tattoos, and motorcycle clothes. But it's not only the passion Dad, I'm pregnant and Randy said that he wants me to have the kid and that we can be very happy together. Even though Randy is much older than me (anyway, 42 isn't so old these days is it?), and has no money, really these things shouldn't stand in the way of our relationship, don't you agree?


Randy has a great CD collection; he already owns a trailer in the woods and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter. It's true he has other girlfriends as well but I know he'll be faithful to me in his own way. He wants to have many more children with me and that's now one of my dreams too.


Randy taught me that marijuana doesn't really hurt anyone and he'll be growing it for us and we'll trade it with our friends for all the cocaine and ecstasy we want. In the meantime, we'll pray that science will find a cure for AIDS so Randy can get better; he sure deserves it!!


Don't worry Dad, I'm 15 years old now and I know how to take care of myself. Someday I'm sure we'll be back to visit so you can get to know your grandchildren.


Your loving daughter,
Rosie.



At the bottom of the page were the letters "PTO".

Hands still trembling, her father turned the sheet, and read:


PS:

Dad, none of the above is true. I'm over at the neighbour's house. I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than my report card that's in my desk centre drawer. Please sign it and call when it is safe for me to come home.


I love you!

Your loving daughter,
Rosie


*************

10. WE MISS OUT

THIS IS HOW WE MISS OUT SOMETHING CALLED "LIFE"

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot the matter. The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband. When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just five words.

QUESTIONS:

1. What were the five words?
2. What is the implication of this story?

ANSWER:

The husband just said "I am with you Darling"The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is dead... He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think...

MORAL OF THE STORY:

This story is really worth reading. ......
Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know.

By this way we miss out something called L.I.F.E.