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Daily Pic (George H.W. Bush at the Capitol Rotunda)

December 5, 2018 by GµårÐïåñ
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Remembering George H.W. Bush

Wednesday, December 5 has been declared a national day of mourning in the United States, in honor of former President George H.W. Bush, who died on November 30. Bush is the 12th US president to lie in state at the Capitol rotunda in Washington, DC. Today, a public funeral service will take place at the Washington National Cathedral. On this day of mourning, federal government agencies will be closed, as well as other institutions, including the New York Stock Exchange. Our photo shows the Capitol dome on December 3, with flags flying at half-staff in honor of the former president and World War II veteran.

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Today in History 11/01 (Seabiscuit)

November 1, 2018 by GµårÐïåñ
Seabiscuit and jockey George Woolf lead War Admiral and jockey Charles Kurtsinger in the first turn at the race at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland, on November 1, 1938 (© AP)(1938) Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral
‘The Match of the Century’ pits the small and scrappy thoroughbred racehorse Seabiscuit against the regal Triple Crown-winner War Admiral. Seabiscuit beats the favorite by four lengths and will be named the American Horse of the Year.
Seabiscuit was a champion thoroughbred racehorse in the United States, who became the top money winning racehorse up to the 1940s, as noted in films and books. He beat the 1937 Triple-Crown winner, War Admiral, by 4 lengths in a 2-horse special at Pimlico, and was voted American Horse of the Year for 1938.
Height: 5′ 2″
Lived: May 23, 1933 · May 17, 1947
Weight: 1,199 pound
Parents: Hard Tack · Swing On
Movies: The Story of Seabiscuit · The True Story of Seabiscuit
Birth place: Kentucky

Seabiscuit wins the Santa Anita Handicap
Seabiscuit winning the Santa Anita Handicap in 1940
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(1938) Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral.
Also on this day,

1512 | Sistine Chapel ceiling as Michelangelo’s masterpiece opens to the public
Four years in the making, Michelangelo’s masterpiece covers over 5,000 square feet of the papal chapel’s arched ceiling. The depictions of hundreds of human figures in various poses will be hugely influential for centuries to come.
1765 | Britain imposes Stamp Act and new British tax leads to charges of ‘taxation without representation’
The new tax forces colonists in British America to pay a fee on legal documents and other papers to help fund British forces in North America. Colonists vehemently oppose the tax, organizing a resistance that will presage the American Revolution.
1990 | Cultures celebrated as National American Indian Heritage Month first observed
On August 3, President George H.W. Bush had approved a joint resolution designating November 1990 as National American Indian Heritage Month to celebrate native cultures, traditions, and history. Future presidents will reiterate the proclamation, changing the name to Native American Heritage Month.

Today in History 11/01/17

Armed escort for stamped paper after the passage of the Stamp Act in New York, 1765 (© Culture Club/Getty Images)(1765) New British tax leads to charges of 'taxation without representation'
The new tax forces colonists in British America to pay a fee on legal documents and other papers to help fund British forces in North America. Colonists vehemently oppose the tax, organizing a resistance that will presage the American Revolution.

The Stamp Act of 1765 (short title Duties in American Colonies Act 1765; 5 George III, c. 12) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that imposed a direct tax on the colonies of British America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp. Printed materials included legal documents, magazines, playing cards, newspapers, and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies. Like previous taxes, the stamp tax had to be paid in valid British currency, not in colonial paper money. The purpose of the tax was to help pay for troops stationed in North America after the British victory in the Seven Years' War and its North American theater of the French and Indian War. The Americans said that there was no military need for the soldiers because there were no foreign enemies on the continent, and the Americans had always protected themselves against Indians. They suggested that it was actually a matter of British patronage to surplus British officers and career soldiers who should be paid by London.

The Stamp Act was very unpopular among colonists. A consensus considered it a violation of their rights as Englishmen to be taxed without their consent—consent that only the colonial legislatures could grant. Their slogan was "No taxation without representation." Colonial assemblies sent petitions and protests. The Stamp Act Congress held in New York City was the first significant joint colonial response to any British measure; it petitioned Parliament and the King. Local protest groups led by colonial merchants and landowners established connections through Committees of Correspondence, creating a loose coalition that extended from New England to Maryland. Protests and demonstrations initiated by a new secret organization called the Sons of Liberty often turned violent and destructive as the masses became involved. Very soon, all stamp tax distributors were intimidated into resigning their commissions, and the tax was never effectively collected.

Opposition to the Stamp Act was not limited to the colonies. British merchants and manufacturers, whose exports to the colonies were threatened by colonial boycotts, pressured Parliament. The Act was repealed on March 18, 1766 as a matter of expedience, but Parliament affirmed its power to legislate for the colonies "in all cases whatsoever" by also passing the Declaratory Act. There followed a series of new taxes and regulations, likewise opposed by the colonists.

The episode played a major role in defining the grievances that were clearly stated within the text of the Indictment of George III section of the Declaration of Independence, and enabling the organized colonial resistance that led to the American Revolution in 1775.


Parliament Stamp Act 1765
Printed copy of the Stamp Act of 1765

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Posted in: History Tagged: 1512, 1765, 1938, 1990, American Horse of the Year, American Revolution, Britain, George H W Bush, history, Michelangelo, Native American Indian Heritage Month, Seabiscuit, Sistine Chapel, Stamp Act of 1765, War Admiral

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