1790 - The Revenue Cutter Service, the predecessor of the U.S. Coast Guard, was commissioned.
1892 - Lizzie Borden allegedly murdered her father and step-mother in Fall River, Massachusetts. She was acquitted at trial because of lack of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
1944 - Anne Frank and most of her family were arrested in Amsterdam and subsequently killed.
1987 - The Federal Communications Commission rescinded the Fairness Doctrine, opening the way for undiluted political broadcasting.
- Jim
This day in history - August 4
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This day in history - August 4
Fear, anger, hatred, and greed. The devil's all-you-can-eat buffet.
Re: This day in history - August 4
Happy birthday, coasties.
- Jim
- Jim
Re: This day in history - August 4
and thereby saved AM radio which had been going down the drain for several years.seamusTX wrote:
1987 - The Federal Communications Commission rescinded the Fairness Doctrine, opening the way for undiluted political broadcasting.
The so-called "Fairness Doctrine" was anything but. It is astonishing how often these government regs/programs come up with names that sound like apply Pie and Motherhood but are anything but. The Department of Education! Environmental Protection Agency! Homeland Security! Need I say more?
Well, Department of Justice, I guess.
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
Re: This day in history - August 4
This has been going on for a long time, though I think it got started around the time of WW II. George Orwell recognized it in 1948 (when he wrote the book 1984).
In the U.S.: Department of War -> Department of Defense
Department of Foreign Affairs -> Department of State
Federal Security Agency -> Department of Health, Education, and Welfare -> Department of Health and Human Services + Department of Education
There many more examples among the lower-level agencies, like BATFE, ICE, etc.
I can't help adding what what used to be called the Department of Prisons in many states became the Department of Corrections, but not a whole lot of correction occurs.
You also see it with these lobbying and fund-raising organizations that have names Citizens for <something> or Americans for <something>, where <something> is something like progress, a safe environment, clean energy, safer kids, etc.
- Jim
In the U.S.: Department of War -> Department of Defense
Department of Foreign Affairs -> Department of State
Federal Security Agency -> Department of Health, Education, and Welfare -> Department of Health and Human Services + Department of Education
There many more examples among the lower-level agencies, like BATFE, ICE, etc.
I can't help adding what what used to be called the Department of Prisons in many states became the Department of Corrections, but not a whole lot of correction occurs.
You also see it with these lobbying and fund-raising organizations that have names Citizens for <something> or Americans for <something>, where <something> is something like progress, a safe environment, clean energy, safer kids, etc.
- Jim