Monthly Archives: February 2024

History

On this day February 22

Today in History

  • 2011 185 people are killed during an earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand

    The quake, while having a magnitude of only 6.3, had one of the highest intensities ever recorded in an urban area (MM IX).

  • 1986 The People Power Revolution begins in the Philippines

    The nonviolent campaign resulted in the fall of President Ferdinand Marcos and the restoration of the country’s democracy.

  • 1983 The play “Moose Murders” flops spectacularly on Broadway

    According to critic Frank Rich, “a visit to Moose Murders is what will separate the connoisseurs of Broadway disaster from mere dilettantes for many moons to come.”

  • 1948 Czechoslovakia becomes a communist state following a coup d’etat

    The country became a parliamentary republic following the non-violent “Velvet Revolution” in 1989 and was split into the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic in 1993.

  • 1879 The first Woolworth store opens in Utica, New york

    Frank Woolworth’s five-and-dime retail stores became one of the world’s most successful trading companies with branches in many countries around the world.

History

On this day February 19

Today in History

  • 2008 Fidel Castro steps down as Cuba’s president

    Castro was 81 years old at the time and had been in power for 49 years.

  • 1986 The “Mir” Space Station is launched

    The Soviet vehicle was the world’s first modular space station and remained in orbit for 15 years.

  • 1985 Iberia Airlines Flight 610 crashes

    All 148 people on board died in the accident that was blamed on pilot error.

  • 1945 U.S. troops land on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima

    The photo showing 4 marines erecting a U.S. flag on the island has become one of the best-known images of World War II.

  • 1878 Thomas Edison patents the phonograph

    It was the first machine able to reproduce recorded sound.

My Thoughts

Makes One Think.

   As we look across the map of the Arab world, encompassing the diverse lands of Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, one glaring question arises: Why have the vast majority of these nations not extended their hand to provide refuge and shelter to Palestine amidst the ongoing conflict?