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Post by Buckeye Dale on May 4, 2020 6:49:42 GMT -5
I thought this was kind of interesting...
1968: The Oroville Dam dedicated
The Oroville Dam in Northern California was dedicated by Gov. Ronald Reagan. The 770-foot-tall earth-filled structure, a pet project of Reagan’s predecessor, Pat Brown, remains the tallest dam in the United States, but was also the scene of a near disaster in February 2017 when two spillways collapsed, threatening for a time to flood parts of three counties in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
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Post by Buckeye Dale on May 11, 2020 6:55:57 GMT -5
I thought this was kind of interesting... 1968: The Oroville Dam dedicated The Oroville Dam in Northern California was dedicated by Gov. Ronald Reagan. The 770-foot-tall earth-filled structure, a pet project of Reagan’s predecessor, Pat Brown, remains the tallest dam in the United States, but was also the scene of a near disaster in February 2017 when two spillways collapsed, threatening for a time to flood parts of three counties in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Gee, I wonder why WALLt didn't find this very interesting... |
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Post by Buckeye Dale on Oct 27, 2020 6:09:06 GMT -5
1659
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Quakers executed for religious beliefs
William Robinson and Marmaduke Stevenson, two Quakers who came from England in 1656 to escape religious persecution, are executed in the Massachusetts Bay Colony for their religious beliefs. The two had violated a law passed by the Massachusetts General Court the year before, banning Quakers from the colony under penalty of death.
The Religious Society of Friends, whose members are commonly known as Quakers, was a Christian movement founded by George Fox in England during the early 1650s. Quakers opposed central church authority, preferring to seek spiritual insight and consensus through egalitarian Quaker meetings. They advocated sexual equality and became some of the most outspoken opponents of slavery in early America. Robinson and Stevenson, who were hanged from an elm tree on Boston Common in Boston, were the first Quakers to be executed in America. Quakers found solace in Rhode Island and other colonies, and Massachusetts’ anti-Quaker laws were later repealed.
In the mid 18th century, John Woolman, an abolitionist Quaker, traveled the American colonies, preaching and advancing the anti-slavery cause. He organized boycotts of products made by slave labor and was responsible for convincing many Quaker communities to publicly denounce slavery. Another of many important abolitionist Quakers was Lucretia Mott, who worked on the Underground Railroad in the 19th century, helping lead fugitive slaves to freedom in the Northern states and Canada. In later years, Mott was a leader in the movement for women’s rights.
Interesting in light of yesterday, and leftists trying to harm/injure/kill Jews...seems POTUS was right, we need to teach more AMERICAN history in our schools...another attempted repeat from the left.
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Post by DrSchadenfreude on Oct 27, 2020 19:39:24 GMT -5
1659 October 27 Quakers executed for religious beliefs William Robinson and Marmaduke Stevenson, two Quakers who came from England in 1656 to escape religious persecution, are executed in the Massachusetts Bay Colony for their religious beliefs. The two had violated a law passed by the Massachusetts General Court the year before, banning Quakers from the colony under penalty of death. The Religious Society of Friends, whose members are commonly known as Quakers, was a Christian movement founded by George Fox in England during the early 1650s. Quakers opposed central church authority, preferring to seek spiritual insight and consensus through egalitarian Quaker meetings. They advocated sexual equality and became some of the most outspoken opponents of slavery in early America. Robinson and Stevenson, who were hanged from an elm tree on Boston Common in Boston, were the first Quakers to be executed in America. Quakers found solace in Rhode Island and other colonies, and Massachusetts’ anti-Quaker laws were later repealed. In the mid 18th century, John Woolman, an abolitionist Quaker, traveled the American colonies, preaching and advancing the anti-slavery cause. He organized boycotts of products made by slave labor and was responsible for convincing many Quaker communities to publicly denounce slavery. Another of many important abolitionist Quakers was Lucretia Mott, who worked on the Underground Railroad in the 19th century, helping lead fugitive slaves to freedom in the Northern states and Canada. In later years, Mott was a leader in the movement for women’s rights. Interesting in light of yesterday, and leftists trying to harm/injure/kill Jews...seems POTUS was right, we need to teach more AMERICAN history in our schools...another attempted repeat from the left. Earth to Planet Sh-ard-shit... The current POTUS knows less about American history than I knew when I was in the second grade, literally. Of course, I had read more books by then than Donald Trump has read in his entire life. Trump isn't promoting the study of history. He's promoting the teaching of mythology in place of true history. As for Oroville, California, my late aunt and uncle, and their three daughters, have lived there since the 1960s. |
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