Almanag highlights from 2010 spring day and notable events
Almanac entry noting 2010 is the 106th day and spring day 28. It lists historical moments including Bennington 1777, Lenin 1917, Grandcamp disaster 1947, Virginia Tech 2007, plus birthdays for Chaplin and Ustinov, sports note on Michael Jordan, Chaplin refusing dialogue until 1940, and the moon phase around April 14 to 21.
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Vladimir I. Lenin
Russia
Texas City
Texas
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
Anatole France
Charlie Chaplin
Peter Ustinov
Pope Benedict XVI
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bill Belichick
Ellen Barkin
Peter Billingsley
Michael Jordan
Washington Wizards
Philadelphia 76Ers
Judicial activism critique in Supreme Court confirmation era
The piece argues liberals and conservatives push for a summer clash over Barack Obama’s nominee while noting how confirmation practices have evolved since 1939. It traces past rapid approvals, shifts after 1970s hearings, and how modern politics shape debates over nominees and judicial philosophy.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Supreme Court
John Paul Stevens
FDR
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard
Senate
William O. Douglas
Douglas
Securities and Exchange Commission
Linda Greenhouse
New York Times
Stevens
Antonin Scalia
Ted Kennedy
Robert Bork
Political anger linked to homicide trends in U S history
An analysis of Randolph Roth’s American Homicide argues that high murder rates stem from political distrust and national confidence rather than proximate social ills. The piece links Civil War era distrust to current violence, noting shifts tied to elections and government trust levels.
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Brown
Warren
Kelo
Democratic House
Ohio State University
Randolph Roth
United States
Roth
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Carter
Iran
Vietnam
Barack Obama
FBI
Obama
America
Long Fling with In Laws Dares a Mediterranean Cruise
DL Stewart muses on a chaotic family plan to join his 89 year old mother in law for a 12 day cruise through two seas and six countries starting in Monte Carlo. He frets about nonstop flights from Dayton to Monaco and his own cruise aversion while noting his place on the mother in law’s list of favorite sons in law.
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Dayton
Monaco
Atlanta
New York
Paris
Nice
Jfk
France
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