Almanac Highlights for August 20
August 20 2021 marks the 232nd day of the year and the 62nd of summer. Notable birthdays include Benjamin Harrison H P Lovecraft Eero Saarinen Don King Isaac Hayes Connie Chu Robert Plant Al Roker Joan Allen Da O Russell Amy Adams Andrew Garfield and Demi Lovato. The day notes Lyndon Johnson taught high school public speaking in Houston and quotes Lovecraft about thoughts and dreams. It also recalls the first telegram around the world in 1911 traveling 28000 miles in 16.5 minutes and the moon phase between August 15 first quarter and August 22 full.
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Andrew Garfield
Demi Lovato
Lyndon Johnson
New York Times
Evacuation Failures Put Afghan Activists at Risk
Trudy Rubin warns that U S leaders failed to plan mass evacuations for Afghan human rights activists, women leaders, and translators. She cites Mariam and Nargis, both connected to U S aid and diplomacy, as examples of lives endangered by the Aug 31 withdrawal and stalled SIV processing.
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Bagram
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Nargis
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Turkey
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Afghanistan
Blinken
House
Donald Trump
Trump Trump
Guam
James Miervaldis
Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal judged by judgment not safety
Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty argues Biden’s Afghanistan exit exposes flawed judgment and failed contingency planning. The piece questions assurances from Biden and Blinken and highlights risks to Afghan partners left behind. It notes blame shifting to Afghans and calls for accountability and moral responsibility.
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U.S
Afghanistan
Saigon
Antony Blinken
Congress
United States
Blinken
Biden
Washington Post
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Harry Truman
Donald Trump
Kabul
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Nation united by 9/11 memory and Jan 6 shock
A reflection on how 9/11 unified the nation in grief and resolve, contrasted with the Jan 6 assault on the Capitol. The author recalls fear, questions of accountability, and the enduring hope for justice while noting Americans’ complex reactions to both events.
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Our Nation Faces Divisions as 9 11 Remembrance Looms
Gary Abernathy argues the 20th anniversary of 9 11 highlights a fractured nation. He notes sharp divides over Jan 6 comparisons, blames the Afghanistan withdrawal for unity erosion, and calls for a temporary pause in polarized politics to honor victims and America's enduring identity.
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