May 20 2010 Almanac highlights and history
Almanag notes the 140th day of 2010 and 62nd day of spring. It recalls Lindbergh’s 1927 solo flight, the 1961 Freedom Riders attack, and 2006 Iraq PM Maliki taking office. Birthdays include Mill, Stewart, Cocker, Cher, Pinchot, Allen, Stewart, Busta Rhymes. Moon phase is first quarter.
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Charles Lindbergh
Paris
Long Island
N.Y
Freedom Riders
Montgomery
Ala
Nouri Kamel al-Maliki
Iraq
John Stuart Mill
Jimmy Stewart
Joe Cocker
Cher
Spirit of
Teachable moment missed over flag T shirts at Live Oak High
Leonard Pitts Jr. critiques Live Oak High School assistant principal Miguel Rodriguez for banning students wearing red white and blue symbolism on Cinco de Mayo while debating First Amendment rights. He argues the incident shows hypocrisy and missed educational opportunity to teach respectful disagreement and constitutional principles. He notes historical court rulings on student speech and urges a civic dialogue rather than censorship.
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Morgan Hill
Calif
Live Oak High School
Cinco de Mayo
Mexico
Miguel Rodriguez
Supreme Court
Rodriguez
Live Oak High
Supreme Court Should Revers 9th Circuit Yet Again
Washington opinion by George Will argues the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals repeatedly erodes Supreme Court precedents on church state funding. It notes the Arizona school scholarship program and contrasts with Cleveland’s 2002 decision, urging the Court to summarily reverse the 9th Circuit this term.
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Washington
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
9Th Circuit
9Th
Circuit Court
Arizona
San Francisco
Cleveland
Rehnquist
O’connor
Scalia
Kennedy
Thomas
Pat Moynihan
Medicinal Prohibition Revealed How Drugstores Sold Alcohol
In 1920s America doctors and pharmacists issued liquor with prescriptions fueling a booming trade. The AMA's 1917 stance shifted as medicinal booze proved useful for many ailments, prompting fake drugstores and saloons to blur lines. Prohibition's repeal in 1933 ended the era with stricter enforcement and tax gains.
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Daisy Buchanan
Daisy
Jay Gatsby
East Egg
Gatsby
E Scott Fitzgerald
Tom Buchanan
Fitzgerald
American Medical Association
AMA
America
Detroit
Bond
Markin’s
Chicago
William E. Dever
Sixth Avenue
West Fourth Street
Manhattan
Golden Swan
Eugene O’neill
Hell Hole
Harry Hope
Charles Walgreen
Walgreens
Charles Walgreen Jr
Walgreen
Charles Jr
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Almanag
Bronson Pinchot
Ted Allen
Tony Stewart
Busta Rhymes
Doonesbury
Garry Trudeau
Siv Tun Yay
Leonard Pitts
Leonard Pitts Jr
Miami Herald
Herald Plaza
Miami
Miamiherald
George Will
Georgewill
Washpost
Daniel Okrent
Scribner
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