Jan. 22: A Day Like Every Other That Will Live In Infamy

By The Associated Press – 2 hrs 9 mins ago
Today is Thursday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2009. There are 343 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court, in its Roe v. Wade decision, legalized abortions using a trimester approach.
On this date:
In 1901, Britain's Queen Victoria died at age 81.
In 1905 (New Style calendar), [They mean Gregorian. — Ed.] thousands of demonstrating Russian workers were fired on by Imperial army troops in St. Petersburg on what became known as "Bloody Sunday."
In 1909, actress Ann Sothern was born in Valley City, N.D.; U.N. Secretary-General U Thant was born in Pantanaw, Burma.
In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson pleaded for an end to war in Europe, calling for "peace without victory." (By April, however, America also was at war.)
In 1922, Pope Benedict XV died; he was succeeded by Pius XI.
In 1944, during World War II, Allied forces began landing at Anzio, Italy.
In 1959, 12 workers were killed in the Knox Mine Disaster in Port Griffith, Pa., when a mine became flooded with water from the Susquehanna River.
In 1973, former President Lyndon B. Johnson died at age 64.
In 1984, the Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins 38-9 to win Super Bowl XVIII, played at Tampa Stadium in Florida. (The game broadcast on CBS-TV featured Apple Computer's famous "1984" ad introducing the Macintosh PC.)
In 1995, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy died at the Kennedy compound at Hyannis Port, Mass., at age 104.
Ten years ago: Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., abruptly called for dismissal of charges against President Bill Clinton to "end this sad and sorry time for our country." Clinton called for spending $2.8 billion to protect the nation from cyber terrorism and chemical and germ warfare. [Yeah, that Clinton, he just let the terrorists run wild, didn't he? — Ed.] Pope John Paul II arrived in Mexico on his first visit in 20 years.
Five years ago: South Dakota politician Bill Janklow was sentenced to 100 days in jail for an auto accident that killed a motorcyclist. Enron Corp.'s former top accountant, Richard Causey, surrendered to federal authorities; he pleaded innocent to conspiracy and fraud charges. (Causey later pleaded guilty to securities fraud and was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison.) Actress-dancer Ann Miller died in Los Angeles at age 81.
One year ago: Actor Heath Ledger was found dead of an accidental prescription overdose in New York City; he was 28. Jose Padilla, once accused of plotting with al-Qaida to blow up a radioactive "dirty bomb," was sentenced by a U.S. federal judge in Miami to 17 years and four months on terrorism conspiracy charges. Republican Fred Thompson quit the race for the White House after a string of poor finishes in early primary and caucus states.
Today's Birthdays: Former Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., is 81. Actress Piper Laurie is 77. Actor Seymour Cassel is 74. Author Joseph Wambaugh is 72. Actor John Hurt is 69. Singer Steve Perry is 60. Country singer-musician Teddy Gentry (Alabama) is 57. Movie director Jim Jarmusch is 56. Hockey Hall-of-Famer Mike Bossy is 52. Actress Linda Blair is 50. Actress Diane Lane is 44. Actor-rap DJ Jazzy Jeff is 44. Country singer Regina Nicks (Regina Regina) is 44.
Thought for Today: "Advertising has done more to cause the social unrest of the 20th century than any other single factor." — Clare Boothe Luce, American author, politician and diplomat (1903-1987).

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Additional History:
In 1970, the Boeing 747 went on its first regularly scheduled commercial flight, from New York to London.
In 1997, the Senate confirmed Madeleine Albright as the nation's first female secretary of state.
In 1998, Theodore Kaczynski pleaded guilty in Sacramento, Calif., to being the Unabomber in return for a sentence of life in prison without parole.
In 2001, President George W. Bush signed a memorandum reinstating full abortion restrictions on U.S. overseas aid.
In 2006, Evo Morales, Bolivia's first Indian president, took office.

Let's Have A Civil War (Between The Counties This Time)

TBogg has rooted some especially florid fruit from the compost pile of rightist inaugural typing. Drool City, to put it mildly. Especially the "next civil war" part. We await President Obama accomplishing something significant (beyond executive orders) that doesn't meet w/ the absolute approval of the seriously disturbed. Hands will wave in the air, fainting couches will be employed, heads will explode. And the concept of "Bush Derangement Syndrome" will be dwarfed by whatever the reaction of the deluded is called. Hussein Derangement?

Single-Handedly

Breaking News Alert The New York Times Wednesday, January 21, 2009 -- 7:07 PM ET ----- Kennedy Is Said to Withdraw Senate Bid Caroline Kennedy has decided to withdraw from consideration for Hillary Rodham Clinton's vacant Senate seat in New York, according to a person told of her decision. More recent info indicates she wasn't going to be chosen, & so struck pre-emptively. We know what really stopped her.

Not Totally Bat-Shit Insane, But Still Quite Dense

Bushie David Frum has floated some money from a relative, or maybe just an old boss for whom he was employed as a sycophant, leased himself some broadband, & started a website for himself. What a wonderful country, when even in a time of financial fear & wide-spread economic suffering, all you need is initiative, enterprise, & a few connections to wealth & privilege to get you going w/ a tribute to your own ego. Must be why Frum decided to come south from the Frozen North.  While the very name is ridiculous 

(And highly un-likely: when was the last time, if ever, that Republicans were a national majority?) we will give Frum points for not allowing the usual gang of idiots to screech repeatedly that the election was stolen because the liberal bias elite media didn't focus on the ephemera that rightists were sure would defeat President Obama. 

Although some of them don't seem to think the election has quite happened. I believe that the perception of betrayal by Bush administration leaders has done a lot to weaken their support from the military, and by extension this weakened support has rolled to John McCain. We don't want to start parsing how "weakened support" can "roll to" someone. And we have to wonder how much of NewMajority was written five months ago. Some of it probably is more recent, but w/ a serious turn to the past, & yes, an accusation of media bias, although the subject in question is better suited for a discussion of historical bias. And what is the subject at hand? Why, it's the best way possible to appeal to the new generation & re-build your imaginary majority: A PIECE BY HERBERT HOOVER'S GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER ABOUT THE RAW DEAL HOOVER GOT!! YES!! Ahistorical but angry young Americans will be burning down the History Dep'ts. once they get wind of this!

Michael Powell pens a reasonable note,  The Republican Party is on the precipice of irrelevance... and is raked over the coals for perceiving reality. And admitted homosexual James Kirchick looks at statistics & decides maybe fag-bashing is not the way to go. This, of course, brings the fag-bashers out, typing of morality.

The Decline & Fall Of The White Man

OMFG, as the kidz say. The coloreds & the wimmin-folks are a-takin' over. Breaking News Alert The New York Times Wednesday, January 21, 2009 -- 4:32 PM ET ----- Parsons of Time Warner Named Citi Chairman Responding to pressure from federal bank regulators, Citigroup on Wednesday named Richard D. Parsons, the former chairman of Time Warner, as its next chairman. Breaking News Alert The New York Times Wednesday, January 21, 2009 -- 4:42 PM ET ----- Senate Confirms Clinton as Secretary of State In a 94-2 vote, Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday won Senate confirmation as the new secretary of state. Read More

Not Looking Good, Even This Soon

After eleven clicks & two searches, we gave up on finding the text of B. O.'s inaugural address on WhiteHouse.gov. We were looking for the "bitter swill" line. We are not encouraged. No, wait, it was posted, at 1327 ET. CPT? Better late than never, but ... And now we hear via the glass teat that none of the gummint e-mail acc'ts., tee vee sets & blah blah at the White House were activated until very recently. What ever.

Only In America

Holy Crap, there's a colored guy on telebision, talking about the government, &, & ... He's. The. President. (And left-handed, we noted, as he signed a proclamation or something.) My gawd, there's a leftist Negro in the White House!! Well, left-handed Dem, anyway.

B. O. A Better Man Than My Candidate, Big Mac

On the non-Gabriel Schoenfeld tip (below) some real Americans may have wised up as far as their votes. President Barack Hussein Obama seems to have some sort of popularity going; we hear mumbling from telebision weasels in the corners of our ears that his approval rating is the highest ever ... for someone who wasn't yet in office.

[M]any people here said a tolerant spirit toward his presidency has been hastened, paradoxically, by some of the same groups that voted mostly Republican in the election. Those include active or former military personnel, and people who identify themselves as evangelical Christians, two groups with traditions of respecting hierarchical order and strong leadership.

Go on, say the word: Authoritarian. There. Better, isn't it? (You may also whisper: "totalitarian theo-fascistic," if you like.)

But some people have, in fact, changed their minds. Leonard Nelson, 63, a 23-year veteran of both the Army and the Navy, said he had voted for Mr. McCain mainly through military fealty, believing that Mr. McCain’s own military record would make him a better commander in chief. “But I’ve come to think the better man won,” said Mr. Nelson, owner of the Humidor Cigar Shop, an aromatic haven of pipes, blended tobaccos and customers on a first-name basis. Mr. Nelson said that Mr. Obama, through his cabinet selections, sent a signal of centrist government intention that feels all right to him. Mr. Nelson’s customers like Cliff A. Stark, a lawyer and pipe smoker, were more representative of the spirit of pained resignation that is common here. “It’s just something you can’t do anything about,” Mr. Stark said.

Pained resignation. Ooooh, poor victims. Gawd forbid they should take their heads out their asses, look around, & wise up.

From the Bug-O-Sphere

Cap'n. Ed sez:

I’ll be doing my best to avoid any more of the fawning and flatulence of today’s events.  Maybe by next week, people will have gotten a king-sized grip on themselves and all of this nonsense will have disappeared.

And maybe by then you'll have released the queen-sized grip you've got on yourself, Cappy.

From The Weasel Street Journal, inane but fevered dreams of neo-cons & B. O. gettin' together to do neo-con things in

this inherently conservative country.

We still don't know where that idea comes from. Perhaps the inherent stupidity of the Republican party:

On the other hand, if he extends an olive branch to the neoconservatives -- as he has done with the social conservatives by inviting the pastor Rick Warren, a supporter of California's gay-marriage ban, to deliver his inaugural invocation, or by breaking bread with leading conservative intellectuals last week -- he might pick up some surprising allies. He might also fracture the opposition's idea machine and help turn the Republicans back into the stupid party for years to come.

Central to George F. Will's point: 

The Senate voted the extension to 2031 unanimously, which is evidence that genuflection had replaced reflection.

A shorter George? "It's not too early to think about bringing back the poll tax."

Alternate Birthdays

No actual difference from birthdays found elsewhere; just pictures, it's much harder to read, & Princess Mathilde (below) of The Belgian Royal Family. Is that a band or something?

Today's Birthdays: Opera singer Placido Domingo turns 68 years old today. AP Photo/Gus Ruelas Name Profession Age Ann Wedgeworth Actress 75 Snooks Eaglin Blues singer-musician 73 Jack Nicklaus Golfer 69 Mac Davis Singer 67 Jill Eikenberry Actress ("L.A. Law") 62 Jim Ibbotson Country musician (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) 62 Billy Ocean R&B singer 59 Robby Benson Actor, director 53 Geena Davis Actress 53 Hakeem Olajuwon Basketball player 46 Charlotte Ross Actress 41 John Ducey Actor 40 Karina Lombard Actress 40 Levirt Rapper (B-Rock and the Bizz) 39 Mark Trojanowski Rock musician (Sister Hazel) 39 Cat Power Rock singer 37 Chris Kilmore DJ (Incubus) 36 Princess Mathilde Member of the Belgian royal family 36 Vincent Laresca Actor 35 Emma Bunton Singer (Spice Girls) 33 Phil Stacey Country singer ("American Idol") 31 Nokio R&B singer (Dru Hill) 30 Izabella Miko Actress 28 Folk singer-musician Richie Havens turns 68 years old today. AP Photo/Joe Giblin

F**k Censorship!!

The additional historical events which Yahoo! didn't want you to see: In 1950, author George Orwell died in London. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders. Fifteen years ago, in 1994, a jury in Manassas, Va., acquitted Lorena Bobbitt by reason of temporary insanity of maliciously wounding her husband, John, whom she'd accused of sexually assaulting her. In 1997, Speaker Newt Gingrich was fined as the House voted for first time in history to discipline its leader for ethical misconduct. In 1998, Pope John Paul II began his first visit to Cuba. In 2003, the Census Bureau announced that Hispanics had surpassed blacks as America's largest minority group.

Pointlesss Distractions Over The Decades

On January 21st, 1942, Count Basie and His Orchestra recorded "One O'Clock Jump" in New York. In 1965, The Animals canceled a show in New York after US immigration officials forced the band to leave the theater. [Get those "Animals" out of here! — Ed.] In 1966, George Harrison married model Patti Boyd. They met during the filming of The Beatles' film "A Hard Day's Night." In 1982, bluesman B.B. King donated his entire record collection -- 7,000 records -- to the University of Mississippi. The collection included rare records he played as a DJ in the 1940s.In 1984, singer Jackie Wilson died at the age of 49. He had been in a coma since his 1975 heart attack during a concert in New Jersey. His funeral was held in Detroit. In 1990, the first MTV "Unplugged" special was aired, with Squeeze as the first performers. In 1996, singer Francisco Garcia of Cannibal and the Headhunters died after a long illness. He was 49. The group was best known for the song "Land of 1,000 Dances." In 1997, Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker, died of complications from a stroke in Las Vegas. He was 87. ["Elvis" no longer requires a sur-name? — Ed.] In 1998, actor Jack Lord died of congestive heart failure at his home in Honolulu. He was 77. He's probably best known for starring on "Hawaii Five-O." ["Probably?" — Ed.] Associated Press

Party's Over, Reality Resumes: Off W/ His Head!!

Today in History - Jan. 21

By The Associated Press2 hrs 32 mins ago

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 21, the 21st day of 2009. There are 344 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Jan. 21, 1793, during the French Revolution, King Louis XVI, condemned for treason, was executed on the guillotine.

On this date:

In 1858, Felix Marma Zuloaga became president of Mexico upon the ouster of Ignacio Comonfort.

In 1861, Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and four other Southerners resigned from the U.S. Senate.

In 1915, the first Kiwanis Club was founded, in Detroit.

In 1924, Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin died at age 53.

In 1950, former State Department official Alger Hiss, accused of being part of a Communist spy ring, was found guilty in New York of lying to a grand jury. (Hiss, who always proclaimed his innocence, served less than four years in prison.)

In 1954, the first atomic submarine, the USS Nautilus, was launched at Groton, Conn. (However, the Nautilus did not make its first nuclear-powered run until nearly a year later.)

In 1958, Charles Starkweather, 19, killed three relatives of his 14-year-old girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, at her family's home in Lincoln, Neb. (Starkweather and Fugate went on a road trip which resulted in seven more slayings.)

In 1959, Ohio saw widespread flooding caused by heavy rain and melted snow. Movie producer-director Cecil B. DeMille died in Hollywood at age 77. Former child actor Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer was shot and killed during an argument in Mission Hills, Calif.; he was 31.

In 1968, the Battle of Khe Sanh began during the Vietnam War as North Vietnamese forces attacked a U.S. Marine base; the Americans were able to hold their position until the siege was lifted 2 1/2 months later. In Greenland, an American B-52 bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs crashed, killing one crew member and scattering radioactive material.

In 1976, the supersonic Concorde jet was put into service by Britain and France.

Ten years ago: Former Sen. Dale Bumpers told the Senate impeachment trial of Bill Clinton that the president was guilty of a "terrible moral lapse" but not of conduct warranting or even permitting his removal from office. Raul Salinas de Gortari, the brother of a former Mexican president, was convicted of masterminding the murder of rival Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu. (The conviction was later overturned.) Actress Susan Strasberg died in New York at age 61.

Five years ago: President George W. Bush visited community colleges in Ohio and Arizona, where he highlighted the economy and several new job-training initiatives he'd proposed a day earlier in his State of the Union speech. The recording industry sued 532 computer users it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet.

One year ago: Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama accused each other of repeatedly and deliberately distorting the truth for political gain in a highly personal debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Ann Wedgeworth is 75. Blues singer-musician Snooks Eaglin is 73. Golfer Jack Nicklaus is 69. Opera singer Placido Domingo is 68.Singer Richie Havens is 68. Singer Mac Davis is 67. Actress Jill Eikenberry is 62. Country musician Jim Ibbotson (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 62. Singer-songwriterBilly Ocean is 59. Actor-director Robby Benson is 53. Actress Geena Davis is 53. Basketball player Hakeem Olajuwon is 46. Actress Charlotte Ross is 41. Actor John Ducey is 40. Actress Karina Lombard is 40. Rapper Levirt (B-Rock and the Bizz) is 39. Rock musician Mark Trojanowski (Sister Hazel) is 39. Rock singer-songwriter Cat Power is 37. Rock DJ Chris Kilmore (Incubus) is 36. Actor Vincent Laresca is 35. Singer Emma Bunton (Spice Girls) is 33. Country singer Phil Stacey is 31. Rhythm-and-blues singer Nokio (Dru Hill) is 30. Actress Izabella Miko is 28.

Thought for Today: "It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact." — Edmund Burke, British statesman (1729-1797).

Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. 

Sayonara, Suckwad!

Is It Over Yet?

"Now hear this! Now hear this! All hands relax their sphincters & resume breathing. The smoking lamp is lit!"Breaking News Alert The New York Times Tuesday, January 20, 2009 -- 12:06 PM ET ----- Obama Is Sworn In as the 44th President Barack Obama took the oath of office on Tuesday at the National Mall in Washington before what may be the largest inaugural crowd ever. Read More

Visions of Exploding Sugarplums

Now we lay us down to sleep, & when we awake tomorrow, the most recent of our long national nightmares will at last be over. Unless something untoward happens & we awaken to chaos & ...

Morbid Bidness

On January 20th, 1965, disc jockey Alan Freed died in Palm Spings, California, of kidney and liver disease. He was 42. He's credited with coining the phrase "rock and roll." [Or stealing it from colored people. — Ed.] In 1973, Jerry Lee Lewis made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry. Opry officials allowed him to perform as long as he didn't use profanities and played only country music. By the end of the set, Lewis broke both agreements. [Good for The Killer! — Ed.] In 1982, singer Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a live bat during a concert in Des Moines, Iowa. He claimed he thought it was a toy thrown to him by an audience member. In 1984, Johnny Weissmuller, an Olympic champion who went on to movie stardom as "Tarzan," died in Acapulco, Mexico, at age 79. In 1988, Beach Boy Mike Love hurled insults at Paul McCartney, Diana Ross, Bruce Springsteen and Mick Jagger while the Beach Boys were being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. [Best thing a Beach Boy has ever done? Just might be. — Ed.] In 1990, actress Barbara Stanwyck, known for her role on "The Big Valley," died of heart failure. She was 82. Also, comedians Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold got married. They have since split up. In 1993, actress Audrey Hepburn died of cancer in Switzerland at the age of 63. In 1998, singer Alice Nutter [That can't be her real name, can it? — Ed.] of Chumbawamba said on "Politically Incorrect" that the band advocated fans stealing copies of their album. Virgin Megastores reacted by pulling their albums from the shelves and putting them behind the counters. Associated Press

The (Non) Miracle Of Birth

Today's Birthdays: Country singer Slim Whitman is 85. Actress Patricia Neal is 83. Comedian Arte Johnson is 80. Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin is 79. Actress Dorothy Provine is 72.Singer Eric Stewart is 64. Movie director David Lynch is 63. Actor Daniel Benzali is 59. Rock musician Paul Stanley (KISS) is 57. Rock musician Ian Hill (Judas Priest) is 57. Comedian Bill Maher is 53. Actor Lorenzo Lamas is 51. Actor James Denton ("Desperate Housewives") is 46. Rock musician Greg K. (The Offspring) is 44. Country singer John Michael Montgomery is 44. Actor Rainn Wilson ("The Office) is 43. Actress Stacey Dash is 42. TV personality Melissa Rivers is 41. Singer Xavier is 41. Singer Edwin McCain is 39. Actor Skeet Ulrich is 39. Rap musician ?uestlove (The Roots) is 38. Rock musician Rob Bourdon (Linkin Park) is 30. Associated Press

Inauguration Day (For The Last 70 Odd Yrs.)

By The Associated Press Tuesday 20 January, 12:01 am ET Pictures & sound here. Today is Tuesday, Jan. 20, the 20th day of 2009. There are 345 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: In 1981, Iran released 52 Americans it had held hostage for 444 days, minutes after the presidency passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan. On this date: In 1801, Secretary of State John Marshall was nominated by President John Adams to be chief justice of the United States. (He was sworn in on Feb. 4, 1801.) In 1841, the island of Hong Kong was ceded by China to Great Britain. (It returned to Chinese control in July 1997.) In 1887, the U.S. Senate approved an agreement to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base. In 1936, Britain's King George V died (his demise having been hastened by his physician) [What? — Ed.]; he was succeeded by Edward VIII. In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first chief executive to be inaugurated on Jan. 20 instead of March 4.In 1942, Nazi officials held the notorious Wannsee conference, during which they arrived at their "final solution" that called for exterminating Jews. In 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn into office for an unprecedented fourth term. In 1949, President Harry S. Truman was sworn in for a second term of office. In his inaugural address, Truman branded communism a "false philosophy" as he outlined his program for U.S. world leadership. In 1969, Richard M. Nixon was sworn in as the 37th president of the United States; Spiro Agnew took the oath of vice president. In 1989, George H.W. Bush was sworn in as the 41st president of the United States; Dan Quayle took the oath of vice president. Ten years ago: For a second day, President Bill Clinton's legal team argued its case before the Senate, saying that House-passed articles of impeachment were "flawed and unfair." Five years ago: President George W. Bush, in his State of the Union address, asserted that America was strengthening its economy and successfully combatting terrorism. Dick Gephardt quit the Democratic presidential race. Martha Stewart's stock-trading trial formally began in New York. (Stewart ended up serving a five-month prison sentence for lying about a stock sale.) The Salvation Army announced a donation likely to exceed $1.5 billion from the estate of Joan Kroc, widow of McDonald's founder. One year ago: The Los Angeles Times announced its top editor, James O'Shea, had been fired after he rejected a management order to cut $4 million from the newsroom budget, 14 months after his predecessor was also ousted in a budget dispute. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili was sworn in for a second term. The New England Patriots defeated the San Diego Chargers in the AFC championship game, pulling out a 21-12 victory that sent them back to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in seven seasons. The New York Giants won a 23-20 overtime victory over Green Bay in the NFC championship. Thought for Today: "America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." — Alexis de Tocqueville, French author (1805-1859). Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press Leftovers & extras, from a different AP: In 1896, Comedian George Burns was born Nathan Birnbaum in New York City. In 1920, Movie director Federico Fellini was born in Rimini, Italy. In 1961, John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th president of the United States. Kennedy: "Ask not what your country can do for you ...." In 1981, Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the 40th president of the United States. In 1986, The United States observed the first federal holiday in honor of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., & Britain and France announced plans to build the Channel Tunnel. In 1987, Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite disappeared in Beirut, Lebanon, while attempting to negotiate the release of Western hostages. In 1993, Bill Clinton was sworn in as the 42nd president of the United States. In 2001, George W. Bush took the oath of office as the 43rd president of the United States. In 2001, Hundreds of thousands of protesting Filipinos forced President Joseph Estrada to step down; Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was sworn in as the new president.

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