On this day in history...
Jews who survived a massacre in Constance Germany are burned to death in 1349.
George Washington asked for a spy volunteer, Nathan Hale volunteered in 1776.
The rickshaw was invented in Japan in 1846.
The sewing machine is patented by Elias Howe in 1846.
Lincoln Highway opened as 1st paved coast-to-coast highway in 1913.
Canada declared war on Germany in 1939.
Swanson sold it's 1st "TV dinner" in 1953.
U. S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps was incorporated in 1962.
Today is also Suicide Prevention Day. According to the National Mental Health Information Center, "Every 17 minutes someone in America commits suicide, and for every completed suicide, there are approximately 25 attempts. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, suicide is currently the eighth leading cause of death in the United States."
I apologize if I've upset anyone by this, but this is unfortunately something that we ignore until it is usually unfortunately too late. Interestingly enough, it also ties in with my blog item today. Please read on...
So You Don't Think It Matters!
Yes, the title is a little obscure and what brought me to write this little story is an experience that has occurred to me recently and I wanted to share that with you, my readers.
Unfortunately, I've been dealing with a situation and have been in Memphis more than my home in the Orlando area. A lot of my time here is spent in the hospital. Each day I need to go to the information desk and get a Visitor's Pass for the day. Now, my first visit here was on 8/11 and I would do this for the next 10 days.
What's interesting and quite amazing to me still, is that when I returned 9 days later, several of the people at the front desk remembered either my name and/or the patient's name. I was amazed at this. How could this person who greets, at the least, hundreds of people a day remember me? And it was more than one person too. I do not consider myself a striking individual. Yes, I was always kind to these people and wished them a nice day as I was leaving their desk.
So, I had to wonder, what kind of impression we leave on people. It's obvious that we leave an impression on people when we least expect it or at least unwittingly. It just amazed me the power that we have in altering someone's day.
A simple smile generally makes the other person seeing that smile do the same. Kindness and courteousness also go a very long way. I was just thinking about what I'm going to write and it rang through my head that I've stated this before. Please do not get me wrong, I am not looking to turn back time. Wait, I take that back, in my brother's case I would love to, so therefore he might not be in a trauma unit.
But again, we tend to forget the little things because we are so busy. Too many people find themselves rushing from one place to another. Yes, I know that we all have so much to accomplish, but we do need to take a moment to reflect and remember the little things. For they all make up the greater of all. The little things are just as powerful if not moreso in many ways. I recently published my newsletter, but unfortunately do not have the article on disk that I wrote. It's about remembering. I will post that again when I return home. I didn't think of it as a post at that time, but I think it is something that is pertinent to our lives and living.
Interestingly enough, I couldn't finish this post before it was time to go to the hospital. The young lady giving out passes questioned me about my brother's room since he had to go back to the ICU from the Step-Down unit and she remembered that.
It just goes to show that the mind is such a powerful thing & the impressions that we leave upon others is very powerful in itself.
Wishing all a safe & kind day.
Til next time...Marc It Sold!
Monday, September 10, 2007
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Grandparent's Day
On this day in history...
Columbus' fleet set sail westward in 1492.
The New England colonies declared war on Wampanoag Indians in 1675.
1st steam engine arrived in US colonies in 1753.
"The United Colonies" were renamed the "United States" by the Continental Congress in 1776.
California became 31st state in 1850 and they call today "Admission Day."
Orville Wright made the first 1-hr airplane flight at Fort Myer, VA in 1908.
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was created by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in 1926. For all intents and purposes is still owned by the same company today since GE bought over RCA in 1986.
The Allies (US, British & French) landed at Salerno, Italy during what was called Operation Avalanche in 1943.
Allied forces liberate Luxembourg in 1944.
President Eisenhower signed the 1st civil rights bill since the Reconstruction era.
Today is Grandparent's Day.
I have to admit that I thought this was just another "Hallmark Holiday." It appears that National Grandparents Day was originated with Marian McQuade. She was a housewife in Fayette County, West Virginia. Her primary motivation was to champion the cause of lonely elderly in nursing homes. She also hoped to persuade grandchildren to tap the wisdom and heritage their grandparents could provide. President Jimmy Carter, proclaimed that National Grandparents Day would be celebrated every year on the first Sunday after Labor Day in 1978.
Again this is time to reflect. In our busy society it is too often that the elderly are relegated to the 'back seat' so to speak. This is a sad reflection of our culture and times. The Orient always revered their elderly. There used to be time, even in our country, when this was so. It was only 40-50 years ago that the family unit revolved about not only our immediate family (parents & children), but grandparents and great grandparents, if they were still alive.
Yes, there are family units that still believe in this value. I remember with my father's family, it always revolved around "Bubbe." This was my grandmother. It is a Yiddish expression for grandmother. I later came to know that her English name was Sarah.
Every year there was an annual picnic usually in June, that my mother used to help organize, at Biertemple Park in Union, NJ. We would rent the park & everyone would bring different foods. There used to be at least 70 people there. And everyone always went to greet Bubbe.
Each month there was also a family circle meeting at someone's house. These were always grand events with lots of socializing and minutes were taken just like at any business meeting. Granted, this was for our parents and the children mostly did not attend.
On holidays, we almost always visited my Aunt Mary & Uncle Max, because that is where Bubbe lived and Aunt Mary was her oldest child. Now, this was not a small family by any means. There were 11 children in all with my father being the next to last. I remember that he had cousins around his age if I'm not mistaken. Gosh, remembering all those names used to be quite a task. But we were together.
That was until a few years after Bubbe died and I have to admit that things feel apart. Yes, we saw each other at bar/bat mitzvahs & weddings & unfortunately funerals. But the family unit was not the same. Granted, this was about the time that we can see a change in the make up of the family structure. Around this time, more mothers were going out and getting jobs, they weren't staying home and being housewives.
My reason for bringing this up is twofold. Firstly, with every change there is both good and not so good. I don't want to call it bad, because I feel that is very incorrect term. Change is necessary, but sometimes in this instance, we lose touch with, in the long run, who we are and where we came from. They were our parents just as you are your childrens parents. Why do we not give the same values of that to our children? Why does it seem that the grandparent and more in general, the elderly are not revered. OK, I'm not saying put them on a pedestal, but surely don't just cast them aside.
It's funny, but I'm 53 and now that I've reached this point in my life, I'm also going to be in that group of people also. Surely, in lesser than time than anticipated. Granted, I don't feel old and surely don't act it also. I consider myself somewhat vibrant and full of life. But so are many older people.
Not to get gross, but I remember reading an article recently. I can't remember if it was the newspaper or AARP (yes, I'm a member), but it was about the elderly's sexual apetite & I was so surprised to see what they had to say and how sexually active they are.
We are living longer and many elderly have a lot to offer in the way of knowledge, experience and wisdom. They've learned a lot of life's lessons and can probably also teach us a lot of their business acumen.
So, please think twice when you see an elderly person or address them. Think of the many lonely elderly out there. That is a very sad thing and a sad testament to our day and age. I'm glad Marian McQuade thought of Grandparent's Day.
Happy Grandparent's Day to the many grandparents out there.
Til tomorrow....Marc It Sold!
Columbus' fleet set sail westward in 1492.
The New England colonies declared war on Wampanoag Indians in 1675.
1st steam engine arrived in US colonies in 1753.
"The United Colonies" were renamed the "United States" by the Continental Congress in 1776.
California became 31st state in 1850 and they call today "Admission Day."
Orville Wright made the first 1-hr airplane flight at Fort Myer, VA in 1908.
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was created by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in 1926. For all intents and purposes is still owned by the same company today since GE bought over RCA in 1986.
The Allies (US, British & French) landed at Salerno, Italy during what was called Operation Avalanche in 1943.
Allied forces liberate Luxembourg in 1944.
President Eisenhower signed the 1st civil rights bill since the Reconstruction era.
Today is Grandparent's Day.
I have to admit that I thought this was just another "Hallmark Holiday." It appears that National Grandparents Day was originated with Marian McQuade. She was a housewife in Fayette County, West Virginia. Her primary motivation was to champion the cause of lonely elderly in nursing homes. She also hoped to persuade grandchildren to tap the wisdom and heritage their grandparents could provide. President Jimmy Carter, proclaimed that National Grandparents Day would be celebrated every year on the first Sunday after Labor Day in 1978.
Again this is time to reflect. In our busy society it is too often that the elderly are relegated to the 'back seat' so to speak. This is a sad reflection of our culture and times. The Orient always revered their elderly. There used to be time, even in our country, when this was so. It was only 40-50 years ago that the family unit revolved about not only our immediate family (parents & children), but grandparents and great grandparents, if they were still alive.
Yes, there are family units that still believe in this value. I remember with my father's family, it always revolved around "Bubbe." This was my grandmother. It is a Yiddish expression for grandmother. I later came to know that her English name was Sarah.
Every year there was an annual picnic usually in June, that my mother used to help organize, at Biertemple Park in Union, NJ. We would rent the park & everyone would bring different foods. There used to be at least 70 people there. And everyone always went to greet Bubbe.
Each month there was also a family circle meeting at someone's house. These were always grand events with lots of socializing and minutes were taken just like at any business meeting. Granted, this was for our parents and the children mostly did not attend.
On holidays, we almost always visited my Aunt Mary & Uncle Max, because that is where Bubbe lived and Aunt Mary was her oldest child. Now, this was not a small family by any means. There were 11 children in all with my father being the next to last. I remember that he had cousins around his age if I'm not mistaken. Gosh, remembering all those names used to be quite a task. But we were together.
That was until a few years after Bubbe died and I have to admit that things feel apart. Yes, we saw each other at bar/bat mitzvahs & weddings & unfortunately funerals. But the family unit was not the same. Granted, this was about the time that we can see a change in the make up of the family structure. Around this time, more mothers were going out and getting jobs, they weren't staying home and being housewives.
My reason for bringing this up is twofold. Firstly, with every change there is both good and not so good. I don't want to call it bad, because I feel that is very incorrect term. Change is necessary, but sometimes in this instance, we lose touch with, in the long run, who we are and where we came from. They were our parents just as you are your childrens parents. Why do we not give the same values of that to our children? Why does it seem that the grandparent and more in general, the elderly are not revered. OK, I'm not saying put them on a pedestal, but surely don't just cast them aside.
It's funny, but I'm 53 and now that I've reached this point in my life, I'm also going to be in that group of people also. Surely, in lesser than time than anticipated. Granted, I don't feel old and surely don't act it also. I consider myself somewhat vibrant and full of life. But so are many older people.
Not to get gross, but I remember reading an article recently. I can't remember if it was the newspaper or AARP (yes, I'm a member), but it was about the elderly's sexual apetite & I was so surprised to see what they had to say and how sexually active they are.
We are living longer and many elderly have a lot to offer in the way of knowledge, experience and wisdom. They've learned a lot of life's lessons and can probably also teach us a lot of their business acumen.
So, please think twice when you see an elderly person or address them. Think of the many lonely elderly out there. That is a very sad thing and a sad testament to our day and age. I'm glad Marian McQuade thought of Grandparent's Day.
Happy Grandparent's Day to the many grandparents out there.
Til tomorrow....Marc It Sold!
Saturday, September 8, 2007
The Fed Rate Cut
On this day in history...
The Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America, St. Augustine, in 1565.
The Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British, who renamed it New York, in 1664.
NY Athletic Club formed in 1868.
1st appearance of " The Pledge of Allegiance" was published in The Youth's Companion in 1892 to commemorate the 400 anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America.
Gaeston, Texas was struck by a hurricane that killed an estimated 8000 people in 1900.
The comic strip "Blondie," created by Chic Young, was first published in 1930.
A peace treaty with Japan was signed by 49 nations in San Francisco in 1951.
President Gerald Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former President Richard Nixon in 1974.
Today is International Literacy Day, which was designated by UNESCO in 1965.
Today is also the second annual International Angel Day, which is dedicated to children.
The Fed Rate Cut
Well, even though, the Fed stated that the real estate market and mortgage debacle are not directly related to the overall health of our general economy. They must take note of the recent jobs report. With more and more layoffs and foreclosures, they is almost no way that they can get away without a rate cut. I think that almost everyone would agree that this is certain. But now the question comes into play of how much of a rate cut. Many feel that it should be 100 basis points (1%). I doubt if the Fed will go to that extent. I'm pretty sure that they would rather due only a 1/4% cut, but this is not enough. It has to be at least a 1/2% cut to be of any value at this point in time. We'll see when they meet on the 18th.
To further enforce this feeling, Countrywide announced that it was cutting its workforce by 12,000 jobs, which is approximately 20% of its work force. Even IndyMac, which actually noted a profit recently, is cutting its workforce by 1,000, which is approximately 10% of its employees. But this extends way beyond just the mortgage and real estate industries. Office Depot it cutting back on store openings. They only plan on opening 100 stores, down from 150 of earlier this year.
This is affecting us all. It is unfortunate that Congress and the government can not agree on how to handle this situation. I am not proposing helping out the lenders, for they helped create this situation that we are all facing, but something needs to be done to reduce the foreclosures that are on the horizon and I think that there are more there than most can imagine.
Til next time...Marc It Sold!
The Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America, St. Augustine, in 1565.
The Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British, who renamed it New York, in 1664.
NY Athletic Club formed in 1868.
1st appearance of " The Pledge of Allegiance" was published in The Youth's Companion in 1892 to commemorate the 400 anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America.
Gaeston, Texas was struck by a hurricane that killed an estimated 8000 people in 1900.
The comic strip "Blondie," created by Chic Young, was first published in 1930.
A peace treaty with Japan was signed by 49 nations in San Francisco in 1951.
President Gerald Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former President Richard Nixon in 1974.
Today is International Literacy Day, which was designated by UNESCO in 1965.
Today is also the second annual International Angel Day, which is dedicated to children.
The Fed Rate Cut
Well, even though, the Fed stated that the real estate market and mortgage debacle are not directly related to the overall health of our general economy. They must take note of the recent jobs report. With more and more layoffs and foreclosures, they is almost no way that they can get away without a rate cut. I think that almost everyone would agree that this is certain. But now the question comes into play of how much of a rate cut. Many feel that it should be 100 basis points (1%). I doubt if the Fed will go to that extent. I'm pretty sure that they would rather due only a 1/4% cut, but this is not enough. It has to be at least a 1/2% cut to be of any value at this point in time. We'll see when they meet on the 18th.
To further enforce this feeling, Countrywide announced that it was cutting its workforce by 12,000 jobs, which is approximately 20% of its work force. Even IndyMac, which actually noted a profit recently, is cutting its workforce by 1,000, which is approximately 10% of its employees. But this extends way beyond just the mortgage and real estate industries. Office Depot it cutting back on store openings. They only plan on opening 100 stores, down from 150 of earlier this year.
This is affecting us all. It is unfortunate that Congress and the government can not agree on how to handle this situation. I am not proposing helping out the lenders, for they helped create this situation that we are all facing, but something needs to be done to reduce the foreclosures that are on the horizon and I think that there are more there than most can imagine.
Til next time...Marc It Sold!
Friday, September 7, 2007
Fall Clean Up
On this day in history...
1st closed-circuit auto race held at Cranston, RI in 1896.
The historic Farley Post Office building in New York City opened for postal business in 1914.
First Miss America Pageant was held in 1921.
Interpol is formed in Vienna in 1923.
Boulder Dam, now the Hoover Dam, began operation in 1936.
Integration began in Wash, DC & Baltimore, MD public schools in 1954.
The PLO hijacked 4 planes in 1970.
ESPN premiered in 1979.
Fall Clean Up
Spring isn't the only time to clean up your home. Fall is a very important time as well. Many of you in the northern areas will need to start to winterize your home - getting it ready for the winter ahead.
For most of us in Florida. It is a time, usually mid-October, that we can open our windows again after the long summer.
It's funny because as I've looked around on the internet for fall clean up ideas, it appears that what would be the normal clean up projects up north are our normal projects come the spring time. The reason that I can gather this is that up north you are preparing for the winter and snow, while down here in the spring, we are preparing for the rains. The reason that I come to this conclusion is that two of the jobs that I keep on seeing repeated are check your roof & clean your leaders and gutters. Now, granted, these are good to do at both seasons.
It appears that all of the ideas that I'm finding for a fall clean up are basically the same as the spring clean up. The only differences really are checking the heating as opposed to the a/c system - generally the same unit down here in Florida. Up north you're starting to pack your summer furniture away and down here we are starting to use ours again.
But the basic cleaning is just normal cleaning that should be done all along.
Oh well, there goes what I thought would be a good blog on tips for a nice fall house cleaning.
Til next time...Marc It Sold!
1st closed-circuit auto race held at Cranston, RI in 1896.
The historic Farley Post Office building in New York City opened for postal business in 1914.
First Miss America Pageant was held in 1921.
Interpol is formed in Vienna in 1923.
Boulder Dam, now the Hoover Dam, began operation in 1936.
Integration began in Wash, DC & Baltimore, MD public schools in 1954.
The PLO hijacked 4 planes in 1970.
ESPN premiered in 1979.
Fall Clean Up
Spring isn't the only time to clean up your home. Fall is a very important time as well. Many of you in the northern areas will need to start to winterize your home - getting it ready for the winter ahead.
For most of us in Florida. It is a time, usually mid-October, that we can open our windows again after the long summer.
It's funny because as I've looked around on the internet for fall clean up ideas, it appears that what would be the normal clean up projects up north are our normal projects come the spring time. The reason that I can gather this is that up north you are preparing for the winter and snow, while down here in the spring, we are preparing for the rains. The reason that I come to this conclusion is that two of the jobs that I keep on seeing repeated are check your roof & clean your leaders and gutters. Now, granted, these are good to do at both seasons.
It appears that all of the ideas that I'm finding for a fall clean up are basically the same as the spring clean up. The only differences really are checking the heating as opposed to the a/c system - generally the same unit down here in Florida. Up north you're starting to pack your summer furniture away and down here we are starting to use ours again.
But the basic cleaning is just normal cleaning that should be done all along.
Oh well, there goes what I thought would be a good blog on tips for a nice fall house cleaning.
Til next time...Marc It Sold!
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Mortgages & Closings
On this date in history...
Great fire of London occurred in 1666.
1st US lighthouse was built in Boston in 1716.
Women's Right's Convention met in NYC in 1853.
Carnation processed its 1st can of evaporated milk in 1899.
William McKinley, the 25th US President was shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the New York Buffalo Pan-American Exposition in New York in 1901. He died 8 days later on September 14th.
The Harlem Globetrotters were organized 1927.
All Jews over the age of 6 in German territories ordered to wear a star in 1941.
WINS NYC began playing rock n roll with Alan Freed Show in 1954.
Mortgages & Closings
The Federal Reserve issued its economic update yesterday. It reported that credit problems in the U.S. have impacted housing, but haven’t hurt the general economy. I don't see how this can be so. Now, granted, the only reason that I can see for them to report this is because they are not wishing to reduce the rate again at the Sept. 18th meeting as many have anticipated.
Additionally, look at all the layoffs in the mortgage industry. Just yesterday & today, there were over 3000 layoffs announced and this doesn't include all of the previous ones mentioned, including the firms that have either closed or been disbanned. Add on top of that all of the mortgage brokers out there that are either being laid off and can't even procur a loan for a client.
A mortgage broker that I deal with has said to me that loan programs are being eliminated daily. Additionally, it was noted in an AP news story that a third of home loans failed to close in August. According to the article it was noted that three years ago only 4% of loans failed to close.
By the way, this information was obtained from a survey of 1700 mortgage brokers. "The survey also found that nearly half of borrowers with adjustable rate mortgages were not able to refinance their loans." It was also noted that 2.5 million ARM mortgages are set to adjust to higher rates this year and a great deal of these loans will most likely be foreclosed on.
On another note, even though the house & senate want to try to ease the present crisis, there does not appear to be any agreeement on how to do this. You may have also read about banking regulators and The Fed urging loan service companies to work with defaulting borrowers, but these are only suggestions and nothing is mandatory.
So, yes, they say that the mortgage and housing debacle are not making an impact on the general economy. Maybe this is so from the current statistics that they are utilizing, but wait until the next ones are recorded. This has stretched way beyond just the industry itself. It is affecting people across the board.
There was an article in yesterday's USA Today about the majority of calls to company helplines are about finances and foreclosure. Also, it was stated that how this will definitely affect productivity, etc. So, let's get realistic. This is a widespread epidemic of sorts.
Til next time...Marc It Sold!
Great fire of London occurred in 1666.
1st US lighthouse was built in Boston in 1716.
Women's Right's Convention met in NYC in 1853.
Carnation processed its 1st can of evaporated milk in 1899.
William McKinley, the 25th US President was shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the New York Buffalo Pan-American Exposition in New York in 1901. He died 8 days later on September 14th.
The Harlem Globetrotters were organized 1927.
All Jews over the age of 6 in German territories ordered to wear a star in 1941.
WINS NYC began playing rock n roll with Alan Freed Show in 1954.
Mortgages & Closings
The Federal Reserve issued its economic update yesterday. It reported that credit problems in the U.S. have impacted housing, but haven’t hurt the general economy. I don't see how this can be so. Now, granted, the only reason that I can see for them to report this is because they are not wishing to reduce the rate again at the Sept. 18th meeting as many have anticipated.
Additionally, look at all the layoffs in the mortgage industry. Just yesterday & today, there were over 3000 layoffs announced and this doesn't include all of the previous ones mentioned, including the firms that have either closed or been disbanned. Add on top of that all of the mortgage brokers out there that are either being laid off and can't even procur a loan for a client.
A mortgage broker that I deal with has said to me that loan programs are being eliminated daily. Additionally, it was noted in an AP news story that a third of home loans failed to close in August. According to the article it was noted that three years ago only 4% of loans failed to close.
By the way, this information was obtained from a survey of 1700 mortgage brokers. "The survey also found that nearly half of borrowers with adjustable rate mortgages were not able to refinance their loans." It was also noted that 2.5 million ARM mortgages are set to adjust to higher rates this year and a great deal of these loans will most likely be foreclosed on.
On another note, even though the house & senate want to try to ease the present crisis, there does not appear to be any agreeement on how to do this. You may have also read about banking regulators and The Fed urging loan service companies to work with defaulting borrowers, but these are only suggestions and nothing is mandatory.
So, yes, they say that the mortgage and housing debacle are not making an impact on the general economy. Maybe this is so from the current statistics that they are utilizing, but wait until the next ones are recorded. This has stretched way beyond just the industry itself. It is affecting people across the board.
There was an article in yesterday's USA Today about the majority of calls to company helplines are about finances and foreclosure. Also, it was stated that how this will definitely affect productivity, etc. So, let's get realistic. This is a widespread epidemic of sorts.
Til next time...Marc It Sold!
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
On This Date in History...
Russia's Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards in 1698.
The 1st Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in 1774.
1st gasoline pump is delivered to a gasoline dealer in Ft Wayne, Ind in 1885.
The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues formed in 1901.
FDR declared US neutrality at the start of WW II in Europe in 1939.
"Mad Tuesday" 65,000 Dutch nazi collaborators fleed to Germany in 1944.
JFK signed a law against hijacking (the sentence would be the death penalty) in 1961.
21 killed by hijackers aboard a Pan Am jet in Karachi Pakistan in 1968.
11 Israeli athletes are slain at Munich Olympics by Black Sept. in 1972.
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in Sacramento 1975.
Anwar Sadat, Menachim Begin & Jimmy Carter began a peace conference at Camp David, MD in 1978.
Karachi Pakistan army stormed a hijacked US Boeing-747 in 1986. 19 were killed.
Today is Fight Procrastination Day, which is observed on the first Wednesday in September. So do tomorrow what you can do today. OK, so I'll try to work on that, tomorrow!
Have a great day! Will try to write more tomorrow when I'm home, but unfortunately do not have the time today.
Til then...Marc It Sold!
The 1st Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in 1774.
1st gasoline pump is delivered to a gasoline dealer in Ft Wayne, Ind in 1885.
The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues formed in 1901.
FDR declared US neutrality at the start of WW II in Europe in 1939.
"Mad Tuesday" 65,000 Dutch nazi collaborators fleed to Germany in 1944.
JFK signed a law against hijacking (the sentence would be the death penalty) in 1961.
21 killed by hijackers aboard a Pan Am jet in Karachi Pakistan in 1968.
11 Israeli athletes are slain at Munich Olympics by Black Sept. in 1972.
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in Sacramento 1975.
Anwar Sadat, Menachim Begin & Jimmy Carter began a peace conference at Camp David, MD in 1978.
Karachi Pakistan army stormed a hijacked US Boeing-747 in 1986. 19 were killed.
Today is Fight Procrastination Day, which is observed on the first Wednesday in September. So do tomorrow what you can do today. OK, so I'll try to work on that, tomorrow!
Have a great day! Will try to write more tomorrow when I'm home, but unfortunately do not have the time today.
Til then...Marc It Sold!
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