I will NEVER support any group aimed at destroying the Constitution of the United States. I live in America the home of the FREE & THE BRAVE! Not the Socialist States of America! I stand for the playing of the National Anthem and respect our Great American Flag! People who burn and spit on it, desecrate the memories of my fellow service members who return home in Flag Draped coffins and that's appalling to me! The United States is more accurately defined as a constitutional federal republic. It is time to invoke Article V of the U.S. Constitution which gives states the power to call a Convention of States to propose amendments. ... Our convention would only allow the states to discuss amendments that, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, impose fiscal restraints, and place term limits on federal officials. Both parties have put us in this Constitutional Crisis and we need to tell our state legislature we want Article V invoked. I call on my fellow patrio...

In 1642 Astronomer Galileo Galilei dies at age 78 in Arceti, Italy. In 1798 The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, prohibiting one state from suing another in federal court. In 1815 U.S. forces led by General Andrew Jackson defeat the British in the Battle of New Orleans, the closing battle of the War of 1812. In 1894 Fire causes serious damage at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. In 1918 President Wilson outlines his 14 points for peace after World WarI. In 1918 Mississippi becomes the first state to ratify a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibiting the sale, manufacture or transportation of liquor. In 1925 The first all-woman state supreme court meets in Texas. In 1935 A.C. Hardy patents the Spectrophotometer. In 1958 Cuban revolutionary forces capture Havana. In 1959 Charles De Gaulle is inaugurated as president of France's Fifth Republic. In 1962 Jack Nicklaus won his first money on the golf pro circuit, $33.50 for 50th place in t...

In 1587 Dutch astronomer, Johannes Fabricius (discovered sunspots) In 1735 Religious Leader, John Carroll (first U.S. Roman Catholic bishop) In 1786 American lawyer, Nicholas Biddle In 1823 Scientist, Alfred Russell Wallace (co-discovered evolution) In 1862 Publisher, Frank Nelson Doubleday (Doubleday & Company) In 1864 English novelist, William Wilkie Collins (The Moonstone) In 1867 U.S. sociologist/feminist, Emily Balch (Nobel-1946) In 1868 Astronomer, Sir Frank Dyson (light bent by gravity) In 1881 Manufacturer, William Piper (the Piper Cub, a two-seater aircraft) In 1891 Physicist, Walter Bothe (subatomic particles) (Nobel-1954) In 1904 Cartoonist, Peter Arno (New Yorker) [d: 2-22-68] In 1908 Actor, William Hartnell (first to play Dr. Who) [d: 4-24-75] In 1909 Educator, Evelyn Wood (speed reading courses) [d: 8-26-95] In 1911 Actress, Butterfly McQueen (Prissy-Gone With The Wind) [d: 12-22-95] In 1912 Actor/director, Jose Ferrer (Cyrano de Bergerac) [d: 1-26-92] In 1913 Busines...

In 1950 Ernest Tubb and Hank Snow make their first appearances at the "Grand Ole Opry." In 1954 Muddy Waters records "Hoochie Coochie Man." In 1955 Marian Anderson makes her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, playing Ulrica in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." In 1956 "Memories Are Made Of This" by Dean Martin hits #1 on the U.S. top 40 chart and stayed there for 5 weeks. In 1963 Gary U.S. Bonds sues Chubby Checker for plagiarism, claiming that Chubby's "Dancing Party" sounds too much like "Quarter to Three," the 1961 hit by Bonds. The suit is settled out of court. In 1963 Bobby Vee records "Charms" at the United Recording Studios in Hollywood. In 1967 The Royal Guardsmen's album "Snoopy vs The Red Baron" is released. In 1969 Look magazine publishes an article on Jimi Hendrix called "Jimi Hendrix Socks It to the White House" featuring a picture of of him lounging beside a swi...

In 1536 Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of King Henry VIII, dies. In 1610 Astronomer Galileo discovers the 4 major moons of Jupiter. In 1782 The first U.S. commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia, PA. In 1789 The first U.S. presidential election is held. Americans voted for electors who, a month later, chose George Washington to be the nation's first president. In 1894 One of the earliest motion picture experiments takes place at the Thomas Edison studio in West Orange, NJ, as comedian Fred Ott was filmed sneezing. In 1927 Commercial transatlantic telephone service begins between New York and London, England. In 1929 "Buck Rogers" and "Tarzan," the first adventure comic strips, debut. In 1942 The World War II siege of Bataan begins. In 1953 In his State of the Union address, President Truman announces that the U.S. had developed the hydrogen bomb. In 1955 The opening of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa is televised for the first ti...

In 1502 Pope Gregory XIII (created the Gregorian calendar) In 1745 French merchant/inventor, Jacques Montgolfier (hot air balloon) In 1800 Millard Fillmore, 13th U.S. president (1850-53) In 1827 Engineer, Sir Sandford Fleming (divided world into time zones) In 1845 King Louis III (last king of Bavaria) (1913-18) In 1873 Film producer, Adolph Zukor (founded Paramount) [d: 6-10-76] In 1898 TV host, Art Baker (You Asked For It) In 1903 Actor, Alan Napier (Alfred-TV's Batman) [d: 8-8-88] In 1912 Cartoonist, Charles Samuel Addams (The Addams Family) [d: 9-29-88] In 1913 Actor, Francis De Wolff (From Russia With Love) [d: 4-18-84] In 1913 Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Johnny Mize [d: 6-2-93] In 1916 Chess player, Paul Keres (won 4 Chess World Olympiads) [d: 6-5-75] In 1922 Actor, Vincent Gardenia (All in the Family, Moonstruck) [d: 12-9-92] In 1922 French flutist, Jean-Pierre Rampal [d: 5-20-00] In 1925 British zoologist/writer, Gerald Durrell [d: 1-30-95] In 1928 Screenwriter, William Blatty ...

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