This Day in History Aug. 30

Aug. 30

1645 Dutch & Indians sign peace treaty
1799 The entire Dutch fleet is captured by British forces (the War of the Second Coalition)
1836 The city of Houston is founded
1850 Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city
1862 Battle of 2nd Manassas-Pope defeated by Lee-Battle of Richmond, KY
1862 Battle of Altamont-Confederates beat Union forces in Tennessee
1885 13,000 meteors seen in 1 hour near Andromeda
1888 Lord Walsingham kills 1070 grouse in a single day
1914 Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg
1916 Paul Von Hindenburg becomes chief-of-General-Staff in Germany
1941 Siege of Leningrad by Nazi troops began
1944 Soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania
1945 The Allied Control Council, governing Germany after World War II, comes into being
1945 Hong Kong liberated from Japan
1963 Hot Line communications link between Wash DC & Moscow begins
1965 Section of Allalin glacier wipes out construction site at Mattmark Dam Switzerland
1979 1st recorded occurrence-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs)
1979 Pres Carter attacked by a rabbit on a canoe trip in Plains Ga
1983 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-launched
1984 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D)-Discovery 1-launched
1991 Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Azerbaijan declares independence from Soviet Union
1992 The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering

Poor Pres Carter ,and the rabbit attack ,, Always liked him as a person ,, his honesty showed thru in the silliest ways .

01gentdc Carter was more than likely one of the most honest president we have ever had but he was totally over his head as president. HE demoralized the military and set the stage for the Iran hostage deal by being a weak leader. HE got credit for the Israeli/Egypt peace accord when it was Israel kicking Egypt's butt that brought them to the bargaining table. Then his domestic policy was just as naïve as well. Rather than expanding our oil supply he imposed a 55 MPH speed limit as his solution to oil prices. So he was a terrible president but a good person. He is getting really flaky in his old age now.

I agree. That's the best and most concise description of Carter I've ever seen.

most importantly, he hates israel...tell us how a brlieving "christian" can do that?? be blessed, grateful, prepared, nik 44 d j,d,

(quoted from post at 15:40:17 08/30/15) 01gentdc Carter was more than likely one of the most honest president we have ever had but he was totally over his head as president. HE demoralized the military and set the stage for the Iran hostage deal by being a weak leader. HE got credit for the Israeli/Egypt peace accord when it was Israel kicking Egypt's butt that brought them to the bargaining table. Then his domestic policy was just as naïve as well. Rather than expanding our oil supply he imposed a 55 MPH speed limit as his solution to oil prices. So he was a terrible president but a good person. He is getting really flaky in his old age now.

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ou lied! Nixon did the 55 thing in 1973. Carter wasn't in office till 77.

The pardon of the guys going to Canada, to avoid the draft, is one thing I will never forgive him for!!!!
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