Tag: anniversary

  • new year’s clearinghouse

    end of the year or end of the world (as we know it)?from global research: [A]n end-of-year essay of sorts is in order, especially so given the bumpy ride capitalism has bestowed on us this past twelve months. And the portents for 2009 look to be even worse as capitalism, desperate to shed over-valued assets,…

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  • ghost of new year’s past: oregon governor declares martial law

    ghost of new year’s past: oregon governor declares martial law

    in doing some recent research about oregon, i discovered something amazing: on new year’s eve in 1913, governor oswald west declared martial law in oregon in order to stop the sale of alcohol… oswald west, prohibition advocatefrom wikipedia: [Oswald] West was a fervent prohibitionist. He believed so strongly in the idea that he once declared…

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  • we all failed gary webb: dark alliance ‘suicide’ 4yrs later

    we all failed gary webb: dark alliance ‘suicide’ 4yrs later

    from consortium news: Since Gary Webb’s suicide four years ago, I have written annual retrospectives about the late journalist’s important contribution to the historical record – he forced devastating admissions from the CIA about drug trafficking by the Nicaraguan contra rebels under the protection of the Reagan administration in the 1980s. And each time I’ve…

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  • imagine john lennon at 68: 28th anniversary of beatles’ murder

    imagine john lennon at 68: 28th anniversary of beatles’ murder

    from nydailynews: It was 28 years ago today that singer/songwriter John Lennon was fatally shot outside his Upper West Side apartment building by a deranged fan. Every year since the tragic event on Dec. 8, 1980, fans have gathered to pay tribute to the gifted musician near the site of the shooting. Despite the bitter…

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  • nytimes ‘debunks’ pearl harbor prior knowledge

    nytimes ‘debunks’ pearl harbor prior knowledge

    in honor of 67th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor, the old grey lady offers up more debunking of another ‘catalyzing event’from nytimes: It has remained one of World War II’s most enduring mysteries, one that resonated decades later after Sept. 11: Who in Washington knew what and when before the Japanese attacked Pearl…

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  • the 45th anniversary of the assassination of jfk

    the 45th anniversary of the assassination of jfk

    thus was all hope lost, 45yrs ago todayfrom winter patriot: Forty-five years ago today, the world was changed by an audacious act of terrorism. Ensuing events have confirmed the suspicions that arose at the time: the changes that came in the wake of the terror have been forever, and not for better. Humanity’s last reasonable…

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  • ‘sing along with jfk’

    ‘sing along with jfk’

    from wfmu: The assassination of John F. Kennedy may have marked the end of American innocence, but it crowned Vaughn Meader’s First Family LP as the king of the cut-out bins for decades, a position it still holds to this day. What a shame that this fate was not bestowed upon George Atkins and Hank…

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  • come, let us celebrate our monsters

    come, let us celebrate our monsters

    from winter patriot: Ninety years ago today, on November 11, 1918, World War I finally ended. Of course it wasn’t called that at the time; it was called The Great War. How could anyone have known it would be the first of many? Who could have guessed that barely twenty years would pass before the…

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  • media monarchy episode097b

    media monarchy episode097b

    episode097b is a special edition of media monarchy featuring an extended exploration of orson & hg wells, william cooper & the 70th anniversary of the ‘war of the worlds’ psyop. plus uk/ufo files, judith miller, rove arrest, e howard hunt, the cult of scientology, music by mix master mike and tons more… download/stream/im/skype/subscribepra/revere/myspace/itunes/archive

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  • 70th anniversary of ‘war of the worlds’ psyop; sequel soon?

    70th anniversary of ‘war of the worlds’ psyop; sequel soon?

    october 30, 2008 is the 70th anniversary of the legendary radio broadcast by orson welles. as a long-time radio & welles fan, i’ve always been fascinated by the wotw psyop. and now, as we’re on the edge of another new world war/order, my suspicion is that we are ripe for another amazing psyop… but the…

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  • 9/11: russian tv, italian truth, ventura, mckinney & osama

    9/11: russian tv, italian truth, ventura, mckinney & osama

    US citizens demand truth on 9/11from russia today: Seven years after the 9/11 tragedy in New York, there are many people who say they don’t trust the official version of events. The U.S. government denies all conspiracy theories but skeptics say there are still more questions than answers. russian poll: 84% say truth about 9/11…

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  • Media Monarchy Episode091

    Media Monarchy Episode091

    Episode091 of Media Monarchy features the 9/11 + 7 anniversary, Armageddon fantasy, doomsday cults & end of the world supercolliders, music by Truthtold & Alpinekat and tons more…

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  • 9/11 + 7: playing politics

    9/11 + 7: playing politics

    rnc features ominous 9/11 ‘tribute’from raw replay: The three-minute video, which featured graphic, disturbing images of a plane flying into the World Trade Center and the Twin Towers’ collapse, attempts to conflate all of America’s struggles in the Middle East into a singular crusade against a uniform enemy. “The first attack occurred in Iran,” the…

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  • media monarchy’s 3rd anniversary

    as i’ve written on this day for the last 2 years, it’s no accident that today marks the 3rd anniversary of media monarchy. the site/show has gotten bigger than i ever imagined. so, once again i’d like to thank all of you who take the time read this blog & listen to the show and…

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  • we remember what happened in new orleans

    from brasscheck tv: In the chaos and trauma that accompanied the levee collapses in New Orleans in 2005, a few basic facts were obscured: 1. Katrina was not a natural disaster. It was an engineering disaster caused by the federally funded U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2. Far from performing incompetently, the Bush administration and…

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