FEBRUARY 02 1778: In Fleet Greene’s journal, which he kept while he was living in Newport from 1777 to 1779, he writes: “Reported that 60 men belonging the Somerset Man of War, that were cutting wood on Rose Island, rose on their officers, and carried them on the mainland.”
Tonight, the US military will be conducting a training exercise in northeast Pasadena until 1:00 a.m. During this time may hear limited helicopter activity, controlled explosions, and simulated weapons fire. Pasadena Police will be assisting with pedestrian and vehicle safety in the immediate area. This event is not open to the public or media. Should you have any concerns during the training, please contact (626) 744-4241.
Sheria Clarke refused to acknowledge who won in the 2020 election. Why are @SenJackReed and @SenWhitehouse voting to confirm her nomination? Why has Sheldon voted SIX times to confirm Trump’s nominees?
#OTD September 25, 1863, Edmund Burke Delabarre was born in Maine. @BrownUniversity’s 1st Professor of Psychology from 1891 to 1932, & a pioneer in the field of shape perception— the 1st to use ink blots. He also studied the effects of cannabis on the brain (by using it himself).
These 20 Democrats joined the GOP yesterday in voting to gut due process convictions and say that people should be deported for crimes they have not even been convicted of.
FEBRUARY 26 1802: Esek Hopkins, slave ship captain, & 1st Commodore of @USNavy, died in Providence. Hopkins captained the Brown brother's vessel Sally in 1765 that resulted in the death of 109 of 196 enslaved Africans. In 1772, he was tried for torturing British prisoners. #OTD