There is 'Punk irony in spades in today's list: On Jan. 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published his influential pamphlet, ``Common Sense.'' In his call for American independence from England, Paine wrote, ``Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation.''
From personol independence to personel monopoly control: In 1870, John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil.
Promises made, promises broken: In 1920, the League of Nations was established as the Treaty of Versailles went into effect. and In 1928, the Soviet Union ordered the exile of Leon Trotsky. If at first you don't succeed... In 1946, 50 years ago, the first General Assembly of the United Nations convened in London. Can the telescreen be far behind?: In 1946, the first man-made contact with the moon was made as radar signals were bounced off the lunar surface. Gee, will ITAR be next to go?: In 1990, Chinese Premier Li Peng lifted Beijing's seven-month-old martial law, and said that by crushing pro-democracy protests, the army had saved China from ``the abyss of misery.'' -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433