Susan Backlinie, Swimmer Who Was First Victim in ‘Jaws,’ Dies at 77 nytimes.com/2024/05/12/art…

The Oakland Tribune newspaper predicts that 100 years from now, in 2024, movies will bring about world peace and “eliminate from the face of the civilized world all armed conflict.”

The Tribune describes movies as a “universal language” that promotes worldwide brotherhood.

#OnThisDay , May 11, 1858, Minnesota became the thirty-second state. The enabling act for statehood had been passed on February 26, 1857, and the state's constitution was written that summer and ratified in October. Word of statehood would not reach St. Paul until May 13.

44 years ago the NBA season ended in May

Champion is now arguing that it might not have been Mitchell in the bedroom because the victim initially described the prep as 'he.'

The implication is that someone else may have burglerized the home, and Mitchell was coincidentally hanging out in the basement wearing dark

🎙'It's a terrific crash, ladies and gentlemen. It's smoke, and it's in flames now...Oh, the humanity!'

— Herbert Morrison, NBC Radio (May 6, 1937)

The term Mother's Day has a possessive apostrophe and mother is singular. It's not Mothers' Day.
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DEVELOPING: MN DFL state lawmakers announce “compromise” on Uber/LYFT pay issue. Problem is Uber and Lyft say they were not consulted and when asked if they would agree to the compromise, one spokesperson said “hell no.” Repeats threat to leave MN.

Gary Cuozzo

Democrats said Sen Mitchell was no longer a part of their caucus yesterday. Today, when they realized the senate makeup would be 33-33-1 and that would impact committee proportions, they back-tracked. They are lying to the people. #mnleg

Senate President Bobby Joe Champion has ruled in favor of a motion to rule Sen. Nelson’s motion out of order to bar Mitchell from voting. Mitchell was the deciding vote in upholding the decision to rule the motion out of order.

The Falcons just Jordon Love Kirk Cousins

Norway celebrates its 900th year of being a Christian nation.

In April 1024, the first church was founded in the Pagan, Viking nation.

Whoa look between A and H on a keyboard

An extra chromosome doesn’t determine someone’s humanity.

According to the United States Joint Economic Committee, it’s estimated that 60-90% of children diagnosed with down syndrome in the womb are disproportionately discriminated against and aborted.

Regardless of a

Why not permanent Standard Time? #SaveStandardTime #DitchDST

The Biden Admin has just officially abolished Title IX as we knew it. Now, sex = gender identity.

In a nutshell, the new rewrite means:
- men can take academic AND athletic scholarships from women
- men will have FULL access to bathrooms, locker rooms, etc
- men could be

I'd rather a temporary name than no name.

Fun fact: Dallas Stars was originally announced to be a temporary name. 30 years later...

📰Lincoln Assassination as it Happend📰
10:15PM April 14, 1865 — John Wilkes Booth shoots President Lincoln in the back of the head, timing the act with a moment in the play when the audience would be laughing.

Actor Harry Hawk delivered the line: 'Well, I guess I know enough

April 14th marks the anniversary of both President Abraham Lincoln being shot (1865) and the Titanic striking an iceberg (1912). It wouldn’t be until the 15th that Lincoln would die and the Titanic sink.