Meme Scholar with Madness (PhD)

[EndtheMadnessNow]

April 12, 1861: The First Shot of the Civil War - South Carolina militia bombarded Fort Sumter from artillery batteries surrounding Charleston Harbor. The battle ended the next day with its surrender by the United States Army, beginning the American Civil War.




April 12, 1945: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies in office and Harry Truman is sworn in as president. Victory is achieved in Europe less than a month later, and Truman's broadcast begins: "This is a solemn but a glorious hour. I only wish that Franklin D. Roosevelt had lived to witness this day..."
"The first twelve years are the hardest" - FDR at a press conference, one day before his 4th inauguration. Establishment media has always been propaganda... January 19, 1945: "Obviously in tip-top health."



Truman Being Sworn In (April 12, 1945)





William Henry Harrison was only in Office 31 days. The media way back then also lied about his health. In 2014, Jane McHugh and Philip A. Mackowiak did an analysis in Clinical Infectious Diseases, examining Miller's notes (Harrison's doctor) and records showing that the White House water supply was downstream of public sewage, and they concluded that he likely died of septic shock due to "enteric fever" (typhoid or paratyphoid fever). Imagine that. Killed by the toxic swamp.

Assassinated by bullet: Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley and JFK.


"Do you think the H-bomb will get out of control?" Joyce Pool [1932-2016] is a hoot. Published April 12, 1954 in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.




April 12, 1961: cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space.



Yuri's Night is an international celebration held every April 12 to commemorate milestones in space exploration. It is often called the "World Space Party". The launch of STS-1, the first Space Shuttle mission, is also honored, as it was launched 20 years to the day after Vostok 1, on April 12, 1981. The goal of Yuri's Night is the same as US, to increase public interest in space exploration and to inspire a new generation of explorers. Like Buzz says...



And of course after Russia went to war, err, special military operation with Ukraine the US Space Foundation changed "Yuri's Night" to "A Celebration of Space: Discover What's Next".


April 12, 2009: Shot heard round the world. U.S. Navy SEAL snipers eliminated three pirates who were holding Captain Richard Phillips hostage on a lifeboat. The pirates had earlier seized the Maersk Alabama, the first U.S.-flagged ship to have been boarded by pirates in two centuries.


Larger size

You can see the original lifeboat at the National Navy SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida. My dad was visiting here last week and said it was very impressive.


I see the producers of HBO's Fallout adaptation pay homage to Sheldon Allman at the end of the first episode.


Crawl out through the fallout, baby
When they drop that bomb
Crawl out through the fallout
With the greatest of aplomb
When your white count's getting higher
Hurry, don't delay
I'll hold you close and kiss those
Radiation burns away
Crawl out through the fallout, baby
To my loving arms
Through the rain of Strontium 90
Think about your hero
When you're at Ground Zero
And crawl out through the fallout back to me

Crawl out Through the Fallout by Sheldon Allman (1960)


Radioactive Mama (Novelty song): Sheldon Allman (1960)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQNwG6GTx6E

Sheldon Allman – Folk Songs For The 21st Century tracklist:

Radioactive Mama
Rocket To The Moon
Univac AndThe Humanoid
Space Opera
Girl In The 4th Dimension
Change
It Conquered The World
Crawl Out Through The Fallout
Schizophrenic Baby
Big Brother
Extra Sensory Perception
Free Fall
X Square Plus 2
Walking On The Ground

The track "Crawl Out Through The Fallout" features in the game Fallout 4.


The laughing LA Times 'accidentally' uses the name "Trump" in place of "Simpson" near the end of their obit. Freudian slip:


LA Times - O.J. Simpson | Original archived

So, was that a human journo suffering from TDS or was it AI infected with TDS? Either way, pathetic.



This December 1995 issue of SPY summed up the OJ era better than any 2024 "think piece." Written by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck. You can read it here