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1990—Guy Chichester blocks Rt. 1A in Seabrook for safety, then chainsaws a 60-foot pole. A pointless nuke emergency warning siren bites the dust. 1969—After warnings from enlisted men aboard the nuke-powered USS Enterprise go unheeded, the exhaust of a flight deck tractor cooks off a Zuni rocket. It hits an F-4’s fuel tank, causing a fire which detonates 4.5 tons of bombs. This goat rodeo kills 27, injures 85, and nearly sinks the ship. 1967—The First Human Be-In is held—in San Francisco, of course. 1963—Standing on a gold star marking the spot where Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president of the Confederacy, George Wallace, …

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2021—Just for starting a violent riot and attempting a coup, Democratic scolds try again to impeach Trump. 2018—Hawaiian authorities issue an alert: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND … THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” Ooops. Authorities issue a retraction 38 minutes later. 2017—N.H. State Rep. Carolyn Halstead [R-Milford] drops a loaded handgun on the floor during a packed public hearing at the State House. 1987—Lee Atwater calls Reagan’s drug war a “fad issue, a classic really. It came and went in three weeks, max.” 1975—The N.Y.Times reports that USAF Maj. Harold L. Hering was discharged for asking, during Minuteman training, “How can I know that an order…to …

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2025—J.D. Vance says violent Jan. 6 rioters should “obviously” not be pardoned. Eight days later, they are. 2021—In light of the recent failed insurrection, all eight members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff warn active duty personnel not to do anything treasony. 1991—Congress authorizes the first Bush vs. Hussein War. 1984—Ronald Reagan’s Deputy Secretary of Defense W. Paul Thayer resigns after being charged with insider trading. He ends up in the slammer. 1974—The Post and the Times say Joint Chiefs Chair Admiral Moorer has been spying on the White House, pilfering secret diplomatic initiatives. 1971—Rev. Philip Berrigan is indicted for conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger …

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2008—“There will be a signed peace treaty [between Israel and the Palestinians] by the time I leave office,” says George W.[MD] Bush. 2003—“You can count on this,” Donald Rumsfeld tells Saudi Prince Bandar, showing plans for the Iraq War. “This is going to happen.” 2002—To take full advantage of recent memos declaring torture OK, the Department of Defense opens a secret detention center at Guantanamo Bay. 1986—The CIA polygraphs Ollie North’s co-conspirator Manucher Ghorbanifar. Two answers out of 15 are true: name and birthplace. 1943—Carlo Tresca, influential editor of an anarchist newspaper, is shot dead on 5th Ave. Carmine Galante likely did it for Generoso …

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2002—George W.[MD] Bush denies ever meeting Enron CEO Ken Lay, his largest campaign donor. 1992—A busted shipping container releases 28,000 floating toy animals in the mid-Pacific, which are then tracked by oceanographers; the gripping tale is told in Moby Duck. 1984—Responders to a false alarm about an accidental missile launch at Warren AFB, Wyo. park an armored car atop the silo as a precaution. 1967—School dropout and pickaxe-handle-dispensing restaurateurLester Maddox becomes Gov. of Ga. 1959—“What objections could there possibly be,” the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner asks, “to this large-scale atomic harbor-blasting project?” 1957—Four Black churches and the homes of two Black leaders in Birmingham, Ala. are …

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