Tag: Volume 269 | No. 17 - The New Hampshire Gazette

Sat, May 17

2017—Learning his election will be investigated for Russian involvement, President Trump says, “Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I’m [bleeped].” Sadly, no. 1987—Its weapons officer away from his duty station, its Phalanx gun operator absent “on personal business,” and its radar countermeasure system unarmed, the frigate USS Stark is hit by two Exocets from an Iraqi plane; 37 sailors die on the Gipper’s watch. 1976—R. Reagan, in Time: “Fascism was really the basis of the New Deal.” 1974—Six members of the Symbionese Liberation Army armed with full-auto M-1 carbines, holed-up in a small house in L.A., fire 4,000 …

Fri, May 16

2017—President Erdoğan’s goons bash protestors outside the Turkish embassy in D.C., and get away with it. 2001—Robert Hanssen, FBI agent, devout Catholic, patron of strippers, and exhibitionist, is indicted for selling secrets to Soviets, then Russians. 1974—Bill Harris, terrorist, is caught shoplifting socks from Mel’s Sporting Goods in L.A.; but he and wife Emily escape as heiress Patty Hearst blasts the storefront with a machine gun. 1969—AP finds that on Hamburger Hill, some grunts are disgruntled. 1966—Mao launches the Cultural Revolution; bloody chaos ensues. 1965—Tons of bombs go off at Bien Hoa Air Base, then a million gallons of fuel burn; 28 die, 105 are …

Thurs, May 15

2023—An ex-aide files a suit alleging Rudy Giuliani told her he and Trump were selling pardons for $2 million. 2002—The White House admits it knew before 9/11 that al-Qaeda had plans to hijack U.S. airliners. 2001—Two engineers, in a locomotive, chase & stop an unmanned train full of hazardous chemicals rolling at high speeds for 66 miles across Ohio. 1991—The Pentagon confirms: Manuel Noriega was on the CIA payroll. 1975—Some Marines retake the abandoned Mayaguez. Others, green, chopper to Koh Tang Island. Khmer Rouge, dug-in there, kill 15 and wound 50. Three are left on the beach. 1970—City and State cops shoot 14 protesting Black …

Wed, May 14

2019—Joe Biden predicts that with Trump out of the White House, “You will see an epiphany occur among many of my Republican friends.” 2015—The Union Leader’s editorial, in full: “Frank Guinta is a damned liar.” 1992—The George H.[H.]W. Bush administration opens up 1,400 acres of spotted owl habitat for logging. 1987—Robert “Bud” McFarlane tells Congress that if he’d objected to arming Central American terrorists, “Bill Casey, Jeane Kirkpatrick, and Cap Weinberger would have said I was some kind of commie.” 1975—The Khmer Rouge take the captive crew of the U.S. container ship Mayagüez to mainland Cambodia. 1961—Klansmen in Anniston, Ala. celebrate Mother’s Day by torching …

Tues, May 13

2021—Two Sikhs detained in Glasgow are released after protestors surround a police van for eight hours. 2015—The day after eight die in a Philadelphia derailment, Congress votes to slash Amtrak’s budget. 1985—A Philadelphia police helicopter bombs MOVE headquarters, killing 11 and leaving 250 homeless. 1971—President Nixon tells his flunkies to get a new IRS head: “a ruthless son of a bitch … who will go after our enemies and not go after our friends.” 1957—Ngo Dinh Diem is treated to a ticker tape parade in New York City. 1945—After a brief court martial in Amsterdam—and Germany’s surrender—Bruno Dorfer and Rainer Beck, deserters from the Wehrmacht’s …

Mon, May 12

2015—An FEC report says that after denying wrongdoing for years, Rep. Frank Guinta [R-N.H.] has agreed to repay an illegal $355K campaign loan and pay a $15K fine to boot. 1996—Sec. of State Albright tells “60 Minutes” that killing 500,000 Iraqi children with sanctions is “a very hard choice, but…the price is worth it.” 1987—News reports say Oliver North lost a $10 million contribution for the Contras by using the wrong Swiss bank account number. 1984—Philip Abrams, HUD Undersecretary under R. Reagan, says Hispanics live in crowded homes out of “cultural preference,” not poverty. 1975—Khmer Rouge naval forces, using ex-U.S. Swift Boats, seize the U.S. …