#1960&039;s America

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The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush #NewBooks #BookReview #AudiobookReview #September2023Books #History #Biography #NASA #SimonandSchusterAudio

A #newbook tells the fascinating real-life story of the first American female #Astronauts. #TheSix #Theuntoldstoryofamericasfirstwomenastronauts #LorenGrush #bookreview #NASA #Newbooks #bookreview #ushistory #womenshistory #simonandschusteraudio

In the bestselling tradition of Hidden Figures and Code Girls, the remarkable true story of America’s first women astronauts—six extraordinary women, each making history going to orbit aboard NASA’s Space Shuttle. When NASA sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s the agency excluded women from the corps, arguing that only military test pilots—a group then made up exclusively of…

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Latin America: The Wages Of Foreign Policy - America: The Price Of A Man On The Moon - June 4, 1961

https://pastdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/news-in-review-june-4-1961.mp3 Further evidence that history on any particular day isn’t about one earth-shifting event, but a series of seemingly inconsequential ones that creep up from time to time and take center stage without anybody looking. On this June 4th in 1961 it was about the upcoming Vienna Summit with Soviet Prime Minister Nikita…

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ESPN: SportsCentury: Greatest Head Coaches, Vince Lombardi

Source:The Daily Press On this Thanksgiving and by the way Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there, I thought it would be a great time to blog about Vince Lombardi, the greatest head coach of all-time, not just in football, but perhaps in team sports period. I think you’ll have a hard time finding a better head coach because football is not just a huge part of our Thanksgiving holiday and Vince…

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My Top Ten Favorite Comedy Movies

My Top Ten Favorite Comedy Movies

Well, we’re right in the middle of summer and at the theaters right now, people are lining up to see their favorite summer blockbuster action films. I love action films – and you can see my Top Ten Favorite Action Films right HERE– but I think one of my favorite genres is Comedy. Whenever my wife and I sit down to watch a movie during dinner, or whenever I want to wind down for the night if I’m…

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Introducing Pat Jameson, author of Milburn Avenue

Introducing Pat Jameson, author of Milburn Avenue

“Outskirts Press did a very professional job in working with me to get my book published. Throughout the process, they were responsive, helpful, and knowledgeable.”

Pat Jameson was born in Eastern Oregon on his family’s ranch near Burns, then moved to Portland, where he lived for over forty years. He attended Santa Clara University and Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College. He…

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Las Vegas playlist

VIVA LAS BRALESS! Welcome to Las Vegas! Neon night, shining lights, hangovers in the desert. This is my Las Vegas playlist with a few songs about Death Valley, California and Area 51 of Nevada thrown in. Songs about gambling? This is the playlist for that. Have they stopped counting the votes in Nevada in the US Election yet? If not, this is the ultimate Las Vegas/Nevada playlist for them to listen to as they count the votes. Might make them count faster! Now, let’s hit the roulette wheel.

001 Southern Culture On The Skids -  40 Miles To Vegas 002 Faith Hill - Let's Go to Vegas 003 ZZ Top - Viva Las Vegas 004 Gram Parsons - Ooh Las Vegas 005 CSI Opening Theme Las Vegas 006 Dean Martin -  Ain't That A Kick In The Head 007 Vanishing Point Soundtrack - Welcome To Nevada 008 The B-52's - Queen of Las Vegas 009 ALBERT HAMMOND - DIME QUEEN OF NEVADA 010 The Cult - The Big Neon Glitter 011 Ocean's Eleven OST - Main Title Theme 012 Vista Chino - Acidize? The Gambling Moose 013 Ian Thomas - Pilot 014 Ocean's 11 OST (1960) Saul Bass - Intro theme song 015 The Runaways - Neon Angels on the Road to Ruin 016 AC-DC - Sin City 017 The Allman Brothers Band - Desert Blues 018 Ocean's Eleven Soundtrack - The Plans 019 Sir Nesmith - Nevada Fighter 020 Gil Evans - Las Vegas Tango 021 Alan Jackson - Gone Country 022 Electric Light Orchestra - [Face the Music] Poker 023 Charlie Clouser - Let It Ride (Las Vegas OST) 024 Love/Hate -  Wasted in America 025 The Fall - Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul 026 Blue Man Group -  Drumbone 027 Atreyu -  Nevada's Grace 028 The Clash -  Three Card Trick 029 Madonna - Gambler 030 Bob Seger- Still The Same 031 Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas 032 Mike Patton - A Little Poker Tomorrow Night? 033 Steely Dan -  Do It Again 034 Ocean's Thirteen soundtrack - Snake Eyes 035 Demon Lung - Lament Code 036 Grateful Dead - Deal 037 Kraftwerk -  Neon Lights 038 Dean Martin - Drink to Me Only 039 INXS - Pretty Vegas 040 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas OST - one toke over the line 041 Sally Dotson, Smoky Babe, Hillary Blunt - Your dice won't pass 042 David Holmes - Boobytrapping 043 The Daughters of Bristol - Addiction 044 Frank Sinatra - Luck be a Lady 045 Golden Earring - The Last Frontier Hotel   046 David Bowie - Cactus 047 Jimmy Buffett - Death Valley Lives 048 Vista Chino - Good Morning Wasteland 049 Mark Lanegan - Driving Death Valley Blues 050 Heart - Death Valley 051 Sacred Reich -  Death Valley 052 A Storm of Light -  Wasteland 053 R.E.M. - All the Way to Reno (Youre Gonna Be a Star) 054 Michael Nesmith & The First National Band  - Nevada Fighter 055 Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats -  Death Valley Blues 056 Talking heads - road to nowhere 057 Poison Idea - Getting the Fear 058 Dwight Yoakam - A Thousand Miles From Nowhere 059 Audrey Horne -  Desert Song 060 Sonic Youth  (W/ Lydia Lunch) - Death Valley 69 061 DEATH VALLEY GIRLS - ELECTRIC HIGH 062 The Byrds - Mr. Spaceman 063 Little River Band - Lonesome Loser 064 Sepultura - Arise 065 ACDC - Badlands 066 John Cale and Bob Neuwirth -  Paradise Nevada 067 Artension -  Area 51 068 Hypocrisy - Eraser 069 Sammy Hagar -  Silver Lights 070 Megadeth - Hangar 18 071 Lalo Schifrin - Nevada Mood 072 Billy Joel - Stop In Nevada 073 David Holmes - Ruben's In   074 Scott Kelly - St. John the Gambler 075 Helmet -  Sinatra 076 J.C. Satan - Prehistoric Stomp 077 ELLINGTON, DUKE - Caravan 078 The Pynnacles - Tonight In The Desert 079 Don Peake - The Hills Have Eyes 080 Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want) 081 The Gun Club -  Bad America 082 Journey - Separate Ways Worlds Apart 083 Motorhead -  Ace Of Spades 084 Kenny Rogers -  The Gambler 085 Ramones - Zero Zero UFO 086 ABBA -  The Winner Takes It All 087 David Holmes & Oceans 11 OST - Gritty Shaker 088 Billie Erckinsten  - Lady Luck from No Cover, No Minimum 089 The Hives - 8-black jack 090 Righteous Pigs - Overdose 091 New Kingdom - Paradise Don't Come Cheap 092 Sammy Davis Jr. - Mr. Bojangles 093 Marvin Whoremonger - Sex In Motion 094 Lecherous Gaze - One Fifteen 095 Scream 2 Soundtrack -  Right Place Wrong Time 096 Shirley Bassey Big Spender 097 Sweet - Hot Shot Gambler 098 Ween - Blackjack 099 Liberace - Beer Barrel Polka 100 Blue Man Group w- Venus Hum- I Feel Love 101 Neil Diamond - Diamonds Are Forever 102 April Wine - Roller 103 David Holmes & Oceans 11 OST - Planting the Seed 104 The Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice 105 Buck Owens - Big In Vegas 106 The Stanley Brothers - If I Lose 107 Bad Company - Good Lovin' Gone Bad 108 Ray Charles - Blackjack 109 The sopranos TV Show intro theme song 110 Slaughter- Up All Night 111 David Holmes & Oceans 11 OST - 160 Million dollar Chinese Man 112 Buzzcocks - I Don't Mind 113 Aerosmith - Uncle Salty 114 Scorpions - I'm Going Mad 115 Tom Waits - Straight To The Top 116 TESLA - Modern Day Cowboy 117 Quincy Jones - Blues In The Night 118 Pearl Jam - Dirty Frank 119 Tom Jones - She's a Lady 120 Orville Peck - Dead of Night 121 David Holmes & Oceans 12 OST  - 165 Million dollar Round Up 122 Guns N' Roses - Dust N' Bones 123 Ocean's twelve OST - L.S.D. Partie Roland Vincent 124 Demon Lung - Heathen Child 125 BB King - Midnight Believer 126 Gil Evans Orchestra - La Nevada (part 1) 127 Meat Loaf - Elvis in Vegas 128 Down - His Majesty The Desert 129 Oceans 12 OST - Lifting the Building 130 Frank Sinatra - Ring-a-ding-ding 131 Country Joe And The Fish ‎- stateline Nevada 132 Iron Maiden - The Angel And The Gambler 133 Peps & Blues Quality - I was once a gambler 134 Neil Diamond - Glory Road 135 Iron Butterfly - My mirage 150 David Holmes & Oceans 12 OST - What R We Stealing 666 Elvis Presley - Viva Las Vegas (OST - Snatch) I may have forgotten a song or two, so don’t be shy and let me know.

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Nearly All U.N. Members Condemn U.S. Embargo on Cuba

Summary:

In a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly last week, delegates overwhelmingly voted to condemn the United States' continued trade embargo on Cuba, with one holdout being the representative from Israel. The resolution to condemn America's sanctions against Cuba has been brought to the U.N. every year for the past thirty years, gaining more support this year than it ever has. Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez spoke of the "cruel" toll the embargo has taken on Cuba's economy: over $6 billion since President Biden assumed office, and insurmountably more since it was first instituted in 1960. While President Obama attempted to ease tensions between the U.S. and Cuba, predecessors Trump and Biden have reversed those efforts by enforcing further sanctions. Biden has justified the latest sanctions as a condemnation of Cuba's police response to protests last year, which evolved into violent anti-government protests. But Cuba's UN ambassador Yuri Gala believes, as do most UN members, that "if the United States government really did care for [...] human rights and self-determination of the Cuban people, it could lift the embargo," (Gala, "Only one country backs US in UN Cuba vote").

Analysis:

America's embargo on Cuba is a relic of the Cold War and its efforts to prop up governments around the world that favor capitalism and liberalism – many of which have failed. Most notably, the U.S. provided financial and military support to the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista in the post-World War II era. Batista was severely authoritarian, but his economic policies allowed the U.S. to benefit from trade with Cuba, and he led a prominent campaign against "Communist activities." America's support for Batista despite his corrupt leadership, and its subsequent hostility towards a Castro-led Cuba, demonstrates the realist theory that states will ultimately abandon principles in favor of self-interest. U.S. foreign policy regarding Cuba prioritized the relative gains of its own power over the idealist approach of cultural consistency. If America truly were a staunch proponent of democracy, it would have condemned Batista's authoritarian abuses and use of secret police forces. But to American officials, creating a capitalist global economy was more advantageous than opposing Batista's anti-democratic dictatorship. Put in terms of the prisoner's dilemma, America chose to confess, not cooperate.

Fidel Castro as a popular leader championing socialist ideals posed an ideological threat to the U.S. in its efforts to emerge as the capitalist global hegemon. It lended legitimacy to the ideals of the Soviet Union, America's opponent in the Cold War and the other end of the bipolar global power structure. While the U.S. enjoyed hegemon status after the Soviet Union fell, growing opposition to the U.S. trade sanctions against Cuba reflect a shift towards a more multipolar power distribution. As nations like China, India, and Russia gain influence, so too do ideologies counter to American and western ideals; socialism and anti-capitalist sentiments are increasingly popular around the world. The U.N.'s near-unanimous vote against America's actions symbolizes a new balance of power that challenges U.S. supremacy on the global stage.

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Actress Melinda Fee Dead by Stroke March 24, 2020 - Was she "Death Ray" Silenced?

Actress Melinda Fee Dead by Stroke March 24, 2020 – Was she “Death Ray” Silenced?

Targeted Individual & actress Melinda O. Fee has died.

As the directional beam targeted my heart from under my bed upstairs, on March 30, 2020, I was instantly reminded of Melinda Fee who died of a stroke on March 24, 2020.  The fact is when anyone who has gained any type notoriety by exposing today’s high-tech beamed weapon assaults and who reported being under constant attack as I and many…

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My Top 50 Cinematic Moments: Number 35 – Mississippi Burning (1988)

My Top 50 Cinematic Moments: Number 35 – Mississippi Burning (1988)

  Alan Parker is one of those rare British directors that has managed to score multiple successes across both sides of the Atlantic for a period of three decades. Although his last directed film, “The Life of David Gale“, was made all the way back in 2003, and released to abysmal reviews, his talent as a storyteller of cinema speaks for itself. In a career that includes “Bugsy Malone“, “Midnight…

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Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency by #MarkKUpdegrove #NetGalley #ARCReview

There's a new book coming out examining the Presidency of John F. Kennedy. Is there anything new in this book? Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency by #MarkKUpdegrove #NetGalley #ARCReview #IncomparableGrace #JFKinthePresidency #johnfkennedy #jfk

I’ve read more than 75 books on the Kennedys over the course of my adulthood. So when NetGalley and Dutton books offered me an ARC of Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency (Amazon) in exchange for an honest review, I couldn’t resist. All opinions expressed are my own. The book goes on sale to the public April 12, 2022. “Nearly sixty years after his death, JFK still holds an outsize place in…

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October 16, 1964 - An Absence Of Nikita - Shakeup In The Kremlin

October 16, 1964 – An Absence Of Nikita – Shakeup In The Kremlin

Suddenly no Nikita.

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The stunning news, on this October 16, 1964, was the revelation that Soviet PremierNikita…

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Roger Sharp Archive: ABC News Talking to Jack Ruby's Lawyers (1963)

Source:Roger Sharp Archive– Roger Sharp anchoring this special report for ABC News. “Following the deaths of President John F. Kennedy and his assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, ABC Correspondent Roger Sharp anchors from the WFAA-TV Dallas studios as correspondent Bill Lord interviews lawyers representing Jack Ruby, Oswald’s killer. Excerpts are also shown of a press conference by Nellie Connally, the…

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Five Amazing Car Classes Will Be The Stars At Pebble Beach

Five Amazing Car Classes Will Be The Stars At Pebble Beach #pebbleconcours #ferrari

This year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the premier car event for discerning automotive collectors and enthusiasts, promises to have some eye candy like you’ve never seen before. Each year the annual Sunday smörgåsbord of the world’s most fabulous cars features a handful of very special car classes to the delight of onlookers. This August’s automotive celebration presents five amazing car…

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Return of the Son of Occasional Linkblogging

Return of the Son of Occasional Linkblogging

With new and unexpected obligations in the last few months it’s become very hard for me to keep up with the link-blogging. Sorry! It’s bad enough that I’m considering putting this function on the blog on (likely permanent) hiatus. But, for now at least, some links… * Wordless, but one of the best things about parenting I’ve ever read: Dan Berry’s “Carry Me.” Made me cry each time I read it. * For…

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The Cold War For the American people in the 1960’s, the fear of a Communist takeover was very real and was validated by the actions of the government and the information disseminated by the media.

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The Drone Invasion

  DRONES:  13 YOU SHOULD KNOW FROM CONGRESS’S NEW REPORT https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/drones-congressional-research-service-report/   The Total Information Awareness Program ensured that EVERYONE’s Biometric signature (Facial Recognition, Iris, gait, DNA, Voice recognition) was uploaded into a supercomputer. Those who were missed will be uploaded by drone focus capability. h…