twitch days: 19 and 20 April
Apr. 20th, 2009 03:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
drewkittyThese days in mid-April will forever be "twitch days" for security and law professionals.
Historical:
The American Revolution started 19 April 1775 at Lexington and Concord, MA. The "shot heard 'round the world" is now commemorated locally as "Patriot's Day."
On 20 April 1889, the infamous dictator and mass murderer Adolf Hitler was born. Right wing fringe groups and Neo-Nazis celebrate it as a holiday.
On Monday, April 19, 1943, the Jewish feast of Passover, over 2000 Waffen SS soldiers under the command of SS General Jürgen Stroop attacked the Jewish civilians of the Warsaw Ghetto with tanks, artillery and flame throwers. I have read the Stroop Report, his incident report of the successful conclusion of the operation. It is undeniable proof of the Holocaust. No one celebrates this day although the date is duly noted at the Holocaust Museum and by World War II historians.
Modern:
On 19 April 1993, 76 people including at least 20 children lost their lives near Waco, Texas.
On 19 April 1995, 168 people including 19 children lost their lives in the Oklahoma City truck bombing.
On 20 April 1999, twelve students and one teacher lost their lives at Columbine High School. Information here.
Dave Sanders, age 47 | Rachel Scott, age 17 | Daniel Rohrbough, age 15 | Kyle Velasquez, age 16 | Steven Curnow, age 14 | Cassie Bernall, age 17 | Isaiah Shoels, age 18 | Matthew Kechter, age 16 | Lauren Townsend, age 18 | John Tomlin, age 16 | Kelly Fleming, age 16 | Daniel Mauser, age 15 | Corey DePooter, age 17
Psychedelic:
19 April 1943: "Bicycle Day", or Albert Hoffman's LSD trip
20 April (yearly): "Cannabis Day" or a counter-culture holiday celebrating marijuana due to the 4:20 meme, originating from San Rafael High School in 1971 among pot-smoking students on detention
Twitch. Twitch.
Historical:
The American Revolution started 19 April 1775 at Lexington and Concord, MA. The "shot heard 'round the world" is now commemorated locally as "Patriot's Day."
On 20 April 1889, the infamous dictator and mass murderer Adolf Hitler was born. Right wing fringe groups and Neo-Nazis celebrate it as a holiday.
On Monday, April 19, 1943, the Jewish feast of Passover, over 2000 Waffen SS soldiers under the command of SS General Jürgen Stroop attacked the Jewish civilians of the Warsaw Ghetto with tanks, artillery and flame throwers. I have read the Stroop Report, his incident report of the successful conclusion of the operation. It is undeniable proof of the Holocaust. No one celebrates this day although the date is duly noted at the Holocaust Museum and by World War II historians.
Modern:
On 19 April 1993, 76 people including at least 20 children lost their lives near Waco, Texas.
On 19 April 1995, 168 people including 19 children lost their lives in the Oklahoma City truck bombing.
On 20 April 1999, twelve students and one teacher lost their lives at Columbine High School. Information here.
Dave Sanders, age 47 | Rachel Scott, age 17 | Daniel Rohrbough, age 15 | Kyle Velasquez, age 16 | Steven Curnow, age 14 | Cassie Bernall, age 17 | Isaiah Shoels, age 18 | Matthew Kechter, age 16 | Lauren Townsend, age 18 | John Tomlin, age 16 | Kelly Fleming, age 16 | Daniel Mauser, age 15 | Corey DePooter, age 17
Psychedelic:
19 April 1943: "Bicycle Day", or Albert Hoffman's LSD trip
20 April (yearly): "Cannabis Day" or a counter-culture holiday celebrating marijuana due to the 4:20 meme, originating from San Rafael High School in 1971 among pot-smoking students on detention
Twitch. Twitch.
