The November 11, 2009, List Universe had a list of the ten worst Mass Killings.
10. Trans-Atlantic Chattel Slavery-- millions dead 1502-1888.
9. March of the Conquistadors-- millions of Latin American Indians 1492-1616.
8. American Westward Expansion-- American Indians 1607-1912.
7. Australian Treatment of Aborigines-- Australia's native people 1829-1975
6. Slaughter of the Armenians-- 1 to 1 and a half million April 24, 1915 to 1917.
5. Japanese Rape of China-- 20-35 million 1937-1945.
4. Nazi Killing Machine-- 1933-1945.
3. The Killing Fields-- 1.4 to 2.5 million 1975-1979
2. Hutu Slaughter of Tutsis in Rwanda-- 800,000-1 million may to July 1994.
1. Legalized Abortion-- 1973 to present.
Making a Statement. --DaCoot
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Best Chicago Teams of the Decade
I may not be a fan of Chicago with its exorbitant prices, but I am a fan of the athletic teams.
The December 31, 2009, Chicago Tribune had a list of best Chicago teams.
2003 CUBS
It was Dusty Baker with Kerry Woods and Mark Prior before their "hurt" days. Da Bartman.
2004-2005 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL
New coach Bruce Weber took team to Illinois' first regular season Big Ten title since 1952. There was that great win against Arizona and then a heartbreaking 75-70 loss against North Carolina in the NCAA Championship game.
2005 WHITE SOX
The team that went all the way. Paul Konerko, Mark Buehrle, Joe Crede, A. J. Pierzynski, Jermaine Dye and Manager Ozzie Guillen. Almost blew a big season league, but got hot at the right time, winning the last five regular season games and then going 11-1 in the playoffs.
Too bad they never won the clinching games at home, though.
2006 BEARS
All the way to Super Bowl XLI against the Colts. Too bad we didn't have a quarterback. Even a so-so one would have won the day. Lovey should have put Ortman in.
2005-2009 NORTHWESTERN WOMEN"S LACROSSE
Five time NCAA Champions!!
Occasionally Chicago Sports Has a Winner. --Cooter
The December 31, 2009, Chicago Tribune had a list of best Chicago teams.
2003 CUBS
It was Dusty Baker with Kerry Woods and Mark Prior before their "hurt" days. Da Bartman.
2004-2005 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL
New coach Bruce Weber took team to Illinois' first regular season Big Ten title since 1952. There was that great win against Arizona and then a heartbreaking 75-70 loss against North Carolina in the NCAA Championship game.
2005 WHITE SOX
The team that went all the way. Paul Konerko, Mark Buehrle, Joe Crede, A. J. Pierzynski, Jermaine Dye and Manager Ozzie Guillen. Almost blew a big season league, but got hot at the right time, winning the last five regular season games and then going 11-1 in the playoffs.
Too bad they never won the clinching games at home, though.
2006 BEARS
All the way to Super Bowl XLI against the Colts. Too bad we didn't have a quarterback. Even a so-so one would have won the day. Lovey should have put Ortman in.
2005-2009 NORTHWESTERN WOMEN"S LACROSSE
Five time NCAA Champions!!
Occasionally Chicago Sports Has a Winner. --Cooter
Getting Toward 1000 Entries
One thousand blog entries is a lot, and this blog is in target to pass that mark at some point in the next three months.
There were 55 entries last month and 489 for the year. In 2008 there were 389 and a whopping 17 the first year in 2007.
According to the blog page there have been 897 entries.
What started out as a general history blog has definitely become one mostly devoted to World War II and especially Pearl Harbor, the home front, as well as the sinkings of the HMAS Sydney and Australian Hospital Ship Centaur.
I also deal a lot with history in my other three blogs.
http://downdaroadigo.blogspot.com is about my life and music history.
http://sawtheelephant.blogspot.com is about the Civil War, primarily the naval part of it.
http://roaddogsroadlog.blogspot.com is about old roads, travel and preservation.
Spending Way Too Much Time on This. --RoadDog
There were 55 entries last month and 489 for the year. In 2008 there were 389 and a whopping 17 the first year in 2007.
According to the blog page there have been 897 entries.
What started out as a general history blog has definitely become one mostly devoted to World War II and especially Pearl Harbor, the home front, as well as the sinkings of the HMAS Sydney and Australian Hospital Ship Centaur.
I also deal a lot with history in my other three blogs.
http://downdaroadigo.blogspot.com is about my life and music history.
http://sawtheelephant.blogspot.com is about the Civil War, primarily the naval part of it.
http://roaddogsroadlog.blogspot.com is about old roads, travel and preservation.
Spending Way Too Much Time on This. --RoadDog
Cleopatra Rises Again
Dec. 18, 2009 Chicago Tribune "Pylon from Cleopatra's reign resurfaces." Katarina Kratovac.
A nine ton temple pylon was hoisted from the Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria, Egypt, Dec. 17th. It had been part of Cleopatra's palace and had been submerged for centuries.
This is especially of interest to me because this past June I was on a cruise ship in that harbor. Who knows, perhaps we were directly above that temple.
It once stood at the entrance of a temple of Isis and is to be the centerpiece of a planned museum showcasing the remains of ancient Alexandria which is believed to have tumbled into the sea by 4th century earthquakes.
The pylon is 7.4 feet tall and was a part of a sprawling palace from the Ptolemaic dynasty and where Queen Cleopatra wooed Roman General Marc Antony before they both committed suicide after they were defeated by Julius Caesar in 30 BC.
The Deadly Asp. --Cooter
A nine ton temple pylon was hoisted from the Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria, Egypt, Dec. 17th. It had been part of Cleopatra's palace and had been submerged for centuries.
This is especially of interest to me because this past June I was on a cruise ship in that harbor. Who knows, perhaps we were directly above that temple.
It once stood at the entrance of a temple of Isis and is to be the centerpiece of a planned museum showcasing the remains of ancient Alexandria which is believed to have tumbled into the sea by 4th century earthquakes.
The pylon is 7.4 feet tall and was a part of a sprawling palace from the Ptolemaic dynasty and where Queen Cleopatra wooed Roman General Marc Antony before they both committed suicide after they were defeated by Julius Caesar in 30 BC.
The Deadly Asp. --Cooter
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Other 1909 Events
By 1909, none of these had been invented: zippers, band-aids, bubble gum, penicillin, sun glasses, ballpoint pens, shopping carts, nylon stockings, kitty litter or milk cartons.
Life expectancy was 47 and 230 murders were reported. An accountant could expect to earn $2000 a year and a dentist $2500. An average worker could expect $200 to $400.
Sugar was 4 cents a pound and eggs 14 cents a dozen.
Most women washed their hair once a month, usually with Borax or eggs for shampoo.
Leading causes of death: pneumonia, influenza, tuberculosis, heart disease and strokes.
World population in 1909 1.7 billion. World population today 6.4 billion.
Interesting Stuff. --DaCoot
Life expectancy was 47 and 230 murders were reported. An accountant could expect to earn $2000 a year and a dentist $2500. An average worker could expect $200 to $400.
Sugar was 4 cents a pound and eggs 14 cents a dozen.
Most women washed their hair once a month, usually with Borax or eggs for shampoo.
Leading causes of death: pneumonia, influenza, tuberculosis, heart disease and strokes.
World population in 1909 1.7 billion. World population today 6.4 billion.
Interesting Stuff. --DaCoot
1909 Events: Then and Now-- Part 2
6. HEAVIER THAN AIR FLIGHT-- July 25, 1909, first flight across the English Channel. To commemorate it, a guy crossed the Channel with a jet pack on July 25, 2009.
7. INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY OPENS-- August 14, 1909-- and still going strong. I took a trip around the track in a bus this past spring. I'm not a race fan, but would recommend the trip and museum.
8. FIRST PARIS AIR SHOW-- September 25, 1909--still going on and one of the most prestigious in the world.
9. CHERRY MINE DISASTER-- November 13, 1909-- in Illinois. One of the worst-ever mine calamities where 259 men died. This past November 14th, a marker was dedicated at the site. Until this year, I knew nothing about it. Since then, I've come across four articles about it.
10. TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD-- November 1909, the Metropolitan Life Building in New York City opened at 50 stories and 700 feet. Called the Met Life Tower, it remained the tallest building in the world until the Woolworth Building opened in 1913.
On October 1, 2009, it was reported that the exterior of the Burj Dubai at 2,684 feet and 160 floors.
Interesting Facts Over a Hundred Years. --DaCoot
7. INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY OPENS-- August 14, 1909-- and still going strong. I took a trip around the track in a bus this past spring. I'm not a race fan, but would recommend the trip and museum.
8. FIRST PARIS AIR SHOW-- September 25, 1909--still going on and one of the most prestigious in the world.
9. CHERRY MINE DISASTER-- November 13, 1909-- in Illinois. One of the worst-ever mine calamities where 259 men died. This past November 14th, a marker was dedicated at the site. Until this year, I knew nothing about it. Since then, I've come across four articles about it.
10. TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD-- November 1909, the Metropolitan Life Building in New York City opened at 50 stories and 700 feet. Called the Met Life Tower, it remained the tallest building in the world until the Woolworth Building opened in 1913.
On October 1, 2009, it was reported that the exterior of the Burj Dubai at 2,684 feet and 160 floors.
Interesting Facts Over a Hundred Years. --DaCoot
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Top Tens of 2009-- TV Programs
Well, I watch four of them. I do not watch any so-called REALITY shows.
1. American Idol, Fox, Wednesday 14.4 rating
2. American Idol, Fox, Tuesday 13.8
3. Dancing With the Stars, ABC 12.0
4. NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, NBC 11.7 I don't like night football, but will watch if the Bears or Packers are playing.
5. Dancing With the Stars-- Results Show, NBC 9.9
6. NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS-- 9.8 I'm getting used to it.
7. NCIS, CBS-- 9.4 One of my favorites. However, it took awhile to get into this one as it was introduced in a JAG episode where Mark Harmon was going after Raab. I liked Raab, so did not like Harmon.
8. NFL Regular Season, ESPN 8.8 Again, only if the Bears or Packers are playing or it happens to be on in the bar I'm in.
9. Sunday Night NFL Pre-kick, NBC 8.8
10. The Good Wife, CBS 8.5 What, a crook in Chicago. How'd that happen?
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1. American Idol, Fox, Wednesday 14.4 rating
2. American Idol, Fox, Tuesday 13.8
3. Dancing With the Stars, ABC 12.0
4. NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, NBC 11.7 I don't like night football, but will watch if the Bears or Packers are playing.
5. Dancing With the Stars-- Results Show, NBC 9.9
6. NCIS: Los Angeles, CBS-- 9.8 I'm getting used to it.
7. NCIS, CBS-- 9.4 One of my favorites. However, it took awhile to get into this one as it was introduced in a JAG episode where Mark Harmon was going after Raab. I liked Raab, so did not like Harmon.
8. NFL Regular Season, ESPN 8.8 Again, only if the Bears or Packers are playing or it happens to be on in the bar I'm in.
9. Sunday Night NFL Pre-kick, NBC 8.8
10. The Good Wife, CBS 8.5 What, a crook in Chicago. How'd that happen?
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