THE WEEK IN REVIEW: NOVEMBER 5-11, 2017

NOVEMBER 11 IS VETERANS’ DAY IN THE UNITED STATES.

NOVEMBER 13 MARKS THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF

THE HOLLAND TUNNEL OPENING.

NOVEMBER 13 40 YEARS AGO ALSO SAW THE LAST ORIGINAL

LIL ABNER COMIC BY AL CAPP PUBLISHED.

NOVEMBER 13 IS THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF

THE VIET NAM MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON, DC.

NOVEMBER 16 IS THE 110TH ANNIVERSARY OF OKLAHOMA’S STATEHOOD.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK…

*United States President Donald Trump is on a diplomatic visit to Japan and South Korea. (There are 2 separate links in this item.)
*Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has fired his Vice President Emerson Mnangagwa.
*During a Disarmament Conference, Pope Francis has said that "countries should not stockpile nuclear weapons even for the purpose of deterrence."
*Did Russia or Kazakhstan have a nuclear accident and not tell anyone???
*Vatican City retailers will stop selling most tobacco products, effective January 1, 2018.
*The Fukuoka Soft Bank Hawks defeated the Yokohama DeNA Bay Stars to win the Japan (World?) Series.

THE TERRORIST REPORT…
*The Free Choice E-zine does not support terrorism, no matter what the “cause” or alleged “justification”. Thus we will only be posting news items in this section whenever terrorists are brought to justice.

😭PASSING PARADE…
*The victims of the senseless killings at a Sutherland Springs, Texas Church Sunday, November 5, 2017.
*Those who died during Typhoon Damrey.
*Author Nancy Friday (My Secret Garden, Women On Top) has passed away.
*Former Baseball player Roy Halladay (Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies) is no longer with us.
*Actor Brad Harris (Pirates of the Mississippi, Goliath Against The Giants) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Actor John Hillerman (Magnum PI, Blazing Saddles) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Actor Ray Lovelock (Fiddler on the Roof) has taken his last bow on life's stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
POLITICALLY…

*The annual open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act, aka “Obama Care” is NOW until December 15, 2017!
*President Donald Trump is on a diplomatic visit to Japan and South Korea. (There are 2 separate links in this item.)

MEANWHILE…
*New Jersey and Virginia have elected new DEMOCRATIC governors. (There are 3 separate links in this item.)
*What the Republican Party’s major losses of Tuesday November 7 hold for the future. (There are 2 separate links in this item.)
*Whether or not Alabama Republican Senator hopeful Roy Moore is guilty of sexual misconduct allegations, what are his chances of being elected???
ELSEWHERE…

*A lone gunman opened fire in a Sutherland Springs, Texas Church November 5, killing 26 people and injuring 20+ more. While the gunman was killed on the scene, authorities are still investigating the case, because there is no logical reason why this should have happened.
*Shalane Flanagan and Geoffrey Kamworor were the top winners in the 2017 New York City Marathon November 5.
*The Justice Department has informed AT&T that it MUST sell off either DirecTV or the Turner Broadcasting System before it can acquire Time-Warner.

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