Saturday, July 13, 2024

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: JULY 7-13, 2024: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 BREAKING NEWS!
(Happened after initial posting.)

While the former President suffered minor injury, one spectator was killed and two more injured.
(Each highlighted line was an active link at the time of updating.)

AND NOW BACK TO THE WEEK IN REVIEW AS ORIGINALLY POSTED JULY 13.

WE NEED
MORE GUN
RESPONSIBILITY

ALL INEQUALITY HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS AND BURNINGS! 
WEAR YOUR MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

JULY 14 IS BASTILLE DAY IN FRANCE.
JULY 16 IS THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE HISTORIC LAUNCH OF APOLLO 11.
JULY 16 IS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF STARGATE: ATLANTIS.
JULY 17 IS SOUTH KOREA’S CONSTITUTION DAY & WORLD EMOJI DAY.😎
JULY 17 IS THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF
APOLLO & SOYUZ SPACE CAPSULES DOCKING TOGETHER.
(They would separate 2 days later.)
JULY 20 IS THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF
APOLLO 11 CAPSULE LANDING ON THE MOON.
JULY 21 IS THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF ASTRONAUTS
NEIL ARMSTRONG & EDWIN ALDRIN, JUNIOR
WALKING ON THE LUNAR SURFACE.
JULY 21 IS THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE GENEVA ACCORDS DIVIDING VIETNAM.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌏RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The COVID state of the world, as of July 13, 2024.

🌍NATO NEWS…
*NATO held its annual summit in the United States and helped the Ukraine. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

*There are 5/FIVE separate links in the header above.

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.

🌐THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…

🌌SPACE NEWS…
*July 16 marks the 55th anniversary of the start of the historic Apollo 11 mission that eventually landed astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, Junior on the moon.

😒PASSING PARADE…
*Astronaut John Engle is no longer with us.
*Actress Shelley Duvall (The Shining, Popeye, much more) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Mary Martin the talent scout is no longer with us.
*Actress-producer Judy Belushi-Pisano (The Blues Brothers, Animal House, widow of John Belushi) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Biochemist Bengt Samuelsson (1982 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine) is no longer with us.
*Child star Benji Gregory (ALF and other television shows) has taken his last bow on life’s stage. (His passing was just recently made public.)
*Noted therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer is no longer with us.
*Joe Bonsall of The Oak Ridge Boys has passed away.
*Artist Bill Viola, "The Rembrandt of the Video Age", is no longer with us.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
POLITICALLY…
*July 19 is the 40th anniversary of Geraldine Ferraro becoming the first female Vice Presidential candidate. She and Walter Mondale would lose to Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush that November.
πŸ—ΉELECTION 2024…
*“I’m not dropping out of the race.”—President Biden to fellow Democrats.
THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
*Petitions are being circulated in hopes of having Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito impeached. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Except for administrative functions, the Court is in recess until the first Monday of October.
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*The hotel wouldn’t consider hiring an African American, but they did call him for an interview thinking he was Caucasian???
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
TRUMP’S TRIAL(S)…
The Classified Documents Trial…
New York’s ‘Hush Money’ Trial…
ELSEWHERE…
*A Judge has declared no bankruptcy for Rudy Giuliani, who now must pay off his creditors and law suits.
*While another Boeing plane lost a wheel, the company has entered a plea deal to avoid trial over past crashes. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Speculation: The future of education???
πŸ˜€AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

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