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Happy
St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day:
commemorates the patron saint of Ireland, Bishop Patrick (AD389—461)
who, about AD 432, left his home in the Severn Valley, England, and
introduced Christianity into Ireland. Feast Cay in the Roman Catholic
Church. A national holiday in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Here in
the United States there are major parades in major cities, such as New
York, held since 1762, the parade is a two mile march starting at 11:30am,
lasting six hours, with over a million in attendance.
Other parades include the “Downtown Hornell NY” 14th
annual “come as you are”, “wearin’ of the green,” in New Orleans, and
in Florida they also celebrate, “Save the Panther Day.”
If you drink, don’t drive or get a designated driver.
A public holiday at Boston and Suffolk County, Massachusetts
to celebrate the 226th anniversary of the evacuation from
Boston of British troops. They
evacuated Boston after American forces seized and fortified Dorchester
Heights on March 4. General Howe sailed for Halifax, Nova Scotia, to
await reinforcements. Considered the first major defeat of the British
by the Americans, who were losing
most battles with
ill trained officers, soldiers, and lack of supplies.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/mar17.html
Headlines---
Charter
One to Open Branches in Wal-Mart Stores
Fannie
Mae Disputes Financial Times Report
Ken
Greene Affiliates with Cornerstone Law Group
Premier
Appoints Jim Tenhundfeld Divisional Asst.VP
Fitch:
BancWest; Places Community First on Rating Watch Positive
De
Lage Landen New Regional New Business Development Officers
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Classified
Ads---
Collector:
Boston, MA. Challenging position where my skills, professional experience,
organization, leadership, strategic thinking, creativity, energy, passion,
competitive nature will enable me to define opportunities and personal
development.
Email: bernd.janet@verizon.net
Collector:
Jacksonville, East Brunswick, FL.
13 years experience
with collection, recovery, re-marketing and legal on commercial loans
and leases. Expertise with distressed portfolios, Six Sigma trained.
Willing to relocate. Email:RichardB12364@aol.com
Collector: Joplin,
Mo. Will do car repossessions, willing to go about anywhere. Have three
years exp. thanks.
Email: derekrgreen@yahoo.com
Collector:
West Hartford, CT. Credit/ Collections /Rental Management in leasing
& construction fields. Looking for stable company that will appreciate
my 20+ years of experience. Email: losterastringban@aol.com
Controller: Seattle,
WA
CPA w/ 15 years management
exp. as CFO/ Controller/5 yrs w/ PriceWaterhouse Coopers. Extensive
exp providing accounting/ tax guidance for the equipment lease industry.
Willing to relocate. Email:bltushin@hotmail.com
Controller:
Southeastern, MI.
Controller &
Management experience w/ equip lessors &broker. MBA, CPA w/ extensive
accounting, management, securitization experience with public and private
companies. Willing to relocate.
Email: Leasebusiness@aol.com
full list of jobs wanted at:
http://64.125.68.90/LeasingNews/JobPostings.htm
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Charter
One to Open Branches in Wal-Mart Stores
US Banker Weekly
Cleveland-based Charter
One Financial Inc. will open branches in 67 Wal-Mart stores in six states.
A bank official said the new in-store network will allow clients to
bank in convenient locations, any day of the week and with expanded
hours. The first in-store branch is set to open in May in Martinsville,
IN. Other branches will open in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania
and New York.
Charter One is one
of the nation’s 25 largest bank holding companies, with $43 billion
in total assets. In 2003, the bank increased its banking center network
by 26 percent, primarily through in-store deals with retailers. The
Wal-Mart branches will be open seven days a week, and will be located
in the direct path of the store’s traffic flow. The branches will offer
a full range of deposit products, including The Best Free Checking,
free business checking, ATM services and business-lending services.
Charter One officials say they do not have a specific timetable for
the rollout.
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Fannie
Mae Disputes Financial Times Report
US Banker Weekly
Fannie Mae is disputing
a report that appeared in The Financial Times showing that the mortgage
financing corporation may have lost billions of dollars on its derivatives
positions over four years. The report by the London-based newspaper
shows that the U.S. government-sponsored company may have lost $24 billion
in derivatives trading between 2000 and the third quarter of 2003. Fannie
Mae officials have called the report a “gross misrepresentation.”
According to a Financial
Times official, the newspaper “used the best available methodology to
estimate Fannie Mae’s unrealized derivatives losses given the company’s
lack of disclosure of the actual amount.” An independent analyst with
the Center for Financial Research and Analysis confirmed that the newspaper’s
calculations were “the best estimate,” given Fannie Mae’s disclosures
to date. Analysts said that the dispute arose from rules that permit
the company to record gains and losses from the value of derivatives
on its balance sheet in a way not reflected in its regulatory minimum
capital requirement or in earnings.
Ameritrade Fined
$10 Million in Margin-Trading Accusation
Kropschot
Financial Service
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Ken
Greene Affiliates with Cornerstone Law Group
Larkspur, California--The
Law Offices of Kenneth C. Greene, which specializes in all
areas of equipment leasing
and finance law, announces its
affiliation with the
Cornerstone Law Group,
with offices in San Francisco and Los
Angeles, California.
"The alliance
enhances the ability of the firm to provide legal representation in
other areas of law,
including corporate and real estate
matters, tax and estate
planning, employer
and labor disputes, ERISA issues, and
more, " Kenneth C. Greene said.
"This expansion
provides the Greene firm with an opportunity to provide a broader
scope of representation to its leasing clients, while maintaining its historical
focus on lease transactions,
workouts, litigation, and bankruptcy."
Mr. Greene began
his leasing career with BankAmerilease, then practiced with several
firms prior to establishing his own practice. He has been associated
with the Equipment Leasing Association ("ELA"), United Association
of Equipment Leasing ("UAEL"), Eastern Association of Equipment
Lessors ("EAEL"), California Bankruptcy Forum ("CBF"),
and American Bankruptcy Institute ("ABI"). He has served twice
on the Board of Directors of UAEL, and has also been its Legal Committee
Chairman, Legal Line Editor, and Regional Committee Chair. He also currently
serves on the ELA Service Providers Business Counsel for 2001-2002, and served as the UAEL Chair
of the Spring Education Conference in San Francisco for the year 2000. He is a charter member of the
Leasing News Advisory Board.
He received B. A,
at Brandeis University , located in Waltham, MA, graduating cum laude.
He received his J.D. at Santa
Clara University in 1980, also graduating cum laude.
980 Magnolia Ave.
Suite 6C,
Larkspur, CA 94939
Tel: 415-461-3777
Fax: 415-461-3733
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Premier
Lease & Loan Appoints Jim Tenhundfeld to Divisional Assistant
Vice President
Superior performance leads to promotion for Spot, AVRG, VSC and GAP
Product Manager
Cincinnati, OH - -Product Manager Jim Tenhundfeld has been
named Divisional Assistant Vice President of Premier Lease & Loan
Services, a division of Great American Insurance Group.
Jim joined Great American in May 1997. He worked in the Personal
Lines
division through January 2001 where he managed multi-channel auto
insurance programs in four states as well as data processing for the
entire division. Jim transferred to Premier in February 2001 to
manage
the Spot Delivered Auto and the Auction Vehicle Repurchase Guaranty
products. While in this role, he also developed Premier's Vehicle
Service Contract Refund product. In January 2003, Jim also assumed
responsibility for all auto and truck GAP products.
Jim received his bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati
in
1989. He earned his MBA from Xavier in 1992 and his CPCU designation
in
2002.
About Premier Lease & Loan Services
Premier Lease & Loan Services offers a broad range of insurance
products
and outsourcing solutions with a focus on customer satisfaction to meet
the needs of equipment lessors. Premier's creative and flexible programs
provide risk management, fee income and product enhancement benefits.
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Premier Lease & Loan Services has offices
in Seattle, Chicago, San Diego, Toronto, the United Kingdom and Germany.
Premier Lease & Loan Services is a member of Great American Insurance
Group. Great American's parent company, American Financial Group, Inc.
is a publicly owned New York Stock Exchange listed corporation (NYSE:
AFG) based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Contact:
Erin Federman
Marketing Specialist
(513) 763-6191
Web Sites:
www.plls.com
www.GreatAmericanInsurance.com
www.amfnl.com
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Sunrise
International Leasing Corporation Reports Fourth-Quarter Results and
Record 2003 Net Income
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn
/ -- Sunrise International Leasing Corporation (SILC), a wholly owned
subsidiary of privately held King Capital Corp., today announced financial
results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.
For the fourth quarter,
SILC reported revenues of $9.0 million, versus $21.1 million for the
comparable 2002 period. Fourth-quarter
net income was $3.6 million, compared to $4.1 million for the prior-year
period.
For the full year
2003, SILC reported record net income of $14.8 million, up slightly
from $14.7 million in 2002. As
expected, revenues were down 54 percent to $53.8 million, from $117.4
million recorded in 2002.
Both fourth-quarter
and full-year revenues are down considerably from the comparable 2002
periods due to the current down-cycle in technology leasing. The company
is encouraged, however, by recent activity in its niche market, which
has allowed for business stabilization and a focus on longer-term growth. SILC continues to realize substantial amounts of free cash flow
and earnings, a result of strong lease renewal rates and a substantial
improvement in the credit quality of its ongoing leases. Earnings also were favorably impacted by a
tax rate reduction.
Outlook
Currently, SILC is
negotiating vendor agreements and developing new and expanded vendor
relationships that will have an immediate positive impact on new lease
originations revenues, and net income.
The company expects
2004 to be another challenging year, but believes that it is better
positioned than its competitors to withstand current difficult conditions
and succeed when opportunities arise.
SILC is committed to run a lean and efficient operation with
experienced personnel in all areas.
About Sunrise International
Leasing Corporation
SILC's business consists
primarily of developing and implementing customized lease and rental
programs for vendors of high technology, medical and other equipment
lending itself to the company's vendor program business model.
The company is becoming a major financing source for second placements
referred by other leasing companies.
SILC also is a national major reseller of high-quality, off-lease
used Sun and Cisco equipment through Redirect Tech, its remarketing
subsidiary.
About King Capital
Corp.
King Capital Corp.,
established in 1975 and based in Golden Valley, Minn., offers a wide
range of leasing options to manufacturers, distributors and resellers
through its primary subsidiary, SILC.
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Fitch
Affirms BancWest; Places Community First on Rating Watch Positive
Fitch Ratings-New
York-: Fitch Ratings has affirmed all of the ratings of BancWest Corporation
(BWE) and its affiliates following BWE's announcement that in conjunction
with its parent company BNP Paribas (BNP), it has entered into an agreement
to buy Community First Bankshares, Inc. (CFBX). The Rating Outlook remains
Stable. At the same time, Fitch has placed the ratings of CFBX and its
affiliates on Rating Watch Positive.
The definitive agreement
announced today calls for BWE to purchase CFBX in a cash transaction
valued at $1.2 billion and is expected to close during third-quarter
2004 (3Q'04), at which time the CFBX franchise will be merged with BWE's
subsidiary, Bank of the West. The acquisition fits with BWE's strategy
to develop its franchise in the Western United States, while expanding
its network into the Midwest. The acquisition is expected to generate
approximately $50 million in cost savings and BWE should realize some
revenue benefits through offering its relatively broader product line
to a larger customer base.
The transaction,
which will be financed in conjunction with support from BNP, will add
a considerable amount of goodwill to BWE's books, which is already burdened
by a significant level of intangibles. Fitch remains cautious regarding
the capital structure of the U.S. holding company, however, some of
these concerns regarding its weak tangible capital base are allayed
by the implied support of BNP. Fitch's view toward the differences in
the capitalization of the holding company and the bank subsidiaries,
which are considered sound, is reflected in the individual ratings of
the respective companies.
Fitch believes that
the proposed transaction is a positive for CFBX investors, as CFBX becomes
part of a larger franchise that is supported by a highly rated global
banking company in BNP. For this reason, CFBX's ratings are likely to
be equalized with those of BWE resulting in CFBX's ratings being upgraded
several notches when the transaction closes.
Contact: Ken Ritz
+1-212-908-0368, New York or Ileana Cervantes +1-312-368-5472, Chicago
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De
Lage Landen's Office Equipment SBU appoints Regional New Business Development
Officers
WAYNE, Pa.- De Lage
Landen Financial Services, a leading international provider of high-quality
asset-based finance products to manufacturers and distributors of capital
goods, has named Chip Hainley and Mike Costello to the newly created
positions of Manager, New Business Development, Eastern and Western
Regions respectively, for its Office Equipment Strategic Business Unit.
They will report directly to Pat Neary, Office Equipment Vice
President – Sales.
In their new capacities, Hainley, of Schwenksville, PA, and Costello,
of Danville, CA, will be charged with identifying and securing new business
opportunities in targeted Office Equipment industries. These include
telecommunications, office furniture and mail distribution equipment.
“The industry knowledge and experience that Chip and Mike bring
to their new roles will be key in strategically positioning De Lage
Landen’s Office Equipment business unit for future growth,” Neary said.
A 16-year veteran of the equipment leasing industry, Hainley joined
De Lage Landen in 1998. During
that time, he served as Program Manager, Sales Manager and most recently,
Senior Account Executive. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics
from Denison University in Granville, OH.
Costello joined De Lage Landen in January 2004. He is a 27-year
veteran of the leasing industry, including eight years in the Telecom
arena. During his career, he has held a variety of management positions.
Costello earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Loras College
in Dubuque, IA.
De Lage Landen is a Netherlands-based international provider of
high-quality asset financing products. With a presence in 22 countries
across the globe, the company focuses on the following industries: Food
& Agriculture, Healthcare, Office Equipment, Telecommunications,
Technology Finance, Materials Handling & Construction and Financial
Institutions. In its domestic market the company offers Equipment Leasing,
Car & Commercial Vehicle Leasing, ICT Leasing and Trade Finance
through local Rabobanks and direct to market.
De Lage Landen is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dutch Rabobank
Group that is AAA-rated by Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. In 2003
De Lage Landen grew its profits to $129.6 million (€114.8 million) and
its balance sheet total to $17.8 billion (€14.1 billion).
For more information, please contact our website: www.delagelanden.com
###
Sites of Reference:
http://www.delagelanden.com
CONTACT:
Rita DiMartino
De Lage Landen Financial
Services
Phone Number: 610
386 5441
Fax Number: 610 386
5840
E-mail: rdimartino@leasedirect.com
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News Briefs---
Fed Panel Keeps Key
Interest Rate at 1%/Fear of Job Market Decline
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64417-2004Mar16.html
Rep. Thomas Looks
to Save 15 SILO Deals
Bill Would Exempt
Transportation Issues
http://www.bondbuyer.com/article.html?id=20040315I7442GOT&from=home
Housing Starts Show
a Decline/Bad Weather to Blame
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/17/business/17econ.html
Report: BofA Plans
Up to 13,000 Job Cuts
Jet fuel consumes
airlines' projected profit
http://www.usatoday.com/money/biztravel/2004-03-16-jetfuel_x.htm
Talk of Greed and
Beyond at Tyco Trial
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/17/business/17tyco.html
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20040316-1428-tycotrial.html
Pay Came to $111,000
a Day for Ex-Chief at Citigroup
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/17/business/17citigroup.html
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Sports Briefs---
Owens deal finally
sealed; bound for Eagles
http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/7180353
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/03/16/OWENS.TMP
Sharks' rally stuns
Stars Three goals in final 6:03 steal a draw
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/03/17/SHARKS.TMP
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“Gimme that Wine”
Whiskey's Kingdom
(Pop. 361)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/17/dining/17WHIS.html
B.R. Cohn Winery
turns 20
http://www.sonomanews.com/articles/2004/03/15/news/business/business01.txt
Kemblefield Estate
Winery, New Zealand, Releases The Reserve 2002 Zinfandel.
http://www.vino.com/press/press_release.asp?PRID=290
Great marketing,
great grapes define Spain's 'best' wine
http://www.azcentral.com/home/wine/articles/0316vega16.html
California Grape
Crush Full Report
http://www.alliedgrapegrowers.org/pdf/03012004.pdf
Skinner $295/$495
Napa Valley Weather/Soil Report
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This
Day in American History
=========Early American History=========
=========Colonial Times=========
=========Westward Expansion=========
=========Civil War—including pre
and post=========
=========Gilded Age=========
=========World War I --pre and post=========
=========FDR=========
=========Post World War II=========
=========1950’s=========
=========1960’s=========
=========1970’s=========
=========1980’s=========
=========1990’s=========
**************************** ******************************************************
=========Early American History=========
1734-Forty-two families of German Protestant refugees landed
in the American colonies. Sponsored by the British Society for the Promotion
of Christian Knowledge (SPCK), the 78 religious pilgrims soon founded
the town of Ebenezer, 30 miles from Savannah, Georgia.
http://historicaltextarchive.com/salzburger/ebenezer.html
http://www.sip.armstrong.edu/Transportation/FullView/Trans_Img6.html
http://www.loc.gov/rr/european/imde/ebenezer.html
http://www.holtzendorff.com/gavacation/ebenezer/ebenezer.html
1755- Transylvania
Land Co buys Kentucky for $50,000 from a Cherokee chief
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/H/HendersoR1.asp
http://www.bartelby.com/65/tr/TransylCo.html
http://wolves.dsc.k12.ar.us/cyberace/sbgone/gen/fam1/history/ky/transylvania.htm
1776 - Having seized Dorchester Heights, George Washington forced
the British under William Howe to evacuate Boston. One a tour of the
Boston area, I saw
where the cannon
were poised around the British. It
was amazing that they
were able to be put
into place over such rough land, poor weather, and under strength crew. What the British did not know, they had little
dry powder to fire the cannon, and many lacked the cannon ball, but
Washington surrounded them and bluffed them into leaving Boston. I would highly recommend a visit to Boston
and the surrounding area for the history, great restaurants, and people. Best is to
hire a personal tour
by one of the professional history storytellers who will take you to
the
sites, including
the famous cemetery with a fabulous view of the city. I would recommend Robert of
Exciting Tours of
Boston, 69 Prescott Avenue, Boston, MA. 02150, Phone 617-699-6140 Fax:
617-889-3011 e-mail: exciting.tours@verizon.net Four Hour Maximum is a lot. Plan it so
he can drop you off
to one of his favorite Italian restaurants.
You will not be disappointed.
http://patriotresource.com/events/bostonevac.html
http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Our_Country_vol_2/britishev_he.html
http://www.mountalverniahs.org/mahs/hist-lit10/Dorchester/Battle.htm
http://www.artunframed.com/images/artmis63/stuart42.jpg
1777-Roger B. Taney birthday, 1777, he became the first presidential
nominee to be rejected by the Senate and later became Supreme Court
Justice who ruled on the Dred Scott decision. Taney served as Attorney General under President Andrew Jackson.
Nominated as Secretary of the Treasury, his rejection by the Senate
centered on his strong stance against the Bank of the United States
as a central bank and his role in urging President Jackson to veto the
congressional bill extending its charter. The
states want to control
banking, and not allow the federal government to do so. In reality, the first
federal bank failed
during a terrible recession and bad decisions by its then president,
which
ended the contest
between federal and state control.
A year after being rejected later as Secretary
of the Treasury,
he was nominated to the Supreme Court as an associate justice by Jackson,
but his nomination was stalled until the death of Chief Justice John
Marshall July 6, 1835 Taney was nominated to fill Marshall’s place on
the bench and after much resistance he was sworn in as Chief Justice
in March 1836. His tenure on the Supreme Court is most remembered for
the Dred Scott decision, that decided a Black man would not be recognized
as a “free man” in U.S. territories.
1804-Frontiersman Jim Bridger born, American fur trader and scout,
born at Richmond VA, and died July 17,1881, near Kansas City, MO. Believed
to be the first white man to visit (in 1824) the Great Salt Lake, he
also established Fort Bridger in southwestern Wyoming as a fur-trading
post and a way station for pioneers heading west on the Oregon Trail.
Bridger National Forest in western Wyoming is named for him. The son
of a surveyor and an innkeeper, Bridger moved with his family to St.
Louis in 1818. There, Bridger apprenticed to a blacksmith, learned to
handle boats, and became a good shot and skilled woodsman. When the
Ashley-Henry fur trading company advertised for "enterprising young
men" to travel the Missouri River to trade with the Indians, Bridger
was among the first to respond, and he was hired in 1822.Though he lacked
much formal education, Bridger demonstrated a brilliant ability for
finding his way and surviving in the wilderness. As part of the Ashley-Henry
team, he helped construct the first fur trading post on the Yellowstone
River. At the age of 21, Bridger became the first Anglo definitely known
to have seen the Great Salt Lake, though he mistakenly thought it was
the Pacific Ocean at the time. He was adept at learning Indian dialects
and culture, and he had a tremendous memory for geographical detail.
For several years Bridger worked as an independent trapper and in 1830
he joined with three partners to gain control of the Rocky Mountain
Fur Company. Bridger never really enjoyed the life of the businessman,
though, and he sold out in 1834. That same year, he married Cora, the
daughter of a Flathead Indian chief, and she accompanied him on his
fur trapping expeditions. Yet by 1840, Bridger had grown tired of the
nomadic trapper life. He was convinced that the emigrant traffic through
the West had become heavy enough to support a trading post. He founded
Fort Bridger along the Green River section of the Oregon Trail, in present-day
southern Wyoming. Fort Bridger quickly became a regular stopping place
for overland emigrants, and Bridger happily settled down with Cora,
with whom he had three children. Bridger's idyllic life did not last,
though. Cora died, Indians killed one of his daughters, and a second
wife died in childbirth. Bridger retreated to the mountains to trap
and hunt after each of these tragedies, often living for a time with
Indians. In 1850, he married the daughter of a Shoshoni chief, and thereafter
he and his bride-whom he called Mary- divided their time between summers
at Fort Bridger and winters with the Shoshoni. In 1853, Mormons, resenting
the competition from Bridger's fort, tried to arrest him as an outlaw.
He escaped into the mountains with Mary and his children, but a band
of Mormons burnt and gutted the fort, destroying all his supplies. Concerned
for his family's safety, Bridger bought a farm near Westport, Missouri,
where he left Mary and the children during all of his subsequent western
journeys. He sold Fort Bridger in 1858, and spent the next decade working
as a guide and an army scout in the early Indian wars. By 1868, Bridger's
eyesight was failing, and he increasingly suffered from rheumatism.
He retired to his Westport farm, where he cared for his apple trees
and no doubt fondly recalled the rugged western mountains he had known
so well. He died at the age of 76 on July 17, 1881.
=========Westward Expansion=========
1841- Birth of James
R. Murray, American sacred music editor. A veteran of the American Civil
War, Murray is better remembered today as composer of the hymn tune
MUELLER, to which we sing the Christmas carol, "Away in a Manger."
1842-Female Relief:
Society of Nauvoo Organized. Twenty
Mormon women formally initiated this organization at Nauvoo, IL, which
is now known as the Relief Society and has grown to almost
four million members. Information furnished by Church of Latter-Day
Saints, Public Affairs Department.
http://www.nauvoohistorical.org/about.htm
1862- Martha Platt
Falconer born, one the greatest of all pioneers in changing holding
area of delinquent or homeless girls from virtual jails to homes for
rehabilitation, education, and social adjustments. She pioneered her
work at Sleighton Farm in Pennsylvania and the idea was gradually accepted
throughout the nation.
http://search.eb.com/women/articles/Falconer_Martha_Platt.html
=========Civil War—including pre and post=========
1863- Battle of Kelly's
Ford, Virginia. Union cavalry attack Confederate cavalry at Kelly's
Ford, Virginia. Although the Yankees were pushed back and failed to
take any ground, the engagement proved that the Federal troopers could
hold their own against their Rebel counterparts. In the war's first
two years, Union cavalry fared poorly in combat. This was especially
true in the eastern theater, where Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart
boasted an outstanding force comprised of excellent horsemen. On several
occasions, Stuart embarrassed the Union cavalry with his daring exploits.
During the Peninsular Campaign of 1862, Stuart rode around the entire
100,000-man Union army in four days. Later that year, he made a daring
raid to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and returned unmolested to Virginia
after inflicting significant damage and capturing tons of supplies.
In February 1863, a raid by General Fitzhugh Lee (son of Confederate
commander Robert E. Lee) left the Federals running in circles in search
of the enemy force. Now, General Joseph Hooker assumed command of the
Federal Army of the Potomac. He sought to bring an end to the Confederate
raids by stopping Stuart's cavalry. Hooker assigned General William
Averell to attack the Rebel cavalry near Culpeper Court House. Averall
assembled 3,000 men for the mission, but he left 900 behind to protect
against a rumored Confederate presence near Catlett's Station. Averell
led the rest of his men towards Kelly's Ford, a crossing of the Rappahannock
River east of Culpeper Court House. Fitzhugh Lee learned of the advance
and positioned his cavalry brigade, which was part of Stuart's corps,
to block the ford and dig rifle pits above the river. On the morning
of March 17, Averell's men reached Kelly's Ford and were welcomed by
fire from 60 Confederate sharpshooters. It took four attacks for Averell's
men to capture the rifle pits and by noon the entire force was across
the Rappahannock. Now, Fitzhugh Lee arrived with 800 troopers and two
pieces of artillery. As the Confederates approached, the cautious Averell
ordered his men to form a defensive line, thus giving the initiative
to the Confederates. Lee arrived and ordered his men to attack, but
Yankee fire drove them back. He attacked again and was again repulsed.
Averell had a chance to score a major rout with a counterattack, but
he instead withdrew across the Rappahannock River. He later said that
the arrival of Stuart on the battlefield signaled the possible approach
of additional Confederate cavalry. Averell lost 78 men killed, wounded,
and captured during the day's fighting. The Confederates lost a total
of 133 men. Among the Rebel dead was Major John Pelham, perhaps the
best artillery officer in the Confederate army. He happened to be visiting
Stuart when the battle began, and he rode forward to see the action.
Pelham was mortally wounded by a shell splinter as he observed the Confederate
attacks in the afternoon. Although Kelly's Ford was a Union defeat,
it signaled a new phase of the cavalry war in the east. The Yankees
were closing the gap with the Confederate horsemen. In the next four
months, the Union cavalry fought their Confederate counterparts to a
standstill at Brandy Station, and then scored a major victory at the
Battle of Gettysburg.
1870- Massachusetts
legislature authorizes incorporation of Wellesley Female Seminary
http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Media/facts.html
1876 --The Battle
of Powder River--In the first of a series of battles over the Black
Hills, Colonel Joseph Reynolds leads troops in an attack on a peaceful
camp of Northern Cheyenne and Oglala Sioux near the Powder River. From
positions on ledges and behind rocks, the Indians hold the soldiers
at bay until women and children can escape across the river. Then the
soldiers burn the tepees and everything inside, including the winter
food supply, and drive away all the Indians' ponies.
After dark, however,
the Indians raid the Army encampment and recover their stolen horses.
This lead to a court martial of Colonel Reynolds. The fighting near
the Powder River culminates at the Little Big Horn and the ultimate
destruction of freedom for the northern plains Indians.—
=========Gilded Age=========
1892 - A winter storm
in southwestern and central Tennessee produced 26 inches of snow at
Riddleton, and 18.5 inches at Memphis. It was the deepest snow of record
for those areas.
1894- Novelist and
playwright Paul Green is born. He
won the 1927 Pulitzer Prize for his play “In Abraham's Bosom.” Although
Green was white, his work examined the problems of blacks in the South,
based on his observations of his native state, North Carolina. Born
in 1894, Green studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. He began writing plays for the theater group Carolina Playmakers
in 1919, drawing on Southern folklore for his themes. During the Depression,
his work took on a tone of social protest and included plays like Hymn
to the Rising Sun (1936), about a chain gang. In 1941, he worked with
novelist Richard Wright to dramatize Wright's book Native Son. Interested
in the interplay of words and music, he wrote a series of symphonic
dramas, including The Stephen Foster Story (1959) and The Lone Star
(1977). He died in Chapel Hill in 1981.
http://www.ncwriters.org/pgreen.htm
http://www.qbsaul.demon.co.uk/
1886-First Issue
of “The Sporting News”, published in St. Louis at a price of two cents
per copy. The Sporting News, long known as “The Bible of Baseball” and
a multi-sport magazine since 1942,is the oldest continuously published
sports publication in the country.
1897 - For the first
time, motion pictures were shot of a championship prize fight, as ‘Sunny’
Bob Fitzsimmons knocked out ‘Gentleman’ Jim Corbett to win the world
heavyweight title.
1897 -Emilie Grace
Briggs became the first woman in America to graduate from a Presbyterian
theological school, when she received her Bachelor of Divinity degree
from Union Theological Seminary, in New York City.
http://www.uts.columbia.edu/projects/AWTS/exhibit/briggs1.html
http://www.uts.columbia.edu/projects/AWTS/exhibit/briggs5.html
1902-Golfer Bobby
Jones birthday ( Robert Tyre Jones, Jr., first golfer to win the grand
slam ( the four major British and American tournaments in one years),
Born at Atlanta, GA, he died there December 18,1971.
1903- Radie Britain,
composer, writer, teacher born near Amarillo, TX, won more than 50 national
and international awards for her more than 150 classical compositions,
trained at the American Conservatory in piano, organ, and composition,
with advanced work and master classes in Germany. She taught at the
Chicago Conservatory. Her daughter Lerae taught anthropology in Hawaii.
http://www.musicweb.uk.net/classrev/2001/June01/Radie.htm
http://www.music.indiana.edu/collections/britain/symph.html
http://findaid.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft5d5nb0k4
1906 - In a speech
given to the Gridiron Club in Washington, DC, President Theodore Roosevelt
coined the word ‘muckrake’.
http://staff.killingly.k12.ct.us/~cmarcotte/CP%20US%20documents/progressive
%20era/progressivism_and_the_republican.htm
1906-the temperature
at Snake River, Wyoming dipped to 50 degrees below zero -- a record
for the US for the month of March.
=========World War I --pre and post=========
1910 - Luther and
Charlotte Gulick founded the Camp Fire Girls organization at Lake Sebago,
Maine. The group's catch phrase is “Wohelo”, an acronym of the words:
WOrk, HEalth and LOve. It continues today, though the name has been
changed to Camp Fire Boys and Girls, when boys began being accepted
into the organization. http://www.campfire.org/start.asp
1917 - In St. Louis,
Missouri, America’s first bowling tournament for women began with almost
100 women participating in the event.
1919-pianist Leroy
Lovett piano born Philadelphia PA
1919 –Singer/Pianist
Nat “King” Cole Birthday
http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Bayou/3168/nkcbio.html
http://www.tip.net.au/~bnoble/natkcole/nat_cole.htm
1926 - In New York
City, the musical "The Girl Friend" for a run of 409 performances.
http://home.istar.ca/~townsend/early_years/blue_room.htm
1930-Composer/flutist
Paul Horn born, New York, New York.
http://www.harmonies.com/biographies/horn.htm
http://www.canyonrecords.com/arthorn.htm
1930- trombone player
Grover Mitchell born Whatley AL, now directs the
Count Basie Band.
http://www.trombone.org/articles/library/grovermitchell-int.asp
http://members.tripod.com/~isaziz/mitch.htm
http://www.mamajazz.org/pages/biobasie.html
=========FDR=========
1938-guitarist Eddie
Giles born Shreveport, LA
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/stax.site/egiles.htm
1939- Dean Mathis
of the 1960's rock group the Newbeats, was born in Hahira, Georgia.
Dean and his brother, Mark, along with Larry Henley, formed the trio
in 1964. The Newbeats first record, "Bread and Butter," went
to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964 and was the biggest of
their half dozen hits.
http://www.bartsnel.nl/music/newbeats.htm
http://www.centrohd.com/biogra/n1/newbeats_this_distinctive_pop_tr.htm
http://donnymason.tripod.com/hayridesunshineshow/
1940- Vito Picone,
lead singer with the Elegants, was born in Staten Island, New York.
The Elegants took their recording of "Little Star" to number
one on the Billboard chart in 1958.
http://www.doowop.de/reviews/review.asp?id=77
http://www.the-accelerators.co.uk/elegants.html
http://www.northendboston.com/dellacavafeast.html
http://www.bxtimes.com/News/2002/0411/Boroughwide_News/040.html
1941 - In Washington,
D.C., the National Gallery of Art
was officially opened
by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
http://www.nga.gov/
1941 - Paul Kantner born San Francisco, CA.(musician: guitar: groups:
Jefferson Airplane: Somebody to Love, White Rabbit, LP: Crown, Wooden
Ships; Starship: LPs: Dragonfly, Red Octopus, Spitfire, Earth; KBC Band;
solo LP: Blows Against the Empire, Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra)
http://www.warr.org/jefferson.html
http://www.airplane.freeserve.co.uk/paul.htm
http://www.geocities.com/dan_paolino/JSTpaul.html
http://www.chesapeake.net/~paolino/trionic/chaos.html
1944- singer and
songwriter John Sebastien, founder of the Lovin' Spoonful, was born
in New York. Sebastien formed the Spoonful in 1964, and they had seven
successive top-ten singles in 1965 and '66. The Lovin' Spoonful hit
number one with "Summer in the City." After the group broke
up at the end of the '60s, Sebastien began a moderately successful solo
career in 1970 with an appearance at Woodstock. In 1976, he had a number-one
record with "Welcome Back," the theme from the TV show "Welcome
Back, Kotter."
http://www.johnbsebastian.com/bio.html
=========Post World War II=========
1948---Top Hits
Now is the Hour -
Bing Crosby
I’m Looking Over
a Four Leaf Clover - The Art Moonie Orchestra
Beg Your Pardon -
Francis Craig
I’ll Hold You in
My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) - Eddy Arnold
=========1950’s=========
1956-"St. Patrick's
big snow" fell at Boston, Massachusetts. Nearby Blue Hill observatory
recorded 12.6 inches.
1956---Top Hits
Lisbon Antigua -
Nelson Riddle
Why Do Fools Fall
in Love - Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
Hot Diggity (Dog
Ziggity Boom) - Perry Como
Heartbreak Hotel
- Elvis Presley
=========1960’s=========
1962-The Shirelles'
"Soldier Boy" is released on Sceptor Records. The tune become
the girl group's biggest hit, climbing to Number One, selling over a
million copies and earning a gold record
1963 - The Boston
Celtics' Bob Cousey, played his last regular season basketball game
after spending 13 years in the National Basketball Association.
http://www.webcom.com/collectr/bk/couseyb.html
1964---Top Hits
I Want to Hold Your
Hand - The Beatles
She Loves You - The
Beatles
Please Please Me
- The Beatles
Saginaw, Michigan
- Lefty Frizzell
1967 - "Peanuts"
comic strip characters, Snoopy and Charlie Brown, were on the cover
of "LIFE" magazine.
http://www.life.com/Life/covers/1967/cv031767.html
1969- Cardinal first
baseman Orlando Cepeda is traded to the Braves for catcher/first baseman
Joe Torre.
=========1970’s=========
1970 - Eddie Holman
was awarded a gold record for the single, "Hey There Lonely Girl",
which was originally a hit for Ruby and the Romantics titled, "Hey
There Lonely Boy" in the 1960s. While singing this song, dedicated
to his daughter, Holman died on stage at a New Jersey performance in
the mid-1970s.
http://discomuseum.com/EddieHolman.html
http://www.allbutforgottenoldies.net/eddie-holman.html
1972---Top Hits
Without You - Nilsson
Heart of Gold - Neil
Young
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
- Robert John
My Hang-Up is You
- Freddie Hart
1978 - American Hot
Wax, a film based on the story of Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed,
who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the
1950's, opened in United States theaters. The film featured a young
Fran Drescher as Sheryl and Jay Leno as Mookie in one of their early
film roles.
=========1980’s=========
1980---Top Hits
Crazy Little Thing
Called Love - Queen
Longer - Dan Fogelberg
Another Brick in
the Wall - Pink Floyd
My Heroes Have Always
Been Cowboys - Willie Nelson
1985 -a strong (F3)
tornado tore through Venice, Florida during the early morning hours.
55 homes were destroyed and 220 were damaged. 2 people were killed and
45 were injured.
1988---Top Hits
Never Gonna Give
You Up - Rick Astley
I Get Weak - Belinda
Carlisle
Man in the Mirror
- Michael Jackson
Too Gone Too Long
- Randy Travis
=========1990’s=========
1990 - Showers and
thunderstorms associated with a slow moving cold front produced torrential
rains across parts of the southeastern U.S. over a two day period. Flooding
claimed the lives of at least 22 persons, including thirteen in Alabama.
Up to 16 inches of rain deluged southern Alabama, with 10.63 inches
reported at Mobile AL in 24 hours. The town of Elba AL was flooded with
6 to 12 feet of water causing more than 25 million dollars damage, and
total flood damage across Alabama exceeded 100 million dollars. Twenty-six
counties in the state were declared disaster areas.
1990- Carly Simon,
Whitney Houston, Air Supply, Dionne Warwick and Milli Vanilli were among
those who turned out in New York for a benefit billed as the single
largest fund-raising event for AIDS. About two million dollars was raised.
The concert was sponsored by Arista Records, which was celebrating its
15th anniversary.
1995-Chicken Pox
vaccine was approved for public use.
Marketed by Merck and Company, Whitehouse Station, JN, under
the trade name Variva, the vaccine was believed to be 70 to 90 percent
effective.
1997- the Recording
Industry Association of America announced that the Eagles "Greatest
Hits" album had tied Michael Jackson's "Thriller" as
the all-time best-selling album in the US. Each had sold more than 24
million copies. "Thriller" was still the top-seller worldwide,
with estimated sales of 46 million copies.
http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=96
1998- USA Women's
Hockey Team beats Canada for 1st Olympics Gold medal
http://www.jwen.com/hock/whock/whock.html
1998-Van Halen releases
their latest album, "Van Halen 3," which is their first album
with new lead singer Gary Cherone. That night they hold a record signing
for fans at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square.
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