September 13th 1759 In the French and Indian War, the British defeated the French near the city of Quebec. 1788 Congress authorized the first U.S. national election, to be held the first Wednesday in January next (1789). 1814 During the British attack on Fort McHenry, Md., Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner. 1971 New York state forces stormed and regained control of Attica state prison in a riot that killed 42 people. 1991 The United States and Soviet Union declared they would cease arms sales to Afghanistan. 1993 In a dramatic ceremony at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat signed a declaration of principles for Palestinian self-rule. 1996 The Dow closed above 5,838, a record high. 1998 George Wallace, former Alabama governor, presidential candidate and one of the most controversial politicians in U.S. history, died in Montgomery, Ala., at the age of 79. 1999 At least 118 people were killed in the bombing of a Moscow apartment building. The blast was the latest in a series of explosions blamed on terrorists from the breakaway republic of Chechnya. 2000 Los Alamos scientist Wen Ho Lee, accused of stealing sensitive nuclear weapons data, was freed after serving nine months in prison. 2001 Airports closed after the terrorist attacks began reopening, but Logan Airport in Boston, where two of the hijacked planes took off, and Reagan National in Washington remained closed. 2002 Two U.S. Air Force pilots whose bombs had killed four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan were charged with involuntary manslaughter and assault. 2003 U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell flew to Iraq for his first official visit to meet with the new 25-member Governing Council. 2004 Reports from Moscow said racist attacks against dark-skinned people in Russia have risen sharply since the terrorist attacks on a school, two aircraft and a subway station. ____________________________________________ http://autohits.dk/?ref=1099487849 http://freehitz.net/?ref=104955

Saska, Your post is definitely provacative.......food for thought at it's very best! I will take a stab in the dark, as I am not qualifed to respond to each/every/or any of the event(s) you cited, but......... I can only answer from the HEART..... "What if" everyone reading this forum were to focus on how the world "could be" if we all focus on "Uniting the hearts of the world thru wisdom and knowledge and LOVE." I know of no other way to "tame the beast." God bless, Jill

Thank You Jill. You say that very, very nice. Thats nice idea to uniting out hearts of thr world. Throu windsdow an Knouledge. Yes we all shall do that for a better time on the world. With love can we throu big moutains go!!! go to tame this beast. Thank you again. Sarka Ksandrova http://autohits.dk/?ref=1099487849 http://freehitz.net/?ref=104955

very interresting my friend thanks for the history Peace and Love your friend Jeff www.infiniteincrease.com

Glad I found it :-) Like this kind of things very much, Anamaria