... 1923 (85 years ago today), Alice Coachman was born in Albany, Georgia. This site, which includes clips of her oral history, writes of Coachman:
As a child, she was drawn to athletics, but was denied access to public training facilities because of segregation polices. Determined to hone her athletic abilities, Coachman ran barefoot on the back roads of Georgia and devised all sorts of makeshift set-ups to jump over — from strings and ropes to sticks and tied rags.
Her specialty was the high jump, and her victory in that event in the 1948 Summer Games made her the "first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal." She's the founder of a Track & Field Foundation named after her.
... 1918 (90 years ago today), as Germany worked for an armistice ending World War I, the 
country's Chancellor announced Kaiser Wilhelm II's abdication. In point of fact, the Kaiser (left) had not yet consented to give up his throne; however, "[f]aced with a fait accompli Wilhelm formally abdicated and went into exile in Holland." The latter country would refuse to hand him over notwithstanding that Article 229 of the Versailles Treaty envisioned his trial, as a "[p]erson guilty of criminal acts against the nationals of more than one of the Allied and Associated Powers," who would "be brought before military tribunals composed of members of the military tribunals of the Powers concerned." No such tribunal ever was convened.
country's Chancellor announced Kaiser Wilhelm II's abdication. In point of fact, the Kaiser (left) had not yet consented to give up his throne; however, "[f]aced with a fait accompli Wilhelm formally abdicated and went into exile in Holland." The latter country would refuse to hand him over notwithstanding that Article 229 of the Versailles Treaty envisioned his trial, as a "[p]erson guilty of criminal acts against the nationals of more than one of the Allied and Associated Powers," who would "be brought before military tribunals composed of members of the military tribunals of the Powers concerned." No such tribunal ever was convened.
3 comments:
Good to know, but you forgot a few important events in the German History. (of world significance) In 1848 a man named Robert Blum, a principal figure in the German Revolution of that year, (The March Revolution and subsequent October Revolution) was assasinated in Wien Austria.
Of course, The 1918 Revolution you mentioned is important, in that it was the begining of what became the Weimar Republic. Which, because it wasn't doing very well at governing, brought about another 9 Nov. incedent. It was the 9th of Nov. in 1923, that Hitler staged his "Beer Hall Putsch". It also wasn't sucessful, and Hitler went to Prison for it. Not long enough however, because on Nov. 9th 1938, his cronies staged the "Kristallnacht", or the Night of Broken Glass. A very dark day for all that were of the Jewish Faith.
But, on the good side, 9 Nov. 1989, is the day the "Wall" came down.
A vary interesting Day, the 9th of November. -d
Thank you for this! I'd decided not to list all these events in a single post, but appreciate your doing so. According to WikiPedia, "November 9th is often called Germany's Schicksalstag (day of fate) due to the events of 1848, 1918, 1923, 1938, and 1989."
I can understand that, it is quite a list. The really strange part of all this is how they all interrelate to one another. Not necessarily History repeating itself, but in this case building upon itself. And it still does, through today. Sigh, still it seems that the Human Race never learns. But the worst is the attitude of not caring or not wanting to know the past, that nobody wants to learn History in these times in which we live. (disclaimer here, present company excluded, I'm speaking of the masses glued to the television, waiting for deliverance via Hollywood)
Enough of that, a good post, and I appreciated it. (see there people are reading this blog.) -d
ps. Thanks for the response. -d
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