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Weekend of July 3-5, 2020
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America is on vacation today. But I chose to publish, anyway.
"Given all you have gone through recently," I was told, "you are entitled to a day off."
Maybe. And, without going into details, I expect there's going to be more I'll be "going through" soon. A LOT more.
But none of that should detract from my mission --- or providing for your needs.
Across the fruited plain this year, the usual fervor surrounding Independence Day has been diminished: The patriotic parades, the fireworks, the barbecues, etc.
That's why today's JWR is full of "print worthy" and "share worthy" material to remind us what type of wonderful country America is --- no matter how loud (and how often) the other side tries to convince us and the world otherwise.
But not just July 4th material.
I'm determined to keep publishing JWR as long as I can. For now, doing so is completely dependent on your clicking our ads. Of "spending" just a few . . . seconds -- considerably under a minute, daily.
As much as you appreciate my efforts, I value even more your providing me with the opportunity to do so.
Wishes for a Good Shabbos/Happy Weekend and an INSPIRING Independence Day,
Binyamin L. Jolkovsky,
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On this day in . . .
• 1775, during the American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts
• 1819, the Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens
• 1852, Congress establishes the United States' second mint in San Francisco
• 1863, during the American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett's Charge
• 1884, Dow Jones and Company publishes its first stock average
• 1886, Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent Motorwagen --- the first purpose-built automobile. ALSO: The New York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand
• 1928, the first color television transmission was accomplished by John Logie Baird in London
• 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield
• 1969, the biggest explosion in the history of rocketry occurs when the Soviet N-1 rocket explodes and subsequently destroys its launchpad
• 1976, Israeli commandos raided the airport at Entebbe, Uganda, rescuing 103 hostages held by practitioners of that "religion of peace"
• 1986, President Ronald Reagan re-lit the Statue of Liberty's torch in New York Harbor after a $66 million restoration of the statue was completed during the 100th anniversary year of its dedication
• 2008, after being held for nearly six years by Colombian rebels, 15 hostages, including three U.S. military contractors and French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, were freed by commandos who had infiltrated the rebels' leadership
• 2013, the Egyptian military removed President Mohamed Morsi from office and announced it was suspending the constitution and planning new elections
2015, the Solar Impulse 2, a plane powered by the sun’s rays, landed in Hawaii after pilot Andre Borschberg made a record-breaking five-day journey across the Pacific Ocean from Japan
• 2018, the Justice Department under President Donald Trump reversed a set of Obama-era guidelines that promoted using race in admissions standards to achieve diversity in schools
• 2019, on a holiday-shortened trading day, the S&P 500 reached its third straight record high close; the Dow also closed at a record high of 26,966
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At the High Court by Robert Barnes: Supreme Court will hear arguments over Mueller's secret evidence, a delay for House Dems investigating Trump
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