(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . 06/12 - Loving Day [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-06-12 Loving Day commemorates Loving v Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967), a 1967 Supreme Court case wherein the court struck down the state of Virginia's anti-miscegination statute and, in the process, rendered all other laws prohibiting interracial marriages unenforceable. This was 191 years to the day from the date of the Adoption of the famous "Virginia Declaration of Rights" the predecessor and model for the US Declaration of Rights. It seems that the Virginia Declaration, despite some prefatory verbiage, only applied to an elite minority of its citizens, as, similarly, did the US declaration of rights itself. It is also World Day Against Child Labour, heh. Silly furriners. We, of course, are exceptional and stand tall and see further and hence see multiple states pushing to legalize child labor and a substantial increase in the number of violations of child labor laws by employers. Per the Economic Policy Institute (https://www.epi.org/publication/child-labor-laws-under-attack/): In the past two years, at least 10 states have introduced or passed laws rolling back child labor protections Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin, for those keeping score. Also Child labor violations are on the rise ... according to DOL, the number of minors employed in violation of child labor laws in fiscal year 2022 increased 37% over FY2021 and 283% over FY2015 . I saw an article recently claiming that this was due to a labor shortage, but we all know that to be code for "a shortage of people willing to work for next to nothing". The point is, that the drop in labor costs from using child labor will definitely raise share prices, and that is what life is all about, n'est ce pas? - ********** On this day in history: - 1381 – Rebels arrived at Blackheath in Wat Tyler's Rebellion. 1776 – The Virginia Declaration of Rights was adopted (Heh, B.S. much guys?) 1798 – British troops began shelling the town of Ballynahinch. 1898 – The Philippines declared their independence from Spain. (but not the U.S., heh) 1942 – Anne Frank received a diary as a birthday present 1944 – Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secured the town of Carentan 1963 – Medgar Evers was murdered by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith 1964 – Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison 1967 – Loving v. Virginia was decided, voiding all laws that prohibited interracial marriage 1990 – Russia Day: The Russian Federation's parliament declared its sovereignty 1991 – Russians elected Boris Yeltsin president 1999 – A NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force (KFor) entered Kosovo 2016 – A mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fl, killed 49. 2018 – Trump and Kim Jong-un had a first ever meeting between rulers of US & DPRK - ********** Some people who were born on this day: We are but skin about a wind, with muscles clenched against mortality. ~~ Djuna Barnes 1519 – Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany 1577 – Paul Guldin, astronomer and mathematician 1802 – Harriet Martineau, sociologist and author 1806 – John A. Roebling, engineer who designed the Brooklyn Bridge 1827 – Johanna Spyri, author, best known for Heidi 1843 – David Gill, astronomer and author 1851 – Oliver Lodge, physicist and academic 1864 – Frank Chapman, ornithologist, photographer, and author 1890 – Egon Schiele, painter 1892 – Djuna Barnes, novelist, journalist, and playwright; wrote Nightwood 1899 – Fritz Albert Lipmann, biochemist, received a Nobel for coenzyme A 1899 – Weegee, photographer and photojournalist 1908 – Marina Semyonova, soviet ballerina and educator 1910 – Bill Naughton, playwright and author 1918 – Georgia Louise Harris Brown, architect 1920 – Dave Berg, (mostly mad) cartoonist 1922 – Margherita Hack, astrophysicist and author 1928 – Vic Damone, actor, singer and songwriter 1929 – Anne Frank, diarist 1930 – Jim Nabors, actor and singer 1931 – Trevanian, author 1931 – Rona Jaffe, author 1932 – Mimi Coertse, singer 1933 – Eddie Adams, photographer and photojournalist 1937 – Vladimir Arnold, mathematician 1941 – Chick Corea, pianist and composer 1941 – Roy Harper, singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor 1941 – Reg Presley, singer and songwriter 1942 – Len Barry, singer and songwriter 1949 – John Wetton, singer, songwriter and bassist 1950 – Bun E. Carlos, drummer 1951 – Brad Delp, musician and singer 1952 – Junior Brown, country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist 1952 – Pete Farndon, bass player and songwriter 1953 – Rocky Burnette, singer, songwriter, and guitarist 1958 – Meredith Brooks, singer, songwriter, and guitarist 1959 – John Linnell, singer, songwriter, and musician 1968 – Bobby Sheehan, bassist and songwriter 1977 – Kenny Wayne Shepherd, singer, songwriter and guitarist 1979 – Robyn, singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer 1985 – Blake Ross, programmer & co-creator of Firefox - - ********** Some people who died on this day: No two persons ever read the same book. ~~ Edmund Wilson 1772 – Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, "explorer" 1778 – Philip Livingston, American slaver & politician who wanted to impose economic sanctions on Great Britain 1900 – Lucretia Peabody Hale, journalist and author 1917 – Teresa Carreño, singer, songwriter, pianist, and conductor 1957 – Jimmy Dorsey, saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. 1963 – Medgar Evers, activist 1972 – Edmund Wilson, critic, essayist, and editor 1995 – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, pianist 2011 – Carl Gardner, singer (The Coasters) 2012 – Margarete Mitscherlich-Nielsen, psychoanalyst and author 2018 – Jon Hiseman, English drummer - ********** Some Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such: Loving Day World Day Against Child Labour - ********** - Today's Tunes - Halley's Comet - x YouTube Video - Medgar Evers x YouTube Video - Vic Damone x YouTube Video - Jim Nabors x YouTube Video - Mimi Coertse x YouTube Video - Chick Corea x YouTube Video - Roy Harper x YouTube Video - Reg Presley x YouTube Video - Len Barry x YouTube Video - John Wetton x YouTube Video - Bun E. Carlos x YouTube Video - Brad Delp x YouTube Video - Pete Farndon x YouTube Video - Meredith Brooks x YouTube Video - John Linnell x YouTube Video - Bobby Sheehan x YouTube Video - Kenny Wayne Shepherd x YouTube Video - Jimmy Dorsey x YouTube Video - Carl Gardner x YouTube Video - Jon Hiseman x YouTube Video - Bonus #1 x YouTube Video - Bonus #2 x YouTube Video - - - - ********** - ********** Ok, it's an open thread, so it's up to you folks now. So what's on your mind? - Cross posted from http://caucus99percent.com [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/6/12/2171806/-06-12-Loving-Day Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/