Well, there's a surprise. Presumably anything on vaccines from the HHS dept will have similar problems.
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Well, there's a surprise. Presumably anything on vaccines from the HHS dept will have similar problems.
The future George II of Britain married Caroline of Ansbach in Hanover on 2 September 1705.
Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, wife of Queen Victoria's youngest son Leopold Duke of Albany, died in Austria on 1 September 1922 during a visit to her son, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Henry VIII created his mistress Anne Boleyn Marquess of Pembroke in her own right on 1 September 1532.
Diana, Princess of Wales, ex-wife of Prince Charles, was killed in a car accident in Paris on 31 August 1997, along with her boyfriend Dodi Fayed.
Henry V, one of England's great medieval warrior kings, died of dysentery on 31 August 1422, aged only 35, while in France. His son, Henry VI, became King of England at the age of 9 months.
Anne, eldest daughter of George II, was given the title Princess Royal on 30 August 1727.
James VI of Scotland held a masque at the baptism of his first son, Prince Henry, at Stirling Castle on 30 August 1594. Henry became Prince of Wales after James succeeded to the English throne, but predeceased his father, who was succeeded on his death by his second son, Charles I.
I don't suppose anyone in the Trump administration will shed tears over wildfires in blue states being allowed to burn out of control because firefighters are being harassed.
Netanyahu is getting away with it, with support from the USA. Why shouldn't Putin believe he can also get away with it, since he's also being supported by the USA?
He won't kill all of us, just some of us. Which appears to be the plan.
Prince William of Gloucester, son of Henry Duke of Gloucester and first cousin to Elizabeth II, was killed on 28 August 1972 aged 30 when his light aircraft crashed and burst into flames at an air show. His younger brother Richard became Duke of Gloucester 2 years later when their father died.
Francis, Duke of Teck, father of Queen Mary (consort of George V), was born in Croatia on 28 August 1837. He was the son of a morganatic marriage, meaning that his daughter wasn't considered royal enough for a European royal marriage; Queen Victoria was happy for her to marry a British prince.
The divorce of the Prince and Princess of Wales was finalized in a decree absolute issued in London's High Court on 28 August 1996. Under the terms of the divorce settlement, Diana was stripped of her 'Royal Highness' title.
And that was the moment it became clear that we were never going to get another Democratic president.
Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, a great-grandson of Queen Victoria, was killed on 27 August 1979 when the IRA exploded a 50-lb, remote-controlled bomb on his boat Shadow V off the coast of County Sligo, Ireland.
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, cousin of Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh and widow of George V's son George Duke of Kent, died in London on 27 August 1968, aged only 61.
Henry the Young King and Margaret of France were married and crowned at Winchester Cathedral on 27 August 1172, as junior king and queen of England.
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, grandson of George V and cousin of Elizabeth II, was born in Northampton on 26 August 1944. A younger son, he was not heir to the dukedom until his elder brother died in a plane crash, aged only 30.
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Consort to Queen Victoria, was born in Bavaria on 26 August 1819. He persuaded Victoria toward more progressive views in some areas, took a keen interest in the arts and sciences, and organized the Great Exhibition of 1851 in the Crystal Palace.
The English, led by Edward III and his son Edward the Black Prince, won the Battle of CrΓ©cy on 26 August 1346 against a much larger army led by Philip VI of France.
George, Duke of Kent, youngest surviving brother of George VI, was killed in a plane crash on 25 August 1942 during a war mission to Iceland. He was the first member of the royal family to be killed on active service.
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, soldier and politician, died in Norfolk on 25 August 1554. He was an uncle of both Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. He was imprisoned in the Tower awaiting execution in 1547 but escaped his fate when Henry died before the execution took place.
Margaret of Anjou, consort of Henry VI of England, died in exile in France on 25 August 1482. Shakespeare called her "the she-wolf of France," a name associated these days with Edward II's consort Isabella of France.
He embarrassed them when he was rounded up and deported in error and had the nerve to complain about it. This is punishment for him and a warning to anyone else who dares to complain about being deported for no reason.
Harris is a centrist. At least, "I wouldn't change anything Biden has been doing" Harris is a centrist.
There will be 2026 elections. The real question is whether they're fair. Putin loves elections, he even gets to pick his opponent.
Pretty sure the permanent Republican oligarchy isn't going to end with Trump. There's a younger generation in charge, every bit as spiteful but a lot more intelligent and a lot more focused.
Of course not. The Supreme Court didn't hand the president such massive powers if any of the Republicans on that court believed there'd ever be a Democrat in the White House again. Ditto for supporting gerrymanders and all the other Republican-friendly stuff.
Apparently another item to go on the long list of things that are OK if they're done by Republicans (or their friends) but the worst thing in the world if they're done by Democrats.
John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland and father-in-law of Lady Jane Grey, was executed on Tower Hill on 22 August 1553 for his unsuccessful attempt to place Lady Jane on the throne.
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, second husband of Henry VII's daughter Mary, died in Surrey on 22 August 1545.
Richard III was defeated and killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field on 22 August 1485, one of the last battles of the Wars of the Roses. He was the last English king to die in battle and was succeeded by the victor, Henry VII. John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, was also killed.
Isabella of France, daughter of Philip IV of France, consort of Edward II and participant in the plot to overthrow him, died in Hertford Castle on 22 August 1358. Her son Edward III's claim to the French throne came from his French heritage and led to the Hundred Years' War.
Charles I raised the royal standard at Nottingham on 22 August 1642 in his conflict with Parliament, precipitating the English Civil War.
Eadberht, king of Northumbria from 737 or 738 to 758, died in York on 20 August 768, 10 years after abdicating in favour of his son Oswulf.
Oswine of Deira, King of Deira in northern England, was killed on 20 August 651 by supporters of his rival, Oswiu.
James VI of Scotland (future James I of England) married Anne of Denmark by proxy on 20 August 1589.
What happens when a Democrat is elected president? The Republicans in the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court are well on the way to ensuring that will never happen.
Well, the way Trump is going, NATO will be pretty worthless soon anyway. At this point Ukraine might be better off concentrating on getting into the EU.
This is the Secretary of State? Good grief. This administration really does hate Europe.
Of course it is. Why even bother asking?
Yes, but that was before the brain transplant.
Well, cities that are likely to vote for Democrats in the 2026 elections, at any rate. Doubt we'll see many MAGA-heavy cities being taken over.
Sounds as though there should be more professors who concentrate mostly or entirely on teaching. Teaching skills and research skills don't have much in common.
Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, sister of Leopold I of the Belgians and mother of Queen Victoria, was born in Coburg on 17 August 1786.
Richard, Duke of York, son of Edward IV and the younger of the two Princes in the Tower, was born in Shrewsbury on 17 August 1473. The brothers disappeared shortly after being sent to the Tower of London when Richard III usurped the throne in 1483.
Margaret of Scotland, daughter of James I and wife of the future Louis XI of France, died in ChΓ’lons-sur-Marne, France, on 16 August 1445, aged only 20.
Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York, second son of George III, was born in London on 16 August 1763. He was heir presumptive to his brother George IV until his death in 1827.
Philippa of Clarence, fifth Countess of Ulster, only child of Lionel of Antwerp (son of Edward III) & wife of Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, was born in London on 16 August 1355.
Paul Burrell, former butler to Diana, Princess of Wales, was charged on 16 August 2001 with theft from her estate relating to a total of 342 items, reportedly worth Β£5m.
Philippa of Hainault, immensely popular consort of Edward III, died at Windsor Castle on 15 August 1369. Their wedding was one of the conditions of her father's support of the overthrow of Edward's father.
King Macbeth was killed at the Battle of Lumphanan on 15 August 1057 by the forces of the future Malcolm III, son of Duncan I, who had been killed by Macbeth in 1040.
Princess Anne, Princess Royal, daughter of Elizabeth II, was born in London on 15 August 1950. As well as being a full-time working royal, she was a world-class equestrienne, representing Britain in eventing at the 1976 Olympics.
John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, second son of Edward II, was born in Kent on 15 August 1316. He was loyal to his brother Edward III and deputised for him when the king was overseas. He died in Scotland at the age of 20.
Wonder how much Musk is paying him. In the meantime, global warming isn't going to go away just because you've decided to stop looking at it.
I'm sure that's at least part of it. But there's also the bit about ridding the country of as many black and brown people as possible.
"This cannot continue." It's going to continue and it's going to get worse. There's no point quoting scientists; nobody trusts scientists any more. This is what happens when politicians are bought and paid for by energy companies.
Duncan I of Scotland was killed on 14 August 1040 by Macbeth mac FindlΓ‘ich (yes, that Macbeth...), who succeeded him as king.
Catherine of York, daughter of Edward IV and sister of Elizabeth of York (consort of Henry VII), was born in Greenwich on 14 August 1479. She married William Courtenay, Earl of Devon, a supporter of Henry VII.
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George Duke of Clarence (brother of Edward IV), was born in Somerset on 14 August 1473. Her proximity to the throne resulted in Henry VIII having her executed (ostensibly for associating with rebels); she was 67 when she was beheaded.
For people who complain that Democrats are cancelling everyone in sight, the religious right are remarkably tone-deaf. Is it going to actually become illegal to say "happy holidays"?
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, consort of William IV (son of George III and uncle of Queen Victoria), was born in Saxe-Meiningen on 13 August 1792. Her two children died young, so William IV was followed on the throne by his niece Queen Victoria.
George IV, eldest child of George III and Queen Charlotte, was born at St James's Palace on 12 August 1762. He became regent for his father in 1811 and succeeded to the throne on his father's death in 1820.
Mary of York, second daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, was born at Windsor Castle on 11 August 1467.
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany, eldest daughter of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, fourth son of Henry II, and (after the death of her brother Arthur) a claimant to the English throne in opposition to Henry's fifth son, John, died in Bristol (or Dorset) on 10 August 1241.
Madeleine of Valois, daughter of Francis I of France and consort of James V of Scotland, was born on 10 August 1520; she died aged 16, soon after her wedding.
James III of Scotland was crowned at Kelso Abbey on 10 August 1460.
Well, he probably had a deep sigh or two like Susan Collins, so it's all good. But if a doctor can't bring himself to say that these antics are, at the very least, iniquitous, maybe he'd be better off saying nothing.
Not that "factually incorrect" seems to matter in the slightest to this lot.
Well, if they're operating on the assumption that global warming will go away if we stop studying it, then large parts of the country are apparently not all that advanced.
Following a six-week delay due to an emergency appendectomy, Edward VII was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 9 August 1902. Edward was the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which was renamed the House of Windsor by his son, George V, in 1917.
Princess Beatrice of York, elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, was born in London on 8 August 1988.
Margaret Tudor, elder daughter of Henry VII, married her first husband, James IV of Scotland, on 8 August 1503. Their granddaughter, Mary Queen of Scots, made a disastrous marriage to Henry Lord Darnley, Margaret's grandson through her second marriage, to Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus.
The Stone of Scone, on which Scottish kings had been crowned for centuries, was seized by Edward I of England on 8 August 1296 and moved to Westminster Abbey.
The right wing seems to love killing people. Especially women, minorities, and poor people. And, apparently, children.
Apparently they want to kill us.
Caroline of Brunswick-WolfenbΓΌttel, estranged wife of George IV, died on 7 August 1821, 3 weeks after being excluded from his coronation.
Joan of Kent, wife of Edward the Black Prince and mother of Richard II, died in Berkshire on 7 August 1385.
Princess Amelia, youngest and favourite daughter of George III, was born at Windsor on 7 August 1783. Her early death at the age of 28 was thought to be one of the factors in her father's final descent into madness.
Buckingham Palace was opened to the public on 7 August 1993, giving people the opportunity to tour the London home of Elizabeth II. Proceeds from ticket sales were earmarked to help repair fire damage at Windsor Castle.
Just about everything they do seems to end up killing people.
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, husband of Queen Victoria's fourth daughter Louise, was born in London on 6 August 1845. He was the first subject to marry a princess since Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, married Princess Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, in 1515.
Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, second son of Queen Victoria, was born at Windsor Castle on 6 August 1844. He inherited the Dukedom of Saxe-Coburg from his uncle, the Prince Consort's elder brother.
Margaret Tudor, elder daughter of Henry VII, married her second husband, Archibald Douglas, sixth Earl of Angus, on 6 August 1514.
Edward III founded the College of Saint George at Windsor on 6 August 1348. It was intended to be the permanent home for his other foundation, the Order of the Garter.
Victoria, Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Victoria and consort of Friedrich III, German Emperor, died of cancer in Germany on 5 August 1901, aged 60, just months after her mother's death. She was too ill to attend her mother's funeral in February 1901.
Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, 2nd son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, and father of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, the first Yorkist claimant to the throne in the Wars of the Roses, was executed on 5 August 1415 for his part in the Southampton Plot against Henry V.
Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, the only Welsh ruler of the whole of Wales, was killed on 5 August 1063 while fleeing from King Harold's army, and Wales was broken up into separate areas with different rulers.
Oswald of Northumbria was killed at the Battle of Maserfield on 5 August 642 and was succeeded by his brother Oswiu.
Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, son of Edward I and his second wife Margaret of France, was born on 5 August 1301.
Edward the Elder commanded the armies of Wessex and Mercia in a major victory over the Danes at the Battle of Tettenhall on 5 August 910.
The United States will ignore it.
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, chief advisor to Elizabeth I, died in London on 4 August 1598.
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, youngest daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore, was born on 4 August 1900. In 1923 she married Albert, Duke of York, who became George VI in 1936. On his death in 1952 and the accession of their daughter Elizabeth II, she became Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
Prince Edward, later Edward I, defeated the forces of Simon de Montfort (de facto English ruler since the Battle of Lewes in 1264) at the Battle of Evesham on 4 August 1265 during the Second Barons' War. De Montfort and many of his allies were killed.
James II of Scotland died on 3 August 1460, aged only 29, after being injured by an exploding cannon at Kelso, in the Scottish Borders. He was succeeded by his young son James III.
Anne of Bohemia, first wife of Richard II, was buried in Westminster Abbey on 3 August 1394, having died on 7 June.
The City of London declared for Mary Tudor as she made a triumphant entry into the city on 3 August 1553.
William II (Rufus) died in a hunting accident (or possibly assassination) on 2 August 1100 and was succeeded by his brother Henry I.
