Bush Sets New Goals For Space Program - July 1989

In an address in Washington, D.C., July 20, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the landing of 2 U.S. astronauts on the moon, Pres. George Bush called for a new national commitment in space. Saying he wanted to establish the United States as "the pre-eminent spacefaring nation," Bush advocated an orbiting space station, a manned base on the moon, and a manned mission to Mars. It was estimated that these ventures would cost several hundred billion dollars.

Bush Bars Import of Assault Rifles - March 1989

In the wake of the killing of 5 California schoolchildren in January, opposition of assault rifles continued to grow. The California Senate, March 9, and the Assembly, March 13, passed differing versionsof a bill barring the sale, possession, or manufacture of semiautomatic assault weapons. In a reversal of policy, the Bush administration March 14, banned imports of semiautomatic assault rifles indefinetly. Law enforcement officials said that such weapons were preferred by drug dealers. The Soviet AK-47 and the Israeli Uzi were 2 well-known makes affected by the ban. U.S.-manufactured weapons of that type were not affected by the ban.

Discipline Ricochet

Hey y'all, what's going on?

Couple of things I wanna get out of the way. First of all, to those who watched AEW Revolution over the weekend, it's great that you've enjoyed it. And second, congratulations to those who won their respective matches and won or retained their titles.

There's one thing I want to touch on that has been bothering me this week is where AEW wrestler Ricochet insulted a fan with Multiple Sclerosis on social media. Ricochet, as you may know, had lost the AEW National Championship in a battle royal match won by Jungle Jack Perry after he's the last to elminate him. After I read that the now former AEW National Champion made that insult, it really made me sick to my stomach. The idiots in the IWC been doing the same thing since day one by not only insult and mock those because of their disability, disease or illness. Why? Because they did the same to me because of my disability.

Going on social media insulting or mocking people because of their disability, inflicted with a disease or having a mental illness or any other illness, whether they're famous or not, is totally not okay. But this is where it gets better, after that insult, Ricochet apologized. That apology he gave on social media is not even going to cut it, because that was the weakest apology I've ever heard.

If I were AEW right about now, I'd discipline or even slap a monetary fine on Ricochet. Because like I said, insulting people because of their disability, coming down with a disease or having an illness is totally NOT okay. All wrestling promotions, not just AEW, but ALL promotions need to start setting up some guardrails to prevent these incidents like this during a live show or on social media to be repeated ever again.

Federal Holiday Honors Dr. King - November 1983

Pres. Reagan, November 2, signed a bill designating the third Monday in January as a national holiday in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. King who was born January 15, 1929, was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., April 4, 1968. In the last decade of his life, he had emerged as the unofficial leader and most articulate spokesman for the black civil-rights movement in the United States. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. The House, in August, and the Senate, in October had approved the holiday. Reagan had agreed to sign the bill after blacks and their supporters in Congress conveyed the intensity of their desire for the holiday.

Cold Wave Breaks Records - December 1983

A severe cold wave swept across the United States for a 2-week period beginning December 17. More than 400 deaths were attributed to the severe weather. The National Severe Storms Forecast Center reported that temperature records in 60 cities in 21 states had been broken. In the northern Great Plains, wind-chill factor temperatures were as low as -100˚ Fahrenheit. Some 80 tugboats and 800 barges on the Mississippi River were frozen in place by 8-inch-thick ice. Citrus crops in Florida and Texas were severely damaged.