Friday, April 20, 2012

Counterculture Day (US)


QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


TODAY IN HISTORY:

Harris and Klebold at Columbine

Hitler's b-day parade

• 1939 Adolf Hitler's birthday is celebrated as a national holiday in Nazi Germany.
• 1961 Failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba.
• 1999 Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 13 people and injure 19 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Bob Marley

Is it possible to take a wrong turn and end up in Mexico? Watch the ABC report. Are vinyl record making a come back? Watch the BBC report. How is a teen pushed into a catatonic state? Watch the CNN interview. Who exactly was Bob Marley? Listen to the NPR report about the "Marley" documentary. Would you like a slice of insect pie? Watch the Reuters report. Can video games help you overcome depression? Read the Time article. What can go wrong during spring break? Watch the Yahoo report.