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Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.
— Rabindranath Tagore
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Today is Sunday, January 8th, 2023. It is Earth’s Rotation Day, National Bubble Bath Day, National Argyle Day, and National Winter Skin Relief Day.
On This Day
In 1790, George Washington delivered his nation’s first State of the Union Address.
In 1815, at the Battle of New Orleans, American forces scored a decisive victory over the British.
In 1877, Crazy Horse and his warriors fought their last battle against the U.S. Cavalry at Wolf Mountain in Montana Territory.
In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson announced his “Fourteen Points” for the aftermath of World War I. (French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau is said to have responded, “Mr. Wilson bores me with his Fourteen Points; why, God Almighty has only ten!”)
In 1926, Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ was crowned king of Vietnam. He would be the country’s last monarch.
In 1935, Elvis Aaron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi.
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “War on Poverty.”
In 1982, AT&T agreed to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions.
In 2002, President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act.
In 2011, U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) was shot, along with 18 others, in Tucson. Giffords survived, but six others died, including John Roll, a federal judge.
Today's Birthdays
Former radio and television broadcaster Charles Osgood is 90. Singer Shirley Bassey is 86. Singer Cristy Lane, born Eleanor Johnston, is 83. Singer-songwriter, producer, and convicted sex offender R. Kelly is 56. Actress Amber Benson is 46. Actress Gaby Hoffmann is 41.
The Links
Power plants face millions in penalties after failure during Christmas Eve storm (USA TODAY NETWORK)
“ISO’s data shows [sic] that oil was the leading source of fuel for New England’s power plants (34%) during peak demand on Dec. 24.”
Never-opened $300 million-plus biofuels refinery facing foreclosure in southern Oregon (The Oregonian)
“Its development was supported by a $75 million funding award from the Department of Defense; fuel purchase commitments from FedEx and Southwest Airlines; more than $2 million in infrastructure improvements funded by the town of Lakeview and Business Oregon; and about $300 million in tax-exempt economic development bonds issued in 2018 through the state of Oregon.”
House Bill 6 left Ohio with least stringent clean-energy program in U.S., study shows (The Plain Dealer)
“While most states over the past two decades have increased the percentage of energy their utilities distribute that must come from renewable sources, Ohio has rolled back its requirement. Of 31 states with a ‘renewable energy portfolio standard’ ... Ohio derives the smallest share of its energy from renewable sources.”
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