Today in History - August 9th

"Fat Man" at the moment it killed 80,000 people

A lot of horrible and tragic things have happened on this day in the past, however there is one thing we are going to celebrate. First, the horror.

Today was the day, America dropped the "Fatman" bomb on Nagasaki, killing 80,000 civilians. This is of course, following the "Little Man" bomb that killed over 140,000 innocent people, all in one shot, on August 6th in Hiroshima. Not one person in the entire Japanese army was wounded by either bomb. Not one! Although the two bombs did finally convince the Japanese that they should surrender, Japanese people are suffering TO THIS DAY with leukemia and other birth defects caused by the massive radiation.

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Also, on this day, the brainwashed Manson kids began their Helter Skelter killing spree by slaughtering poor Sharon Tate and her friends in a bloodbath that is pretty much still unrivaled today. There is much talk in the news this week about letting some of the "Manson Girls" out on bail. For instance, Lynette Fromme, who was uninvolved in the murders, but convicted of the attempted assassination of Gerald Ford, is getting out of prison this week. Susan Atkins, who should rot forever for stabbing a pregnant woman in the stomach over 15 times, wants to get out because she has a brain tumor and is dying. Oh well. Too bad for her. We have a lot of sympathy for these kids, that were only 19 years old, fed acid and brainwashed by the conman devil that is Charles Manson, but we have zero sympathy and tolerance for Susan Atkins. Hopefully, her tumor won't kill her and she'll spend another 30 years in jail. Leslie Van Houten, on the other hand, should be released immediately. Although the blood on her hands isn't any less severe, in the context of the Manson murders it really is. Her story harrows the soul of any parent, whose teenage daughter runs off to join a cult and it is a shame her entire life was wasted on the whims of a pyscho.

Now, the good news:

Today in History, Jessie Owens became the first man to win four Olympic gold medals in track and field. That alone is a wonderful achievement. However, in this case, the setting was dripping with irony and was absolutely perfect. Jessie Owens was a black man. He won all four gold medals in the the 1936 BERLIN Olympics....Pretty much right in Hitler's face. Sometimes, there is justice in this world. Like when the most evil racist dictator in the world, is forced to host the Olympics and award a black man gold medals. And make no mistake, Hitler was pissed! Even though Germany won many gold medals that year, it was ruined by the "coloured runner from America". Over one hundred thousand white Germans cheered Owens that day and he was allowed to travel and stay with white people in all the hotels in Germany. When he returned home TO HIS OWN TICKER TAPE PARADE, they made him take the freight elevator at the Waldorf Astoria. Fucking unbelievable.

Rest in Peace, Mr. Owens, you are and will always be our hero!

Jesse "I told Hitler to suck on it" Owens