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Morrison was then a graduate student of Oppenheimer. The quotation is important, not because it shows how quickly the “father of the atomic bomb” realized that a nuclear bomb could be made and how, but how relatively easy and rapid it was for a competent theoretical physicist could conceptually design a nuclear weapon if they first had knowledge of the Hahn / Strassmann Experiment and the Meitner / Frisch explanation of what had happened ({640924}). Note Leo Szilard’s letter at about the same time--{640925}.
Describing Texas Senator Robert Kruger who had been appointed to Bestsen's seat and was having trouble getting elected in his own right. Kruger lost his bid for election.
The New Jersey Militia had mutinied and Washington dispatched Howe to put down the mutiny. Most Americans today do not think of George Washington as particularly blood thirsty, but when he was angered he was very tough. In this case ordering executions before the culprits were apprehended or tried or given a chance to explain themselves. What made matters worse for Washington was that there had been other mutinies of troops even in nearby Pennsylvania and America soldiers had plenty to be resentful about. They were ill fed, hardly clothed, and poorly armed. In addition they were often paid late. Washington himself had been the biggest complainer to Congress, but as much as he sympathized with the mutineers complaints, he would not tolerate a mutiny.
Fulton issued permits and seized boats that operated without their endorsement. A steamboat operator, Thomas Gibbons, had received a permit from the Federal Government to operate steamboat service between New York City and the New Jersey Shore. Fulton and New York would not let him traverse Hudson Bay and land in New York. This set the stage for the most important Supreme Court Case on Interstate Commerce--Gibbons v. Ogden (1824). See {621351}.
“Somsteu” was the name the Africans gave to Theophilus Shepstone, 1817-1893, British Colonial African Administrator.
When President Clinton left office, there was a huge fiscal surplus that Rubin had engineered, & President George W. Bush advocated a tax cut for the wealthy. Greenspan, who was very influential, did not oppose the tax cuts. He did urge that the tax cut be very carefully crafted so that the tax cuts would only be effective if the surplus continued. Rubin urged him not to take such a nuanced position as it would be perceived as support for the Bush tax cut which would not have the safety valves Greenspan advocated. Greenspan did not take Rubin’s advice. The tax cuts passed the Republican Congress with no safety valves with Greenspan’s statements being interpreted as support for the Bush plan just as Rubin had warned. The Bush Administration & the Republican Congress then increased spending enormously in almost all areas. With no safety valves rescinding the disastrous tax cuts, the surplus evaporated & became the largest deficit in history.
Describing Republican Senator Robert M. La Follette, 1924 Progressive party candidate for President:
