He was one of the five most powerful men in the country during WWII and afterwards coordinated the building of nuclear weapons in the Soviet Union. A Bolshevik during the Russian Revolution, Malenkov quickly rose up through the ranks of the Communist Party. In his routine he said he was in favor of Johnson’s War on Poverty, so he threw a hand grenade at a beggar.Ĭommunist politician. There was comic named Jackie Vernon at the time. Hey, you got to cut down on that 22 trillion dollar deficit somewhere. Johnson stated: “Our aim is not only to relieve the symptom of poverty, but to cure it and, above all, to prevent it.” Some of the programs established then such as VISTA, Head Start, and the Job Corps remain in existence today, despite heavy criticism and political attacks. In his first state of the union address President Lyndon Johnson declares war on poverty. Where were all the raging deficit hawks? Oh, that’s right, they were quietly hiding out as the majority party in the U.S. history that the national debt stood at zero.”Īt the beginning of 2020 the national debt was 22 trillion, the highest in history, and rising. This is the most I’ve learned about this famous battle since Johnny Horton’s ballad, “Battle of New Orleans.”įrom : “On January 8, 1835, President Andrew Jackson achieves his goal of entirely paying off the United States’ national debt. While the result of the war was essentially a draw, Britain was never able to establish a foothold in America. The victory made Jackson a national hero and many mistakenly believed it ended the War of 1812. The British suffered 2,000 casualties including three generals and seven colonels. The effect was devastating as droves of British soldiers were cut down. The throng of redcoats advanced on the American line and Jackson’s artillery, 24 cannons, many of them operated by Lafitte’s pirates, opened fire, along with musket fire up and down the line. The battle began at daybreak with a cheer from the British soldiers and an artillery barrage.

He had a seven-foot-high earthen rampart built extending a mile from the Mississippi to an impassable swamp.

They numbered about 4,500 and faced off against 8,000 redcoats. Jackson commanded a motley force of army regulars, militiamen, free blacks, Choctaw Indians, and even some pirates led by Jean Lafitte. General Andrew Jackson had been sent to repel the British invasion. New Orleans was of strategic importance in that Britain wanted to control it and trade on the Mississippi River. Unbeknownst to combatants on either side, a peace treaty ending the War of 1812 had already been signed. You can read the original at Gary’s THIS DAY IN HISTORY blog - or scroll down to enjoy Gary’s unique look at life’s comings and goings. NewsWhistle is pleased to feature Gary Jenneke’s “This Day In History” column.

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