Hans Remembers News Headlines From September 1, 1969-
- In Libya a bloodless coup d’etat- out goes King Idris I of Libya and taking over is a 12 member group of young officers-who formed a group called the Revolutionary Command Council- led by a 27 year old Libyan Army Colonel named Muammar Gaddafi aka the Wacky Gaddafi. The coup took place when King Idris left the country for Turkey to receive medical treatment. Gaddafi would soon become the President of the Islamic Republic of Libya and would rule until his own overthrow and death in 2011. I had a professor in college who was the spitting image of Muammar- every time I looked at him I thought Gaddafi.
- American newspaper columnist Drew Pearson died on this day at 71. The name isn’t remembered much now 50 years on but it is surprising how often he is mentioned in histories of America during his times- especially biographies of Washington political types. Pearson’s syndicated column ‘Washington Merry- Go -Round” ran from 1932 until his death- after he died his understudy took over- Jack Anderson.
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Jack Anderson… Hadn’t thought of him in years.
Drew Pearson had to have such a wealth of knowledge after that many years, wow.
In that book The Library Book- she writes about some societies call dying ‘ having your library burn down”- I have always thought especially of the ones with all this knowledge- when they go- what they know is gone- it’s a shame there isn’t some way to download what they know– someday no doubt.
In that movie I recently saw, Ready Player One, that’s exactly what they do! You can go visit a person’s library, which is set up like “3D video dioramas”.
Is that movie worth seeing?
It’s worth seeing just for the concepts in it. It’s geared to teenagers more or less. Yes, I think you’d like it.
The book seemed to be popular around the time the movie was out..
Don’t forget, msjadeli, to tell him it’s all about the ’80s, too. It’s not the ’80s in the movie–it’s the future–but it completely revolves around the ’80s. So if that decade annoyed or bored you…the movie might do the same. Although she’s right–some of the concepts are probably worthwhile, regardless.