The 18 year old is being charged with first degree. Said on TV that he cased the store the day before and if he had managed to be able to get out of the first store after the shootings was going to keep on going to other stores and doing the same. With driving the distance that he did to commit the shootings and them caseing the store first and then putting in on a web site, sure shows intent. The AR-15 was purchases legally but a better back ground check may or may not have caught his mind set.

This was the war that finally saw GB become the world's leading power replacing France. In reality the transfer had occurred some years before, but it became obvious with the events of the late 1750s/early 60s, not only in North America and the Caribbean but India too 

16 May 1922 - Count Rudolf Montecuccoli died. 100 years ago today.

Head of the Austro-Hungarian Navy 1904-13 who greatly modernized the Empire's naval forces. In response to other Powers developing dreadnought battleships he authorized the construction of four huge warships, three of which were launched during his term as Chief, the fourth coming just months after his retirement.  

This was the war that finally saw GB become the world's leading power replacing France. In reality the transfer had occurred some years before, but it became obvious with the events of the late 1750s/early 60s, not only in North America and the Caribbean but India too 

Yes, in fact the acquisition of the Spice Islands from France is a prime example of economic benefits enjoyed by GB.

16 May 1922 - Count Rudolf Montecuccoli died. 100 years ago today.

Head of the Austro-Hungarian Navy 1904-13 who greatly modernized the Empire's naval forces. In response to other Powers developing dreadnought battleships he authorized the construction of four huge warships, three of which were launched during his term as Chief, the fourth coming just months after his retirement.  

Was he a royal & part of the Hapsburg dynasty?

This was the war that finally saw GB become the world's leading power replacing France. In reality the transfer had occurred some years before, but it became obvious with the events of the late 1750s/early 60s, not only in North America and the Caribbean but India too 

Yes, in fact the acquisition of the Spice Islands from France is a prime example of economic benefits enjoyed by GB.

The "Real" Louisbourg

In its original 18th-century manifestation, Louisbourg was an assertion of France's determination to retain its economic and strategic interests in Atlantic Canada. The primary desire was to retain a base for the lucrative cod fishery after Newfoundland was ceded to Great Britain by the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713). The overall North Atlantic fishery was far more valuable to France than the fur trade ever was, whether as a source of direct profits or as an invaluable nursery of seamen for the navy. In Louisbourg's case, the port was not just the centre for cod exports to France but also a pivot or transhipment port in a triangular trading system that involved France, the Antilles, and Canada. Voltaire himself described the Cape Breton colony as "the key" to France's possessions in North America, because of its impact on the maritime economy of the mother country.

To the British and the Anglo-Americans on the other hand, the Louisbourg that developed between 1713 and the 1740s loomed as a threat, for economic, military and naval reasons. To the mercantilist thinking of the era, Louisbourg's maritime prosperity (with an average of 150 vessels sailing in and out of the port each year) meant that it was taking away codfish and trading wealth from the Anglo-American colonists. Compounding the situation were the European-style masonry fortifications the French erected at Louisbourg between 1720 and 1745. That was an approach rarely found in North America where the usual defences were blockhouses and earthworks. As a result, the French stronghold on the shoreline of Cape Breton Island loomed large in British and Anglo-American thinking. Benjamin Franklin, for instance, wrote on the eve of the 1745 New England attack on Louisbourg that the Cape Breton fortress was a "tough nut to crack". Once captured (in fact it was captured twice, both in 1745 and 1758), Louisbourg ceased to be a symbol of the French presence in Atlantic Canada. Instead it became a symbol of how British men-at-arms and emerging superiority of the Royal Navy on the high seas had prevailed in the long Anglo-French imperial rivalry in the Americas.

This was the war that finally saw GB become the world's leading power replacing France. In reality the transfer had occurred some years before, but it became obvious with the events of the late 1750s/early 60s, not only in North America and the Caribbean but India too 

Yes, in fact the acquisition of the Spice Islands from France is a prime example of economic benefits enjoyed by GB.

The "Real" Louisbourg

In its original 18th-century manifestation, Louisbourg was an assertion of France's determination to retain its economic and strategic interests in Atlantic Canada. The primary desire was to retain a base for the lucrative cod fishery after Newfoundland was ceded to Great Britain by the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713). The overall North Atlantic fishery was far more valuable to France than the fur trade ever was, whether as a source of direct profits or as an invaluable nursery of seamen for the navy. In Louisbourg's case, the port was not just the centre for cod exports to France but also a pivot or transhipment port in a triangular trading system that involved France, the Antilles, and Canada. Voltaire himself described the Cape Breton colony as "the key" to France's possessions in North America, because of its impact on the maritime economy of the mother country.

To the British and the Anglo-Americans on the other hand, the Louisbourg that developed between 1713 and the 1740s loomed as a threat, for economic, military and naval reasons. To the mercantilist thinking of the era, Louisbourg's maritime prosperity (with an average of 150 vessels sailing in and out of the port each year) meant that it was taking away codfish and trading wealth from the Anglo-American colonists. Compounding the situation were the European-style masonry fortifications the French erected at Louisbourg between 1720 and 1745. That was an approach rarely found in North America where the usual defences were blockhouses and earthworks. As a result, the French stronghold on the shoreline of Cape Breton Island loomed large in British and Anglo-American thinking. Benjamin Franklin, for instance, wrote on the eve of the 1745 New England attack on Louisbourg that the Cape Breton fortress was a "tough nut to crack". Once captured (in fact it was captured twice, both in 1745 and 1758), Louisbourg ceased to be a symbol of the French presence in Atlantic Canada. Instead it became a symbol of how British men-at-arms and emerging superiority of the Royal Navy on the high seas had prevailed in the long Anglo-French imperial rivalry in the Americas.

I have posted a video of Louisbourg as it is today. The wife and us spend the day there on our trip to Cape Briton when we went to see the Cabot Trail. Well worth a visit Tommy if you ever get over to Nova Scotia. Cape Breton is an Island but a short bridge gets you onto the Island.

The last occasion in which "beheading" was carried out over here. By then the idea of beheading was something from the past, but it remained on the Statute book for treason, so it was performed on the victims' dead bodies with a knife. 

It was not formally abolished until 1870 but it was never carried out again after the Cato Street trials.  

16 May 1922 - Count Rudolf Montecuccoli died. 100 years ago today.

Head of the Austro-Hungarian Navy 1904-13 who greatly modernized the Empire's naval forces. In response to other Powers developing dreadnought battleships he authorized the construction of four huge warships, three of which were launched during his term as Chief, the fourth coming just months after his retirement.  

Was he a royal & part of the Hapsburg dynasty?

Not Royal, but descended from a noble family from Modena which was an independent state at the time of his birth, but was incorporated into a united Italy when he was 18. 

17 May 1822 - Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis, 5th Duc de Richelieu and 7th Duc de Fronsac died. 200 years ago today.

Prime Minister of France 1815-18 and 1820-21,

Living in a forced exile after the French Revolution Richelieu entered the service of Russia and served as Governor of Odessa 1803-14 only returning to France with the Restoration of the Bourbon Monarchy. The following year he was appointed Prime Minister by King Louis XVIII. His main achievement was the paying off of France's indemnity to the victorious allies and overseeing the departure of occupying troops from France. 

His internal policy was increasingly oppressive however with new laws imposed to quell dissent. He resigned in 1818 only to be recalled two years later, but his second Ministry fell by the end of 1821 and he died five months later. 

This was the war that finally saw GB become the world's leading power replacing France. In reality the transfer had occurred some years before, but it became obvious with the events of the late 1750s/early 60s, not only in North America and the Caribbean but India too 

Yes, in fact the acquisition of the Spice Islands from France is a prime example of economic benefits enjoyed by GB.

The "Real" Louisbourg

In its original 18th-century manifestation, Louisbourg was an assertion of France's determination to retain its economic and strategic interests in Atlantic Canada. The primary desire was to retain a base for the lucrative cod fishery after Newfoundland was ceded to Great Britain by the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713). The overall North Atlantic fishery was far more valuable to France than the fur trade ever was, whether as a source of direct profits or as an invaluable nursery of seamen for the navy. In Louisbourg's case, the port was not just the centre for cod exports to France but also a pivot or transhipment port in a triangular trading system that involved France, the Antilles, and Canada. Voltaire himself described the Cape Breton colony as "the key" to France's possessions in North America, because of its impact on the maritime economy of the mother country.

To the British and the Anglo-Americans on the other hand, the Louisbourg that developed between 1713 and the 1740s loomed as a threat, for economic, military and naval reasons. To the mercantilist thinking of the era, Louisbourg's maritime prosperity (with an average of 150 vessels sailing in and out of the port each year) meant that it was taking away codfish and trading wealth from the Anglo-American colonists. Compounding the situation were the European-style masonry fortifications the French erected at Louisbourg between 1720 and 1745. That was an approach rarely found in North America where the usual defences were blockhouses and earthworks. As a result, the French stronghold on the shoreline of Cape Breton Island loomed large in British and Anglo-American thinking. Benjamin Franklin, for instance, wrote on the eve of the 1745 New England attack on Louisbourg that the Cape Breton fortress was a "tough nut to crack". Once captured (in fact it was captured twice, both in 1745 and 1758), Louisbourg ceased to be a symbol of the French presence in Atlantic Canada. Instead it became a symbol of how British men-at-arms and emerging superiority of the Royal Navy on the high seas had prevailed in the long Anglo-French imperial rivalry in the Americas.

I have posted a video of Louisbourg as it is today. The wife and us spend the day there on our trip to Cape Briton when we went to see the Cabot Trail. Well worth a visit Tommy if you ever get over to Nova Scotia. Cape Breton is an Island but a short bridge gets you onto the Island.

It is on my bucket list Pete but as you know getting across the border & back is cumbersome to say the least. Beautiful pictures from a beautiful area. 

The last occasion in which "beheading" was carried out over here. By then the idea of beheading was something from the past, but it remained on the Statute book for treason, so it was performed on the victims' dead bodies with a knife. 

It was not formally abolished until 1870 but it was never carried out again after the Cato Street trials.  

Mark, the piece I read claimed the first knife used became dull & another was retrieved from someone's kitchen to complete the job. I wonder if that knife got replaced back into the kitchen & was used to carve dinner for years after. 

Who said he was only out to kill whites. For one, you said this black guy didn't kill anyone because he couldn't shoot straight so he wasn't labeled a mass killer like the white guy was for killing 10 people and wounding 3 others.. Did he belong to a web site that hates whites?  Is this just another one of your made up stories. Why didn't you post the story for all to see and judge for ourselves.

I can tell your a white nationalist by the way you always seem to be centering out blacks. If it's not this guy, it's another guy or let's blame BLM for everything. Your like a broken record.

Tom, is there any chance I could borrow it for a week or two, I promise I'll return it.

Who said he was only out to kill whites. For one, you said this black guy didn't kill anyone because he couldn't shoot straight so he wasn't labeled a mass killer like the white guy was for killing 10 people and wounding 3 others.. Did he belong to a web site that hates whites?  Is this just another one of your made up stories. Why didn't you post the story for all to see and judge for ourselves.

I can tell your a white nationalist by the way you always seem to be centering out blacks. If it's not this guy, it's another guy or let's blame BLM for everything. Your like a broken record.

Tell me what you mean by white nationalist

Tom, is there any chance I could borrow it for a week or two, I promise I'll return it.

You have to take me with "her" Major.

Tom, is there any chance I could borrow it for a week or two, I promise I'll return it.

You have to take me with "her" Major.

Can you get some photos on?

I am a techtard but will try & get some assistance.

18 May 1922 - The first radio broadcast by a US President. 100 years ago today.

A speech by President Harding to the US Chamber of Commerce was transmitted by the radio station NOF at the US Naval Air Station Anacostia DC.

I won't pretend I understand any of the above, Tommy is a Yank and has naval experience so perhaps he'll explain further.