Iraqi Death Squads

Terrifying news reports from Baghdad this week say death squads — bands of executioners who seize Iraqi civilians from their homes or from the streets — are rampant. Even more disturbing, these squads have infiltrated institutions like the police force and hospitals. The Big Issue »

Celebration Excuse

1889

Come to the cabaret, mon frere: the Moulin Rouge opens in Paris.

1927

And Hollywood said, let there be sound. And it was good. The era of talking pictures arrives with the opening of ‘’The Jazz Singer'’ starring Al Jolson.

1979

Welcome! Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House, where he is received by President Jimmy Carter.

AND REMEMBER...

The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria were all nicknames for Castillian whores. But no matter — it’s Columbus Day, and you’ve got the day off!

BIRTHDAYS COME UP ONCE A YEAR

Just because you’re obscure doesn’t mean you’re less important: rockers Matthew Sweet and David Hidalgo celebrate their birthdays today, along with celebrated late French archictect Le Corbusier.

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Friday

10:20AM

Relax — it’s FedEx: President Bush participates in a roundtable on Job Growth and the Economy at the Federal Express DCA Facility in Washington, DC.

11:10AM

Are we seeing a trend? President Bush makes a statement on Job Growth and the Economy in Washington, DC.

1:25PM

Photo op! President Bush participates in Photo Opportunity with Members of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force/Headquarters European Theater of Operations United States Army Veterans Association in Washington, DC.

2:25PM

Ole: President Bush makes remarks at Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration in Washington, DC.

3:30PM

No seriously, the man will speak anywhere: Newt Gingrich delivers a lecture at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, CA.

Saturday

10:00AM

Crack the bottle: President and Mrs. Bush participate in Christening Ceremony of the USS George H.W. Bush at the Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard in Newport News, VA.

OMG

George Allen’s 11th Hoe Down in Maidens, VA.

 

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