Idea of small independent families following their own cheerful customs away from central control, who knows but whatever it is the impulse has been around for a long time. Hundred years ago america faced another global pandemic, the spanish flu. Then as now there was never any evidence christian holidays played a significant factor in the transmission of the virus. In 1918 it was the First World War that did it, troop movements around the world but the authorities attacked christmas anyway. Beware the mistletoe, wrote the director of the Ohio State Health department in december of 1918. You will show your love for dad and mother, brother and sister and the rest by sticking to your own home instead of paying annual christmas visits, no celebrating, they said. Science has spoken but people celebrated anyway, the human spirit persisted, the human need for fellowship and warmth and the familiar touch of other human beings, stores in 1918 remained packed with christmas shoppers. One newspa
Their own cheerful customs only from centralized control. Who knows . But whatever it is, the impulse has been around for a long time. 100 years ago, america faced on another global pandemic, the spanish flu. Then, there was never any evidence that christian holidays played a significant factor in the virus. Troop movements around the world but the authorities attack christmas anyway. Be aware of the mistletoe, wrote the director of the ohio state n december of 1918. Itll show your love for dad and mother, brother and sister, and to stick to your own homes instead of paying annual christmas visits Holding Family reunions and parties generally. No celebrating, they said, science has spoken. But people celebrated anyway. The human spirit persisted and sustained by the very human need for fellowship and warmth. The familiar touch of the human being. Stories in 1918 remained packed with christmas shoppers. As one newspaper reported at the time to the churches were especially well attended
Continue across the country. We are open we are open jason demonstrators seen here in nevada soming the nations capitol, demanding that officials lift restrictions this is fox friends. Its sunday. Glad to be with you, jillian, pete. Big show tonight. Got three of my former colleagues, heinz, collins, devin nunez joining us today. Lots to talk about. Jillian absolutely. Pete good morning, jillian. We almost have a quorum call here in the house of representatives, when Jason Chaffetz is on the show. Jason more than house of representatives in washington, d. C. Nancy will not get them together. We might as well get them together on fox. Pete there is controversy about them declining tests in the house. Senate will be to reopen. You showed footage, jason. Protests continue across the country. Protest in red and blue states. Well get to that. But the big story right now is america reopening. It is happening across the country. We have a map some of the places tomorrow, monday, may 4th, a bi
Revolutionary war era statute that is so obscure, not a Single Person has ever been convicted under it under the entire span of American History. So its a safe bet that no one reading the paper that morning had ever heard of the logan act much less understood what it actually says, but it didnt matter. The Washington Post story spurred an instant scandal. Within hours, reporters were yelling about flynn and kislyak in the White House Briefing room and that was the beginning of it all. Three full years of hysterics over russia followed from there. Lost in the noise and the gesticulating for several vital questions. How exactly did the Washington Post know who mike flynn was talking to on the phone . Where did the details of his conversation come from . And the logan act of 1799 . Who came up with that . These are not small questions. Government agencies clearly had been spying on the Incoming National security advisor. That is unethical and its scary, its a terrible precedent. Leaking d
Revolutionary war era statute that is so obscure, not a Single Person has ever been convicted under it under the entire span of American History. So its a safe bet that no one had ever heard of the logan act much less understood what it actually says, but it didnt matter. The Washington Post story spurred an instant scandal. Within hours, reporters were yelling about flynn and kislyak in the White House Briefing room and that was the beginning of it all. Three full years of hysterics over russia followed from there. Lost in the noise and the gesticulating for several vital questions. How exactly did the Washington Post know who mike flynn was talking to on the phone . Where did the details of his conversation come from . In the logan act of 1799 . Who came up with that . These are not small questions. Government agencies clearly had been spying on the Incoming National security advisor. That is unethical and its scary, its a terrible precedent. Leaking details of those calls for politi