1970 - King Hussein of Jordan declares military rule due to the hijacking of four civilian airliners by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). This results in the formation of the Black September Palestinian paramilitary unit.
1920- The Mayflower Sail sets off from Plymouth in England with 102 passengers on board. They were heading for Virginia in the New World and had authorization from the British crown to set up a colony there. On board the ship the settlers agreed to a body politic which established constitutional law and democratic rule of the majority. 
1952- BB King, the king of blues was born. 1949- Road Runner debuts in the short Warner Brothers cartoon "Fast and Furry-ous"!! 
1956- David Copperfield was born. 1963- Malaysia is formed from Malaya, Singapore, British North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak.- Hari Malaysia! And on September 16, 2008, what becomes of this fateful day is still uncertain.. Speculations are plenty, comments, too many. The rakyat hopes for the unspeakable to take place.
But how many are willing to pay the price of freedom? In this post modernistic world, everybody wants peace, prosperity and a good life. Even bringing up the topic of a possible turmoil stirs up controversy and disagreements all over the room. Someone once said..
“All who affirm the use of violence admit it is only a means to achieve justice and peace. But peace and justice are nonviolence...the final end of history. Those who abandon nonviolence have no sense of history. Rather they are bypassing history, freezing history, betraying history. -Andre Trocme”
Will history repeat itself? First as tragedy, second as farce?
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