#president siebert

[alexandrarosa]

The Big Bang Theory plot holes and inconsistencies that annoy me:

(don’t get me wrong: I love that show, I must’ve watched it a thousand times, I’m even watching it right now, writing this post—but because I watched it so many times I had to notice some things):

Sheldon swears at the beginning of the show. Then he claims he doesn’t swear ever and you can bet your sweet “b” on it, because he wouldn’t even say “a”

Sheldon has asthma that gets magically transferred into Leonard.

Raj states randomly that he’s dating a “deaf chick”, so that’s no problem he can’t talk to women. When later Penny introduces him to her friend Emily he has no idea how to react and behave and can’t even communicate with her.

Amy starts as a sex and romance negative person and a season later she’s suddenly hyper sexual.

Howard’s dad abandoned him and his mother some time ago—yet in the first season Howard states that never talking and staying drunk during the relationship “worked for his parents”.

Stuart’s name and Penny’s dad name change through the show—Wyatt was a Bob before and the comic book store was Larry’s.

Leonard had a girlfriend/girl he dated that’s mentioned once and never again—while talking to Penny, Sheldon says that Leonard dated a french woman who had a PhD in french literature, and yet she never comes up when Leonard’s love life is discussed.

Penny gets a job as a pharmaceuticals sales person and even gets promoted even though she hasn’t even graduated from community college—she takes some classes but there is no mention of her graduating, she only got the job because the interviewer was afraid of Bernadette.

Amy and Howard have things in common and have fun together in one episode and don’t have anything to talk about and behave awkwardly towards each other in the next one.

Doctor Gablehauser suddenly disappears and gets transformed into President Siebert.

Howard doesn’t know why the elevator is broken and tries to fix it even though we later find out that he was present when the elevator broke down.

Neither Beverly Hofstadter nor Sheldon’s Meemaw attend Shamy’s wedding and nobody bothers to explain why.

Penny has a sister who doesn’t attend her fake wedding with Leonard. Leonard’s siblings and their families do not attend either.

Sheldon is really happy for Raj after he finally slept with Emily and congratulates him even though just an episode earlier he told him to “stick to his guns, because there’ll be a lot of pressure [to have intercourse].

[strawberryqueen00]

Hell no we are not letting this OFMD finale distract from that THIS LETTER.

Had a signature from Taika Waititi. I understand the sensitivity here this issue with Taika being Jewish(and that’s not my place as someone that’s Not Jewish or in those regions to condemn him on that perspective’s behalf) but this letter is directly bastardizing the situation.

Now, when there is a major production from a major figure in this platform that did this, is when we can make the most impact. Remember our values, even when those values involve a show that is strengthening the LGBTQ community.

Because this letter tore down the strength of the movement in support of Gaza. There are going to be so many people that saw this letter and take it completely uncritically, unchallenged.

Standing up for our values means sacrificing our interests, holding accountable the things we enjoy.

And also. I don’t want to see ANYONE. Being fucking antisemitic or racist towards Taika here. That is never appropriate and absolutely inexcusable behavior. You should he ashamed if you think that’s okay even after Taika’s actions.

[Text of Letter]

October 23, 2023

Dear President Biden, We are heartened by Friday's release of the two American hostages, Judith Ranaan and her daughter Natalie Ranaan and by today's release of two Israelis, Nurit Cooper and

Yocheved Lifshitz, whose husbands remain in captivity. But our relief is tempered by our overwhelming concern that 220 innocent people,

including 30 children, remain captive by terrorists, threatened with torture and death.

They were taken by Hamas in the savage massacre of October 7, where over 1,400

Israelis were slaughtered - women raped, families burned alive, and infants beheaded. Thank you for your unshakable moral conviction, leadership, and support for the Jewish people, who have been terrorized by Hamas since the group's founding over 35 years ago, and for the Palestinians, who have also been terrorized, oppressed, and victimized

by Hamas for the last 17 years that the group has been governing Gaza. We all want the same thing: Freedom for Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace. Freedom from the brutal violence spread by Hamas. And most urgently, in this

moment, freedom for the hostages. We urge everyone to not rest until all hostages are released. No hostage can be left behind. Whether American, Argentinian, Australian, Azerbaijani, Brazilian, British, Canadian, Chilean, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Eritrean, Filipino, French, German, Indian, Israeli, Italian, Kazakh, Mexican, Panamanian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, South African, Spanish, Sri Lankan, Thai, Ukrainian,

Uzbekistani or otherwise, we need to bring them home.

Sincerely,

[Text of the names presented. This isn’t all of them, just the copy of this with Taika’s name on it)

Jessica Biel

Jessica Elbaum

Jessica Seinfeld

Jill Littman

Jimmy Carr

Jody Gerson

Joe Hipps

Joe Quinn

Joe Russo

Joe Tippett

Joel Fields

Joey King

John Landgraf

John Slattery

Jon Bernthal

Jon Glickman

Jon Hamm

Jon Harmon Feldman

Jon Liebman

Jon Watts

Jon Weinbach

Jonathan Baruch

Jonathan Groff

Jonathan Marc Sherman

Jonathan Ross

Jonathan Steinberg

Jonathan Tisch

Jonathan Tropper

Jordan Peele

Josh Brolin

Josh Charles

Josh Dallas

Josh Goldstine

Josh Greenstein

Josh Grode

Josh Singer

Judd Apatow

Judge Judy Sheindlin

Julia Fox

Julia Garner

Julia Lester

Julianna Margulies

Julie Greenwald

Julie Rudd

Julie Singer

Juliette Lewis

Jullian Morris

Justin Theroux

Justin Timberlake

KJ Steinberg

Karen Pollock

Karlie Kloss

Katy Perry

Kelley Lynch

Kevin Kane

Kevin Zegers

Kirsten Dunst

Kitao Sakurai

Kristen Schaal

Kristin Chenoweth

Lana Del Rey

Laura Benanti

Laura Dern

Laura Pradelska

Lauren Schuker Blum

Laurence Mark

Laurie David

Lea Michele

Lee Eisenberg

Leo Pearlman

Leslie Siebert

Liev Schreiber

Limor Gott

Lina Esco

Liz Garbus

Lizanne Rosenstein

Lizzie Tisch

Lorraine Schwartz

Lynn Harris

Lyor Cohen

Madonna

Mandana Dayani

Mara Buxbaum

Marc Webb

Marco Perego

Maria Dizzia

Mark Feuerstein

Mark Foster

Mark Scheinberg

Mark Shedletsky

Martin Short

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Mary McCormack

Mathew Rosengart

Matt Geller

Matt Lucas

Matt Miller

Matthew Bronfman

Matthew Hiltzik

Matthew Weiner

Matti Leshem

Max Mutchnik

Maya Lasry

Meaghan Oppenheimer

Melissa Zukerman

Melissa rudderman

Michael Aloni

Michael Ellenberg

Michael Green

Michael Rapino

Neil Blair

Neil Druckmann

Neil Paris

Nicola Peltz

Nicole Avant

Nina Jacobson

Noa Kirel

Noa Tishby

Noah Oppenheim

Noah Schnapp

Noreena Hertz

Octavia Spencer

Odeya Rush

Olivia Wilde

Oran Zegman

Orlando Bloom

Pasha Kovalev

Pattie LuPone

Patty Jenkins

Paul Haas

Paul Pflug

Paul & Julie Rudd

Peter Baynham

Peter Traugott

Rachel Douglas

Rachel Riley

Rafi Marmor

Ram Bergman

Raphael Margulies

Rebecca Angelo

Rebecca Mall

Regina Spektor

Reinaldo Marcus Green

Rich Statter

Richard Jenkins

Richard Kind

Rick Hoffman

Rick Rosen

Rita Ora

Rob Rinder

Robert Newman

Roger Birnbaum

Roger Green

Rosie O’Donnell

Ross Duffer

Ryan Feldman

Sacha Baron Cohen

Sam Levinson

Sam Trammell

Sara Berman

Sara Foster

Sarah Baker

Sarah Bremner

Sarah Cooper

Sarah Paulson

Sarah Treem

Scott Braun

Scott Braun

Scott Neustadter

Scott Tenley

Sean Combs

Sean Levy

Seth Meyers

Seth Oster

Shannon Watts

Shari Redstone

Sharon Jackson

Sharon Stone

Shauna Perlman

Shawn Levy

Sheila Nevins

Shira Haas

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Simon Tikhman

Skylar Astin

Stacey Snider

Stephen Fry

Steve Agee

Steve Rifkind

Sting & Trudie Styler

Susanna Felleman

Susie Arons

Taika Waititi

Thomas Kail

Tiffany Haddish

Todd Lieberman

Todd Moscowitz

Todd Waldman

Tom Freston

Tom Werner

Tomer Capone

Tracy Ann Oberman

Trudie Styler

Tyler Henry

Tyler James Williams

Tyler Perry

Vanessa Bayer

Veronica Grazer

Veronica Smiley

Whitney Wolfe Herd

Will Ferrell

Will Graham

Yamanieka Saunders

Yariv Milchan

Ynon Kreiz

Zack Snyder

Zoe Saldana

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CHARACTER INFO: DEVRIM SIEBERT (Y.OUNG R.OYALS OC)

Devrim is the child of the german ambassador in Sweden

their mother is turkish & their father german-turkish

she identifies as genderqueer & uses all pronouns

Devrim is in his second year at H.illerska Boarding School during the events of the show

they are part of the book club at the school & eventually becomes the president

not long before the current events she came out as genderqueer first to their parents, and eventually with a post on instagram. it created some fuss at the school, but that died down quickly.

while their family isn't strict in their muslim faith, their mother did raise him with a lot of it, Devrim still eats halal & doesn't drink alcohol.

generally Devrim is a more quiet person and he sticks to one or two close friends that he trusts

if you need book recommendations she's your person & she'll gladly help out. you might end up with a whole pile of new books though.

Devrim is also very good with languages, they speak german, turkish & english fluently & still learn swedish & french.

[shamyfanficfeed]

Traces of a Paleontologist

by fabslikestron What started off as a childhood fascination ended up on being a full time job for Dr. Karsyn Rhodes. After her famous excavation in 2008, CalTech offered her a place at their university to work there and to inspire more women to go down the path of science, yet what Karsyn didn’t expect was that she would meet a bunch of crazy scientists that later on will be the most important people in her life. Words: 2590, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Series: Part 1 of Traces of a Paleontologist * Fandoms: The Big Bang Theory (TV) * Rating: Not Rated * Warnings: Major Character Death, No Archive Warnings Apply * Categories: F/M * Characters: Sheldon Cooper, Rajesh Koothrappali, Barry Kripke, Howard Wolowitz, Leonard Hofstadter, Penny (Big Bang Theory), Stuart Bloom, Zack Johnson (Big Bang Theory), Denise (Big Bang Theory), Mrs. Wolowitz (Big Bang Theory), Bernadette Rostenkowski, Amy Farrah Fowler, Wil Wheaton, Meemaw (Big Bang Theory), Mary Cooper (Big Bang Theory), Priya Koothrappali, Bertram "Bert" Kibbler, Eric Gablehauser, President Siebert (Big Bang Theory), Leslie Winkle, Missy Cooper, George Cooper Sr., George Cooper Jr., Ramona Nowitzki, Neil Michael Wolowitz, Halley Wolowitz * Relationships: Leonard Hofstadter/Penny, Sheldon Cooper/Amy Farrah Fowler, Leonard Hofstadter/Priya Koothrappali, Leonard Hofstadter/Leslie Winkle, Barry Kripke/Original Female Character, Penny/Howard Wolowitz, Leslie Winkle/Howard Wolowitz * Additional Tags: Inspired by The Big Bang Theory (TV) http://dlvr.it/T3J9TM

[lboogie1906]

Gary David Gayton (born February 25, 1933) in Seattle to Virginia Clark and John J. Gayton. His ancestors were some of the earliest African Americans to settle in the city. He earned a scholarship to the University of Washington. He earned a BA with honors in Political Science from the school. He served for two years in the Army.

He received an L.L.B. from Gonzaga University and was appointed to the position of Assistant US Attorney. He presented the first Federal prosecution involving a National College Athletic Association college basketball case of point fixing. He successfully sued the State of Washington to allow Northwest Native Americans to sell fish outside of reservation property boundaries. He was selected as a delegate to President Lyndon B. Johnson’s first White House Civil Rights Conference.

He formed the private firm of Stern, Gayton, Neubauer, and Brucker. He received telephone threats from angry opponents of his clients and their causes. In addition to his work with the Black Panthers and anti-war activists, he successfully argued the antidiscrimination case of Trish Bostrom, a female athlete at the University of Washington and he successfully defended Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman’s appointment of Claude Harris as Seattle’s first Black fire chief when the appointment was challenged by powerful national firefighters and police organizations. He was appointed as Special Assistant to the US Secretary of Transportation in the Administration of President Jimmy Carter. He wrote guidelines for minority and women-owned business programs, which were adopted by the Carter Administration.

He returned to Seattle and became an investment banker in addition to his work as an attorney. He was appointed to serve on President-Elect Bill Clinton’s transition team into the White House. He was appointed by President Clinton to the executive committee of the National Advisory Council for the Small Business Administration. He was Senior Vice President of Siebert Brandford Shank & Company, a New York-based bond underwriting firm. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #sigmapiphi

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 12.28 (after 1920)

1941 – World War II: Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate high-ranking Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich, commences. 1943 – Soviet authorities launch Operation Ulussy, beginning the deportation of the Kalmyk nation to Siberia and Central Asia. 1943 – World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona. 1944 – Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score eight points in one game of NHL ice hockey. 1948 – The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Miami. 1956 – Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling, Malaya to try and resolve the Malayan Emergency situation. 1958 – "Greatest Game Ever Played": The Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death overtime game at New York's Yankee Stadium to win the NFL Championship. 1967 – American businesswoman Muriel Siebert becomes the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. 1972 – The last scheduled day for induction into the military by the Selective Service System. Due to the fact that President Richard Nixon declared this day a national day of mourning due to former President Harry S Truman's death, approximately 300 men were not able to report due to most Federal offices being closed. Since the draft was not resumed in 1973, they were never drafted. 1973 – The United States Endangered Species Act is signed into law by President Richard Nixon. 1978 – United Airlines Flight 173 crashes in a residential neighborhood near Portland International Airport, killing 10 people. 1989 – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people. 2006 – War in Somalia: The militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopian troops capture Mogadishu unopposed. 2009 – Forty-three people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims are observing the Day of Ashura. 2014 – Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashes into the Karimata Strait en route from Surabaya to Singapore, killing all 162 people aboard. 2014 – Nine people die and another 19 are reported missing, when the MS Norman Atlantic catches fire in the Strait of Otranto, in the Adriatic Sea, in Italian waters.

[valleyledger]

WDIY’s Fall Membership Drive Provides 6,227 Meals to Second Harvest Food Bank

Photo: Left to right: Valley National Financial Advisors Senior Vice President and WDIY on-air host Laurie Siebert, Valley National Financial Advisors Marketing and Communications Coordinator Fatima Alba, Second Harvest Food Bank Associate Executive Director Allison Czapp, WDIY Membership and Development Director Shamus McGroggan, Second Harvest Food Bank Development Officer January Misero.…

[imalittleoutthere]

Characters on The Big Bang Theory that I’d like to punch

1) Leonard’s mom

2) Bernadette

3) Sheldon

4) Leslie Winkle

5) Bernadette’s dad

6) Colonel Williams

7) Dr. Pemberton

8) Dr. Cambell

9) President Siebert

10) Penny’s ex boyfriend Kurt

11) Amy’s mom

12) Emily (the gold-digging one)

13) Dr. Nowitzki

14) Kripke

[tomsiebert]

From a Bush to a Kennedy, World Leaders Forum at Judson University in Elgin bridges political divide with diverse speakers

From a Bush to a Kennedy, World Leaders Forum at Judson University in Elgin bridges political divide with diverse speakers

Dr. Gene C. Crume, president of Judson University in Elgin, speaks at a recent World Leaders Forum, which the Christian college founded in 2011 to host public policy discussions. (Photo by Robb Davidson) By Tom Siebert During the past politically divisive decade, the World Leaders Forum at Judson University has served as a civilized oasis of public policy debate among heads of state from around…

[brainyxbat]

The Big Bang Theory Recast

⚛🔬🧠

🌺👗👠

Outfits: https://sta.sh/21tibqmmwabz (deviantart sta.sh)

Main/Recurring

Sheldon Cooper: Petrel (Pokemon)

Leonard Hofstadter: Butch (Pokemon)

Penny Teller: Venus Wisteria (my Pokemon OC)

Howard Wolowitz: Attila (Pokemon)

Raj Koothrappali: Wasabi (Big Hero 6)

Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz: Hun (Pokemon)

Amy Farrah Fowler: Ariana (Pokemon)

Stuart Bloom: Professor Bomba (Epic)

Barry Kripke: Mel Meyer (Big Hero 6: The Series) (tagging @plasmacandle​ here!)

Cinnamon: Lillipup

Bert Kibbler: Roddy Blair (Big Hero 6: The Series)

Denise: Mars (my Epic OC)

Family

Debbie Wolowitz:

Josh Wolowitz:

Jeannie: Cassidy (Pokemon)

Mary Cooper: Hall Matron Argenta (Pokemon)

Missy Cooper: Michelle (Pokemon; “Let Bagons be Bagons”)

Georgie Cooper: Leon (Pokemon)

Meemaw: Nanny (Pokemon; “Sweet Baby James”)

Beverly Hofstadter: Agatha (Pokemon [Elite Four])

Alfred Hofstadter:

Priya Koothrappali:

Dr. Koothrappali:

Mrs. Koothrappali

Wyatt Teller:

Susan Teller:

Randall Teller:

Love Interests

Emily Sweeney:

Lucy:

Zack Johnson: James (Pokemon)

Kurt: Tyson (Pokemon)

Claire: Catherine “Venus” Woods (my Big Hero 6 OC) referred to as “Cath”

Caltech

Leslie Winkle: Domino (Pokemon)

President Siebert: Dr. Sebastian (Pokemon) (tagging @trsilvers​ here!)

Eric Gablehauser: Giovanni (Pokemon)

Janine Davis: Grace Granville (Big Hero 6: The Series)

Dennis Kim:

[biggsradiocom]

She serves on the Spelman College Board of Trustees. She is widely recognized as one of the most powerful Blacks on Wall Street. She is a billionaire, a self-made Black woman and her name isn’t Oprah. Suzanne Shank is the CEO and Chairwoman of Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., one of the largest Black owned investment banks in the country. Black Enterprise recently highlighted Shank’s company among its “BE 100s” list of America’s largest Black owned businesses. Shank is indeed a living legend, a woman we should all honor as a shero.

Among the many honors Shanks has received is the National Entrepreneur of the Year Award, given by the Madame C. Walker.

Muriel “Mickie” Siebert was the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. Shank met her in passing once at an event Siebert hosted at her home but some time later, in 1996, Siebert approached Shank and Napolean Brandford (also African American) about starting a new firm. From the beginning, Shank served as President and CEO, steadily guiding the firm’s growth. Shank steered the ship through the financial crisis and quietly built a net worth estimated at $3 billion. Many things factored into the success Shank has had. One thing is for sure, however — a Black woman rising to the heights she has must be utterly brilliant.

[nerdforestgirl]

The Benefactor Factor — 4.15

Summary: A wealthy benefactor at the university makes Leonard consider how far he's willing to go in the name of science

1.) Okay, this is a minor point to this episode, but Raj has a well known love for Sandra Bullock. I need to know if they tried to get her for the finale instead of Sarah Michelle Geller. I honestly would have been okay with how bad they treated Raj if they had just gotten closure on that running joke.

2.) This seems to be the point where they stopped dealing with the Physics department head and started just dealing with President Siebert. Maybe they are too much to handle.

3.) Sheldon said you don’t want to wear a Star Trek uniform to the Texas State Fair. I was planning on going this year because one of my best friends is originally from Texas and misses it. I am pretty sure that’s getting delayed until next year now, but assuming I remember, I’m going to wear a damn Star Trek uniform just to spite Sheldon.

4.) I obviously love Sheldon and Amy living together, but the video chats were always so cute. I also, can’t believe how much fan fodder came from one throwaway line about Amy’s fundraising. I’ve personally written at least three stories about Faisal.

5.) Seibert was a fool to ask Sheldon show up to fundraisers. I imagine that even now that he’s a Nobel winners they only bring him out only when it’s absolutely necessary.

6.) I hate the idea of Leonard being used for his body. It kinda makes me sad watching it now.

[kwebtv]

Favorite Son  -  NBC  -  October 30, 1988 - November 1, 1988

Drama (3 episodes)

Running Time:  4 Hr 15 Min

Stars:

Harry Hamlin as U.S. Senator Terrence Fallon .

Linda Kozlowski as Sally Crain

James Whitmore  as  President Sam Baker

Robert Loggia as FBI Agent Nick Mancuso

Mitchell Ryan as Vice President Daniel Eastman

John Mahoney as Lou Brenner, White House Chief of Staff

Ronny Cox as Admiral William Reiker, the CIA director

Stephanie Kramer as Stephanie "Stevie" Chandler

Jason Alexander as Chris Van Allen

Richard Bradford as Speaker of the House Charlie MacDonald

Kenneth McMillan as FBI director Henry O'Brien

Jon Cypher as FBI supervisor Barney Scott

Brian Thompson as Rolf Petersen

Lance Guest as FBI Agent David Ross

Fredric Lehne as Wyckoff

Richard Herd as ?

Randi Brooks as Jean St. John

Dante D’Andre as ?

J. Kenneth Campbell as Thomas

Lee Kessler as ?

John Shearin as ?

Brian Thompson as Peterson

Charles Siebert as Dr. Paul Summers

Geno Silva as Colonel Octavio Martinez

Robert Loggia reprised the role of Nick Mancuso for the NBC series, Mancuso, FBI, which lasted one season in 1989-1990. Charles Siebert and Randi Brooks also reprised their roles from the miniseries and became part of the cast.

[beautifulfaaces]

Joshua Malina

Facts

January 17, 1966

American actor

He is of Polish Jewish descent

Filmography

President Siebert [The Big Bang Theory: 2011-2019]

David [Scandal: 2012-2018]

Sam [Leap Year: 2012]

Karl [Big Shots: 2007-2008]

Jeremy [Sports Night: 1998-2000]

Tom [A Few Good Men: 1992]

Appearance

black hair

green eyes

1.75m

Roleplay

playable: young adult, adult

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 12.28

418 – A papal election begins, resulting in the election of Pope Boniface I. 457 – Majorian is acclaimed as Western Roman emperor. 484 – Alaric II succeeds his father Euric and becomes king of the Visigoths. He establishes his capital at Aire-sur-l'Adour (Southern Gaul). 893 – An earthquake destroys the city of Dvin, Armenia. 1065 – Edward the Confessor's Romanesque monastic church at Westminster Abbey is consecrated. 1308 – The reign of Emperor Hanazono of Japan begins. 1659 – The Marathas defeat the Adilshahi forces in the Battle of Kolhapur. 1768 – King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital. 1795 – Construction of Yonge Street, formerly recognized as the longest street in the world, begins in York, Upper Canada (present-day Toronto). 1832 – John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign. He resigned after being elected Senator from South Carolina. 1835 – Osceola leads his Seminole warriors in Florida into the Second Seminole War against the United States Army. 1836 – South Australia and Adelaide are founded. 1836 – Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico with the signing of the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty. 1846 – Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state. 1879 – Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75. 1885 – Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India. 1895 – The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines. 1895 – Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays. 1902 – The Syracuse Athletic Club defeat the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden. 1908 – The 7.1 Mw  Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000. 1912 – The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco. 1918 – Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, becomes the first woman to be elected Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons. 1941 – World War II: Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate high-ranking Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich, commences. 1943 – Soviet authorities launch Operation Ulussy, beginning the deportation of the Kalmyk nation to Siberia and Central Asia. 1943 – World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona. 1944 – Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score eight points in one game of NHL ice hockey. 1948 – The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Miami. 1956 – Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling, Malaya to try and resolve the Malayan Emergency situation. 1958 – "Greatest Game Ever Played": Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death overtime game at New York's Yankee Stadium. 1967 – American businesswoman Muriel Siebert becomes the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. 1972 – The last scheduled day for induction into the military by the Selective Service System. Due to the fact that President Richard Nixon declared this day a national day of mourning due to former President Harry S Truman's death, approximately 300 men were not able to report due to most Federal offices being closed. Since the draft was not resumed in 1973, they were never drafted. 1973 – The United States Endangered Species Act is signed into law by President Richard Nixon. 1989 – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people. 2006 – War in Somalia: The militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopian troops capture Mogadishu unopposed. 2009 – Forty-three people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims are observing the Day of Ashura. 2014 – Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashes into the Karimata Strait en route from Surabaya to Singapore, killing all 162 people aboard. 2014 – Nine people die and another 19 are reported missing, when the MS Norman Atlantic catches fire in the Strait of Otranto, in the Adriatic Sea, in Italian waters.