Inside the Mind of the Celtic Savage

* 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, and his subsequent savage treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of shock.
* 1030 - Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars: Battle of Stiklestad - King Olaf II fights and dies trying to regain his Norwegian throne from the Danes.
* 1565 - The widowed Mary Queen of Scots marries Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Duke of Albany at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland.
* 1567 - James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.
* 1588 - Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines - English naval forces under command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake defeat the Spanish Armada off the coast of Gravelines, France.
* 1693 - War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen - France wins a Pyrrhic victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.
* 1793 - John Graves Simcoe decides to build a fort and settlement at Toronto, having sailed into the bay there.
* 1830 - Abdication of Charles X of France.
* 1836 - Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
* 1847 - Cumberland School of Law founded in Lebanon, Tennessee, USA. At the end of 1847 only 15 law schools exist in the United States.
* 1848 - Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt - in Tipperary, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule is put down by police.
* 1851 - Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.
* 1858 - United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
* 1864 - American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, DC.
* 1899 - The First Hague Convention is signed.
* 1900 - In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by Italian-born anarchist Gaetano Bresci.
* 1907 - Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp ran from August 1-9, 1907, and is regarded as the founding of the Scouting movement.
* 1920 - Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.
* 1921 - Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
* 1932 - Great Depression: in Washington, DC, U.S. troops disperse the last of the “Bonus Army” of World War I veterans.
* 1937 - Tongzhou Incident
* 1945 - The BBC Light Programme radio station was launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
* 1948 - Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad - after a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin opened in London.
* 1957 - The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.
* 1958 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
* 1959 - First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
* 1965 - Vietnam War: the first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay.
* 1966 - Bob Dylan is injured in a motorcycle accident near Woodstock, New York.
* 1967 - Vietnam War: off the coast of North Vietnam the USS Forrestal catches on fire in the worst U.S. naval disaster since World War II, killing 134.
* 1967 - At the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela was shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead.
* 1976 - In New York City, the “Son of Sam” kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.
* 1981 - Marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.
* 1987 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build the tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel).
* 1987 - Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President J. R. Jayawardene sign the Indo-Lankan Pact on ethnic issues.
* 1993 - The Israeli Supreme Court acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.
* 1996 - The controversial child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act (1996) is struck down as too broad by a U.S. federal court.
* 2005 - Astronomers announce their discovery of Eris.

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I had an interesting dream last night. I was at the distillery of Glenmorangie, and was talking to the head distiller. He wanted to know my true allegiance and asked that I swear allegiance to Scotland and to his service. I apparently did in the dream and as a gift of my oath I was given a drum that was carried by the first regiment of black watch. I cant remember much after that but It was a pleasant dream and now here is some info on the Famous Black Watch. And I have had a craving for a good singlemalt all day now.

The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) from 1931 to 2006, and The Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch) from 1881 to 1931. Part of the Scottish Division, it was the senior regiment of Highlander. The regiment’s name came from the dark tartan that they wore and from its role to “watch” the Highlands. “Black Watch” was originally a nickname for the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot, but was used more and more so that, in 1881, when the 42nd amalgamated with the 73rd Regiment of Foot, the new regiment was named “The Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch)”, with The Black Watch becoming the regiment’s official designation in 1931. The uniform changed over time, but the nickname has been more enduring. The regimental motto was “Nemo me impune lacessit” (no man provokes me with impunity). The Royal Stewart Tartan is worn by the battalion’s Pipes and Drums due the royal designation. Six independent companies were first formed in 1725 to stop fighting among the clans. One company came from clan Munro, one from Fraser ,and one from Grant, along with 3 companies of Campbell’s.

Unfortunately, for the regiment it was reorganized into the 3rd battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland,In 2006 and lowered to battalion strength. During its illustrious Career the black watch has gained numerous commendations and honors as a unit Including unitcommendations in the 21st century with the last at Al Basrah Iraq in 2003.

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