Let's start with a little history, shall we? On this day in 1521, After a three-month siege, Spanish forces under Hernán Cortés capture Tenochtitlán, the capital of the Aztec empire. Cortés’ men leveled the city and captured Cuauhtemoc, the Aztec emperor. This victory marked the fall of the Aztec empire. Cuauhtámoc, Cuitláhuac’s successor as emperor, was taken prisoner and later executed, and Cortés became the ruler of a vast Mexican empire. The Spanish conquistador led an expedition to Honduras in 1524 and in 1528 returned to Spain to see the king. Charles made him Marqués del Valle but refused to name him governor because of his quarrels with Velázquez and others. In 1530, he returned to Mexico, now known as New Spain, and found the country in disarray. After restoring some order, he retired to his estate south of Mexico City and sent out maritime expeditions from the Pacific coast. Also-Shortly after midnight on this day in 1961, East German soldiers begin laying down barbed wire and bricks as a barrier between Soviet-controlled East Berlin and the democratic western section of the city. The Berlin Wall was one of the most powerful and iconic symbols of the Cold War. In June 1963, Kennedy gave his famous “Ich bin ein Berliner” (“I am a Berliner”) speech in front of the Wall, celebrating the city as a symbol of freedom and democracy in its resistance to tyranny and oppression. The height of the Wall was raised to 10 feet in 1970 in an effort to stop escape attempts, which at that time came almost daily. From 1961 to 1989, a total of 5,000 East Germans escaped; many more tried and failed. High profile shootings of some would-be defectors only intensified the Western world’s hatred of the Wall. On November 9, 1989, masses of East and West Germans alike gathered at the Berlin Wall and began to climb over and dismantle it. As this symbol of Cold War repression was destroyed, East and West Germany became one nation again, signing a formal treaty of unification on October 3, 1990.And-On this day in 1948, responding to increasing Soviet pressure on western Berlin, U.S. and British planes airlift a record amount of supplies into sections of the city under American and British control. The massive resupply effort, carried out in weather so bad that some pilots referred to it as “Black Friday,” signaled that the British and Americans would not give in to the Soviet blockade of western Berlin. The joint British-American effort on what came to known as “Black Friday” was an important victory for two reasons. First and foremost, it reassured the people of western Berlin that the two nations were not backing down from their promise to defend the city from the Soviets. Second, it was another signal that the Soviet blockade was not only unsuccessful but was also backfiring into a propaganda nightmare. While the Soviets looked like bullies and heartless despots for their efforts to starve western Berlin into submission, the British and Americans–flaunting their technological superiority–were portrayed as heroes by the worldwide audience. Telsa news, more Tesla news, and even more Tesla news. Seems that Elon Musk Tweeting that $TSLA would be going private has had the desired effect on the stock price. SEC will have plenty to consider when determining if Mr. Musk is purposely manipulating the price of $TSLA. Constant Tweeting has helped the share price more than hurt it, from what I can tell. Trending News. You bet. Lead stock story, you got it. Biggest Quarterly loss in the company's history, check. Time to shift the focus away from $TSLA and let the SEC investigation play out. There are thousands of stocks to cover and it is time Seeking Alpha and WSB started to recognize this fact, in my opinion. | $TSLA Time to remove Bitcoin from the Today's Markets section of WSB? While all indicators are showing Red, Bitcoin is Green. How is this a Futures Indicator? Perhaps "Cryptocurrencies" could take the place of Bitcoin, unless Bitcoin is just a term that covers all cryptocurrencies? I don't believe this was ever explained and one day Bitcoin just showed up along side Gold and Crude. $GBTC Boycott Harley Davidson? Seems that the POTUS has some companies that he doesn't like. No idea if there is any political connection between the POTUS and $HOG. This is the day The Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Monsanto disagreeing on whether Roundup weedkiller causes cancer comes as no surprise. What else are they supposed to say? Admitting that they have a product that causes cancer would lead to their downfall. I seem to recall Lumber Liquidators being slammed for having cancer causing levels of formaldehyde in its flooring. 60 Minutes did a story on it. Whitney Tilson wrote article after article on Seeking Alpha about it. The stock dropped 70% in a year. Turns out that the The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, after a year-long investigation, found that Lumber Liquidators had no violations and no recalls were issued. Whitney Tilson was wrong. 60 Minutes was wrong and got played by an "activist investor" who shorted $LL twice and made tens of millions of dollars on false information. What is the lesson here? Allow for a proper investigation into Monsanto and Roundup weedkiller. Don't allow shortsellers to manipulate sites like Seeking Alpha and a investigative team like 60 Minutes to profit on false and misleading information. Time, and a proper investigation, will tell if Roundup causes cancer. $MON Where is Jon Corzine and will he take MF Global private? Where is Marissa Mayer and will she join the Tesla team? Have a great day everyone. Stay safe, sage, and sane out there. Excelsior!- via @deercreekvols