Let's start with a little history, shall we? On this day in 1945, a series of trials of accused Nazi war criminals, conducted by a U.S., French, and Soviet military tribunal based in Nuremberg, Germany, begins. Twenty-four former Nazi officials were tried, and when it was all over, one year later, half would be sentenced to death by hanging. The charges against the 24 accused at Nuremberg were as follows: (1) crimes against peace, that is, the planning and waging of wars that violated international treaties; (2) crimes against humanity, that is, the deportation, extermination, and genocide of various populations; (3) war crimes, that is, those activities that violated the “rules” of war that had been laid down in light of the First World War and later international agreements; and (4) conspiracy to commit any and all of the crimes listed in the first three counts.Also-On November 20, 1982, the Cal football team wins an improbable last-second victory over Stanford when they complete five lateral passes around members of the Cardinals’ marching band, who had wandered onto the field a bit early to celebrate the upset they were sure their team had won, and score a touchdown. After catching the last pass of the series, Cal’s Kevin Moen careened through the confused horn section and made it safely to the end zone. Then he slammed into trombone player Gary Tyrell. (A photograph from the Oakland Tribune of the jubilant Moen and the terrified Tyrell in the moment just before the collision is still displayed triumphantly all over Berkeley.) John Elway was a great college football player–he was the first-round pick in the next year’s NFL draft–and he went on to have an impressive professional career, but, thanks in part to the loss his team suffered at the hands of its marching band, he never did play in a college bowl game. “Each year it gets a little funnier,” he told a reporter recently, but “it sure wasn’t a lot of fun at the time. We just wish we had the band come out for some tackling practice.”And-Methane gas explosions in a West Virginia coal mine kill 78 men on this day in 1968. The damage to the mine was so extensive that it had to be sealed with the bodies of the men still inside. The Consol No. 9 mine was located about 10 miles from the town of Monongah, between Farmington and Mannington in West Virginia. It was a large mine, approximately eight miles by six miles, with untapped oil and natural gas below the coal. At midnight on November 20, the workers descended 600 feet below the earth’s surface to begin the night shift. At 5:40 a.m., a large explosion was quickly followed by three smaller ones. The blasts were so powerful that the lamphouse near the entrance to the mine was demolished. When there was still no indication of life 10 days after the explosions first ripped through the mine, it was decided to seal the mine completely, with the 78 victims still buried inside it. Bitcoin down another 20% this morning. Still think that Bitcoin is as good of an indicator as Crude and Gold? New York has an Opioid Stewardship Act? Why am I always the last to know these things? Leave it to NY to find a "creative" way to collect money. SpaceX is private, right? I guess anything connected with Elon Musk seems worth putting out there, but I would like to see stock news be about stocks that can be bought and traded. Just me I guess as I grow more and more tired of the constant Elon Musk-related "updates." Where is the update on Tesla working with Mercedes? Just a random Tweet from Mr. Musk or a "tease?" Forget that the SEC ordered oversight on such things. This is the day The Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. I was unaware of grocery wars and that they are heating up. Man, I have got to get out more. Where is Jon Corzine and did he start Patrick Mahomes or Jared Goff on his fantasy football team last night? Where is Marissa Mayer and did she read that Facebook could be entering their "Yahoo" moment and may have peaked? Have a great day everyone. Stay safe, sage, and sane out there. Excelsior!via deercreekvols $SPY, SPDR S&P 500 / H1