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https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/radio-address-the-nation-drunk-driving
The American Presidency Project
Ronald Reagan
40th President of the United States: 1981 ‐ 1989
Radio Address to the Nation on Drunk Driving
December 17, 1983
My fellow Americans:
This is the season when we appreciate our families and friends and spend time looking for just the right gifts for them. We arrange our homes with decorations and make an effort to prepare for special moments. Yet, during these holiday festivities our loved ones are in danger. That's why I want to ask you today for your help.
Unless all of us unite to take action, thousands of our citizens, perhaps a member of your own family, will suffer terrible deaths. I wish I were overstating the case, but I'm not. And there are tens of thousands of parents who have lost children. Their heartaches and tears are testament to the magnitude of the threat that hangs over us.
If I were alerting you about a foreign power brutally murdering tens of thousands of our fellow citizens, a cry for bold action would sweep our country. Well, I'm not referring to a foreign enemy; I'm talking about drunk drivers.
Due to the irresponsible use of alcohol, 25,000 Americans—men, women, and children-are killed each year. The statistics are overwhelming. We've lost more than a quarter of a million of our countrymen to drunk drivers in the last 10 years. That's 500 every week, 70 every day, one every 20 minutes.
Every year, nearly 700,000 people are injured in alcohol-related crashes. Every one of these casualties is someone's son or daughter, husband or wife, mother, father, or friend. The personal tragedies behind the statistics are enough to break your heart.
by me, Kerry Burgess, 10/01/2025 12:12 AM
Broussard.
From 8/17/2007 ( premiere USA film "The Invasion" ) To 9/30/2025 ( ) is 6619 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 12/17/1983 ( ) is 6619 days
IMDb
The Invasion (2007)
Quotes
Man: You can fool them.
Carol: What?
Man: Don't show emotion, then they can't tell who's who.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_of_New_York_vs._Homer_Simpson
It was originally broadcast on Fox in the United States on September 21, 1997
from page on the global-internetwork that I have referenced before and that is still available to anyone as of 11/11/2025:
https://www.simpsonsarchive.com/episodes/4F22.txt
"The City of New York Vs. Homer Simpson" The Simpsons
First aired on FOX: 24-Sept-97
Moe Szyslak, bartender of Moe's Bar, checks his watch. It's just about time for the evening rush. He grabs a broomstick and thuds the floor, to get rid of the rats that infest his cabinets and floor. Just after the rats clear off, Homer and his associates - Lenny, Carl, two barflies - enter.
Homer: Evening, Moe.
Barney: [walks out the men's room wearing a bathrobe and brushing his teeth] Morning Moe.
Yeah, all right. Listen up, guys. The Springfield Police have told me that ninety one percent of all traffic accidents are causes by you six guys.
-- Moe, talking to his barflies, "The City of New York Vs. Homer Simpson"
The barflies celebrate, but the celebration is cut off soon enough. "Yeah, I know, I know. The bad news is we're gonna have to start having designated drivers," concludes Moe. The barflies moan.
From 9/24/1997 ( ) To 9/30/2025 ( ) is 10233 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 11/8/1993 ( ) is 10233 days
Paper: HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Date: TUE 11/09/1993
By ALAN BERNSTEIN, R.G. RATCLIFFE
Governor hopeful Bush: Look past personalities
From 7/29/1857 ( ) To 5/25/1977 ( premiere USA film "Star Wars" ) is 43764 days
43764 = 21882 + 21882
From 11/2/1965 ( my known birth date in Antlers, Oklahoma, USA, as Kerry Wayne Burgess ) To 9/30/2025 ( ) is 21882 days
https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=2576182
https://issuu.com/utah10/docs/volume_25_1957/s/96064
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_War
Utah War
From Wikipedia
The Utah War (1857–1858), also known as the Utah Expedition, the Utah Campaign, Buchanan's Blunder, the Mormon War, or the Mormon Rebellion, was an armed confrontation between the armed forces of the US government and the Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory. The confrontation lasted from May 1857 to July 1858. The conflict primarily involved Mormon settlers and federal troops, escalating from tensions over governance and autonomy within the territory. There were several casualties, predominantly non-Mormon civilians. Although the war featured no significant military battles, it included the Mountain Meadows Massacre, where Mormon militia members disarmed and murdered about 120 settlers traveling to California.
- by me, Kerry Wayne Burgess, posted by me: 12:08 AM Pacific-timezone USA Wednesday 11/12/2025
