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Title: On this day in history......
Post by: Nighthawk on August 17, 2009, 02:50:28 AM: Hi all! Just thought I would start something new here. I am a lover of history, and thought maybe I'd share some interesting tid-bits from history that some of you might enjoy. I will try to post something everyday from history, but I make no promises. I will try.... On this day in 1786, Frederick the Great of Prussia died at 74 years of age. Also on this day, and in the same year, American frontiersman Davy Crockett was born. :)
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on August 17, 2009, 05:23:01 AM: Having been a history teacher for 35 years, I will certainly read the posts.

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Post by: Nighthawk on August 17, 2009, 05:44:35 AM: That's great Gary! And always feel free to add something to this thread also as I always like to know what others have to say as well!
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Post by: Nighthawk on August 17, 2009, 11:11:45 PM: August 18...... on this day in 1227, the ruthless Mongol leader Genghis Khan died at about age 65. Born with the name Temujin, in 1206 the conquered Mongol tribes awarded him the title of Genghis Khan, which probably means "universal leader". In 1503, Pope Alexander VI (Roderigo Borgia) died on this day at age 72. Born this day in 1587 is Virginia Dare, the first English child born in what would become the United States, in the Roanoke Island colony. And on this day in 1830, Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I is born. :)
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Post by: Yass on August 18, 2009, 05:04:22 PM: I believe Groucho Marx died on this day (late 70's I think).
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Post by: Nevol on August 18, 2009, 07:26:29 PM: Aug 19 1919 - Afghanistan declares independence from U.K.
Aug 19 1909 - The first car race to be run on brick occurred at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Post by: Nighthawk on August 18, 2009, 11:05:17 PM: Also on this day, AD 14, Caesar Augustus, Rome's first Emperor, died in Nola, just north-east of Naples, one month shy of his 76th birthday. Was it death by natural causes, or was it........ murder? English poet John Dryden is born this day in 1631, and on this day in 1871, aviation pioneer Orville Wright is born in Dayton, Ohio. :)
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Post by: scottishmoney on August 19, 2009, 01:14:16 AM: My Great Grandmother was born 104 years ago today, she was a daughter of a veteran of the Civil War and probably one of the last children of a Civil War Veteran when she passed away 12 years ago.
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Post by: Nevol on August 19, 2009, 09:58:12 AM: Aug 20 1741 - Alaska discovered by Danish explorer Vitus Bering
Aug 20 1940 - British Prime Minister Churchill says of Royal Air Force, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"
Aug 20 1977 - NASA launches Voyager 2 towards Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Nighthawk on August 19, 2009, 01:29:09 PM: Thanks for the input guys! Keep it coming!!! :) :) :)
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Post by: scottishmoney on August 19, 2009, 10:29:43 PM: Aug 20 1968 - friendly armed forces of the benevolent socialist USSR helped out their fellow socialists in Czechoslovakia by suppressing, killing, and crushing freedom loving demonstrators.
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Post by: Nighthawk on August 19, 2009, 11:05:47 PM: On this day, August 20, 1625, French playwright Pierre Corneille is born, and in 1940, Leon Trotsky is assassinated in Mexico on orders from Stalin. :)
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on August 19, 2009, 11:46:43 PM: On this Day in History, Tommy Brown of the Brooklyn Dodgers became the youngest player to hit a home run in a major-league ball game. Brown was 17 years, 8 months and 14 days old.

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Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Nighthawk on August 20, 2009, 04:37:17 AM: Quote from: CoinCrusader42 on August 19, 2009, 11:46:43 PM
On this Day in History, Tommy Brown of the Brooklyn Dodgers became the youngest player to hit a home run in a major-league ball game. Brown was 17 years, 8 months and 14 days old.

:D :D :D :D

What year Gary? ???
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Post by: Templar on August 20, 2009, 12:57:44 PM: SCOTLAND RELEASED A LYBIAN MURDERER SO HE COULD GO HOME TO A HERO'S WELCOME AND DIE WITH HIS LOVED ONES AROUND HIM---HOW MANY PEOPLE WHO DIED WHEN THEIR PLANE BLEW APART OVER SCOTLAND GOT THEIR LAST HUG???
A HUMANITARIAN MOVE NO DOUBT---WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JUSTICE?---HE WAS FROM A HOT DRY PLACE---THEY SHOULD HAVE LET HIM DIE IN A DAMP COOL PLACE---HE WILL KNOW HEAT SOON ENOUGH!

MAY THEY REST IN PEACE +

YOUR SERVANT--THE TEMPLAR(http://)
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Nighthawk on August 20, 2009, 02:20:09 PM: Quote from: templar on August 20, 2009, 12:57:44 PM

SCOTLAND RELEASED A LYBIAN MURDERER SO HE COULD GO HOME TO A HERO'S WELCOME AND DIE WITH HIS LOVED ONES AROUND HIM---HOW MANY PEOPLE WHO DIED WHEN THEIR PLANE BLEW APART OVER SCOTLAND GOT THEIR LAST HUG???
A HUMANITARIAN MOVE NO DOUBT---WHATEVER HAPPENED TO JUSTICE?---HE WAS FROM A HOT DRY PLACE---THEY SHOULD HAVE LET HIM DIE IN A DAMP COOL PLACE---HE WILL KNOW HEAT SOON ENOUGH!

MAY THEY REST IN PEACE +

YOUR SERVANT--THE TEMPLAR(http://)
I hope the dumb bastard croaks tomorrow! And I hope the dumb bastard that let him out of prison croaks tomorrow!!!
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Nighthawk on August 20, 2009, 11:16:54 PM: August 21.... on this day in 1745, the mother of future Romanov tsars, Catherine, marries, at the age of 15, Peter, at age 16, who in about 17 years would rule Russia as Peter III, for about 6 months, then have her husband strangled in prison, and take the throne, and become known as Catherine the Great. Great, huh?
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Templar on August 21, 2009, 12:55:24 AM: KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR QUEEN--KING JOHN---YOUR REIGN MIGHT NOT BE VERY LONG ::) ::) ::)

YOUR FRIEND--THE TEMPLAR
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Templar on August 21, 2009, 11:14:34 PM: I WAS RIGHT---SCOTLAND RELEASED THE "HERO" FOR HUMANTARIAN PURPOSES--NOM IT SEEMS LIKE KHADAFI IS HAVING LUNCH WITH HIM AND EXPANDING OIL SALES TO GREAT BRITAIN---WHAT A SUPRISE!----WHAT WE NEED IS ANOTHER CRUSADE---COME ON MY DEAR POPE--RAISE AN ARMY!

HONE YOUR SWORDS--THE TEMPLAR!(http://)

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Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Nighthawk on August 21, 2009, 11:39:31 PM: I don't think we'll need another crusade Joe, just a well placed nuclear-tipped missile right on top of Kadaffy's head!!! ;D
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Nighthawk on August 22, 2009, 01:48:30 AM: August 22..... on this day in 1485, King Richard III of England was defeated by the forces of Henry Tudor at Bosworth Field, bringing to an end the great Plantagenet dynasty, which ruled England for 332 years, and ending the Wars of the Roses, which dragged on for about 30 years. Henry Tudor became Henry VII. His dynasty lasted 118 years, and produced such notable characters as Henry VIII, Bloody Mary, and Elizabeth I. Also on this day in 1642, the English Civil War began, and in 1864, the International Red Cross is founded by the Geneva Convention. :)
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Post by: Templar on August 22, 2009, 02:58:11 AM: LETS NOT FORGET CLARA BARTON WHEN WE MENTION THE RED CROSS!
TEMPLAR(http://)
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on August 22, 2009, 03:23:35 AM: I've been to the Bahamas once, by cruise ship from Florida. It's a good distance. How about Diana Nyad. She was the first to swim between the Bahamas and Florida! Did it in 1979. She was born on this day in 1949.

:D :D :D :D
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on August 22, 2009, 03:38:48 AM: 1951 - 75,052 people watched the Harlem Globetrotters perform. It was the largest crowd to see a basketball game. My family and I were in the stands in 1993 to see the Colorado Rockies open their inaugural season before roughly the same number of people. Therefore, this bit of trivia brings back special memories.

1989 - Nolan Ryan became the first major league pitcher to strike out 5000 batters. Personal note: We saw him pitch, against Baltimore, during his final season. It turned out to be his last really strong outing on the mound.
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Nighthawk on August 22, 2009, 04:11:42 AM: Thanks guys! That's interesting stuff! Keep it coming! :)
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Post by: Nevol on August 22, 2009, 08:46:26 AM: 23 August:

1990    East and West Germany announced that they would unite on Oct 3
1979    Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in New York City
1976    Heavy earthquake strikes China, 1,000s die
1966    Lunar Orbiter 1 takes 1st photograph of Earth from Moon
1944    Allied troops capture Marseilles, France
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on August 22, 2009, 08:51:47 PM: August 23

1982 - Gaylord Perry (Seattle Mariners) was tossed out of a game for throwing an illegal spitball.
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Post by: Nighthawk on August 23, 2009, 12:12:24 AM: Also on August 23...... on this day in 1305, Scottish "rebel" William Wallace was hanged, drawn, and quartered for "treason". In 1939, Stalin and Hitler celebrate the signing of their non-aggression pact. In 1244, Jerusalem falls to the Muslims. 1839, the British capture Hong Kong. And in 1944, Free French and American troops enter Paris during the Second World war. :)
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Post by: Nevol on August 23, 2009, 07:50:42 AM: 2006    Pluto is demoted to a 'dwarf planet' - Poor old Pluto, it must have done something to p**s someone off! ::) ::)
1981    Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life for John Lennon's murder
1968    France became world's 5th thermonuclear power, explodes on Mururoa
1949    NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, goes into effect
1936    Australian Antarctic Territory created
79    Mount Vesuvius erupts, buries Pompeii and Herculaneum, 15,000 die
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Templar on August 23, 2009, 09:34:44 AM:   THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1617--IST ONE WAY STREETS OPEN IN LONDON(IN THE CONFUSION THEY BEGIN TO DRIVE ON THE WRONG SIDE)
   1821--MEXICO DECLARES ITS INDEPENDENCE(PRICE OF TOMALES DROPS)
   1914--JAPAN DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY(SUSHI BANNED IN BERLIN)
   1915--CZAR NICOLAS II TAKES CONTROL OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY(CAUSES GREAT CONFUSION BECAUSE MOST RUSSIANS INCLUDING THE ARMY THOUGHT HE WAS IN COMMAND)

   NEVER BELIEVE ALL YOU READ--TEMPLAR(http://)
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Nighthawk on August 23, 2009, 10:28:37 PM: August 24...... on this day in AD 410, the city of Rome fell to the Visigoths, under Alaric and his armies. In 1572 on this day was the Massacre of St. Bartholomew, where bands of roaming fanatical Catholics, under the leadership of Henri de Guise, slaughtered thousands of Protestant Huguenots in France. And in 1812, the British burn Washington during the War of 1812. :)
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on August 23, 2009, 11:33:04 PM: 1963 - John Pennel pole-vaulted 17 feet and 3/4 inches becoming the first to break the 17-foot barrier.

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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on August 24, 2009, 09:47:29 PM: August 25th

1946 - Ben Hogan won the PGA in Portland, OR. It was his first major golf title.

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Post by: Nighthawk on August 24, 2009, 10:41:34 PM: August 25..... also on this day in 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupts, burying the city of Pompeii and about 20,000 of it's inhabitants. 1270, Louis IX (later, Saint), dies of plague at the age of 56 while on a crusade. 1530, Ivan IV (the Terrible) is born. 1688, Sir Henry Morgan dies in Jamaica. And in 1830, the Belgian revolution starts, resulting in modern Belgium. :)
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Post by: Pocketcoins on August 25, 2009, 04:54:06 AM: August 25 1948=2dLt.John E Rudder became the first black Marine officer commissioned in the regular Marine Corps.
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Post by: Nighthawk on August 25, 2009, 10:15:59 PM: August 26...... 55 B.C., Julius Caesar lands in Britain. 1676, First English Prime Minister Robert Walpole is born. 1819, Prince Albert is born in Coburg, Germany. :)
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on August 25, 2009, 10:39:53 PM: August 26th -- 1939 - The first televised major league baseball games were shown. The event was a double-header between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Nighthawk on August 26, 2009, 09:32:08 AM: Thank you Gary, and everyone else, for your input on this thread. I appreciate it! I need all the help I can get!!! :o
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: CoinCrusader42 on August 27, 2009, 02:10:39 AM: August 27

1889 - Boxer Jack Dempsey was defeated for the first time of his career by George LaBlanche.

This one is special to me. Dempsey was born in Colorado, and spent part of his young life growing up here in my small town of Delta. He lived on "Brick Yard Hill," and according to some "old timers" liked to beat up boys who were older than himself -- if they gave him a hard time.
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Post by: Nighthawk on August 27, 2009, 12:00:38 PM: Also on August 27...... 551 BC: Chinese philosopher Confucius is born. 1576: Italian painter Titian dies. 1770: German philosopher Hegel is born in Stuttgart. 1883: The volcano on the uninhabited island of Krakatoa erupts, later killing about 36,000 people as a giant tsunami sweeps across Java, caused by a massive explosion from the volcano. Some people said that the explosion was so loud, it could be heard over 3,000 miles away!!! :)
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Post by: Nevol on August 27, 2009, 12:10:46 PM: 1667 Earliest recorded hurricane in U.S., Jamestown, Virginia
1881 Hurricane hits Florida and Carolinas; about 700 die
1883 Krakatoa, west of Java, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons
1945 U.S. troops land in Japan after Japanese surrender
1984 President Reagan announces Teacher in Space project
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Post by: Triggersmob on August 28, 2009, 12:25:59 AM: I think I remember reading that the explosion of Krakatoa was heard in London and the dust cloud circled the Earth twice.

I could be wrong though.

Just been to Wiki and found this info...

1883 eruption of Krakatoa
While seismic activity around the volcano was intense in the years preceding the cataclysmic 1883 eruption, a series of lesser eruptions beginning in mid-June 1883 led up to the disaster. The volcano released huge plumes of steam and ash lasting until late August.

On August 27, a series of four huge explosions almost entirely destroyed the island. The explosions were so violent that they were heard 3,500 km (2,200 mi) away in Perth, Western Australia and the island of Rodrigues near Mauritius, 4,800 km (3,000 mi) away.[11] The pressure wave from the final explosion was recorded on barographs around the world, which continued to register it up to 5 days after the explosion. The recordings show that the shockwave from the final explosion reverberated around the globe 7 times in total.[10] Ash was propelled to a height of 80 km (50 mi).

The combined effects of pyroclastic flows, volcanic ashes, and tsunamis had disastrous results in the region. The official death toll recorded by the Dutch authorities was 36,417, although some sources put the estimate at more than 120,000. There are numerous documented reports of groups of human skeletons floating across the Indian Ocean on rafts of volcanic pumice and washing up on the east coast of Africa, up to a year after the eruption.

Average global temperatures fell by as much as 1.2 degrees Celsius in the year following the eruption. Weather patterns continued to be chaotic for years and temperatures did not return to normal until 1888
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on August 28, 2009, 01:14:50 AM: August 28

1941 - The Football Writers Association of America was organized.

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Post by: Nevol on August 28, 2009, 07:40:35 AM: Aug 28:

1609    Henry Hudson, discovers and explores Delaware Bay
1830    1st locomotive in U.S., "Tom Thumb," runs from Baltimore to Ellicotts Mill
1883    Slavery banned throughout British Empire
1884    1st known photograph of a tornado is made near Howard, South Dakota
1917 10 Suffragists arrested as they picket White House
1963    Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial
1993    Dam breaks in Qinghai West China, 223 killed

and seeing as how we're roughly 10 hours ahead of the US

Aug 29
1831    Michael Faraday demonstrates 1st electric transformer
1862    U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing begins operation
1883    Seismic sea waves created by Krakatoa eruption create a rise in English Channel 32 hours after explosion
1915    Ingrid Bergman, born in Stockholm, actress, Casablanca, Cactus Flower
1944    15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees
1982    Ingrid Bergman, actress (Anastasia, Gaslight), dies on her 67th birthday
2005    Hurricane Katrina causes severe damage to the Gulf Coast killing 1836
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on August 29, 2009, 02:38:01 AM: August 29

1885 - The first prizefight under the Marquis of Queensberry Rules was held in Cincinnati, OH. John L. Sullivan defeated Dominick McCaffery in six rounds.

1892 - Pop (Billy) Shriver (Chicago Cubs) caught a ball that was dropped from the top of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC.

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Post by: Pocketcoins on August 29, 2009, 04:24:19 AM: August 29 1916 The Marine Corps Reserve was founded.
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Post by: Nevol on August 29, 2009, 09:02:27 AM: Aug 30:
1979    1st recorded occurrence-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs)
1979    President Carter attacked by a rabbit on a canoe trip in Plains Ga
1979    Wildest U.S. Tennis Open match, McEnroe defeats Ilie Nastase 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Nastase was defaulted by the umpire then reinstated
1901    Hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner
1850    Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city
1682    William Penn left England to sail to New World
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Post by: Templar on August 29, 2009, 12:26:32 PM:    AUGUST-30TH
   30--BC--CLEOPATRA COMMITS SUICIDE
   1146--EUROPEAN LEADERS OUTLAW THE USE OF CROSSBOWS
   1862--CONFEDERATE ARMY DEFEATS THE UNION ARMY FOR THE SECOND TIME AT BULL RUN,MANASSAS,VIRGINIA.
   1905--TY COBB PLAYS BASEBALL FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH THE DETROIT TIGERS
   1918--FANNY KAPLAN TRIES TO SHOOT LENIN (THREE TIMES)FAILS


HISTORY MOVES ON--THE TEMPLAR!
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Pocketcoins on August 30, 2009, 01:30:11 AM: August 30th 1945 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, commaned by Maj Frank Carnery, became the first American troops to set foot on Japanese soil - the first occupying force ever to tourch Japonese mainland.
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Post by: TwoShadows on August 30, 2009, 04:43:13 AM: August 30,2009 I flew 3 flights with a Radian sailplane and two flights with a F4U Corsair without crashing either one!!! ;D I might note their is quite a bit of difference between the two!

I also packaged up 5 new KOTCT mugs for shipment to members in the U.S. and Australia. Now all I got to do is get them to the post office!!!
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Post by: Nighthawk on August 30, 2009, 05:18:22 AM: Congrats on the safe flight, Terry! ;D
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on August 30, 2009, 08:00:09 AM: August 30

1918 - The New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 1-0. The game only took 57 minutes to play.

1937 - Joe Louis won a 15-round decision over Tommy Farr in his first defense of his heavyweight title.

1947 - MountainLady is born in Boone, Colorado.

1966 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) hit home runs from both sides of the plate against St. Louis.

1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan, and several others, were inducted into the Sportscasters Hall of Fame.

1987 - Canada's Ben Johnson set the world record in the 100 meter race at 9.83. Johnson later lost the record due to steroid use.

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Post by: AdamL on August 30, 2009, 12:27:17 PM: August 31. Legendary numismatist Adam Lang is born in Missouri.
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Post by: Pocketcoins on August 30, 2009, 02:19:06 PM: Quote from: AdamL on August 30, 2009, 12:27:17 PM
August 31. Legendary numismatist Adam Lang is born in Missouri.

Didn't he end up spending most of his life in prison for crimes against the state or something. hehehehehe
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Post by: AdamL on August 30, 2009, 03:51:59 PM: Quote from: Pocketcoins on August 30, 2009, 02:19:06 PM
Quote from: AdamL on August 30, 2009, 12:27:17 PM
August 31. Legendary numismatist Adam Lang is born in Missouri.

Didn't he end up spending most of his life in prison for crimes against the state or something. hehehehehe

oops. guess someone googled me ;D
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on August 30, 2009, 06:05:43 PM: August 31

1881 - The first tennis championships in the U.S. were played.

1950 - Gil Hodges of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit four home runs in a single game off of four different pitchers.

1959 - Sandy Koufax set a National League record by striking out 18 batters.

1969 - The boxer Rocky Marciano died in an airplane crash in Iowa.
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Nighthawk on August 30, 2009, 11:14:10 PM: Also on August 31...... 1422, King Henry V of England dies at the ripe old age of 35. ....1688, English writer John Bunyan dies......1888, the first victim of Jack the Ripper, "Polly" Nichols, is found dead and mutilated in Buck's Row, London. :)
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Post by: Templar on August 31, 2009, 02:13:08 AM: WHO DID THEY THINK WAS THE "RIPPER" ?--I KNOW MANY BOOKS WERE WRITTEN ABOUT WHO HAD OPPORTUNITY BUT I NEVER HEARD THE FINAL GUESS.
I GUESS POLLY PUT THE KETTLE ON BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE TEA!

YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT--THE TEMPLAR ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: AdamL on August 31, 2009, 07:16:22 AM: Quote from: templar on August 31, 2009, 02:13:08 AM

WHO DID THEY THINK WAS THE "RIPPER" ?--I KNOW MANY BOOKS WERE WRITTEN ABOUT WHO HAD OPPORTUNITY BUT I NEVER HEARD THE FINAL GUESS.
I GUESS POLLY PUT THE KETTLE ON BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE TEA!

YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT--THE TEMPLAR ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

I think it was a strange nobleman who was also a Mason. Can't remember his name though.
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Templar on August 31, 2009, 12:53:36 PM: SEPTEMBER 1ST....1715--LOUIS XIV DIES AFTER A REIGN OF 72 YEARS.
1873--CETSHWAGO BECOMES KING OF ALL THE ZULUS.
1875--THE IRISH COAL MINERS GROUP KNOWN AS THE "MOLLY MAGUIRES" DISBANDS AFTER SOME OF THEIR
LEADERS ARE EXECUTED OR PUT IN JAIL.
1928--AHMET ZOGU DECLARES HIMSELF "KING OF ALBANIA"
1939--GERMANY INVADES POLAND STARTING WWII.
1950--THE 1ST PORSCHE IS COMPLETED.
1985--WRECK OF THE "TITANIC" IS DISCOVERED BY A U.S. AND FRENCH DIVING TEAM.
HISTORY CONTINUES TO MOVE ALONG
YOUR SERVANT--THE TEMPLLAR(http://)
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on August 31, 2009, 08:59:46 PM: September 1

1906 - Jack Coombs of the American Leagueâ€™s Philadelphia Athletics pitched 24 innings against the Boston Red Sox.

1971 - Danny Murtaugh of the Pittsburgh Pirates gave his lineup card to the umpire with the names of nine black baseball players on it. This was a first for Major League Baseball.

1982 - J.R. Richard returned to major league baseball after a two year absence following a near-fatal stroke.

1998 - Mark McGwire, of the St. Louis Cardinals, hit his 56th and 57th homeruns to set a new National League record. He would eventually reach a total of 70 for the season on September 27.

1999 - Twenty-two of major league baseball's 68 permanent umpires were replaced. The problem arose from their union's failed attempt to force an early start to negotiations for a new labor contract.

2004 - In Colorado, the sexual assault charge against Kobe Bryant was dropped after the victim decided not to participate.

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Post by: Muckeye on August 31, 2009, 10:56:49 PM: 2004 In Colorado.........
was that participation before or after?????
regards :D :D
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 02, 2009, 12:08:11 AM: September 2

1917 - Grover Cleveland Alexander (Philadelphia Phillies) pitched and won two entire games of a doubleheader versus Brooklyn (5-0 and 9-3).

1924 - Bill Tilden won his fifth straight U.S. Open men's singles title.

1957 - Warren Spahn (Milwaukee Braves) set a record for left-handed pitchers when he recorded his 41st shutout.

1961 - The estate of Ty Cobb was estimated at $11.78 million. Cobb had died two months earlier.

1962 - Ken Hubbs (Chicago Cubs) set a record for a second baseman when he played his 74th game without an error.

1966 - The Miami Dolphins played their first regular-season game. They lost the game to the Oakland Raiders 23-14.

1970 - Billy Williams (Chicago Cubs) set a National League record when he played in his 1,117th consecutive game.

1970 - Jimmy Connors played in his first match at the U.S. Open. He lost to Mark Cox.

1971 - Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors won their first U.S. Open singles matches.

1973 - Billy Martin was fired as manager of the Detroit Tigers. Martin was relieved of his duties three days after ordering his pitchers to throw spitballs against Cleveland Indians batters.

1981 - The Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners played to a 7-7 tie after 19 innings. It was the longest game in Fenway Park history. The game was resumed the following day and the Mariners won 8-7 in 20 innings.

1986 - The Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs played 14 innings and used 53 players in the game. Houston won the game 8-7 when the game resumed the next day.

1990 - Bobby Thigpen (Chicago Cubs) set a major league record with his 47th save.

1996 - Mike Greenwall (Boston Red Sox) set a major league record when he drove in all nine runs in a 9-8 win over the Seattle Mariners.

1996 - David Cone (New York Yankees) pitched in a game for the first time in four months after an aneurysm was removed from his shoulder.

1998 - Mark McGwire (St. Louis) hit his 58th and 59th home runs of the season. The record at the time was 61 held by Roger Maris.

1998 - Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs) hit his 56th home run of the season.

1998 - Nomar Garciaparra (Boston Red Sox) hit his 30th home run of the season. He joined Mark McGwire, Rudy York, Ron Kittle and Jose Canseco as a player that hit 30+ home runs in his first two years.

1998 - Jerry Rice (San Francisco 49ers) signed a six-year contract for $36 million. The deal made him the highest paid wide receiver in the league.

1999 - Cal Ripken (Baltimore Orioles) hit his 400th career home run.

2003 - Eric Gagne (Los Angeles) established a major league record with his 55th consecutive save.
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Post by: Pocketcoins on September 02, 2009, 02:06:55 AM: Sept. 2 1945 Japan formally surrenderd aboard USS Missouri in Tokya Bay
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Post by: AdamL on September 02, 2009, 09:01:48 AM: Quote from: CoinCrusader42 on September 02, 2009, 12:08:11 AM
September 21998 - Nomar Garciaparra (Boston Red Sox) hit his 30th home run of the season. He joined Mark McGwire, Rudy York, Ron Kittle and Jose Canseco as a player that hit 30+ home runs in his first two years.

Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals has now blown all of the records away by doing this, batting .300 and driving in over 100 RBI's in all of his first NINE seasons.
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 02, 2009, 10:10:28 AM: Good one Muckeye.

I'm sure it was after!!

We drove through the alleged town of attack just at the time the news was breaking.

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Post by: Templar on September 02, 2009, 12:34:25 PM: A SIDE NOTE ON THE WEALTH OF TY COBB WHEN HE DIED---EARLIER HE HAD BOUGHT STOCK IN A SMALL COMPANY FROM GEORGIA --WHERE HE WAS BORN---THE COMPANY WAS CALLED "COCA COLA"--AND NOW YOU KNOW THE REST OF THE STORY.

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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 05, 2009, 09:42:30 AM: September 5

1901 - The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues was formed in Chicago, IL. It was the first organized baseball league.

1906 - Brandbury Robinson of St. Louis University was recognized as throwing the first forward pass in football history.

1914 - Babe Ruth hit his first home run as a professional player in the International League.

1918 - Babe Ruth (Boston Red Sox) threw a six-hitter in the opening game of the World Series.

1920 - Bill Tilden won the first of seven U.S. Open men's singles crowns.

1955 - Don Newcombe (Brooklyn Dodgers) hit his seventh home run of the season. The feat set a National League record for home runs by a pitcher.

1960 - Cassius Clay won the gold medal in light heavyweight boxing at the Olympic Games in Rome, Italy. Clay later changed his name to Muhammad Ali.

1971 - J.R. Richard, of the Houston Astros, tied Karl Spoonerâ€™s record when he struck out 15 batters in his major-league baseball debut.

1972 - Arab guerrillas, the Black September movement, attacked the Israeli delegation at the Munich Olympic games. 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team, five guerrillas and a police officer were killed in the siege.

1975 - In New York, Martina Navratilova appeared at the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service office and asked for political asylum.

1983 - "Sports Illustrated" became the first national weekly magazine to use four-color process illustrations on every page.

1987 - John McEnroe was fined $17,500 and suspended for two months for his behavior during a match with Slobodan Zivojinovic.

1989 - Chris Evert retired from professional tennis after a 19 year career.

1997 - The FOX group announced a deal to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers.

1998 - Mark McGwire (St. Louis) hit his 60th home run of the season. The home run tied McGwire with Babe Ruth.

1998 - Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs) hit his 58th home run of the season.

1999 - The Cincinnati Reds set a major league team record for home runs in two consecutive games. The team hit 14 home runs over the two games at Veteran's Stadium.

2001 - The New York Islanders signed Alexi Yashin to a 10-year $90 million contract. It was the biggest deal in NHL history.

2002 - In New York, the NFL held a concert to celebrate its season opener. Eve, Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi, Enrique Iglesias and 'N Sync's Joey Fatone performed. The event preceded the rare Thursday-night opener between the New York Giants and the San Francisco 49ers.

2009 - The KOTCT "Member of the Year" voting started today, and will end tomorrow.

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Post by: Nighthawk on September 07, 2009, 01:24:01 AM: September 7.....1533, Anne Boleyn gives birth today to Elizabeth, who would later become Elizabeth I of England. Guess who her daddy was? ;D And in 1901, the Boxer Rebellion in China ends with the signing of the Peace of Peking. ;D
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Post by: Templar on September 07, 2009, 03:13:34 AM: DIDN'T HENRY THINK ANNE WAS PLAYING AROUND AND FLIPPED A COIN AND IT CAME UP "HEADS" ? WASN'T SHE LATER ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT AND THE RUMOR WAS THAT SHE HAD THREE BREASTS? CLARIFY THIS IF I AM WRONG

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Post by: Templar on September 07, 2009, 03:17:11 AM: WHY WAS I NOT CHOSEN KING?--DON'T YOU THINK I LOOK THE PART?

LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING! TEMPLAR(http://)
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Post by: Nighthawk on September 07, 2009, 04:34:25 AM: WOW! Looks like that dude got hit by a train!!! :o :o :o
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Post by: Nighthawk on September 07, 2009, 04:36:53 AM: Quote from: templar on September 07, 2009, 03:13:34 AM

DIDN'T HENRY THINK ANNE WAS PLAYING AROUND AND FLIPPED A COIN AND IT CAME UP "HEADS" ? WASN'T SHE LATER ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT AND THE RUMOR WAS THAT SHE HAD THREE BREASTS? CLARIFY THIS IF I AM WRONG

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I don't know about that.... but I know for a fact that Henry had TB......... Two Bellies! LOL!!! ;D
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Post by: Samuel Tan on September 07, 2009, 08:02:19 AM: This post started on August 17,2009.
August 17, 1945 is the Independent day Republic of Indonesia.
Over 1/4 Billion people celebrated this Independent day.
Samuel Tan
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Post by: Templar on September 07, 2009, 08:45:42 AM: FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO PLAY WITh numbers and DATES--THIS WEDNESDAY IS 9/9/9 OR 09/09/09--GOOD TIME TO BET THE NUMBERS ON SOME LOTTERY GAME????

WHAT HAPPENED ON 9/9/9 IN HISTORY--ABE LINCOLN WAS ALMOST 7 MONTHS OLD(http://)
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Post by: Nighthawk on September 07, 2009, 11:53:59 AM: Stay tuned and you'll find out what happened on September 9...........on this day in history! ;D
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Post by: Muckeye on September 09, 2009, 10:05:35 PM: To all my American friends, what happened tomorrow (9/11) beggars description.
My sympathy to all in the US of A.
No dry eyes in this house.
regards, Muckeye
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 10, 2009, 01:23:46 AM: September 10

1961 - Mickey Mantle tied a major league baseball record for home runs when he hit the 400th of his career.

For all his faults, "The Mick" was my No. 1 sports hero. I was fortunate enough to see him play in person in both 1961 and 1962, in Kansas City.

I have watched Roger Maris, Willie Mays, Stan Musial, Ernie Banks, and Nolan Ryan play ball, and nothing excited the fans like seeing "No. 7" come out of the dugout.

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Post by: Templar on September 10, 2009, 12:21:37 PM: SEPTEMBER 11----WORSE THAN PEARL HARBOR--THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE IS STILL CONTROLLING HOW WE THINK---OUR JUDGEMENT IS ALL MIXED UP--FRIENDS ARE ENEMIES--ENEMIES ARE FRIENDS--FINANCIALLY WE DON'T KNOW WHICH IS UP OR DOWN--BUT IT HAS AWAKENED A SLEEPING GIANT AND SLOWLY WE WILL PULL OUR ACT TOGETHER AND COLLECT IN SPADES FOR WHAT HAPPENED.
GOD BLESS THE VICTIMS OF TERRORISM WHEREVER IT OCCURS!

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Post by: scottishmoney on September 10, 2009, 10:58:32 PM: Eight years ago today residing in a small village in Ukraine with no TV, but only a very slow 9600 baud internet connection. We had just enough internet speed to slowly load email only, couldn't hope to get on CNN or anything. For a couple of days there, it was looking like we would be staying in Ukraine semi permanently.

Several Ukrainians came to us and offered to protect us, and you know, at that point in time and where we were, we felt like we were in the safest place in the whole world.
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 11, 2009, 01:34:38 AM: September 11

1974 - The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets set a National League record when they played 25 innings. It was the second longest game in professional baseball history.

2009 -- A Day of Remembrance. Never Again.

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Post by: Nighthawk on September 11, 2009, 11:49:18 PM: September 12........... 1494: On this day, King Francois I of France is born. 1943: Italian dictator Benito Mussolini is rescued by German troops. 8)
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Post by: scottishmoney on September 11, 2009, 11:51:24 PM: Eight years ago I was wondering if we would ever return to the USA. We were hearing things through the news grapevine over there that Al Gore was trying to take over the government, and that a civil war was breaking out. Seriously. For a couple of days we didn't really know what was going on until we got to Odessa and had television again.
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 12, 2009, 05:22:22 AM: September 12

2002 - A judge announced that a jury would have to decide who would get the ball that Barry Bonds hit for his record 73rd home run. The ownership of the ball, with an estimated value of $1 million, was being disputed between two men that had been in the bleachers.

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Post by: scottishmoney on September 12, 2009, 05:24:19 AM: Quote from: CoinCrusader42 on September 12, 2009, 05:22:22 AM
September 12

2002 - A judge announced that a jury would have to decide who would get the ball that Barry Bonds hit for his record 73rd home run. The ownership of the ball, with an estimated value of $1 million, was being disputed between two men that had been in the bleachers.

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I always love these guys that bowl through a whole bunch of kids to go after baseballs. Idiots.
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Post by: Templar on September 12, 2009, 09:08:28 AM: HEY--I DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT THE KID I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET MY HOT DOG THAT FELL OUT OF THE BUN AND I DIDN'T WANT THE KIDS TO STEEP ON IT--AFTER ALL THOSE HOT DOGS COST A LOT OF MONEY--AS FOR THE BALL--WELL IT JUST HAPPENED TO LAND NEAR MY HOT DOG.

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Post by: Nighthawk on September 12, 2009, 09:29:29 AM: Templar, if you'd had PIZZA instead of a damn hotdog, none of this would have ever happened!!! :P
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 12, 2009, 10:07:52 AM: I've only had one shot at a foul ball at a MLB game. First base side, four rows back. Left handed hitter hit a foul one-bouncer and then with a lot of top-spin it skipped off my hands. My brother ruled it an error, and I'll never live it down.

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Post by: Templar on September 12, 2009, 12:09:20 PM: I HAVE BEEN GOING TO BASEBALL GAMES SINCE 1963 AND I HAVE SAT ALL OVER THE STADIUM AND NEVER HAD A BALL HIT NEAR ME----ITS EASIER TO GO TO THE GIFT STAND--BUY A BALL--TAKE IT OUT OF THE WRAPPING--RUB IT ON THE GROUND-AND TELL EVERYONE YOU CAUGHT IT AT THE GAME THAT DAY--OTHER THAN YOU WHO WOULD KNOW THE DIFFERENCE?

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Post by: AdamL on September 12, 2009, 01:48:19 PM: I've come close to several foul balls and one home run. Never actually got any of them though.
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 13, 2009, 06:06:59 AM: September 13

2002 - Mike Vernon retired after a 19-year career as a player in the NHL.

2003 - In Oakland, CA, Frank Francisco (Texas Rangers), a relief pitcher, threw a chair into the right field box seats. Two spectators were hit in the head. The game was delayed for 19 minutes. The Athletics won the game 7-6 in the 10th inning.

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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 14, 2009, 08:10:58 PM: September 15

1912 - Joe Wood (Boston Red Sox) won his 16th consecutive major league game.

1938 - Lloyd and Paul Waner became the first brothers to hit back-to-back home runs in a major league game. It was Lloyd's last home run.

1946 - A Brooklyn Dodgers-Chicago Cubs game was called when players, umpires and fans were attacked by gnats.

1953 - The National Boxing Association adopted the 10-point scoring system for all of its matches.

1963 - All three Alou brothers - Felipe, Matty and Jesus - played in the outfield at the same time for the San Francisco Giants in a 13-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1969 - Steve Carlton (St. Louis) struck out 19 Mets for a nine-inning game record.

1974 - Fred Lynn (Boston Red Sox) hit a home run on his very first major league at-bat.

1978 - Muhammad Ali defeated Leon Spinks to win his 3rd World Heavyweight Boxing title.

1978 - The Los Angeles Dodgers became the first major league baseball team to pass the three-million mark in home attendance.

1979 - Bob Watson (Boston Red Sox) became the first player to hit for the cycle in both leagues. He hit for the cycle with the Houston Astros on June 23, 1977.

1990 - Bobby Thigpen (Chicago White Sox) became the first relief pitcher with 50 saves in a season.

1996 - The Baltimore Orioles broke the major league record for most home runs in one season. They finished with a total of 243. The New York Yankees had set the record at 240 in 1961.

1997 - The NHL and the player's union agreed to change the format of the 1998 All-Star Game. The decision was made for the top players from the United States and Canada to play against the best players from the rest of the world.

1997 - Ken Griffey jr. (Seattle Mariners) hit his 51st and 52nd home runs to become the sixth player to hit 100 or more home runs over two consecutive seasons. He had hit 49 home runs the previous season.

1998 - Mark McGwire (St. Louis) hit his 63rd home run of the season.

1998 - Ken Griffey Jr. (Seattle Mariners) became the fourth-youngest player to reach 1,000 RBIs when he hit his 52nd home run of the season.

2002 - Curt Schilling (Arizona Diamondbacks) struck out eight to reach 300 for the season. Schilling and Randy Johnson became the first teammates in baseball history to each strike out 300 in the same season.

2004 - The National Hockey League locked out its players in an effort by management to gain massive economic change.

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Post by: Templar on September 15, 2009, 03:49:47 AM: WELL WITH JESUS ON THEIR TEAM--THEY SHOULD HAVE WON. ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D :D :D :D

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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 16, 2009, 04:46:04 AM: September 16

1924 - Jim Bottomley knocked in 12 runs in a single game setting a major league baseball record.

1953 - The St. Louis Browns of the American League were given permission to move to Baltimore, MD, where they became the Baltimore Orioles.

When young, I played American Legion baseball. Our coach had connections with the St. Louis Browns, and received old Browns' uniforms for our use. I still have mine. Quite a collector's item!!

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Post by: Nevol on September 16, 2009, 08:33:42 AM: September 17:

1989    Hurricane Hugo kills 85 in Charleston, South Carolina
1980    "Divine Madness" starring Bette Midler, premieres
1977    Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" is #1 for 19th straight week
1976    NASA publicly unveils space shuttle Enterprise in Palmdale, California
1953    1st successful separation of Siamese twins
1835    Charles Darwin lands on Chatham Galapagos-archipelago
1598    Netherland sailors discover Mauritius
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 16, 2009, 08:43:15 PM: September 17

1953 - Ernie Banks became the first black baseball player to wear a Chicago Cubs uniform. He retired in 1971 known as 'Mr. Cub'.

Note: I watched Banks play in an exhibition game in Salt Lake City years ago. He hit a triple.

2004 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 700th home run.

Note: Our youngest son and I watched Bonds hit three home runs in one game against the Colorado Rockies.
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Post by: Templar on September 17, 2009, 08:35:46 AM: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY---SEPT. 18TH.

   1888----START OF SHERLOCK HOLMES' ADVENTURE "SIGN OF FOUR"
   1969----TINY TIM AND MISS VICKY GOT ENGAGED (CAN YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU WERE DOING?

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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 18, 2009, 03:53:45 AM: September 18

1956 - Mickey Mantle hit his 50th home run.

1965 - Mickey Mantle played in his 2,000th game..

IMO, a physically well Mickey Mantle would have set standards unreached even in this day and age.

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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 18, 2009, 11:00:06 PM: September 19

1901 - All major league baseball games were canceled for the funeral of U.S. President William McKinley.

1949 - Ralph Kiner (Pittsburgh Pirates) became the first National League player to hit 50 home runs in two different seasons.

1984 - Pete Rose reached the 100-hit plateau for the 22nd consecutive year. He also tied the National League record for doubles with 725.

1997 - Mark McGwire became the first major league player to hit 20 or more home runs for two teams in the same season. It was his 54th home run of the year.

1999 - Sammy Sosa was became the first major league player to hit 60 home runs twice.

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Post by: Nighthawk on September 18, 2009, 11:15:34 PM: Also on September 19........... 1777, The US wins the Battle of Saratoga in the American Revolution. 1812: Founder of the House of Rothschild, Mayer Amschel Rothschild, dies in Frankfort. :)
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Post by: Nighthawk on September 20, 2009, 12:05:58 AM: September 20......... 356 BC: Alexander the Great is born. 1519: Ferdinand Magellan begins his round-the-world voyage with five ships and 280 men. 1857: The siege of Delhi ends, leading to the collapse of the Indian Mutiny. :)
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 20, 2009, 08:36:50 AM: September 20

1927 - Babe Ruth hit his 60th home run of the season. He beat his own record of 59 that he set in 1921.

1955 - Ernie Banks (Chicago Cubs) set a major league record with his fifth grand slam of the year.

1968 - Denny McClain (Detroit Tigers) became the first player to achieve 31 wins in 37 years.

1973 - Willie Mays announced that he would retire at the end of the season.

1973 - In an exhibition tennis match, Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in three straight sets. The event is viewed as a milestone in women's sports.

1984 - Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) recorded his 100th hit of the season. It was the 22nd consecutive season he had recorded at least 100 hits in a season.

1998 - Cal Ripken, Jr., (Baltimore Orioles) ended his record streak of playing in 2,632 games. He had played in every game since May 30, 1982.

2002 - Tom Gamboa, coach of the Kansas City Royals, was attacked by a man and his son while he was standing near first base. The two fans were arrested and charged with battery.

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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 22, 2009, 12:23:19 AM: September 22

1927 - In Chicago, IL, Gene Tunney successfully defended his heavyweight boxing title against Jack Dempsey in the famous "long-count" fight.

1934 - The NHL approved a new rule that allowed the awarding of penalty shots.

1968 - Cesar Tovar became the second major league baseball player to play all nine positions in one game.

1969 - Willie Mays hit his 600th career home run.

2006 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) tied Hank Aaron's National League home run record when he hit his 733rd.

Note: Jack Dempsey was born in Colorado and spent part of his growing up years here in Delta, about a mile from where I live.

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Post by: Templar on September 22, 2009, 04:34:41 AM:    ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
   1656---ALL FEMALE JURY ACQUITS WOMAN WHO MURDERED HER CHILD?(MUST HAVE BEEN SOME KID)
   1692---LAST PERSONS HANGED FOR WITCHCRAFT IN SALEM MASS.(THEY MOVED THE HANGINGS TO THE NEXT TOWN)
   1699---THE PEOPLE OF ROTTERDAM STRIKE OVER THE COST OF BUTTER (COULD YOU USE CREAM CHEESE?)
   1745---BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIES' ARMY RETURNS TO EDINBURGH (BUT WHERE WAS CHARLIE?)
   1862---PRESIDENT LINCOLN SAYS HE WILL FREE ALL SLAVES ON JAN 1ST.(HE ALTERED THAT LATER)
   1893---1ST AUOMOBILE BUILT IN THE U.S. BY THE DURYEA BROTHERS(POOR HENRY COULDN'T GET HIS CAR OUT OF HIS BRICK SHED-SEEMS HE BUILT THE CAR SIDEWAYS AND HAD TO TEAR A HOLE IN THE WALL)
   1908---BULGARIA DECLARES ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE( CLAIMS THEY WOULD USE FOOTSTOOLS INSTEAD OF OTTOMANS)
   1910---ENGLAND FLIES ITS FIRST AIRCRAFT(QUICKLY REALIZES THE NEED FOR A PILOT)
   1980---IRAQ ATTACKS IRAN(WHO'S SIDE WAS ALLAH ON?)

   AND NOW YOU KNOW THE REST OF THE STORY!

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Post by: Templar on September 23, 2009, 04:33:32 AM: SEPTEMBER 23rd---in history
   951---Otto I becomes king of Italy (sends out for the first pizza)
   1642---Harvard college graduates !st class-(they beat Yale)
   1719--- Liechtenstein declares independence from German Empire (puts out 1st stamp in honor of event)
   1746---Jacob Giller appointed Dutch pension advisor (advises king to raise taxes/asks for a raise)
   1780---British Major John Andre rats out Benedict Arnold(Americans trade Arnold to England--hangs Andre)
   1806---Lewis and Clark return from Northwest tour (too late for the world series)
   1845---the New York Knickerbockers become the 1st organized baseball team( Stienbrenner is just a little boy but swears he will own that team when he grows up)
   1879---Earl Ovington becomes 1st air mail pilot (makes mail only 2 weeks late)
   1913---Serbian troops march into Albania(looking for their missing air mail)
   1938---British premier Neville Chamberlain flees to Munich( i mean he flies to Munich
   1942---AUSCHWITZ BEGINS GASSING EXECUTIONS---NUFF SAID!-------------TEMPLAR(http://)
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 23, 2009, 06:06:58 AM: September 23

2001 - Barry Bonds hit his 65th and 66th home run of the season to tie Sammy Sosa for the second most home runs in a season.

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Post by: AdamL on September 23, 2009, 09:19:00 AM: Quote from: CoinCrusader42 on September 23, 2009, 06:06:58 AM
September 23

2001 - Barry Bonds hit his 65th and 66th home run of the season to tie Sammy Sosa for the second most home runs in a season.

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Speaking of baseball. I just secured 4 tickets to game 5 of the National League Championship Series. That is, of course, assuming the Cardinals make it that far.
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 23, 2009, 09:30:13 AM: I was a Rockies season ticket holder for 16 years before giving them up this season.

I'm not too disappointed however. I saw all the playoff games in Colorado in 2007, and now realize I'm better off sitting in front of the TV to watch the games. In other words, "Been there, done that." Now, I'll catch the action from the comfort of my office whilst downing beverage from my KOTCT mug.

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Post by: Templar on September 23, 2009, 12:43:48 PM: Think how many beverages you can buy by not wasting money on tickets and the chair of your choice must be more comfortable than tose at the ball park and while you are at it ---lets hear a few cheers for the Detroit Tigers!

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Post by: scottishmoney on September 23, 2009, 01:37:58 PM: Quote from: CoinCrusader42 on September 23, 2009, 06:06:58 AM
September 23

2001 - Barry Bonds hit his 65th and 66th home run of the season to tie Sammy Sosa for the second most home runs in a season.

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Steeeeeeeeeeeeroooooooiiiiiddddddsss. >:(
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Post by: AdamL on September 23, 2009, 02:59:24 PM: Quote from: CoinCrusader42 on September 23, 2009, 09:30:13 AM
I was a Rockies season ticket holder for 16 years before giving them up this season.

I'm not too disappointed however. I saw all the playoff games in Colorado in 2007, and now realize I'm better off sitting in front of the TV to watch the games. In other words, "Been there, done that." Now, I'll catch the action from the comfort of my office whilst downing beverage from my KOTCT mug.

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I know what you mean. Beverages are outrageously priced at the ball park anyway. But as someone who only gets to go to games occasionally it is well worth it for me, if for the atmosphere if nothing else.
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 23, 2009, 03:17:14 PM: Adam, I understand.

I watched Mantle and Maris in both 1961 and 1962, in Kansas City. Record attendance every game. And, for one reason - well actually two -- No. 7 and No. 9. Batting practice alone was worth the price of admission. I'd have to look in my scrapbook, but I think our box seats, four rows back from home plate, were $3.50. The atmosphere in that ballpark was electric. I wrote sports for 40 years, but still can't put it in words. Ball after ball over the fence while the crowd roared. And that was just batting practice. Yep, that was an experience you couldn't get on TV.

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Post by: Templar on September 24, 2009, 03:20:05 AM: you are right about the ambiance--the smells---the sights---remembering who played where and when--but they tore my old park down and i haven't warmed up to the new park and the higher prices--i'll come around eventually but my chair---KOTCT mug and some chips with homemade salsa do it for me---plus the walk to the bathroom isn't as far and i can't always make it to the 7th inning--

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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 24, 2009, 04:30:12 AM: September 24

1934 - Babe Ruth played his last game as a New York Yankee player.

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Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: AdamL on September 24, 2009, 09:42:13 AM: Also on this day in 1973 Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Tobyle on September 24, 2009, 11:29:31 AM: Sept 25th 1066: Battle of Stamford Bridge marks the end of the Viking Age in England

Sept 25th 1929: Jimmy Dolittle performs the first blind flight from Mitchel Field proving that Full Instrument Flying from take off to landing is possible.
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Post by: Nighthawk on September 24, 2009, 11:36:45 AM: Also on September 25th......... 1897: American novelist William Faulkner is born. :)
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Templar on September 24, 2009, 12:15:38 PM: ONLY---THREE---MORE---MONTHS----TILL---CHRISTMAS!
SHOP EARLY---AND--SAVE!

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Post by: Yass on September 24, 2009, 03:51:01 PM: C.H.A.O.S got Maxwell Smart 4 years ago today. Would you believe...........? ;D
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Post by: scottishmoney on September 24, 2009, 11:13:01 PM: On this day, 25 September, 1968, the Russian song â€œDorogoy Dlinnoyuâ€ topped the UK music charts. It was sung by Mary Hopkin and called "Those Were the Days", with different lyrics from the Russian original, penned by Gene Raskin.

Those Were the Days - Mary Hopkin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5pkkAhETYg)
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Post by: Tobyle on September 24, 2009, 11:39:16 PM: Quote
On this day, 25 September, 1968, the Russian song â€œDorogoy Dlinnoyuâ€ topped the UK music charts. It was sung by Mary Hopkin and called "Those Were the Days", with different lyrics from the Russian original, penned by Gene Raskin.

Ouch! That one hurt - can remember where I was when "Those Were the Days" was first released - and it's scary to think that was over 40 years ago!
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Post by: scottishmoney on September 25, 2009, 05:40:21 AM: Quote from: Tobyle on September 24, 2009, 11:39:16 PM
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On this day, 25 September, 1968, the Russian song â€œDorogoy Dlinnoyuâ€ topped the UK music charts. It was sung by Mary Hopkin and called "Those Were the Days", with different lyrics from the Russian original, penned by Gene Raskin.

Ouch! That one hurt - can remember where I was when "Those Were the Days" was first released - and it's scary to think that was over 40 years ago!

Well it was a bit before my time, but one of my favourite songs. Mary Hopkin is a fantastic singer, and kept her career in the music industry very short and sweet. I found a CD of her first album, they made a few in the UK a few years ago but they are HARD to find.
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Post by: Tobyle on September 25, 2009, 09:05:55 AM: On this day, September 26th, 1983, Australia 11 wins the America's Cup
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 25, 2009, 09:40:33 PM: September 26

1981 - Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) became the first player to pitch five no-hitters with a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Note: My family and I were in Texas to watch Ryan pitch what amounted to his last strong performance of his career.

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Post by: Templar on September 26, 2009, 01:53:38 AM: SEPTEMBER 26--IN HISTORY:
1396---SULTAN BAJEZID I BEHEADS 100'S OF CRUSADERS(CLAIMS HE HATES RED CROSSES)
1580---FRANCIS DRAKE-WITH A HOARD OF SPANISH TREASURE--RETURNS TO ENGLAND(QUEEN TAXES HIM)
1655---PETER STUYVESANT RECAPTURES DUTCH FORT FROM CASIMIR OF SWEDEN IN DELAWARE(HE THEN OUTLAWS MEATBALLS)
1876---1ST BELGIUM PARACHUTE (GROUP DISCOVERS WHAT THE RIP CORD IS FOR)
1892---DIAMOND MATCH CO. PATENTS BOOK MATCHES (2 YEARS LATER BLDG. BURNS DOWN)
1904---EARL GREY IS NAMED BRITISH GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CANADA( CLAIMS YOU CAN'T BEAT A GOOD CUP OF COFFEE)
1918---BATTLE OF THE ARGONNE IS THE LAST MAJOR BATTLE OF WWI(BOTH SIDES ARE RUNNING OUT OF AMMO)-------
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Post by: Nighthawk on September 26, 2009, 02:02:26 AM: 1876? What did the Belgians parachute out of? A hot-air balloon??? ??? A very confused Nighthawk ???
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Post by: Templar on September 26, 2009, 08:59:58 AM: CORRECT MY DEAR NIGHT HAWK----HOWEVER I BELIEVE IT WAS ON A LONG TETHER WHEN THE ATTEMPT WAS MADE AND THE REASON WAS NOT GIVEN--IT SURE WOULD HAVE HELPED TO HAVE HAD A PARACHUTE IN THE CIVIL WAR--MR.LOWE'S HOT AIR BALOON WAS A SITTING TARGET FOR A GOOD SNIPER---AND THE SOUTH HAD A FEW OF THOSE.

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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 27, 2009, 12:17:41 PM: September 27

1923 - Lou Gehrig (New York Yankees) hit his first of 493 career home runs.

Note: A decent man who played hard every game, and accomplished much without the use of steroids.

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Post by: Templar on September 27, 2009, 10:56:04 PM: Whom did lou gehrig replace and who replaced lou gehrig?

In what stadium did Lou Gehrig play his last game?

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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on September 28, 2009, 05:05:51 AM: Without looking up the answers, I only know one. Wally Pipp was replaced by Lou. Memory tells me that Lou had a lifetime batting average of .340.

The easy answer to the stadium question would be Yankee Stadium. But that's not likely correct. The Yankees were probably on the road, and I have no answer for that question.

Hit .340, and without steroids. My, my.

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Post by: scottishmoney on October 01, 2009, 10:46:15 PM: 140 Years ago today in 1869 the great Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India
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Post by: Templar on October 02, 2009, 01:58:33 AM: WHAT A GREAT ADDITION TO THE WORLD WHEN HE WAS BORN--AMAZING HOW ONE LITTLE MAN COULD CHANGE THE LIVES OF SO MANY PEOPLE

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Post by: scottishmoney on October 02, 2009, 03:11:46 AM: Quote from: templar on October 02, 2009, 01:58:33 AM
WHAT A GREAT ADDITION TO THE WORLD WHEN HE WAS BORN--AMAZING HOW ONE LITTLE MAN COULD CHANGE THE LIVES OF SO MANY PEOPLE

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He was a little man, but a giant among men ;D
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Post by: Nighthawk on October 02, 2009, 11:52:42 PM: October 3......... 1226: Saint Francis of Assisi dies at age 44. 1867: Painter Pierre Bonnard is born this day near Paris, France. 1656: Myles Standish, leader of the Plymouth colony, (the first permanent settlement in North America) dies. :)
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Post by: Templar on October 03, 2009, 09:25:22 AM: ST FRANCIS WAS A MAN OF PEACE AND IT IS FITTING THAT HE BE MENTIONED IN THE SAME COLUMN AS GANDHI

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Post by: scottishmoney on October 03, 2009, 10:57:52 AM: I like a saying attributed to St. Francis, when he was out hoeing his garden he was asked what he would do if he found out he was going to die shortly - "Finish hoeing my garden" In other words don't let worry consume you.
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Post by: Goose on October 04, 2009, 01:39:46 PM: On this date in history in 1930, my parents were married. By chance, a week ago, I found a wedding invatation while cleaning out their house. (That's 79 yrs ago for those who are mathemtically challenged.)
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Post by: Nighthawk on October 04, 2009, 02:07:20 PM: That's awesome Goose! My mother's birthday is today. She was born in 1932. Happy birthday Mom! :)
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Post by: Templar on October 05, 2009, 08:13:46 AM: MY PARENTS WERE IN THE U.S. ARMY/AIR FORCE--SHE WAS HIS SECRETARY--THEY MET IN ENGLAND DURING THE WAR AND AS THE U.S. MOVED INTO EUROPE--MY FATHERS GROUP MOVED WITH THEM--LONG STORY--BUT THEY WERE MARRIED IN WEISBADEN,GERMANY IN OCTOBER OF 1945 WHILE THE U.S. WAS IN CONTROLL OF THE AREA. I BELIEVE THE DATE WAS THE 13TH--SO OCTOBER IS A NEAT MONTH AND HAPPY MEMORIES.

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Post by: Nighthawk on October 10, 2009, 12:25:27 AM: October 10th........... 732 AD: Charles Martel (the Hammer) runs the Moors (Muslims) out of France after a huge victory over Abd ar-Rahman and his 80,000+ horsemen are soundly beaten by Charles' 30,000 troops. What an upset, huh? 1684: French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau is born in Valenciennes. 1911: China's Imperial Dynasty abdicates, and Sun Yat-Sen proclaims a republic. :)
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Post by: Templar on October 10, 2009, 03:12:34 AM: CHARLES MARTEL WAS THE GRANDFATHER OF CHARLEMAGNE AND THE FAMOUS POEM "SONG OF ROLAND" WAS WRITTEN ABOUT A KNIGHT THAT HELD THE PASS AGAINST THE MOORS---THIS VICTORY KEPT THE MOORS FROM ENTERING EUROPE ON THE WESTERN SIDE----THE EASTERN SIDE WAS PROTECTED BY THE HUNGARIANS--POLES AND COSSACKS

700 YEARS LATER VLAD TEPESH (THE IMPALER) WOULD KEEP THE MOSLEMS OUT OF THE EAST

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Post by: Nighthawk on October 11, 2009, 11:07:07 PM: October 12th......... 1915: At 7am this morning, in the city of Brussels, English nurse Edith Cavell is marched before a German firing squad for helping some 200 British and French POW's and Belgian civilians to escape to neutral Holland during WWI. 1492: Columbus sights his first land in discovering the New World, calling it San Salvador. 1822: Brazil gains independence from Portugal. 1870: Confederate general Robert E. Lee dies in Lexington, Virginia.
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Post by: Templar on October 11, 2009, 11:19:00 PM: IN 4 TRIPS TO AMERICA--COLUMBUS NEVER SET FOOT ON THE MAINLAND --FOUND VERY LITTLE GOLD--BUT HE DID DISCOVER AN ITEM THE NATIVES USED THAT REVOLUTIONIZED SAILING IN THOSE DAYS--THE HAMMOCK---IT WAS MORE COMFORTABLE AND COULD BE STORED AWAY WHEN NOT IN USE

A SALUTE TO ONE OF THE BEST GENERALS OF ALL TIMES--ROBERT E. LEE

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Post by: Nighthawk on October 12, 2009, 11:57:51 AM: A true Southern gentleman and godly Christian patriot, I hold General Lee in higher esteem than George Washington! :)
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Post by: Pocketcoins on October 12, 2009, 02:28:37 PM: You folks must live in the South of Michigan. ;D
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Post by: Templar on October 13, 2009, 01:27:34 AM: ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY--OCT.13TH:
   1307---FRENCH KING PHILLIP IV CONVICTS TEMPLARS OF HERESY
   1710---ENGLISH TROOPS OCCUPY NOVA SCOTIA
   1792---1ST OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC IS PUBLISHED
   1860---1ST AERIAL PHOTO TAKEN FROM A BALLON (OF BOSTON)
   1884---GREENWICH, ENGLAND IS ESTABLISHED AS UNIVERSAL TIME MERIDIAN OF LONGITUDE
   1914---GARRETT MORGAN INVENTS AND PATENTS GAS MASK
   1957---GER.DEM.REP. RECALLS EAST MARK AND ISSUES NEW CURRENCY
   1960---OPPONENTS OF CASTRO ARE EXECUTED IN CUBA
   1994---EARLIEST START OF SHEFFIELD SHIELD SEASON (QUEENSLAND VS.TASMANIA)
   1997---ANDY GREEN'S JET POWERED CAR REACHES 749.69MPH
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Post by: Nighthawk on October 17, 2009, 08:23:27 AM: October 17th........ 1483: On this day Pope Sixtus IV established the Spanish Inquisition, which was not suppressed until July 1834. 1849: Frederic Francois Chopin died on this day at the age of 39, from tuberculosis. 1651: England's Charles II flees to France. 1777: The British under General John Burgoyne surrender to American forces at the Battle of Saratoga. :)
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Post by: Nighthawk on October 18, 2009, 07:20:27 AM: October 18th ...... 1812: Napoleon, with 90,000 troops, begins his 500 mile retreat from Moscow, losing more than 70,000 men from the harsh Russian winter by the end of the seven weeks it took to reach Vilna (now Vilnius in Lithuania). 1520: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan finds a strait to the Pacific- now the Straits of Magellan. 1663: Eugene of Savoy is born in Paris. 1685: Louis XIV of France revokes the Edict of Nantes. 1859: French philosopher Henri Bergson is born. 1931: American inventor Thomas Edison dies. :)
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Post by: Templar on October 18, 2009, 09:31:29 AM: ON OCTOBER 19TH IN HISTORY:
202BC---HANABAL LOOSES AT ZAMA TO SCIPIO AFRICANUS
439------THE VANDALS TAKE CARTHAGE
1216-----KING JOHN OF ENGLAND DIES( SIGNER OF THE MAGNA CHARTER)
1453-----ONE HUNDRED YEARS WAR COMES TO AND END
1781-----CORNWALLIS SURRENDERS AT YORKTOWN--ENDING AMERICAN REVOLUTION
1849-----ELIZABETH BLACKWELL BECOMES FIRST WOMAN IN U.S. TO RECEIVE A MEDICAL DEGREE
1856-----JAMES KELLY AND JACK SMITH FIGHT BARE KNUCKLED FOR 6 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES IN MELBORNE---DON'T NO WHO WON???
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Post by: Templar on October 18, 2009, 09:35:48 AM: ALSO ON OCTOBER 19TH:
2005---SUDDAM HUSSEIN GOES ON TRIAL FOR CRIMES AGAINST
HUMANITY

I KNOW WHO WON THIS ONE!!

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Post by: Nighthawk on October 20, 2009, 09:52:56 AM: October 20th: 1918: American air ace Eddie Rickenbacker shoots down his 26th- and last German aircraft of World war I. 1632: English architect Christopher Wren is born. 1818: Britain and the United States agree on the 49th parallel as the boundary between Canada and the USA. 1854: French poet Arthur Rimbaud is born. :)
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Post by: Triggersmob on October 20, 2009, 10:46:01 AM: October 20th. Triggersmob starts his first day on the job at Repco Auto Parts. 31 years later, he is still there. :)
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Post by: Nighthawk on October 20, 2009, 11:29:05 AM: Congrats Steve! That's awesome!!! :)
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Post by: Nighthawk on October 22, 2009, 10:46:13 AM: October 22nd: 1746: Princeton University receives its charter. 1811: Hungarian composter and pianist Franz Liszt is born. 1906: French painter Paul Cezanne dies in Aix-en-Provence. :)
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Post by: TwoShadows on October 22, 2009, 11:28:52 AM: CoinCrusader and Mountain Lady must have shed tears as they left Hoosier Hospitality behind!!! I am sure we will find out! ;D
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Post by: Templar on October 23, 2009, 02:00:53 AM: OCTOBER 23RD--IN HISTORY
   1459---1ST BATTLE IN THE ENGLISH "WAR OF THE ROSES"
   1529---SULEIMAN I--ATTACKS VIENNA--(DEMANDS RANSOM IN LITTLE SAUSAGES)
   1642---HARVARD GRADUATES ITS FIRST CLASS--YALE WINS FOOTBALL GAME!
   1779---JOHN PAUL JONES ON THE SHIP BONHOMME RICHARD DEFEATS 2 BRITISH WAR SHIPS
   1806---LEWIS AND CLARK RETURN FROM THEIR EXPLORATION OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST(BARNES AND NOBLE AGREE TO SELL THEIR STORY)
   1889---NINTENDO COMPANY IS FOUNDED BY FUSAIJIRO YAMARICHI TO MAKE A PLAYING CARD GAME(THE BATTERY USED TO POWER THE GAME WEIGHS SIX POUNDS)
   1905---NORWAY AND SWEDEN DISSOLVE THEIR UNION(ONE KEEPS THE HERRING--THE OTHER KEEPS THE MEATBALLS-----THE TEMPLAR(http://)
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Post by: Templar on October 23, 2009, 02:09:18 AM: OCTOBER 23RD BIRTHS
480 BC---EURIPIDES (GREEK WRITER)
63 BC---AUGUSTUS CAESAR
1215---KUBLAI KHAN
1861---ROBERT BOSCH(GERMAN INVENTOR)
1869---MARY MALLON (TYPHOID MARY)
1920---MICKEY ROONEY
1930---RAY CHARLES
1949---BRUCE SRINGSTIEN
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Post by: Templar on October 23, 2009, 02:16:00 AM: DEATHS ON OCTOBER 23RD.
1193---ROBERT de SABLE'---GRAND MASTER OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR!

1573---AZAI HISAMASA---JAPANESE WARLORD
1917---WERNER VOSS--GERMAN WWI PILOT
1939---SIGMUND FREUD
1981---CHIEF DAN GEORGE-CANANDIAN ACTOR

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Post by: Templar on October 23, 2009, 02:27:43 AM: Quote from: triggersmob on October 20, 2009, 10:46:01 AM
October 20th. Triggersmob starts his first day on the job at Repco Auto Parts. 31 years later, he is still there. :)
WELL STEVE--31 YEARS ON THE JOB--GREAT---BUT AS SIGMUND FREUD --WHO DIED THIS DAY--WOULD SAY--YOU LACK AMBITION--FEAR MAKING DECISIONS--LIKE THE STATUS QUO--NO DESIRE TO MOVE AHEAD--LIVE IN A DREAM WORLD OF KNIGHTS AND DRAGONS--HAVE MAKE BELIEVE FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD--TALK TO THE COMPUTER BECAUSE YOU FEAR FACE TO FACE CONFLICKS--BASICALLY A PRIME CANDIDATE FOR A CLUB LIKE SAY THE KOTCT--WOULDN'T YOU AGREE?
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Post by: Triggersmob on October 23, 2009, 10:37:32 AM: What BS? Sounds just like me. LOL
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Post by: Pocketcoins on October 23, 2009, 02:20:03 PM: 1983= Beirut Lebanon, at daybreak on Sunday morning 23 October, a yellow five-ton Mercedes stake-bed truck roared into the parking lot at high speed. and then crashed though a barbed-wire barrier. The truck then moved past two sentry post, went though a gate in an iron fence, hurdled over an obstacle made of sewer pipe. plowed though a sandbag barrier, crashed though a four foot-wide door into the lobby of a 4 story building, whereupon the cargo, estimated to be the equivalent of six tons on TNT detonated.
Two hundred and thirty-nine occupants of the building were killed immediately, three were U.S.Army, eighteen were U.S. Navy and 218 were U.S. Marines More than a hundred were wounded. of these three later die.

Semper Fidelis
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Post by: Nighthawk on October 23, 2009, 02:37:10 PM: Yes, what a sad day that was.....................
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on November 01, 2009, 05:17:20 PM: Monday, November 2

1938 - It was announced that George Herman "Babe" Ruth had applied for the job of Manager of the St. Louis Browns after being released as a coach from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on November 06, 2009, 08:46:29 AM: Friday, November 6

1869 - The first official intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick, NJ.

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Post by: longnine009 on November 10, 2009, 02:14:03 PM: Nov. 10, 1975 The Edmund Fitzgerald went down with all hands. RIP 29. : :'(

On Nov. 11 1918 the Arch Angel Woodrow Wilson put away his wings and halo having successfully saved the world and worked on his 14 points. Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau would say: "Fourteen points, why God Almighty has only ten."
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on November 12, 2009, 01:32:01 AM: November 12

1892 - William "Pudge" Heffelfinger became the first professional football player when he was paid a $500 bonus for helping the Allegheny Athletic Association beat the Pittsburgh Athletic Club.

1920 - Judge Keneshaw Mountain Landis was elected the first commissioner of the American and National Leagues.

1928 - Knute Rockne made his famous "win one for the Gipper" pep talk during halftime of a tied game between Notre Dame and Army.
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Post by: Templar on November 12, 2009, 02:15:26 AM: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY THE DETROIT LIONS MADE THE SPORTS HISTORY RECORD BOOK BY FUMBLING THE FOOTBALL ELEVEN TIMES IN ONE GAME AGAINST MINNESOTA IN A TIE BALL GAME--1967

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Post by: Nighthawk on November 20, 2009, 11:47:21 PM: November 21st........ 570AD: The prophet Mohammed is born. 1694: French writer Voltaire is born in Paris. 1916: Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I dies.
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Post by: Templar on November 21, 2009, 03:49:42 AM: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY--NOV.21ST:
THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT WAS SIGNED BY THE PILGRIMS BECOMING THE FIRST WRITTEN CONSTITUTION
THOMAS EDISON INVENTS THE PHONOGRAPH(CHINESE BEGIN COPYING EDISON'S INVENTION USING BAMBOO
DUBLIN'S BLOODY SUNDAY--MOST VIOLENT DAY IN THE IRISH WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE(1919-1921)---THIS WAS IRELAND'S 398TH ATTEMPT AT FREEDOM( YOU CAN'T SAY THEY DIDN'T TRY)

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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on November 22, 2009, 12:55:23 AM: Sunday, November 22

1950 - The lowest scoring game in the NBA was played. The Fort Wayne Pistons (later the Detroit Pistons) defeated the Minneapolis Lakers (later the Los Angeles Lakers) 19-18.

1963 - President John F. Kennedy shot and killed in Dallas, Texas.

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Post by: longnine009 on November 22, 2009, 11:30:14 AM: Nov. 22 1975 USS Kennedy collided with the USS Belknap. How's that for a bizarre date coincidence?

Destroyers are nicknamed "cans" for tin cans. Although the Belknap was a cruiser the Kennedy became known as the "can opener."

We steamed with the Can Opener in the med in 1979. The Captain left night orders to be awoken if the Kennedy came within 5,000 yards of us.

(http://www.knightsofthecointable.com/kotctgallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=3022&g2_serialNumber=1)

Lucky us. We had to refuel from it once.
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Post by: Pocketcoins on November 22, 2009, 02:09:59 PM: longnine009 was you on the Belknap in 75? I was in the Med on the Guadalcanal at the same time. Probably my mail you chucked in the water. ;D
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on November 22, 2009, 04:08:55 PM: November 22

1968 - Gary Burke went to work for the Delta County Independent as Sports Editor, and remained at that job until 2009.

1971 - The Washington Senators announced that they would now use the name Texas Rangers after their move to Arlington, TX.

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Post by: longnine009 on November 22, 2009, 08:45:18 PM: Quote from: Pocketcoins on November 22, 2009, 02:09:59 PM
longnine009 was you on the Belknap in 75? I was in the Med on the Guadalcanal at the same time. Probably my mail you chucked in the water. ;D

I was on the Macdonough from 77-80.
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Post by: Pocketcoins on November 23, 2009, 04:54:50 AM: Cool :)
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Post by: Nighthawk on December 12, 2009, 06:25:52 AM: December 12th......... 1889: Robert Browning dies at age 77. 1800: Washington D.C. is established as the capital of the United States. 1915: Frank Sinatra is born in Hoboken, New Jersey. 1980: On this day, yours truly, John Nighthawk, married a beautiful 17 year old girl named Cheryl, and today, 4 children and 3 grandchildren later, we celebrate our 29th wedding anniversary together!!! :) :)
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on December 12, 2009, 07:23:03 AM: Congratulations!!!!

:D :D :D :D
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Post by: Humpybong on December 12, 2009, 07:33:12 AM: Happy Anniversary John and Cheryl.

May there be many, many more.
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on December 12, 2009, 09:50:07 AM: Saturday, December 12, 2009

2000 - The Texas Rangers signed Alex Rodriguez to a record breaking 10-year, $252 million contract. The contract amount broke all Major League Baseball records and all professional sports records.
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Post by: Templar on December 12, 2009, 10:46:01 AM: HAVING MET YOUR LOVELY WIFE IT IS REMARKABLE THAT SHE STAYED WITH YOU FOR 29 YEARS---HOPE YOU HAVE MANY MORE ANNIVERSARIES AND IT IS GREAT TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT PARTNER FOR YOUR WALK THROUGH LIFE...

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Post by: Pocketcoins on December 12, 2009, 03:10:56 PM: Happy Anniversary to you and the wife John ;D
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on December 13, 2009, 08:35:17 AM: December 13

1936 - The Redskins played their last game in Boston. The next season the Redskins began playing in Washington, DC.

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Post by: Nighthawk on December 13, 2009, 10:29:15 AM: Also on December 13th: 1784: Dr. Samuel Johnson dies at age 75 in London. 1250: Frederick II Holy Roman Emperor dies at age 55 in Italy. 1553: King Henri IV, the first Bourbon king of France, is born. 1466: Florentine sculptor Donatello dies. 1642: Abel Tasman discovers New Zealand. 1961: American primitive painter Grandma Moses dies at the age of 101! :)
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Post by: TwoShadows on December 14, 2009, 07:06:34 AM: Old Dan you have no idea how much I would like to meet them in person. Just to say hello in the land they bless and all the beauty that surrounds you folks out there! Next time you see them give them a big hello from a friend in Indiana. Old Bill looks like one who knows his way around? Simply outstanding creatures when they reach adulthood and they are one of the few animals that REALLY care for one another. Hollywood just doesn't tell the whole truth when they make westerns do they?
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Post by: Templar on December 14, 2009, 12:16:57 PM: RARELY DOES HOLLYWOOD GET IT STRAIGHT---IT WAS YEARS BEFORE REAL INDIANS PLAYED INDIANS IN THE MOVIES AND NOT DRESSED UP ITALIANS--DANCES WITH WOLVES MADE A GOOD TRY AT PRESENTING THE NATIVE AMERICAN CORRECTLY AND WHILE JOHN WAYNE FILMED IN SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PARTS OF OUR WEST--THE STORY TENDED TO BE A LITTLE BIAS...

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Post by: Templar on December 17, 2009, 03:50:55 AM: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY THE WRIGHT BROTHERS FROM OHIO FLEW THE FIRST MOTOR DRIVEN AIRPLANE AT KITTY HAWK, NORTH CAROLINA---THEIR FIRST FLIGHT LASTED A LITTLE OVER 12 SECONDS AND COVERED ABOUT 60 FEET I BELIEVE

A FEW YEARS LATER-ORVILLE WRIGHT WAS DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE OF AN AIRPLANE WITH A YOUNG ARMY OFFICER NAMED SELFRIDGE---THE PLANE WENT INTO A DIVE--ORVILLE GOT A CONCUSSION---SELFRIDGE WAS KILLED---YEARS LATER SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE BASE NEAR PORT HURON ,MICHIGAN WAS NAMED FOR THIS YOUNG OFFICER.

NOW YOU KNOW THE REST OF THE STORY----TEMPLAR
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: CoinCrusader42 on December 17, 2009, 10:19:08 AM: Thursday, December 17, 2009

1933 - The Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants in the first National Football League interdivisional championship game. The Bears won 23-21.

1967 - Noland Smith (Kansas City Chiefs) ran a kickoff return 106 yards to set an NFL record.

1984 - Dan Marino (Miami Dolphins) set NFL season records for touchdowns (48), completions (362) and yards (5084).

1991 - The NBA's most one-sided game took place when the Cleveland beat Miami 148-80.

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Post by: Templar on December 18, 2009, 07:28:15 AM: THIS DAY IN HISTORY--ALBERT WILLIAM KALINE--WAS BORN---HE IS 75 YEARS YOUNG TODAY---HE PLAYED BSEBALL FOR THE DETROIT TIGERS FOR 22 YEARS--HE IS IN THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AS ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREAT RIGHT FIELDERS---TRUELY A CLASS INDIVIDUAL AND A GREAT ROLE MODEL FOR ANY YOUNG ATHELETE.

GO TIGERS---THERE IS ALWAYS NEXT YEAR ??? ??? ???
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Post by: Templar on December 20, 2009, 07:13:36 AM: DECEMBER 21ST IS THE WINTER/SUMMER SOLSTICE DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE SO I WISH SOME OF YOU A HAPPY SUMMER WHILE THE REST OF US ENJOY WINTER

I WON'T MAKE IT TO STONEHINGE THIS YEAR--I HAVEN'T BEEN FORGIVEN FOR KNOCKING OVER ONE OF BIG ROCKS LAST YEAR----HEY--ACCIDENTS HAPPEN!

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Post by: Nighthawk on January 14, 2010, 09:57:52 AM: January 14th: 1742: Astronomer Edmund Halley dies. 1867: French painter Jean-Auguste Ingres dies. 1875: Theologian, philospher, organist and mission doctor Albert Schweitzer is born. :)
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Post by: Nighthawk on January 17, 2010, 12:32:27 AM: January 17th: 1706: Printer, postmaster, diplomat, inventor, philosopher Benjamin Franklin is born this day in Boston. 1773: Captain Cook is the first to cross the Antarctic Circle. :)
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Post by: Templar on January 17, 2010, 10:18:23 AM: HOT TAMALE AMIGOS!....GIVE US THE ALAMO BACK IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT TACO AND BURRITO CANTINA...COLD CERVESA AND A TWIST OF LIME WITH YOUR TEQUILAS----MUCHO CALIENTE SALSA TO CLEAN THE TARTAR RIGHT OFF YOUR TEETH ::) ::) ::)

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Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: CoinCrusader42 on January 21, 2010, 03:26:24 PM: January 21. 2010

January 21

1911 - The first Monte Carlo motor rally took place.

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Post by: Templar on January 21, 2010, 08:33:54 PM: THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
1189...PHILIP II---HENRY II AND RICHARD THE LIONHEARTED BEGIN 3RD CRUSADE
1604...IVAN IV BECOMES TSAR OF RUSSIA
1813...PINEAPPLE INTRODUCED IN HAWAII
1861...JEFFERSON DAVIS RESIGNS AS SENATOR OF MISSISSIPPI
1903...HARRY HOUDINI ESCAPES POLICE STATION IN AMSTERDAM
1903...THE "WIZARD OF OZ" PREMIERS IN NEW YORK CITY
1908...LAW PASSED AGAINST WOMEN SMOKING IN PUBLIC
1990...JOHN MCENROE BECOMES 1ST EVER TO BE EXPELLED FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN

AND NOW YOU HAVE SOME OF THE HISTORY FOR THIS DAY IN HISTORY...TEMPLAR(http://)
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Post by: Nighthawk on January 21, 2010, 10:41:14 PM: Thanks Joe! Also on this date: 1901: Queen Victoria dies at 81 years of age after 63 years on the throne. 1561: English writer Francis Bacon is born. 1788: English poet Lord Byron is born. :)
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Post by: CoinCrusader42 on January 22, 2010, 04:16:12 AM: This is a repeat, however ruling a country for 60 plus years is quite an accomplishment.

January 22

1901 Queen Victoria died at age 81 after 63 years on the British throne.

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Post by: Nighthawk on January 31, 2010, 10:12:00 AM: January 31st: 1943: The German Sixth Army surrenders at Stalingrad. 1543: Tokugawa Iayasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan, is born. 1606: English terrorist Guy Fawkes and three others are hanged, drawn and quartered. 1797: Austrian composer Franz Schubert is born. :)
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Post by: Templar on February 06, 2010, 10:29:03 PM: ON THIS DAY IN THE 1500'S:c.1503...DAVINCI PAINTS THE MONA LISA...IN CODE..1509..HENRY VIII ASCENDS THE ENGLISH THRONE ONLY TO FIND THERE IS NO PAPER..1523...BALBOA IS 1ST EUROPEAN TO ENCOUNTER THE PACIFIC OCEAN--ITS A DRAW...1517..MARTIN LUTHER POSTS HIS 95 THESES--HE COULDN'T THINK OF 5 MORE...1519..CORTEZ CONQUERS MEXICO..1ST EUROPEAN TO GET MOTEZUMA'S REVENGE..1519..MAGELLAN BEGINS TO CIRCLE THE GLOBE..HIS BOAT MAKES IT-HE DOESN'T...1520...SULEIMAN THE MAGNIFICENT BECOMES SULTAN OF TURKEY--ATTACKS HUNGARY,AUSTRIA,RHODES,MAKES PEACE WITH THE PERSIANS,DESTROYS SPANISH FLEET--DIES OF EXHAUSTION ...1532...PIZZARO CONQUERS THE INCAS OF PERU--OPENS 1ST LLAMA WITH PIZZA STAND...1532..MACHIAVELLI'S "THE PRINCE"IS PUBLISHED...MICK JAGGER THINKS ITS ABOUT HIM...1582 IVAN IV BECOMES CZAR OF RUSSIA---CHANGES NAME FROM MOMMA'S BOY TO THE TERRIBLE
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Post by: Templar on February 06, 2010, 10:36:54 PM: IN ADDITION TO 1500'S
1582...POPE GREGORY XIII THE GREAT IMPLEMENTS THE"GREGORIAN CALENDAR" BECAUSE HE DIDN'T LIKE THE DAY HIS BIRTHDAY FELL ON AND HE WAS POPE SO BECAUSE OF THIS ADJUSTMENT SOME OF MY EVENTS MIGHT BE A LITTLE INCORRECT....BUT THAT IS MY STORY AND I'M STUCK WITH IT.

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Post by: Nighthawk on February 07, 2010, 05:21:48 AM: Now for a more serious side to history...... Feburary 7th...1812: Novelist Charles Dickens is born. 1478: English statesman and Catholic martyr Thomas More is born. 1807: Napoleon defeats the Russians and Prussians at the Battle of Eylau. 1950: The United States recognizes Emperor Bao Dai of Vietnam rather than Ho Chi Minh, who is recognized by the Soviets. ;D
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Post by: Templar on February 08, 2010, 04:53:59 AM: A MORE SERIOUS SIDE OF HISTORY DID NIGHTHAWK SAY...........WHY THAT IS THE BEAUTY OF HISTORY OR HERSTORY.........THERE ARE BOTH SIDES TO EVERY CONFLICT AND THE ODD THING IS THAT GOD IS ALWAYS ON BOTH SIDES.........YOU THINK THATS HEDGING YOUR BETS ??? ???
THE CRUSADES IS ONE OF THE MOST HUMOROUS AND HORRIBLE SET OF EVENTS SINCE EVENTS WERE WRITTEN DOWN--------ONE GERMAN LEADER FALLS OFF HIS HORSE CROSSING A STREAM AND DROWNS BECAUSE OF HIS OWN ARMOR........THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN DECIDE TO GO OFF AND FREE THE HOLY LANDS...NEVER TO RETURN........THE CHRISTIANS ACT LIKE BARBARIANS AND STEAL ANYTHING NOT NAILED DOWN--WHILE KILLING ALL THE HEATHENS--AND THE SAVAGE ARABS CAN'T GET OVER HOW DIRTY AND SMELLY AND CRUDE THE CRISTIANS WERE---WHAT WAS THE QUESTION NIGHTHAWK ??? ??? ??? ???TELL ME TOMORROW NIGHT---THE TEMPLAR(http://)
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Post by: Goose on February 08, 2010, 04:14:39 PM: Templar, how can you be so concerned about those matters? Try to envision what the Romanian handball player is doing these days. Is he still active?.....Has he turned pro?.....Has he won the country's championship? Now these items are the real pressing issues!
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Post by: Templar on February 08, 2010, 09:07:51 PM: YOU ARE SO RIGHT GOOSE ........HERE I AM BABBLING ABOUT THE UNIMPORTAN WHILE REAL HISTORY IS PASSING US BYE...I WONDER WHAT THE LITTLE JAPANESE FELLOW IS DOING...YOU KNOW.....THE ONE THAT HOLDS THE RECORD FOR EATING THE MOST HOT DOGS!.........NOW THAT'S NEWS ::) ::)

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Post by: Templar on February 09, 2010, 03:29:16 AM: NOW THAT'S A MAN WHO LIKES HOT DOGS.............MY IDOL

MY LOOK AT THE TIME----LUNCH ALREADY.........GET BACK LATER......HOT DOGS SOUND GOODE TO ME.......

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Post by: Topher on February 09, 2010, 09:49:57 AM: 1964 - The Beatles play on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time, and Beatlemania begins. The rest is history.......
Title: Re: On this day in history......
Post by: Goose on February 09, 2010, 10:53:47 AM: Ed Sullivan paid the Beatles $8000 for that appearance that night (Would be $55,000 today) which might not have been much to them, but it sure had very beneficial exposure for them.