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On This Day in History

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by Tully Mars, Aug 1, 2011.

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  1. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    On August 21 in 1959, President Eisenhower signed an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union.
     
    Tully Mars, Aug 21, 2011
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  2. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    On August 22nd in 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States chief executive to ride in an automobile.
     
    Tully Mars, Aug 22, 2011
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  3. mandy

    mandy Vertical

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    Also on August 22, 1994, DNA linked OJ Simpson to the murder of Nicole Simpson & Ron Goldman
     
    mandy, Aug 22, 2011
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  4. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

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    On August 23, 1927, Nicola Sacco and Bartolemeo Vanzetti were executed in Boston, MA, for the murder of two men during a 1920 robbery...
     
    uncle phil, Aug 23, 2011
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  5. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    Welcome back.

    Also on August 23 in 1839 - Hong Kong was taken by the British in a war with China.
     
    Tully Mars, Aug 23, 2011
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  6. Tully Mars

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    On August 24th, in 1992, Hurricane Andrew smashed into Florida, causing record damage; 55 deaths in Florida, Louisiana and the Bahamas were blamed on the storm.
     
    Tully Mars, Aug 24, 2011
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  7. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

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    Also on August 24, 1572, the Catholics began their slaughter of the French Protestants in Paris. The killings claimed about 70,000 people...
     
    uncle phil, Aug 24, 2011
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  8. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    Wait... what? People killed each other over religious beliefs? Never heard of such a thing.
     
    Tully Mars, Aug 24, 2011
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  9. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    On August 25th in 1944, Paris was liberated by Allied forces after four years of Nazi occupation.
     
    Tully Mars, Aug 25, 2011
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  10. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

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    Also on August 25, 1921, the U. S. signed a peace treaty with Germany...
     
    uncle phil, Aug 25, 2011
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  11. Zweiblumen

    Zweiblumen Slightly Tilted

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    Famous people that have birthday today August 25th.:
    • Sean Connery (81)
    • Claudia Schiffer (41)
    • Elvis Costello
    • Rachel Ray
    • and more.
     
    Zweiblumen, Aug 25, 2011
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  12. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    On August 26th in 1920, the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing American women the right to vote, was declared in effect.

    Yep, today's the anniversary of the day the damn uppity women got the vote.
     
    Tully Mars, Aug 26, 2011
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  13. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

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    Also on August 26, 1743, Antoine Lavoisier was born. He was the chemist that proved that the union of oxygen and other chemicals is used in burning, rusting of metals and breathing...
     
    uncle phil, Aug 26, 2011
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  14. WOLF

    wolf Evil Grin

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    August 26, 1939 was the first televised Baseball game.
     
    wolf, Aug 26, 2011
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  15. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    On August 27th in 1962, the United States launched the Mariner 2 space probe, which flew past Venus the following December.
     
    Tully Mars, Aug 27, 2011
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  16. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

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    Also 0n August 27, 1859, the first oil well was successfully drilled in the U. S. by Colonel Edwin L. Drake near Titusville, PA...
     
    uncle phil, Aug 27, 2011
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  17. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    On August 28th in 1963, 200,000 people participated in a peaceful civil rights rally in Washington, D.C., where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
     
    Tully Mars, Aug 28, 2011
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  18. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

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    Also on August 28, 1917, ten suffragists were arrested as they picketed the White House...
     
    uncle phil, Aug 28, 2011
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  19. Tully Mars

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    On August 29 In 1991, the Supreme Soviet, the parliament of the U.S.S.R., suspended all activities of the Communist Party, bringing an end to the institution.
     
    Tully Mars, Aug 29, 2011
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  20. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

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    Also on August 29, 1842, the Treaty of Nanking was signed by the British and the Chinese. The treaty ended the first Opium War and gave the island of Hong Kong to Britain...
     
    uncle phil, Aug 29, 2011
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