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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

    Location:
    Yucatan, Mexico
    On July 31st in 1964, the American space probe Ranger 7 transmitted pictures of the moon’s surface.
     
    Tully Mars, Jul 31, 2012
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  2. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    Also on July 31, 1959, the Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) was founded. The group is known for being an armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization...
     
    uncle phil, Jul 31, 2012
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  3. XAZY

    Xazy Vertical

    The first Six flags park opened on Aug 1, 1961
     
    Xazy, Aug 1, 2012
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  4. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    On August 2, 1964, the Pentagon reported the first of two North Vietnamese attacks on U. S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin...
     
    uncle phil, Aug 2, 2012
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  5. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    On August 4, 1735, freedom of the press was established with an acquittal of John Peter Zenger. The writer of the New York Weekly Journal had been charged with seditious libel by the royal governor of New York. The jury said that "the truth is not libelous..."
     
    uncle phil, Aug 4, 2012
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  6. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    On August 7, 1934, the U. S. Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling striking down the government's attempt to ban the controversial James Joyce novel "Ulysses..."
     
    uncle phil, Aug 7, 2012
    #726
  7. Lindy

    Lindy Moderator Staff Member

    Location:
    Nebraska
    On September 14, 1899, New Yorker Henry H. Bliss became the first person in the United States to die of injuries suffered in an automobile accident. He was struck by a taxicab as he exited a trolley the day before.
     
    Lindy, Sep 14, 2012
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