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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. uncle phil

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

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    Also on September 7, 1927, Philo T. Farnsworth succeeded in transmitting an image through purely electronic means by using an image dissector...
     
    uncle phil, Sep 7, 2011
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  2. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    On September 8th in 1974, President Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former President Nixon.
     
    Tully Mars, Sep 8, 2011
    #82
  3. uncle phil

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

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    Also on Sepyember 8, 1893, n New Zealand, the Electoral Act 1893 was passed by the Legislative Council. It was consented by the governor on September 19 giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote...
     
    uncle phil, Sep 8, 2011
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  4. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    On September 9th, in 1976, Communist Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung died in Beijing at age 82.
     
    Tully Mars, Sep 9, 2011
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  5. uncle phil

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

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    Also on September 9, 1890, Harland Sanders was born...
     
    uncle phil, Sep 9, 2011
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  6. Remixer

    Remixer Middle Eastern Doofus

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    On September 9 2001, Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, was killed by a suicide attack undertaken by the Taliban.
     
    Remixer, Sep 9, 2011
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  7. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    On September 9th, in 1919, New York City welcomed home Gen. John J. Pershing and 25,000 soldiers who had served in the United States 1st Division during World War I.
     
    Tully Mars, Sep 10, 2011
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  8. uncle phil

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

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    Also on September 10, 1813, the first defeat of a British naval squadron occurred in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. The leader of the U. S. fleet sent the famous message "We have met the enemy, and they are ours" to U. S. General William Henry Harrison...
     
    uncle phil, Sep 10, 2011
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  9. uncle phil

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

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    On September 11, 1609, explorer Henry Hudson sailed into New York harbor and discovered Manhattan Island and the Hudson River...
     
    uncle phil, Sep 11, 2011
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  10. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    On September 12th in 1977, South African black student leader Steven Biko died while in police custody, triggering an international outcry.
     
    Tully Mars, Sep 12, 2011
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  11. uncle phil

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

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    Also on September 12, 1866, "The Black Crook" opened in New York City. It was the first American burlesque show...
     
    uncle phil, Sep 12, 2011
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  12. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    On September 13th in 1993, at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy.
     
    Tully Mars, Sep 13, 2011
    #92
  13. uncle phil

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

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    Also on September 13, 1759, the French were defeated by the British on the Plains of Abraham in the final French and Indian War...

    (i've been there; an impressive location...)
     
    uncle phil, Sep 13, 2011
    #93
  14. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    On September 15th in 1959, the Soviet space probe Luna 2 became the first man-made object to reach the moon as it crashed onto the lunar surface.
     
    Tully Mars, Sep 14, 2011
    #94
  15. uncle phil

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

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    Also on September 14, 1940, the Selective Service Act was passed by the U. S. Congress providing the first peacetime draft in the United States...
     
    uncle phil, Sep 14, 2011
    #95
  16. uncle phil

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

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    On September 15, 1923, Oklahoma was placed under martial law by Gov. John Calloway Walton due to terrorist activity by the Ku Klux Klan. After this declaration national newspapers began to expose the Klan and its criminal activities...
     
    uncle phil, Sep 15, 2011
    #96
  17. uncle phil

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

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    On September 16, 1630, the village of Shawmut changed its name to Boston...
     
    uncle phil, Sep 16, 2011
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  18. uncle phil

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

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    On 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'...
     
    uncle phil, Sep 17, 2011
    #98
  19. Craven Morehead

    Craven Morehead Very Tilted

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    And Ernie is still going strong to this day. "Let's play two.".
     
    Craven Morehead, Sep 17, 2011
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  20. BadNick

    BadNick Getting Tilted

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    On Sept. 17, 1956 I won the 2nd grade spelling bee while holding hands with my beloved Christine.
     
    BadNick, Sep 17, 2011
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