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Today In History

In 1540 the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) was founded by Ignatius Loyola.

In 1777 the Battle of Germantown took place; Washington defeated the British.

In 1825 Railroad transportation was born with the first track in England, between Stockton and Darlington.

In 1864 Jesse James's gang surprize-attacked a train, killing 150 people.

In 1910 the first test flight of a twin engined plane took place in France.

In 1919 British toops backing the White Russians in their war against the communist Red Russians, withdrew from Archangelsk.

In 1919 the Democratic Party voted to admit women.

In 1923 NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hit the first of his 493 home runs.

In 1936 Franco's troops conquered Toledo in the Spanish Civil War.

In 1938 Nazi Germany forbid Jewish lawyers to practice.

In 2000 Devilmoon, unable to obtain a Barbary ape as an attack monkey, settles for an attack capuchin.

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Thank you Mr Bill.

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In 1939 Warsaw, Poland surrendered to the Germans after 19 days of resistance.

In 1941 the first Liberty ship, the Patrick Henry, was launched.

In 1942 Reinhard Heydrich, the "Butcher of Prague" was appointed as an SS general.

In 1954 integration of public schools began in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland.

In 1963 at 10:59 AM the Census Clock recorded the U.S. population at 190,000,000.

In 1964 the Warren Commission issued its report, stating that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of President Kennedy.

In 1988 grand jury evidence showed Tawana Brawley fabricated her story of rape by racist individuals.

In 1988 laboratory tests reportedly showed that the Shroud of Turin was not Christ's burial cloth.

In 1991 President Bush decided to end the full-time alert of B-52's.

In 1996 Baltimore Oriole Roberto Alomar spat in the face of umpire John Hirschbeck.

In 2000 Wonderaz, after inventing his newest product, the Chia Condom, he receives inspiration from a famous knife and goes to work on his next product; the Swiss Army Dildo.

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Originally posted by billgerat:
In 2000 Wonderaz, after inventing his newest product, the Chia Condom, he receives inspiration from a famous knife and goes to work on his next product; the Swiss Army Dildo.

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Now that's a product I could use! Does it come in travel size?

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