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Today In History

In 1535 the first full English translation of the Bible was printed in Switzerland.

In 1636 the first code of law for the Plymouth Colony was established.

In 1675 Christian Huygens patented the pocket watch.

In 1777 George Washington's troops launched an assault on Germantown against the British, resulting in heavy American casualties.

In 1824 Mexico became a republic.

In 1854 Abraham Lincoln made his first political speech.

In 1880 the University of California was founded.

In 1883 the Orient Express, linking Turkey to Europe by rail, made its first run.

In 1904 was the first day of the NYC subway operation: 350,000 people ride 9.1 miles of track.

In 1922 for the first time baseball's World Series was broadcast over radio.

In 1931 the comic strip "Dick Tracy" debuted.

In 2000 Aminal joins the Animal Defence Militia, and leads the groups first crusade: the right of dogs to chase their tails in a circle.

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The Word of the Day is Angary (n.) - The right of a warring nation to use or destroy a neutral's property, subject to full indemnification (International Law).

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In 1919, little Wonderaz' testicles began to descend. They're still descending to this day, at an average drop of 1/2 inch per year.

In 1963, the red ball snapped off the rubber string of MstrG's bolo-paddle and he discovered he liked paddlin' Lucy's bare bottom much better than that little red ball.

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In 1939 the last Polish troops defending against the Nazi invasion during the start of WW II surrendered.

In 1944 British troops landed in Greece.

In 1957 the USSR launched Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite.

In 1957 "Leave It To Beaver" premiered.

In 1958 the 5th French Republic was established.

In 1959 the USSR's Luna 3 sent back the first photos of the moon's far side.

In 1970 rock singer Janis Joplin, 27, was found dead in her Hollywood hotel room.

In 1976 the U.S. Supreme Court lifted its 1972 ban on the death penalty for convicted murderers.

In 1976 Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz resigned due to telling a racial joke.

In 1990 for the first time in nearly 60 years, German lawmakers met in the Reichstag for the first meeting of the reunified German Parliament.

In 2000 after many Forum members come down sick with various ailments, Billgerat contracts the rockin' pneumonia and the boogie-woogie flu.

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