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Today In History

In 2137 B.C. China made the first recorded mention of a total ecipse of the sun.

In 1096 Sultan Kilidj Arslan of Nicea defeated the 1st Crusaders.

In 1520 Ferdinand Magellen arrived at Tierra Del Fuego, and entered the straight that now bears his name.

In 1797 the U.S. Navy frigate, Constitution (Old Ironsides) was launched in Boston.

In 1805 Admiral Nelson defeated the French and Spanish fleets, and died at the Battle of Trafalgar.

In 1824 Joseph Aspdin patented Portland cement in Yorkshire, England.

In 1858 the Can-Can was first performed in Paris.

In 1879 Thomas Edison perfected the carbonized cotton filament light bulb.

In 1915 the first transatlantic radiotelephone message, between Arlington, VA and Paris, was made.

In 1916 the U.S. Army formed the Reserve Officers Training Corps.

In 2000 the Artist Formerly Known As Tack adopts a symbol to represent his self - a callused, hairy-palmed right hand.

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The Word of the Day is Telestich (n.) - A poem in which the consecutive final letters of the lines spell a name.

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In 1917 the first American troops in WW I saw action on the front lines.

In 1938 Japanese troops occupied Canton, China.

In 1950 Chinese forces occupied Tibet and set up a puppet government.

In 1960 the first English nuclear sub Dreadnaught was launched.

In 1967 thousands opposing the Vietnam War tried to storm the Pentagon.

In 1980 for the first and only time in their history (98 years), the Phillies won the World Series.

In 1988 Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos were indicted on racketeering charges.

In 1992 Madonna's book "Sex" went on sale.

In 2000 MrSherman begins a post titled "Utter Nonsense". This is an accurate title since most anything he posts is utter nonsense.

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The Word of the Day is Telestich (n.) - A poem in which the consecutive final letters of the lines spell a name.

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