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Today In History

In 1492 Queen Isabella of Castille and Ferdinand of Aragon expelled the Jews from Spain.

In 1657 the English Humble Petition offered Lord Protector Cromwell the crown of England.

In 1814 Allied forces against Napoleon captured Paris.

In 1831 Quebec and Montreal were incorporated.

In 1854 Commodore Perry forced Japan to open ports to US ships, with the Treaty of Kanagawa.

In 1865 Confederate General Pickett moved his forces to 5 Forks, abandoning the defense of Petersburg.

In 1870 Thomas P. Mundy, of Perth Amboy, NJ became the first black to vote in the US.

In 1878 Jack Johnson became the first black to hold a heavyweight boxing title.

In 1880 Wabash, IN became the first town to be lit by electricity.

In 1889 the 300 meter tall Eiffel Tower officially opened.

In 1917 the US purchased the Danish West Indies for $25 million and renamed them the Virgin Islands.

In 1918 the first Daylight Savings Time in the US went into effect.

In 1921 Albert Einstein lectured in NY on his new theory of Relativity.

In 1923 during the first dance marathon, in NYC, Alma Cummings set a record of 27 hours.

In 1932 the Ford Motor Company unveiled its V-8 engine.

In 1933 Germany gave power to Hitler.

In 1939 Britain and France agreed to support Poland if Germany invades it.

In 1943 the US Army Air Force mistakenly bombed Rotterdam.

In 2001 color-blindness strikes the TLF; gray, white and black colors on the Forum causes immediate retching worldwide, making members to ponder "How in the hell did we put up with such ugliness in the beginning?"



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The Word of the Day is Celation (n.) - Hiding, especially of pregnancy or childbirth.

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Hahahaha. Amen!

Great to see this again!

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I'm showered with the dust
The spirit enter into me
And I submit to trust

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WELCOME BACK!!!

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Howdy, bill.

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In 1948 the US Congress passed the Marshall Aid Act to rehabilitate war-torn Europe.

In 1951 US tanks passed the 38th latitude in Korea.

In 1959 the Dali Lama fled China and was granted asylum in India.

In 1965 the US ordered the first combat troops to Vietnam.

In 1967 Jimi Hendrix burned his first guitar during a concert in London.

In 1968 LBJ announced that he would not seek re-election.

In 1971 Lt. William Calley was sentenced to life for the My Lai massacre in Vietnam.

In 1973 Ken Norton defeated Muhammed Ali in a 12 round split decision for the heavyweight boxing title.

In 1976 a NJ court ruled that Karen Ann Quinlan could be disconnected from her respirator and be allowed to die.

In 1981 the first Golden Raspberry award was given to "Can't Stop the Music".

In 1985 Hulk Hogan and Mr. T defeated Piper and Orndorf during Wrestlemania I.

In 1991 Danny Bonaduce attacked a transvestite prostitute in Pheonix, AZ.

In 1991 the Warsaw Pact was dissolved when Soviet Georgia opted for independence.

In 1997 Pioneer 10 ended its mission.

In 2001 billgerat improves Gorilla Biscuit's school essay on Family Relationships in Tudor/Stuart England by shortening it to the phrase, "They were really fucked-up back then."

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The Word of the Day is Celation (n.) - Hiding, especially of pregnancy or childbirth.

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YAY!!!!!!

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are you teasing us Bill???

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Ahhhh.... My day is complete. Again.

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