| C30
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April 28th 1964......I became a father for the second time!
Reply #581. Apr 28 11, 10:41 AM
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Lochalsh 
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On this day in 1788, Maryland (My Maryland) became the seventh state to join the Union.
(Rather oblique musical allusion: I'm heading out to decorate a Tannenbaum for the occasion.)
Reply #582. Apr 28 11, 11:24 AM
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| s-m-w
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O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
wie treu sind deine Blätter!
Reply #583. Apr 28 11, 12:04 PM
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Lochalsh
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Yes, I can sing the carol in German, too, but what does it have to do with Maryland? :)
Reply #584. Apr 28 11, 1:49 PM
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| C30
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Same tune as "Maryland, my Maryland" ? Not speaking German, so I am guessing!
Reply #585. Apr 28 11, 2:06 PM
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CmdrK
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On this day in 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as first president of the United States.
Reply #586. Apr 30 11, 2:33 PM
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boxjaw
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8 May, 1945. Victory in Europe Day. Is that ok to post. No one is going to be upset about this observance?
Reply #587. May 08 11, 10:36 AM
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| lesley153
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Ooh we've blinked and missed Cinco de Mayo!
(It commemorates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.)
Reply #588. May 08 11, 11:17 AM
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CmdrK
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We all didn't miss it, Lesley. I just wish the room would stop spinning. :)
Reply #589. May 08 11, 7:03 PM
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boxjaw
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Then, a year later on 17 May, 1863, the French forces captured Puebla. Cinco de Mayo is just a day for people across the border to the north to drink a lot and wear sombreros.
Reply #590. May 08 11, 8:32 PM
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boxjaw
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21 May, 1924. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, murder 14-year-old Robert "Bobby" Franks.
Reply #591. May 21 11, 10:15 AM
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| C30
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21st May 2011...........the world ended! Oh dear, no it didn't....well it was supposed to! Rofl
Reply #592. May 22 11, 1:25 PM
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boxjaw
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It ended for some. I really feel bad for some of the people who died on that day thinking that it was because of the ravings of an old idiot.
Reply #593. May 23 11, 10:02 AM
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| C30
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Box...........that's a point, it ends every day for someone, somewhere I guess.
Reply #594. May 23 11, 10:36 AM
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| Greatguggly
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At 6PM that day I was eating my dinner and I thought, 'Wow, heaven (or hell?)sure seems very similar to my kitchen."
Reply #595. May 24 11, 4:25 PM
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steelman86
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On this date Kentucky became the 15th state in 1792
Reply #596. Jun 01 11, 10:57 AM
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| Mugaboo
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On this date in 1969, Ian and Peter Stewart become the first brothers to run a sub 4 minute mile. It took place in Reading and was won by Ian McCafferty.
Reply #597. Jun 11 11, 4:17 AM
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romeomikegolf
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1215: King John and his barons seal the Magna Carta - a statement of English liberties - at Runnymede, Surrey.
Reply #598. Jun 19 11, 1:02 AM
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romeomikegolf
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1756: Nawab of Bengal Siraj Ud Daulah imprisons 146 Europeans in the 'Black Hole of Calcutta'. Only 23 survive.
Reply #599. Jun 20 11, 12:54 AM
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romeomikegolf
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1813: Wellington defeats the French decisively at the Battle of Vitoria, ending Napoleon's control of Spain.
Reply #600. Jun 21 11, 12:52 AM
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