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Command Sergeant Major
Posts: 2,995
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: North Carolina
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01-14-2006, 08:56 PM
April 27th in History
1773: British Parliament passes the Tea Act. It doesn't fly well in Boston
1937: First US social security payment made The AARP should celebrate
1937: The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco USA opens
1941: Athens, Greece, captured by the German army
1960: France grants Togo independence, kicking off the end of the colonial age
1961: Sierra Leone, in Africa, becomes an independent republic
1989: Beijing students take over Tiananmen Square in China
April 27th birthdays
1759: Mary Godwin/Shelley, Author of the novel 'Frankenstein'
1791: Samuel Morse, Inventor of Morse Code
1822: Ulysses S.Grant, Former (18th) American President
1896: Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher
1932: Anouk Aimee, French actress
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General of the Army
Posts: 18,895
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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01-14-2006, 09:38 PM
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Discovery of penicillin was announced.
The USSR and Israel resume diplomatic relations
Deborah Kerr, English born film actress
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1st Lieutenant
Posts: 4,316
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: New Joisy?
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01-14-2006, 09:59 PM
September 14th in History
1812: Napoleon enters Moscow, during his invasion of Russia
1886: Typewriter ribbons patented in the United States
1992: UN troops land in Somalia, Africa, to stabalise the country and provide aid
September 14th birthdays
1769: Baron von Humboldt, German naturalist
1909: Peter Scott, British naturalist and artist
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Captain
Posts: 5,724
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Mostly Vermont. Also New Hampshire
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01-14-2006, 10:10 PM
March 22nd in History
1945: Arab League formed by seven Middle East countries
1946: Jordan gains independence from British rule
March 22nd birthdays
1599: Sir Anthony Van Dyck, Flemish artist
1910: Nicholas Monsarrat, English author
1923: Marcel Marceau, French Mime artist
1930: Stephen Sondheim, American songwriter
1948: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer of 'Phantom of the Opera' and 'Cats'
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Major
Posts: 6,413
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: University of Guelph
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01-14-2006, 11:33 PM
June 1st in History
This Day in History > June 1st
June 1st in History
1952: East Germany closes its links with West
1958: General De Gaulle named the premier of France
1973: Greece becomes a republic, scrapping its monarchy
June 1st birthdays
1926: Andy Griffith, American film and television actor
1926: Marilyn Monroe, American film actress
1937: Morgan Freeman, American film actor ('Driving Miss Daisy'
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Sergeant
Posts: 1,473
Join Date: Jan 2004
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01-15-2006, 12:02 AM
1485: Coronation of British king Henry VII
1922: Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister and Dictator of Italy
1952: US detonate first hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific
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2nd Lieutenant
Posts: 3,907
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: SouthWest, Florida.
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01-15-2006, 12:44 AM
January 3rd in History
1521: Martin Luther excommunicated by Roman Catholic Church
1918: US employment service opens as a unit of Department of Labor
1924: The sarcophagus of Tutankhamen is discovered by Howard Carter
1959: Alaska becomes the 49th United State, bought from Russia
1961: US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba
1993: The Russian and American leaders sign the second START agreement in Moscow
January 3rd birthdays
1892: J.R Tolkien, English author
1909: Victor Borge, Danish comedian and musician
1956: Mel Gibson, Australian actor
That's right bitches...the Road Warrior! HOLLAH!
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General of the Army
Posts: 18,895
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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01-15-2006, 02:21 AM
[img]http://www.maximum-ink.com/i/gary-wilson-web.jpg[/img]
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Senior Member
Posts: 731
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Banned
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01-15-2006, 03:24 AM
May 21st in History
This Day in History > May 21st
May 21st in History
1851: Gold discovered in Australia
1927: Charles Lindbergh becomes the first to fly solo across the Atlantic
May 21st birthdays1527: King Philip II of Spain
1904: Fats Waller, American musician
1916: Harold Robbins, American novelist
1917: Raymond Burr, American actor
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2nd Lieutenant
Posts: 3,596
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts
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01-15-2006, 10:13 AM
December 27th in History
1831: HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin on board, sets sail on its world voyage
1927: Leon Trotsky expelled from the Communist Party
1945: International Monetary Fund established
1979: Russia invades Afghanistan
1989: Egypt resumes full diplomatic relations with Syria, after a ten year break
December 27th birthdays
1571: Johannes Kepler, German astronomer who stated that planets circle the Sun
1879: Sydney Greenstreet, American actor
1901: Marlene Dietrich, German actress
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General of the Army
Posts: 18,844
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: AA.com North Building, Offtopic Floor, Apartment 1337
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01-15-2006, 10:18 AM
lithuania delcares independence from USSR
followed by 2 worthless news stories and 2 randoms birthdays oOo: cry:
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Senior Member
Posts: 8,792
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Hans-AlbinVonReitzenstein
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01-15-2006, 10:23 AM
August 9th in History
1945: Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
1965: Singapore independence
1974: Gerald Ford becomes the 39th president of the United States
August 9th birthdays
1922: Philip Larkin, English poet
mia farrow is hot.
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Command Sergeant Major
Posts: 2,389
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Is "Fuck You" A Valid Answer?
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01-15-2006, 10:26 AM
April 20th in History
This Day in History > April 20th
April 20th in History
1441: During the Council of Florence, Pope Eugenius IV issues the bull "Etsi non dubitemus," which asserts the superiority of the pope over the Councils
1775: British begin siege of Boston As a result, New York adopts new constitution as an independent state
1782: Netherlands recognizes US
1902: Marie Curie isolate radioactive element radium
1929: The first Italian parliament made up completely from Mussolinis Fascists opens
1945: Soviet troops enter Berlin
1961: Revolt in the South African country of Angola
April 20th birthdays
121: Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor
1745: Philippe Pinel, First psychiatrist
1889: Adolf Hitler, Dictator of Germany
1893: Harold Lloyd, American silent film star
1893: Joan Miro, Spanish artist
1941: Ryan O'Neal, American actor
1949: Jessica Lange American actress
holy fuck Adolf Hitler oOo:
Smoke 'em if you got 'em!
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1st Lieutenant
Posts: 4,106
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Southern Westchester, New York
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01-15-2006, 10:28 AM
August 7th in History
1858: Ottawa chosen as the capital of Canada by British Queen Victoria
1942: American marines begin assault on Guadalcanal
1960: The Ivory Coast gains independence from France
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General of the Army
Posts: 18,844
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: AA.com North Building, Offtopic Floor, Apartment 1337
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01-15-2006, 11:33 AM
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August 9th in History
1945: Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
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"what the fuck is that"- nagasaki citizen, 1945 |
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