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Re: Today in History

Posted: May 29th, 2015, 10:59 pm
by Mandalor
May 29th, 1917- John F. Kennedy was born.
-Mandalor

Re: Today in History

Posted: June 28th, 2015, 10:18 pm
by A§H»Shimmer
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Operation Red Wings..Today marks the tenth anniversary of the deaths of 19 American troops..the single largest loss of life in Navy Seal history..in Afghanistan on June 28th, 2005.

In honor of my friend, Marcus Luttrell, who did survive..I am remembering your friends today.

Re: Today in History

Posted: July 21st, 2015, 6:09 pm
by Mandalor
July 21, 1951- Robin Williams was born.
-Mandalor

Re: Today in History

Posted: August 28th, 2015, 6:15 pm
by Mandalor
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers debuted 22 years ago today!

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Which I never saw...
-Mandalor

Re: Today in History

Posted: September 26th, 2015, 8:13 pm
by A§H»BierLKW
September 26th, 1687 – The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution

This replaced the reigning king, James II, with the joint monarchy of his protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange.
Thanks Vox. :thumbsup2:


September 26th, 1969Abbey Road, the last recorded album by The Beatles, is released.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_Road

Re: Today in History

Posted: September 27th, 2015, 5:12 am
by VOX
No thanks, you can have them all....
Please, take them all!!!

:sick :sick :sick :twisted: :evil: :diablo: "royalty"..

Re: Today in History

Posted: September 28th, 2015, 1:45 am
by A§H»BierLKW
September 28th, 1066 – William the Conqueror invades England beginning the Norman conquest of England.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_co ... of_England

A section of the Bayeux Tapestry detailing the Norman invasion of England.
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September 28th, 2008 – SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_1

Re: Today in History

Posted: September 28th, 2015, 11:03 pm
by A§H»BierLKW
September 29th, 1938Munich Agreement: Germany is given permission from France, Italy, and Great Britain to seize the territory of Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia. The meeting takes place in Munich, and leaders from neither the Soviet Union nor Czechoslovakia attend.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Agreement

September 29th, 2008 – Following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual, The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, the largest single-day point loss in its history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones ... al_Average

Re: Today in History

Posted: March 12th, 2016, 11:15 pm
by A§H»BierLKW
March 13th, 1954 - Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp unleashed a massive artillery barrage on the French to begin the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ, the climactic battle in the First Indochina War.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu

Re: Today in History

Posted: June 11th, 2016, 4:13 am
by A§H»BierLKW
June 11th, 1184 BCE - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_War

June 11th, 1776 – The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_of_Five