The Gilbert Islands has been already done.



So?  I copy/paste from the front page of Wikipedia.

July 13: Bon Festival in Japan


    * 1772 - HMS Resolution set sail from Plymouth, England, under the command of Captain James Cook.
    * 1793 - Jean-Paul Marat (pictured), a leader in the French Revolution, was murdered in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday.
    * 1878 - The major powers in Europe redrew the map of the Balkans in the Treaty of Berlin.
    * 1923 - The Hollywoodland Sign was officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, California. The last four letters of the sign were later removed in 1949.
    * 1985 - Live Aid benefit concerts, organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia, were held in London and Philadelphia.

1837 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom moves into the first Buckingham Palace in London and is the first British monarch to live there.

July 13, 2004
Also in history...

   Today, July 13, is not only the day that my most recent parking ticket was due, it was also on this day, in:

   *1568 that the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, of blessed memory, perfects a way to bottle beer (may we have a moment of silence, please..?)

-and-

   *1898 that Guglielmo Marconi patents the radio.

   Taken together, they made it possible for you to stay home, drink a beer, and listen on the radio as, on this day in 1934, Babe Ruth hit his 700th home run (against Detroit).

   Coincidence?  No way. This right here is enough to make me believe in a higher power... :D

400th anniversary of birth of Dutch painter Rembrandt

July 15: 400th anniversary of birth of Dutch painter Rembrandt (pictured)

Self-portrait of Rembrandt

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/98/Rembrandt_van_rijn-self_portrait.jpg

    * 1410 - The Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of Grunwald.
    * 1685 - James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, was executed for his role in the Monmouth Rebellion.
    * 1799 - French soldiers uncovered the Rosetta Stone in the Egyptian port city of Rashid.
    * 1806 - The Pike expedition, led by Zebulon Pike to explore the Louisiana Territory, began near St. Louis, Missouri.
    * 1955 - Eighteen Nobel laureates signed the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons.
    * 1974 - Archbishop Makarios, President of Cyprus, was overthrown in a coup d'

I see that no one spotted for yesterday (July 14th) Bastille Day in France.

I see that no one spotted for yesterday (July 14th) Bastille Day in France.


Every year in Boston there is a block party in Back Bay.  Bring your beret and sing the Marseillais  ;)

2005 - Jack Nicklaus plays his last hole of competitive golf during The Open Championship at Hole 18 at St Andrews, finishing with a birdie.

2002: Sports announcer Chick Hearn, best known for his play-by-play on L.A. Lakers' basketball games, died of a stroke in Los Angeles at the age of 85. :\'(


2005 (last year!): I posted my long-awaited picture on this messageboard! :D

A sad day to recall as a day in history.

August 06, 1945 - World War II: Enola Gay, a B-29 Superfortress of the U.S. Army Air Force, dropped an atomic bomb named Little Boy (pictured) on Hiroshima, Japan, killing an estimated 80,000 people instantly.

2002: Sports announcer Chick Hearn, best known for his play-by-play on L.A. Lakers' basketball games, died of a stroke in Los Angeles at the age of 85. :\'(


2005 (last year!): I posted my long-awaited picture on this messageboard! :D



W... Why do you remember that!?

2005 (last year!): I posted my long-awaited picture on this messageboard! :D




W... Why do you remember that!?


Quickly hits the search button!

A sad day to recall as a day in history.

August 06, 1945 - World War II: Enola Gay, a B-29 Superfortress of the U.S. Army Air Force, dropped an atomic bomb named Little Boy (pictured) on Hiroshima, Japan, killing an estimated 80,000 people instantly.


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   :\'(

Rock History this week, not sure it's today, but close enough

1959
Cliff Richard had his first British #1 when "Living Doll" started a six week run at the top of the singles chart. The record would eventually sell over 500,000 copies.

1963
The Beatles appeared at The Cavern Club in Liverpool for the very last time on August 3rd. They had performed 274 concerts at the dingy, basement club since their debut there 2

Rock History this week, not sure it's today, but close enough

.

1971
The concert for Bangla Desh was staged to raise money for victims of famine and war in that country. The show featured George Harrison, with some help from his friends Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Ravi Shankar and some members of Bad Finger. The three disc live album from the show reached number 1 in the UK and number 2 in the US in 1972, as well as winning a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The concerts, album and film raised nearly $11 million US for the impoverished people of the newly-independent nation of Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan.




They are showing bits of it on PBS around here.  Wierd seeing them then, and how many aren't around anymore  :\'(

August 06, 1991 - Tim Berners-Lee released files describing his idea for a "World Wide Web."

We would we be without it!

They are showing bits of it on PBS around here.  Wierd seeing them then, and how many aren't around anymore  :\'(
I saw this last night, The Concert For Bangladesh and my Badfinger boys were onstage playing acoustic with George Harrison, 2 of them deceased.  :\'(  I also saw Bob Dylan take the stage and do Blowin in the Wind, it was very cool.

I saw this last night, The Concert For Bangladesh and my Badfinger boys were onstage playing acoustic with George Harrison, 2 of them deceased.  :\'(  I also saw Bob Dylan take the stage and do Blowin in the Wind, it was very cool.



There is a rumor that Bob Dylan may be getting back together again.  :D ;D ;D

I saw him in concert about 15 years ago or so. I wasn't impressed.



Cat

There is a rumor that Bob Dylan may be getting back together again.  :D ;D ;D

I saw him in concert about 15 years ago or so. I wasn't impressed.



Cat
if the tix weren't too expensive, I'd go. I like his old stuff.

if the tix weren't too expensive, I'd go. I like his old stuff.



I got off cheap-I saw him in Greece and tix were about $10-like I said, that was about 15 years ago.



Cat

W... Why do you remember that!?

I remember everything. ;D


August 6th: On this day in 1911, comedian Lucille Ball was born in Jamestown, New York. (She would live to be 77 1/2.)

I got off cheap-I saw him in Greece and tix were about $10-like I said, that was about 15 years ago.



Cat
right within my price range $$  ;D  I think they said the Bangladesh benifit concert was Dylans first return to stage since his motorcycle accident.


I remember everything. ;D


August 6th: On this day in 1911, comedian Lucille Ball was born in Jamestown, New York. (She would live to be 77 1/2.)
:)  made me laugh, good one Jeff

There is a rumor that Bob Dylan may be getting back together again.  :D ;D ;D

I saw him in concert about 15 years ago or so. I wasn't impressed.



Cat
Bob Dylan toured the UK last year.

Rick James passed away 2 Years ago today

Rick James passed away 2 Years ago today

Oh my gosh, that's right! Actually, it was 2 years ago yesterday, but... yes, he was only 56 years old. :\'( I remember that.


And Peter Jennings passed away one year ago today. :(

Richard Nixon impeached 32 years ago today

On this day, August 8 1944, John C. Holmes who would grow up to be the king of pornography, was born.  :P

1946 - The first prototype of the B-36 Peacemaker, the first nuclear weapon delivery vehicle to be mass-produced, flew for the first time.

On this day, August 8 1944, John C. Holmes who would grow up to be the king of pornography, was born.   :P



What film was he in? ;D

Richard Nixon impeached 32 years ago today

...and on this date 32 years ago (August 9th), he resigned from office, becoming the only U.S. President to do so!

...and on this date 32 years ago (August 9th), he resigned from office, becoming the only U.S. President to do so!


and he died in 1994

August 10, 1792 - French Revolution: Insurrectionists in Paris stormed the Tuileries Palace effectively ending the French monarchy until it was restored in 1814.

I'm sure we all know about the tragic hurricane that occurred in New Orleans on this date 1 year ago. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(

I'm sure we all know about the tragic hurricane that occurred in New Orleans on this date 1 year ago. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
That event is in my memory.

I'm sure we all know what happened on this day five years ago. :\'( :\'(


Three years ago (back in 2003), I ate a doughnut for the very last time. ;D (I just had to mention that.) More importantly...actor John Ritter passed away at the age of 54. :\'( He had been starring in the ABC sitcom "8 Simple Rules" and suffered heart problems during a filming. (If he had lived another week, he would have turned 55.) A few hours later, during the wee hours of September 12th, musician Johnny Cash died of diabetes at age 71. :\'(

I'm sure we all know what happened on this day five years ago. :\'( :\'(
That event is truly in my mind for today, for I sat through the whole event as it unrolled on television.

hey...don't we have this thread in the other board...ummm (he he i'm the moderator and i cant remember)
Black and White?

This one is wayyyyyy bettter.
rock on.

September 11 1297 - Scots under William Wallace defeated English troops in the Battle of Stirling Bridge.

hey...don't we have this thread in the other board...ummm (he he i'm the moderator and i cant remember)
Black and White?


"Today in history"? Not that I'm aware of. :-\\



This one is wayyyyyy bettter.
rock on.

Right. O0

Today in History-1973-Salvador Allende was overthrown in a military coop under Augesto Pinochet in Chile (with the help of the U.S.  ::) )




Cat

5 years on, US marks 9/11 attacks

:(

September 12 1977 - South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko was killed in police custody.

September 26: European Day of Languages

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    * 1580 - The Golden Hind sailed into Plymouth, England, as Francis Drake (pictured) completed his circumnavigation of the globe.
    * 1687 - The Parthenon in Athens was partially destroyed during an armed conflict between Venetian and Ottoman forces.
    * 1907 - Newfoundland and New Zealand became dominions within the British Empire.
    * 1957 - West Side Story, a musical written by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, and produced and directed by Jerome Robbins, made its debut on Broadway.
    * 1983 - Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov of the Soviet Union averted a worldwide nuclear war.

1969 Beatles release album- Abbey Road

2003: Rock musician Robert Palmer dies of a heart attack in Paris; he was only 54. :\'( His best known songs include "Addicted To Love" (which earned him the 1986 Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance), "Simply Irresistible" and "Bad Case Of Loving You"; he was also a member of the Power Station.

September 26, 1961 - Bob Dylan makes his public debut.

September 27th...

1998: Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals finished the season with 70 home runs; Chicago Cub Sammy Sosa had 66. Both had broken the record of 61 set by Roger Maris 37 years earlier.

Little did we realize that it would spark some controversy a few years later. ::)


Celebrities with birthdays today include:
Liz Torres (actress), who is 59.
Meat Loaf (rock singer), who is 55 (although some sources say he's four years older).
Amanda Detmer (actress), who is 35.
Gwyneth Paltrow (actress), who is 34.
Avril Lavigne (singer), who is 22.

September 28, 1066 - Norman Conquest: William the Conqueror and his fleet of around 600 ships reached England and landed at Pevensey, Sussex.

September 28

1972 - Paul Henderson scores The Goal to win the Canada/USSR (ice hockey) "Summit Series".

http://www.chiropracticfirst.ca/images/paul_henderson.jpg


1973 - ITT Building in New York City bombed to protest ITT's involvement in the September 11 1973 coup d'

September 28, 1106 - Henry I of England decisively defeated his older brother Robert Curthose, the Duke of Normandy in the Battle of Tinchebray, and claimed Normandy as a possession of the English crown.

1991-Miles Davis RIP

Good King Wenceslas died in 929

September 28, 1066 - Norman Conquest: William the Conqueror and his fleet of around 600 ships reached England and landed at Pevensey, Sussex.


Bleedin' immigrants!

"The Memphis Blues"
1913.
Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920

On September 28, 1912, the publication of William Christopher Handy's "Memphis Blues" changed the course of American popular song. Handy introduced an African-American folk tradition, the blues, into mainstream music. By the 1960s, the blues sound had significantly influenced the development of jazz and rock and roll, quintessential American musical forms.

September 28th, 1825 - First Train Railway running in New England. .

1991-Miles Davis RIP
:\'(

September 30, 1980 - Ethernet specifications were first published by Xerox, Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.

James Dean 1955

http://www.cinematical.com/images/2005/09/james%20dean.jpg

1991-Miles Davis RIP


'91? Huh... I thought it was earlier.

'91? Huh... I thought it was earlier.



No, it was '91. Just seems longer

No, it was '91. Just seems longer
15 years ago now.

Good King Wenceslas died in 929



As he looked out on the feast of Stephen?


(Sorry, couldn't resist)



Cat

September 30, 1399 - The Duke of Lancaster deposed Richard II to become Henry IV of England, merging the Duchy of Lancaster with the crown.

1962 Brian Epstein becomes manager of the Beatles

October 02, 2006, 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sailed along the St. Lawrence River and reached an Iroquois fort on the island now known as Montr

October 2, 1948 Phils birthday(my brother, not the poster of same name)  ;)

1990  Florida record store owner Charles Freeman is found guilty of obscenity, for selling 2 Live Crew rap records

October 3rd:


On this day in 1995 (which, incidentally, was also Tuesday, October 3rd), OJ Simpson was found "not guilty" of murdering his wife and her friend; this verdict sparked some controversy.
On this day in 2000 (which was ALSO a Tuesday, October 3rd), rocker Ben Orr, who was a bass player and backup vocalist for The Cars, died of cancer at age 53. :\'(

On this day in 1906 SOS became the recognised international distress signal.

October 2, 1948 Phils birthday(my brother, not the poster of same name)  ;)



Oct. 3 (I won't give the year-but she is older than I am  :D ;D ;D) my sister was born.




Cat

October 03, 1283 - Dafydd ap Gruffydd the Prince of Wales, the last native ruler of Wales to resist English domination, was executed by drawing and quartering.

October 3rd:


On this day in 1995 (which, incidentally, was also Tuesday, October 3rd), OJ Simpson was found "not guilty" of murdering his wife and her friend; this verdict sparked some controversy.
On this day in 2000 (which was ALSO a Tuesday, October 3rd), rocker Ben Orr, who was a bass player and backup vocalist for The Cars, died of cancer at age 53. :\'(




I'm suprised it's been 11 years already. :o

I'm suprised it's been 11 years already. :o
11 years, I remember it as yesterday.

11 years, I remember it as yesterday.

I was in school that day, but there was a TV in the classroom and we were all tuned to it to find out what the verdict was.

I was in school that day, but there was a TV in the classroom and we were all tuned to it to find out what the verdict was.



I was watching it on television

October 3rd:

On this day in 1995 (which, incidentally, was also Tuesday, October 3rd), OJ Simpson was found "not guilty" of murdering his wife and her friend; this verdict sparked some controversy.



I remember that day, not quite as vividly now, but it was still a shocking conclusion despite all the hype.

October 04, 1957 - Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 1 was launched by an R-7 rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakh SSR and became the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.

Janis Joplin  October 4, 1970


PEARL

http://bellaciao.org/fr/IMG/jpg/janis_joplin.jpg

Today, two years ago, I got drunk and felll off a mechanical bull.

My bachelorette party.

Today, two years ago, I got drunk and felll off a mechanical bull.

My bachelorette party.


I think I might as well share something that happened in my life on this date... 18 years ago (1988), I was up very very late doing homework. Little did I realize I only had to only the first two pages of this packet. I was in 3rd grade at the time.

What else do I remember? Oh yes, 10 years ago (1996), four guys in my U.S. history class stopped harassing me.

I think I might as well share something that happened in my life on this date... 18 years ago (1988), I was up very very late doing homework. Little did I realize I only had to only the first two pages of this packet. I was in 3rd grade at the time.

What else do I remember? Oh yes, 10 years ago (1996), four guys in my U.S. history class stopped harassing me.


Excelllent! A day worth celebrating!

Excelllent! A day worth celebrating!

I talked about two separate days there; they were exactly eight years apart. :)

On this date last year, I reached 40,000 posts. So I think by this time next year I'll definitely have 100,000.

October 05, 1969 - The first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus was broadcast on BBC1.

IT'S JOHNNIES BIRTHDAY

http://www.usmusicvault.com/images/lennon.john/johnlennon.jpg

It's Johnny's birthday
It's Johnny's birthday
And we would like to wish him all the very best
It's Johnny's birthday
It's Johnny's birthday
And it's so nice to have you back to be our guest

At Johnny's birthday
At Johnny's birthday
We'd like to wish you all what you would wish yourself
On Johnny's birthday
It's Johnny's birthday
And it's so good to have you back from off the shelf
And it's so good to have...
You back from off the shelf...

October 09, 1514 - Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII of England, became queen consort of France.

October 09, 1514 - Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII of England, became queen consort of France.



I thought Mary Tudor was his daughter-or am I confusing two Marys?



Cat

I thought Mary Tudor was his daughter-or am I confusing two Marys?



Cat


Two Marys.  Sister and Daughter, we all know about Bloody Mary, but sister Mary was forced to wed the king of France.  A young Anne Boleyn was sent along as lady in waiting.  She was young, he was old, she was lucky and he died three months into it.

October 9th, 1963 - My boyfriend's birthday  :)

Two Marys.  Sister and Daughter, we all know about Bloody Mary, but sister Mary was forced to wed the king of France.  A young Anne Boleyn was sent along as lady in waiting.  She was young, he was old, she was lucky and he died three months into it.



Thanks for clearing that up for me. I know Mary Tudor "Bloody Mary" was Henry's daughter and Mary Stewart "Mary Queen of Scots" was Elizabeth's cousin but now ANOTHER Mary?? Oy vey!




Cat

October 10th,2004 I met Robin for the first time and wound up 2 years later,boyfriend and girlfriend.  :)

October 10th,2004 I met Robin for the first time and wound up 2 years later,boyfriend and girlfriend.  :)



That would be tomorrow, not today......but happy anniversary none the less. 

October 9: Thanksgiving in Canada (2006), Hangul Day in South Korea (1446), Leif Erikson Day and Columbus Day in the United States.

    * 1514 - Mary Tudor (pictured), sister of Henry VIII of England, became queen consort of France.
    * 1831 - John Capodistria, the Greek head of state, was assassinated in N

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October 10, 2006, 1973: United States Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned after being charged with tax evasion.

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Where is the picture of Mary Tudor?



I didn't feel like posting it.

Where is the picture of Mary Tudor?


http://home.earthlink.net/~elisale/images/fitzwilliammary.jpg

While I'm at it, here's Shoeless Joe

http://www.artofthegame.com/prints/shoeless.jpg

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Thanks.

October 11, 1865 - The Morant Bay rebellion, led by Paul Bogle and George William Gordon, began in Jamaica and was brutally suppressed by Governor Edward John Eyre.

October 27th:

1858: Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th U.S. President, was born in New York.
1958: Simon LeBon, lead vocalist of the new wave band Duran Duran, was born in England. (How about that! Two famous people born exactly 100 years apart!)

1991: The Minnesota Twins won the 7th and deciding game of the World Series, 1-0, in 10 innings, over the Atlanta Braves.
1997: The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost a whopping 554 points for the day, becoming what was then its largest one-day loss in terms of points (but only the 12th largest in terms of percentage).
2001: The '01 World Series began in Arizona between the New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona won the first game...and went on to win the series, which would become the first November World Series ever.
2002: The Anaheim Angels won their first World Series ever, in a deciding game over the San Francisco Giants, 4-1.
2004: The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series in 86 years, completing a sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals.

This was for yesterday but:

Thursday, October 26, 2000: The last day I attended my old elementary school (it was K-8, I was in 8th grade at the time) before we moved and I changed to another school. I didn't know this was going to be the last day either, so I never got to say goodbye to any of my friends there. I was scheduled for detention lol the next day (6 years ago today), but I never ended up serving it. This date has been stuck in my mind ever since.

October 27, 1904 - The first section of the New York City Subway opened, running between City Hall and the Bronx.

This was for yesterday but:

Thursday, October 26, 2000: The last day I attended my old elementary school (it was K-8, I was in 8th grade at the time) before we moved and I changed to another school. I didn't know this was going to be the last day either, so I never got to say goodbye to any of my friends there. I was scheduled for detention lol the next day (6 years ago today), but I never ended up serving it. This date has been stuck in my mind ever since.

There are some days that stick in my mind for whatever reason too. (Incidentally, I knew that date was also a Thursday October 26 just like this year!)


While I'm on the subject...the date of Friday, October 27, 1995, has stuck in my mind for the past 11 years. On that date, I was a sophomore in high school, and I was just coming out of my drivers ed class and heading to my next class when some stupid boy in that class comes out and calls me a bad name. I was minding my own business, right? Anyway, he was harassing me, so I got angry at him and knocked his glasses down. I know that wasn't a nice thing to do, but he was getting on my nerves and I was angry. So for the rest of the school year, he kept pestering me to give him some money so he could buy some new glasses. Of course I never did. One time, however, I did tell him: "Look, man, you were the one who started this. If you hadn't opened your mouth, this whole thing never would've started." >:( I never saw him again after the end of the 1995-96 school year, and that was a good thing. His name was Jon, by the way.

On this date 15 years ago: Basketball player Magic Johnson announced he had tested positive for HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) and then he said he was gonna retire.

November 07, 1665 - The London Gazette, the oldest surviving English newspaper, was first published.

On this date in 2000, one of the longest presidential elections in U.S. history began. ::) By the end of the day, the country didn't know who its next president was gonna be. I would start splaining more, but I really don't want to.

On this date in 2000, one of the longest presidential elections in U.S. history began. ::) By the end of the day, the country didn't know who its next president was gonna be. I would start splaining more, but I really don't want to.
The splaining can be kept to another thread.

The splaining can be kept to another thread.

...in the Political section. :-X

If you ask me, the folks who rigged that election have some splainin' to do.

Okay, I've said enough. :-X :-X

November 07, 1665 - The London Gazette, the oldest surviving English newspaper, was first published.


Is that why the Google pic is what it is today?

Is that why the Google pic is what it is today?
It is something to do with a competition "Doodle 4 Google"

On this date 15 years ago: Basketball player Magic Johnson announced he had tested positive for HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) and then he said he was gonna retire.



I remember that.

November 07, 1917 - Vladimir Lenin led a Bolshevik insurrection against the Provisional Government of Alexander Kerensky, starting the October Revolution in Russia.

November 07, 1917 - Vladimir Lenin led a Bolshevik insurrection against the Provisional Government of Alexander Kerensky, starting the October Revolution in Russia.



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I remember that.

So do I. It was all over the news...at the time, I was trying to follow current events as much as possible.

November 08, 1923 - Adolf Hitler, Erich Ludendorff and other members of the Kampfbund started the Beer Hall Putsch, a failed attempt to seize power in Germany.

Nov. 8, 2006: History was made when the Dems swept the House and it looks like the Senate and start this country on the path that it SHOULD have been on for the past 5 years.


Oh yeah, Donald Rumsfeld resigned.


Cat

Nov. 8, 2006: History was made when the Dems swept the House and it looks like the Senate and start this country on the path that it SHOULD have been on for the past 5 years.


Oh yeah, Donald Rumsfeld resigned.


Cat
Is there something about the first time in 12 years?

Is there something about the first time in 12 years?



Yeah, it's the first time since 1994 the Democrats have controlled the House.

Yeah, it's the first time since 1994 the Democrats have controlled the House.
Well done to the Democrats!

Well done to the Democrats!



Absolutely!

Absolutely!
Is this a true sign what could happen at the next election?

Is this a true sign what could happen at the next election?



Well, those who voted/supported the Democrats hope that's the case.  If the Democrats can take the Senate as well, that might mean good things come '08.

So do I. It was all over the news...at the time, I was trying to follow current events as much as possible.



I thought that he died from it. :o

I thought that he died from it. :o



I think if Magic Johnson died, we'd know.  Not everyone dies from AIDS.  If you're diagnosed quickly and get on the meds as soon as possible, you may not develop full-blown AIDS.  You may just live with the HIV virus, and that's just what's he's done.

I think if Magic Johnson died, we'd know.  Not everyone dies from AIDS.  If you're diagnosed quickly and get on the meds as soon as possible, you may not develop full-blown AIDS.  You may just live with the HIV virus, and that's just what's he's done.



I'm glad that he's ok.

Well, those who voted/supported the Democrats hope that's the case.  If the Democrats can take the Senate as well, that might mean good things come '08.

Let's hope so.

46 years ago: John F. Kennedy became the youngest guy to be elected President, at age 43; he narrowly defeated his Republican opponent, then-Vice President Richard Nixon.

1 year ago: California had a "special election", in which the Governator put eight propositions on the ballot...all of which were doomed to fail. >:D

Shawn Michaels def.Bret Hart at Survivor Series 1997

46 years ago: John F. Kennedy became the youngest guy to be elected President, at age 43; he narrowly defeated his Republican opponent, then-Vice President Richard Nixon.



I had mentioned this one already.

I had mentioned this one already.

Oh you did? I musta missed it.





Sorry... :-\\

November 09, 1989 - The Berlin Wall fell, marking the symbolic end of the Cold War, impending collapse of the Warsaw Pact, and beginning of the end of Soviet communism.

November 09, 1989 - The Berlin Wall fell, marking the symbolic end of the Cold War, impending collapse of the Warsaw Pact, and beginning of the end of Soviet communism.



I watched that happen on TV.  It's one of the first real significant world events I can remember watching.

I watched that happen on TV.  It's one of the first real significant world events I can remember watching.
I was at work that night, and had to see the celebration coverage on the news.

November 09, 1989 - The Berlin Wall fell, marking the symbolic end of the Cold War, impending collapse of the Warsaw Pact, and beginning of the end of Soviet communism.

I watched that happen on TV.  It's one of the first real significant world events I can remember watching.

I remember it too. Incidentally, that date was also a "Thursday, November 9th"...just like today!

I watched that happen on TV.  It's one of the first real significant world events I can remember watching.

I remember it too. Incidentally, that date was also a "Thursday, November 9th"...just like today!
Something at the back of my head was telling it was a Thursday, I just cannot explain that.

I remember it too. Incidentally, that date was also a "Thursday, November 9th"...just like today!



How interesting.

Something at the back of my head was telling it was a Thursday, I just cannot explain that.

Yep...the calendar repeats every certain number of years. ;)

http://timeanddate.com/calendar/repeating.html?year=2006&country=1

Yep...the calendar repeats every certain number of years. ;)

http://timeanddate.com/calendar/repeating.html?year=2006&country=1
I have put that in My Favourites, it may come useful later on.

I have put that in My Favourites, it may come useful later on.

The "timeanddate.com" web site? Yeah, it's in my Favourites at home too.

Yep...the calendar repeats every certain number of years. ;)

http://timeanddate.com/calendar/repeating.html?year=2006&country=1



I put it in my Favorites

November 09, 1918 - German Emperor William II abdicated, Prince Maximilian of Baden resigned as Chancellor, and Philipp Scheidemann proclaimed the Weimar Republic.

Another event from my interesting life...

On this date in 1987, I had my tonsils removed. I was only 7 at the time, but I remember it greatly. I could go home the next morning, but I had to stay home from school for two weeks so I could heal up.

Another event from my interesting life...

On this date in 1987, I had my tonsils removed. I was only 7 at the time, but I remember it greatly. I could go home the next morning, but I had to stay home from school for two weeks so I could heal up.
Is it that situation when Ice Cream is given to the child to soothe the throat area?

November 10, 1969 - Sesame Street debuted on the National Educational Television network in the United States.

Is it that situation when Ice Cream is given to the child to soothe the throat area?

Uhm...yeah, I think so. As I recall, however, my mouth was swollen so much that I didn't want to eat anything. :-[

Uhm...yeah, I think so. As I recall, however, my mouth was swollen so much that I didn't want to eat anything. :-[
You could had drunk up melted ice cream through a straw?

You could had drunk up melted ice cream through a straw?

I didn't want to risk that, either...although I suppose I could have. But keep in mind that I was only 7 years old at the time.

I didn't want to risk that, either...although I suppose I could have. But keep in mind that I was only 7 years old at the time.
Over the years the memory fades.

Over the years the memory fades.

That's true, but I remember it in detail. On this date 19 years ago, I was able to go home from the hospital in the morning. When my mom and I got home, my grandma stopped by and gave me a radio, which I didn't listen to very much for the first two years I had it.

That's true, but I remember it in detail. On this date 19 years ago, I was able to go home from the hospital in the morning. When my mom and I got home, my grandma stopped by and gave me a radio, which I didn't listen to very much for the first two years I had it.
I adored my first (transistor) radio, given when I was young

November 10, 1969 - Sesame Street debuted on the National Educational Television network in the United States.



http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Sesame-Street-Poster-C12178670.jpeg

1938 - Kate Smith, on her weekly radio show, sings Irving Berlin's God Bless America for the first time.


Probably one of the most famous recordings of the song.

November 10, 1871 - Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr. David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika saying "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"

1938 - Kate Smith, on her weekly radio show, sings Irving Berlin's God Bless America for the first time.


Probably one of the most famous recordings of the song.


that's interesting...I had no idea how long that song had been around.

Aside from being Veteran's Day:

November 11 - 1926 - U.S. Route 66 is established

1864 - American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea - Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta, Georgia to the ground in preparation for his march south.


He burnt that pathetic city to the ground.  Hee.

November 11, 1918 - Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies, ending World War I on the Western Front.

November 11, 1918 - Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies, ending World War I on the Western Front.


The eleventh month, eleventh day, eleventh hour, eleventh minute, "The War to End All Wars"  :(

...and Moby Dick was  published

...and Moby Dick was  published
The novel was first published by Richard Bentley in London on 18 October 1851 as an expurgated three-volume edition entitled The Whale, then as a single volume by Harper and Brothers, as Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, in New York on 14 November 1851.

November 12, 1936 - In California, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened to traffic.

November 14th... in 1889 New York World reporter Nellie Bly (real name: Elizabeth Cochrane) --- inspired by Jules Verne --- set out to travel around the world in less than 80 days. (She made the trip in 72 days.)

November 14, 1990 - Germany and Poland signed a treaty confirming their border at the Oder-Neisse line.

November 14th... in 1889 New York World reporter Nellie Bly (real name: Elizabeth Cochrane) --- inspired by Jules Verne --- set out to travel around the world in less than 80 days. (She made the trip in 72 days.)



Then who was the one who traveled around the world in 80 days? ???

Then who was the one who traveled around the world in 80 days? ???



No one, I believe.  I'm pretty sure it was just a story.  I'm guessing she wanted to see if she could do it in a shorter period of time than the person in the story.

No one, I believe.  I'm pretty sure it was just a story.  I'm guessing she wanted to see if she could do it in a shorter period of time than the person in the story.


Maybe it would take longer to travel around the world in more than 80 days.

Maybe it would take longer to travel around the world in more than 80 days.



Seeing as we have supersonic air travel now....it would take far less than that to do it now.

Seeing as we have supersonic air travel now....it would take far less than that to do it now.


You mean by plane?

You mean by plane?
The true test is to achieve the task without using aiplanes

You mean by plane?



That's what "air travel" is, right?

The true test is to achieve the task without using aiplanes


Amtrak maybe? ???

That's what "air travel" is, right?


Yes It Is

Amtrak maybe? ???
Is Amtrak worldwide?

Amtrak maybe? ???


I sincerely doubt that.

I sincerely doubt that.
Is Amtrak limited?

Is Amtrak limited?



I think Amtrak is an American company.  Other countries have their own train service.

I sincerely doubt that.


It would most likely take many hours

It would most likely take many hours



No, I said I doubt it because I don't believe Amtrak is a world-wide company.

No, I said I doubt it because I don't believe Amtrak is a world-wide company.



I thought it was

It would most likely take many hours
How about walking instead?

I thought it was



It's not.  It only operates in the continental US and there are routes to Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.

How about walking instead?



I don't want to find out

Since it is already the 18th in many parts of the world (at the time I'm making this post), I can say that in 1928, the cartoon character Mickey Mouse made his debut in the cartoon entitled "Steamboat Willy."

Since it is already the 18th in many parts of the world (at the time I'm making this post), I can say that in 1928, the cartoon character Mickey Mouse made his debut in the cartoon entitled "Steamboat Willy."
At which point of time did Mickey Mouse change his name from Moritmer Mouse?

1307 - William Tell, a legendary marksman in Switzerland, is said to have successfully shot an apple on the head of his son with a single bolt from his crossbow.

November 18, 1987 - An underground fire kills 31 people at London's busiest underground station at King's Cross St Pancras.

A date I remember well for I had to travel pass King's Cross the following morning and could not take the direct route I wished to.

Since it is already the 18th in many parts of the world (at the time I'm making this post), I can say that in 1928, the cartoon character Mickey Mouse made his debut in the cartoon entitled "Steamboat Willy."


80 Years,Wow!

80 Years,Wow!
That is one old mouse.

80 Years,Wow!

Horward, 1928 was only 78 years ago.

Horward, 1928 was only 78 years ago.



78....80.....close enough, really.

78....80.....close enough, really.

Yes it is pretty darn close, but the bottom line is that it was 78 yrs ago, and that's that. If it were 80 yrs ago, then we'd have to currently be in 2008.

End of discussion. :-X

Yes it is pretty darn close, but the bottom line is that it was 78 yrs ago, and that's that. If it were 80 yrs ago, then we'd have to currently be in 2008.

End of discussion. :-X



End of discussion?  You sound like my father. 

Yes it is pretty darn close, but the bottom line is that it was 78 yrs ago, and that's that. If it were 80 yrs ago, then we'd have to currently be in 2008.

End of discussion. :-X


Some people like to round things. That's what Howard was doing. It was basically 80 years ago, so that's what he said.

Since it's already the 19th in other parts of the world, I'll get an early jump on this:

1493 - Christopher Columbus goes ashore on an island he first saw the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista (later renamed Puerto Rico).
1863 - American Civil War: Union President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
1978 - Jim Jones leads members of his Peoples Temple cult in mass murder-suicide. The bodies of 914 people, including 276 children, were found in Jonestown,Guyana in South America.
1998 - Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings against US President Bill Clinton.

November 19, 1816 - The Royal University of Warsaw, now known as Warsaw University, was established.

78....80.....close enough, really.


Just round it off

November 20, 1945 - The Nuremberg Trials against 24 leading Nazis involved in the Holocaust and various war crimes during World War II began in Nuremberg, Germany.

1922 - Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first woman United States Senator.
1980 - Who Shot JR? - The Dallas Episode "Who Done It?" aired on US television. It was one of the highest-rated episodes of a TV show ever aired.

November 21, 1272 - Prince Edward I became King of England, succeeding his father Henry III who died five days earlier.

1963 - John F. Kennedy assassination: In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded. Later the same day, US Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States.

1997...Mike Hutchence, frontman for INXS, died, apparently by suicide in Sydney, Australia; he was only 37 years old. :\'( (Due to the time difference, the U.S. was hearing about it on the evening of the 21st their time. I know I did.)

1968 - The Beatles release the double album The Beatles, commonly known as The White Album.

November 22, 1718 - "Blackbeard" the Pirate was killed in battle by a boarding party of English sailors off the coast of North Carolina, ending his reign of terror in the Caribbean.

1963 - John F. Kennedy assassination: In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded. Later the same day, US Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as the 36th President of the United States.
I believe that John B. Connally has died just recently.

I believe that John B. Connally has died just recently.

Who is he...and what does he have to do with JFK? ???

November 22, 2003 - England defeat Australia to win England's first Rugby World Cup.

Who is he...and what does he have to do with JFK? ???
John B. Connally

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Connally

On November 22, 1963, he was seriously wounded while riding in President Kennedy's car in Dallas, when the president was assassinated. Both he and his wife, Idanell Brill "Nellie" Connally (1919-2006), who was also in the car, later stated they heard all the shots coming from the same direction. Neither believed in any conspiracy theory.

It was his widow Idanell Brill "Nellie" Connally that died recently.

John B. Connally

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Connally

On November 22, 1963, he was seriously wounded while riding in President Kennedy's car in Dallas, when the president was assassinated. Both he and his wife, Idanell Brill "Nellie" Connally (1919-2006), who was also in the car, later stated they heard all the shots coming from the same direction. Neither believed in any conspiracy theory.

It was his widow Idanell Brill "Nellie" Connally that died recently.

Oh...I didn't know. Thanks for telling me.

Who is he...and what does he have to do with JFK? ???



*stares*

*stares*

Don't worry about it. Philip already answered my question. I was unsure, that's all.

November 22nd,2001-I've been here for 5 years.  :)

Omg, that's right! Today does mark the 5th anniversary of when you joined! :) Congratz on being here this long.

In three months (February 17th), I will have been here for 3 years.

November 22nd,2001-I've been here for 5 years.  :)
Congrats!

November 22, 1967 - The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 242 in the aftermath of the Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbours Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.

Omg, that's right! Today does mark the 5th anniversary of when you joined! :) Congratz on being here this long.

In three months (February 17th), I will have been here for 3 years.


I almost forgot when I first started here.I believe it was 2 months after the WTC attacks.

Congrats!



Thanks Phil

I almost forgot when I first started here.I believe it was 2 months after the WTC attacks.

Yes, the attacks happened in September of '01, and you joined in November. So yes, you did join 2 months after the attacks.

Yes, the attacks happened in September of '01, and you joined in November. So yes, you did join 2 months after the attacks.


Thanks for reminding me,Jeff. ;)

Thanks for reminding me,Jeff. ;)

no prob ;)


I actually began to get acquainted with the old inthe00's messageboard in late 2002, but I didn't start posting until January 2003. I was always a guest until I was forced to register the following February.

no prob ;)


I actually began to get acquainted with the old inthe00's messageboard in late 2002, but I didn't start posting until January 2003. I was always a guest until I was forced to register the following February.
Forced to register?

Forced to register?

On the old board, guests could post anywhere until Chuck turned off the lurker mode. Apparently too many guests had been posting a lotta nonsense.

no prob ;)


I actually began to get acquainted with the old inthe00's messageboard in late 2002, but I didn't start posting until January 2003. I was always a guest until I was forced to register the following February.


And I always thought you were a girl. ::)  ;D

And I always thought you were a girl. ::)  ;D

But you know I'm not.

But you know I'm not.


I know you're not

On the old board, guests could post anywhere until Chuck turned off the lurker mode. Apparently too many guests had been posting a lotta nonsense.
Thanks for the info.

1936 - The first edition of Life is published.
1984 - Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie throws a game-winning 48-yard Hail Mary pass to Gerard Phelan to defeat the University of Miami Hurricanes 45-41. It is one of the most famous plays in American college football history.

November 23, 1644 - John Milton published Areopagitica, arguing for the right to free speech and against publication censorship during the English Civil War.

November 23, 1644 - John Milton published Areopagitica, arguing for the right to free speech and against publication censorship during the English Civil War.

fighting that fight 362 years ago. did he win?

fighting that fight 362 years ago. did he win?
..ermmm?

1963  JFK's body, lay in repose in East Room of White House

I may go on with this a couple of days.  It is something that I can remember all too well.

1963  JFK's body, lay in repose in East Room of White House

I may go on with this a couple of days.  It is something that I can remember all too well.


I remember that on televison.

I remember that on televison.


I was watching tv when Ruby shot Oswald.

I was watching tv when Ruby shot Oswald.


And how did that make you feel? :o :(