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Post by Blue Meanie on Feb 18, 2018 10:28:38 GMT -5
These are fabulous. Time to revive an outstanding tradition guys.
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Post by Doc on Feb 20, 2018 11:09:37 GMT -5
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: FEB 20 1962- The first U.S. citizen to orbit the Earth lands safely in the Atlantic Ocean. John Glenn's 5-hour spaceflight came almost a year after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth on April 12, 1961.
1944- U.S. bombers attack German aircraft manufacturing centers, in a bombing campaign that became known as the “Big Week”. It went on from Feb.20th to Feb.25th. The goal was to achieve air superiority to secure the invasion of Europe. It became apparent to the allied leaders that the invasion of the European mainland was not possible until the German Luftwaffe could be held in check. As such, this plan was devised between Britain and the USA to strike at the heart of the German War Machine. The once invulnerable German Luftwaffe had now been staring into the face of fate, as this campaign was just the beginning of many deathblows to come. Complete Allied air superiority was had by 1945, and that is the year that the war ended.
1877- Tchaikovsky's ballet “Swan Lake” is premiered. It is one of the world's best-known ballets. 1967- Birthday of Kurt Cobain.
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Post by Blue Meanie on Feb 20, 2018 17:13:22 GMT -5
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: FEB 20 1962- The first U.S. citizen to orbit the Earth lands safely in the Atlantic Ocean. John Glenn's 5-hour spaceflight came almost a year after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth on April 12, 1961.
1944- U.S. bombers attack German aircraft manufacturing centers, in a bombing campaign that became known as the “Big Week”. It went on from Feb.20th to Feb.25th. The goal was to achieve air superiority to secure the invasion of Europe. It became apparent to the allied leaders that the invasion of the European mainland was not possible until the German Luftwaffe could be held in check. As such, this plan was devised between Britain and the USA to strike at the heart of the German War Machine. The once invulnerable German Luftwaffe had now been staring into the face of fate, as this campaign was just the beginning of many deathblows to come. Complete Allied air superiority was had by 1945, and that is the year that the war ended.
1877- Tchaikovsky's ballet “Swan Lake” is premiered. It is one of the world's best-known ballets. 1967- Birthday of Kurt Cobain. Great job. Btw, I love Swan Lake, but the first time i heard it I was skeert shitless. It was the theme to the original Dracula. Well, the one with Bela Lugosi anyway.
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Post by Doc on Feb 20, 2018 17:56:47 GMT -5
I love Swan Lake, but the first time i heard it I was skeert shitless. It was the theme to the original Dracula. Although the song I'm about to mention is on a whole different hemisphere than Tchaikovsky, Tiny Tim's 'Tiptoe Through The Tulips' freaked me out a little during the movie 'Insidious'.
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Post by divebitch on Feb 20, 2018 20:39:47 GMT -5
Why do all the great ones, the most original too, have to leave us so early?!? Speaking of which.... in 2 days (Feb 22), Bradley Nowell (front man, Sublime) would've turned 50. Hard to imagine, seems like I truly found them when I moved to Seattle in 2002, also refound Nirvana a bit deeper, as you could imagine for both on the west coast. I think Seattle was possibly more 'Long Beach' (Sublime's home) than most of California. So...
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Post by danb6177 on Feb 21, 2018 1:08:50 GMT -5
Why do all the great ones, the most original too, have to leave us so early?!? Speaking of which.... in 2 days (Feb 22), Bradley Nowell (front man, Sublime) would've turned 50. Hard to imagine, seems like I truly found them when I moved to Seattle in 2002, also refound Nirvana a bit deeper, as you could imagine for both on the west coast. I think Seattle was possibly more 'Long Beach' (Sublime's home) than most of California. So... I miss Bradley. Wish we could have been blessed with more of his genius. Wonder what ever happened to Lou dog.
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Post by Doc on Feb 21, 2018 11:15:48 GMT -5
Why do all the great ones, the most original too, have to leave us so early?!? Nobody ever told em' it's the wrong way.
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Post by Doc on Feb 21, 2018 12:22:01 GMT -5
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: FEB 211965- In New York City, Malcolm X, an African American nationalist and religious leader, is assassinated by rival Black Muslims while addressing his Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights.
1948- NASCAR founded. On this day in 1948, the National Association for Stock Car Racing–or NASCAR, as it will come to be widely known–is officially incorporated. The driving force behind the establishment of NASCAR was William “Bill” France Sr. (1909-1992), a mechanic and auto-repair shop owner from Washington, D.C., who in the mid-1930s moved to Daytona Beach, Florida. The Daytona area was a gathering spot for racing enthusiasts, and France became involved in racing cars and promoting races. After witnessing how racing rules could vary from event to event and how dishonest promoters could abscond with prize money, France felt there was a need for a governing body to sanction and promote racing.
1848- Marx publishes Manifesto. On February 21, 1848, The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx with the assistance of Friedrich Engels, is published in London by a group of German-born revolutionary socialists known as the Communist League. The political pamphlet–arguably the most influential in history–proclaimed that “the history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles” and that the inevitable victory of the proletariat, or working class, would put an end to class society forever. Its ideas reverberated with increasing force into the 20th century, and by 1950 nearly half the world’s population lived under Marxist governments. 1885- Washington Monument dedicated. The Washington Monument, built in honor of America’s revolutionary hero and first president, is dedicated in Washington, D.C. The 555-foot-high marble obelisk was first proposed in 1783, and Pierre L’Enfant left room for it in his designs for the new U.S. capital. After George Washington’s death in 1799, plans for a memorial for the “father of the country” were discussed, but none were adopted until 1832–the centennial of Washington’s birth. Architect Robert Mills’ hollow Egyptian obelisk design was accepted for the monument, and on July 4, 1848, the cornerstone was laid. Work on the project was interrupted by political quarreling in the 1850s, and construction ceased entirely during the American Civil War. Finally, in 1876, Congress, inspired by the American centennial, passed legislation appropriating $200,000 for completion of the monument. In February 1885, the Washington Monument was formally dedicated, and three years later it was opened to the public, who were permitted to climb to the top of the monument by stairs or elevator. The monument was the tallest structure in the world when completed and remains today, by District of Columbia law, the tallest building in the nation’s capital.
1958- The peace symbol is designed by Gerald Holtom. The symbol was commissioned by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and combines the semaphore symbols for the letters N and D - an abbreviation of “Nuclear Disarmament”. 1878- The world's first telephone book is issued in New Haven, Connecticut. The directory consisted of a single piece of cardboard and comprised 50 numbers. 1804- The world's first railway journey takes place in Wales. The first full-scale steam locomotive, built by Richard Trevithick, traveled from the Pen-y-darren ironworks near Merthyr Tydfil to Abercynon.
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Post by Doc on Apr 19, 2018 10:11:08 GMT -5
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Post by Doc on Apr 28, 2018 13:43:15 GMT -5
April 28th1945- Mussolini executed. On this day in 1945, “Il Duce,” Benito Mussolini, and his mistress, Clara Petacci, are shot by Italian partisans who had captured the couple as they attempted to flee to Switzerland. The 61-year-old deposed former dictator of Italy was established by his German allies as the figurehead of a puppet government in northern Italy during the German occupation toward the close of the war. 1916- Ferruccio Lamborghini born. On April 28, 1916, Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of the company that bears his name and is known for stylish, high-performance cars, is born in Italy.
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