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Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by Tully Mars, Aug 1, 2011.

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  1. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

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    pasco county
    On September 26, 1960, the first televised debate between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took place in Chicago, IL...
     
    uncle phil, Sep 26, 2011
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  2. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    Yucatan, Mexico
    Happy late birthday Mr. Morehead!

    Also on September 26th in 1968 - Brian Jones (Rolling Stones) was fined $150 for possession of marijuana.
     
    Tully Mars, Sep 26, 2011
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  3. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    On September 27th, in 1964, the Warren Commission issued a report concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in assassinating President Kennedy.
     
    Tully Mars, Sep 27, 2011
    #123
  4. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

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    Also, on September 27, 1840, Thomas Nast was born. He was a political cartoonist who created the Republican elephant and the Democrat donkey...
     
    uncle phil, Sep 27, 2011
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  5. Craven Morehead

    Craven Morehead Very Tilted

    Location:
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    [​IMG]

    Metallica bassist
     
    Craven Morehead, Sep 27, 2011
    #125
  6. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

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    On September 28, 1850, the U. S. Navy abolished flogging as a form of punishment...
     
    uncle phil, Sep 28, 2011
    #126
  7. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

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    On September 29, 1951, the first network football game was televised by CBS-TV in color. The game was between the University of California and the University of Pennsylvania...
     
    uncle phil, Sep 29, 2011
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  8. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

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    On September 30, 1630, John Billington was hanged for murder. He was the first criminal to be executed in the American colonies...
     
    uncle phil, Sep 30, 2011
    #128
  9. CaptainBob

    CaptainBob Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Kingston, eh?
    On October 2nd, 1535

    Lachine Quebec - Jacques Cartier 1491-1557 arrives at the Iroquois village of Hochelaga; names Mont Royal [Mont Réal]; visits rapids at the head of navigation and calls them La Chine [China]; local natives tell him of rapids and rivers to the west, and of mines of gold and copper; a priest blesses the Indian sick.
     
    CaptainBob, Oct 2, 2011
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  10. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

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    On October 3, 1902, Harvey Kurtzman, founder of "Mad" magazine, was born...
     
    uncle phil, Oct 3, 2011
    #130
  11. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    Yucatan, Mexico
    On October 4th in 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, into orbit.
     
    Tully Mars, Oct 4, 2011
    #131
  12. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

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    Also on October 4, 1895, the first U.S. Open golf tournament took place in Newport, RI. Horace Rawlins, 19 years old, won the tournament...
     
    uncle phil, Oct 4, 2011
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  13. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

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    On October 5, 1969, Dianne Linkletter jumps to her death from her apartment in West Hollywood. Art Linkletter, her father, claimed that she was under the influence of LSD at the time of her death...
     
    uncle phil, Oct 5, 2011
    #133
  14. CaptainBob

    CaptainBob Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Kingston, eh?
    On October 5, 1970:

    FLQ TERRORISTS KIDNAP BRITISH TRADE ENVOY
    Montreal Quebec - British Trade Commissioner James R. Cross kidnapped at gunpoint from his Westmount home at 8:45 am by masked Front de Libération du Québec terrorists; FLQ group consists of Jacques Lanctot, Marc Carbonneau, Louise and Jacques Cossette-Trudel and Yves Langlois; at 1:00 pm they deliver a communique to a site in Parc LaFontaine demanding a $500,000 ransom, and the release of 23 'political' prisoners; at 4;00 pm Justice Minister Jérôme Choquette holds a press conference making the FLQ conditions public; at 5:00 pm the Bourassa and Trudeau cabinets both hold emergency meetings; Cross will be released unharmed in December.
     
    CaptainBob, Oct 5, 2011
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  15. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    Yucatan, Mexico
    On October 6th in 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was shot to death by extremists while reviewing a military parade.
     
    Tully Mars, Oct 6, 2011
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  16. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

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    Also on October 6, 1880, the National League kicked the Cincinnati Reds out for selling beer...
     
    uncle phil, Oct 6, 2011
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  17. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

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    On October 7, 1968, the Motion Picture Association of America adopted the film-rating system that ranged for "G" to "X..."
     
    uncle phil, Oct 7, 2011
    #137
  18. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

    Location:
    Yucatan, Mexico
    Also on October 7th in 1982, all labor organizations in Poland, including Solidarity, were banned.
     
    Tully Mars, Oct 7, 2011
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  19. CaptainBob

    CaptainBob Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Kingston, eh?
    On October 7, 1969:

    Montreal Quebec - Montreal's 3,700 police and firefighters stage 16-hour wildcat strike, resulting in violence, looting and arson, as well as the death of one policeman and one civilian; both unions legislated back to work Oct. 8; during the strike, FLQ terrorists broke into an armory and stole weapons.
     
    CaptainBob, Oct 7, 2011
    #139
  20. Cayvmann

    Cayvmann Very Tilted

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    Central North Carolina
    It's funny, I thought the X rating was created by the porn industry. I thought the MPAA just used NR not rated to filter out the adult themed movies. Seems I watched a documentary on Netflix about this... I'll see if I can find it. ( actually the adult rating is NC-17 )

    may have been: Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
     
    Cayvmann, Oct 7, 2011
    #140
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