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uncle phil · 10-19-2007, 03:11 AM

On October 19, 1951, President Harry S Truman signed an act officially ending the state of war with Germany...

uncle phil · 10-20-2007, 02:31 AM

On October 20, 1952, the Mau Mau uprising against white settlers began in Kenya...

Jetée · 10-20-2007, 10:09 PM

This Day in History:
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Ferdinand Magellan, detail of a painting by an unknown artist; in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.

On this day in 1520, explorer Ferdinand Magellan and three Spanish ships entered the strait later named for him, sailing between the mainland tip of South America and the island of Tierra del Fuego toward the Pacific Ocean.

Today's Birthday:

Born this day in 1917, Dizzy Gillespie, an American trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, helped to found the modern jazz style known as bebop, but his improvisations also influenced later jazz trumpeters such as Miles Davis.

Dizzy Gillespie, 1955

uncle phil · 10-22-2007, 02:18 AM

On October 22, 1879, Thomas Edison conducted his first successful experiment with high-resistance carbon filament...

uncle phil · 10-23-2007, 02:24 AM

On October 23, 1915, the first U. S. championship horseshoe tournament was held in Kellerton, IA...

uncle phil · 10-24-2007, 02:25 AM

On October 24, 1939, nylon stockings were sold to the public for the first time in Wilmington, DE...

uncle phil · 10-25-2007, 02:26 AM

On October 25, 1881, the founder of "Cubism," Pablo Picasso, was born in Malaga, Spain...

uncle phil · 10-26-2007, 02:39 AM

On October 26, 1970, "Doonesbury," the comic strip by Gary Trudeau, premiered in 28 newspapers across the United States...

uncle phil · 10-27-2007, 02:40 AM

On October 27, 1927, the first newsreel featuring sound was released in New York...

uncle phil · 10-28-2007, 02:45 AM

On October 28, 1904, the St. Louis Police Department became the first to use fingerprinting...

uncle phil · 10-29-2007, 02:47 AM

On October 29, 1940, the first peacetime military draft began in the United States...

uncle phil · 10-30-2007, 02:47 AM

On October 30, 1945, the United States Government announced the end of shoe rationing...

QuasiMondo · 10-30-2007, 08:08 AM

On Oct 30, 2002, Jam Master Jay of the hip-hop group RUN-DMC was found murdered inside of his Queens studio. To date, no motive or suspect has ever been identified.

uncle phil · 10-31-2007, 02:33 AM

On October 31, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered a halt to all U. S. bombing of North Vietrnam...

uncle phil · 11-01-2007, 02:33 AM

On November 1, 1944, "Harvey," by Mary Chase, opened on Broadway...

uncle phil · 11-02-2007, 02:33 AM

On November 2, 1960, in London, the novel "Lady Chatterly's Lover" was found not guilty of obscenity...

bobdog · 11-02-2007, 03:19 AM

November 2, 1947
Spruce Goose flies

The Hughes Flying Boat--the largest aircraft ever built--is piloted by designer Howard Hughes on its first and only flight.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do

uncle phil · 11-03-2007, 02:16 AM

On November 3, 1998, Bob Kane, the creator of Batman, died at the age of 83...

uncle phil · 11-04-2007, 03:17 AM

On November 4, 1956, Soviet forces entered Hungary in order to supress the uprising that had begun on October 23, 1956...

uncle phil · 11-05-2007, 03:21 AM

On November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the presidential election. She never paid the fine...

uncle phil · 11-06-2007, 03:23 AM

In 1935, Edwin H. Armstrong announced his development of FM broadcasting...

uncle phil · 11-07-2007, 03:24 AM

On November 7, 1967, the U. S. Selective Service Commission announced that colege students arrested in anti-war demonstrations would lose their draft deferments...

uncle phil · 11-08-2007, 03:27 AM

On November 8, 1959, the 'Big E,' Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis Lakers, scored 64 points and set a National Basketball Association scoring record...

uncle phil · 11-09-2007, 03:36 AM

On November 9, 1961, the Professional Golfer's Association (PGA) eliminated its "caucasians only" rule...

uncle phil · 11-10-2007, 03:05 AM

On November 10, 1801, Tenessee outlawed the practice of dueling...

uncle phil · 11-11-2007, 03:07 AM

On November 11, 1938, Kate Smith first sang Irving Berlin's "God Bless America on network radio...

uncle phil · 11-12-2007, 03:20 AM

On November 12, 1940, Walt Disney released "Fantasia..."

uncle phil · 11-13-2007, 03:22 AM

On November 13, 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC...

uncle phil · 11-14-2007, 03:44 AM

On November 14, 1968, Yale University announced it was going co-educational...

uncle phil · 11-15-2007, 03:42 AM

On November 15, 1969, in Washington, DC, a quarter of a million protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the Vietnam War...

uncle phil · 11-16-2007, 03:40 AM

On November 16,1952, in the Peanuts comic strip, Lucy first held a football for Charlie Brown...

uncle phil · 11-17-2007, 03:38 AM

On November 17, 1973, U.S. President Nixon told an Associated Press managing editors meeting in Orlando, FL, "people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook..."

uncle phil · 11-18-2007, 03:32 AM

On November 18, 1966, U.S. Roman Catholic bishops did away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays...

uncle phil · 11-19-2007, 03:29 AM

On November 19, 1954, two automatic toll collectors were placed in service on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey...

uncle phil · 11-20-2007, 03:46 AM

On November 20, 1962, Mickey Mantle was named the American League Most Valuable Player for the third time...

uncle phil · 11-21-2007, 03:38 AM

On November 21, 1871, M.F. Galethe patented the cigar lighter...

uncle phil · 11-22-2007, 03:48 AM

On November 22, 1910, Arthur F. Knight patented a steel shaft to replace wood shafts in golf clubs...

uncle phil · 11-23-2007, 03:43 AM

On November 23, 1979, Marianne Faithful was arrested at Oslo Airport in Norway for possession of marijuana...

uncle phil · 11-24-2007, 03:29 AM

On November 24, 1859, Charles Darwin, a British naturalist, published "On the Origin of Species." It was the paper in which he explained his theory of evolution through the process of natural selection.

uncle phil · 11-25-2007, 03:30 AM

On November 25, 1867, Alfred Nobel patented dynamite...

10-19-2007, 03:11 AM	#201 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 19, 1951, President Harry S Truman signed an act officially ending the state of war with Germany... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-20-2007, 02:31 AM	#202 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 20, 1952, the Mau Mau uprising against white settlers began in Kenya... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-20-2007, 10:09 PM	#203 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	October 21 This Day in History: lite Ferdinand Magellan, detail of a painting by an unknown artist; in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. On this day in 1520, explorer Ferdinand Magellan and three Spanish ships entered the strait later named for him, sailing between the mainland tip of South America and the island of Tierra del Fuego toward the Pacific Ocean. Today's Birthday: Born this day in 1917, Dizzy Gillespie, an American trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, helped to found the modern jazz style known as bebop, but his improvisations also influenced later jazz trumpeters such as Miles Davis. Dizzy Gillespie, 1955 __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

10-22-2007, 02:18 AM	#204 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 22, 1879, Thomas Edison conducted his first successful experiment with high-resistance carbon filament... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-23-2007, 02:24 AM	#205 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 23, 1915, the first U. S. championship horseshoe tournament was held in Kellerton, IA... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-24-2007, 02:25 AM	#206 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 24, 1939, nylon stockings were sold to the public for the first time in Wilmington, DE... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-25-2007, 02:26 AM	#207 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 25, 1881, the founder of "Cubism," Pablo Picasso, was born in Malaga, Spain... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-26-2007, 02:39 AM	#208 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 26, 1970, "Doonesbury," the comic strip by Gary Trudeau, premiered in 28 newspapers across the United States... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-27-2007, 02:40 AM	#209 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 27, 1927, the first newsreel featuring sound was released in New York... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-28-2007, 02:45 AM	#210 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 28, 1904, the St. Louis Police Department became the first to use fingerprinting... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-29-2007, 02:47 AM	#211 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 29, 1940, the first peacetime military draft began in the United States... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-30-2007, 02:47 AM	#212 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 30, 1945, the United States Government announced the end of shoe rationing... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-30-2007, 08:08 AM	#213 (permalink)
QuasiMondo Wise-ass Latino Location: Pretoria (Tshwane), RSA	On Oct 30, 2002, Jam Master Jay of the hip-hop group RUN-DMC was found murdered inside of his Queens studio. To date, no motive or suspect has ever been identified. __________________ Cameron originally envisioned the Terminator as a small, unremarkable man, giving it the ability to blend in more easily. As a result, his first choice for the part was Lance Henriksen. O. J. Simpson was on the shortlist but Cameron did not think that such a nice guy could be a ruthless killer. -From the Collector's Edition DVD of The Terminator Last edited by QuasiMondo; 10-30-2007 at 08:14 AM..

10-31-2007, 02:33 AM	#214 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 31, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered a halt to all U. S. bombing of North Vietrnam... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-01-2007, 02:33 AM	#215 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 1, 1944, "Harvey," by Mary Chase, opened on Broadway... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-02-2007, 02:33 AM	#216 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 2, 1960, in London, the novel "Lady Chatterly's Lover" was found not guilty of obscenity... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-02-2007, 03:19 AM	#217 (permalink)
bobdog Upright	November 2, 1947 Spruce Goose flies The Hughes Flying Boat--the largest aircraft ever built--is piloted by designer Howard Hughes on its first and only flight. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do

11-03-2007, 02:16 AM	#218 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 3, 1998, Bob Kane, the creator of Batman, died at the age of 83... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-04-2007, 03:17 AM	#219 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 4, 1956, Soviet forces entered Hungary in order to supress the uprising that had begun on October 23, 1956... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-05-2007, 03:21 AM	#220 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the presidential election. She never paid the fine... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-06-2007, 03:23 AM	#221 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	In 1935, Edwin H. Armstrong announced his development of FM broadcasting... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-07-2007, 03:24 AM	#222 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 7, 1967, the U. S. Selective Service Commission announced that colege students arrested in anti-war demonstrations would lose their draft deferments... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-08-2007, 03:27 AM	#223 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 8, 1959, the 'Big E,' Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis Lakers, scored 64 points and set a National Basketball Association scoring record... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-09-2007, 03:36 AM	#224 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 9, 1961, the Professional Golfer's Association (PGA) eliminated its "caucasians only" rule... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-10-2007, 03:05 AM	#225 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 10, 1801, Tenessee outlawed the practice of dueling... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-11-2007, 03:07 AM	#226 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 11, 1938, Kate Smith first sang Irving Berlin's "God Bless America on network radio... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-12-2007, 03:20 AM	#227 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 12, 1940, Walt Disney released "Fantasia..." __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-13-2007, 03:22 AM	#228 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 13, 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-14-2007, 03:44 AM	#229 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 14, 1968, Yale University announced it was going co-educational... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-15-2007, 03:42 AM	#230 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 15, 1969, in Washington, DC, a quarter of a million protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the Vietnam War... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-16-2007, 03:40 AM	#231 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 16,1952, in the Peanuts comic strip, Lucy first held a football for Charlie Brown... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-17-2007, 03:38 AM	#232 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 17, 1973, U.S. President Nixon told an Associated Press managing editors meeting in Orlando, FL, "people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook..." __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-18-2007, 03:32 AM	#233 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 18, 1966, U.S. Roman Catholic bishops did away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-19-2007, 03:29 AM	#234 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 19, 1954, two automatic toll collectors were placed in service on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-20-2007, 03:46 AM	#235 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 20, 1962, Mickey Mantle was named the American League Most Valuable Player for the third time... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.