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uncle phil · 01-02-2008, 03:20 AM

On January 2, 1965, "Broadway" Joe Namath signed the richest rookie contract ($400,000) in the history of pro football...

uncle phil · 01-03-2008, 03:05 AM

On January 3, 1967, Jack Ruby died in a Dallas, TX, hospital...

uncle phil · 01-04-2008, 03:25 AM

On January 4, 1936, the first pop music chart based on national sales was published by "Billboard" magazine...

uncle phil · 01-05-2008, 03:07 AM

On January 5, 1914, Ford Motor Company announced that there would be a new daily minimum wage of $5 and an eight-hour workday...

uncle phil · 01-06-2008, 03:14 AM

On January 6, 1994, figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed on the right leg by an assailant at Cobo Arena in Detroit, MI. Four men were later sentenced to prison for the attack, including Tonya Harding's ex-husband...

uncle phil · 01-07-2008, 03:30 AM

On January 7, 1927, transatlantic telephone service began between New York and London. 31 calls were made on this first day...

uncle phil · 01-08-2008, 03:40 AM

On January 8, 1918, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announced his Fourteen Points as the basis for peace upon the end of World War I...

uncle phil · 01-09-2008, 03:06 AM

On January 9, 1902, New York State introduced a bill to outlaw flirting in public...

uncle phil · 01-10-2008, 03:12 AM

On January 10, 1949, vinyl records were introduced by RCA (45 rpm) and Columbia (33.3 rpm)...

uncle phil · 01-11-2008, 03:12 AM

On January 11, 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released a report that said that smoking cigarettes was a definite health hazard...

uncle phil · 01-12-2008, 03:07 AM

On January 12, 1915, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote...

uncle phil · 01-13-2008, 03:20 AM

On January 13, 1957, Wham-O began producing "Pluto Platters." This marked the true beginning of production of the flying disc...

uncle phil · 01-14-2008, 03:31 AM

On January 14, 1954, Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married. The marriage only lasted nine months...

uncle phil · 01-15-2008, 03:26 AM

On January 15, 1967, the first National Football League Super Bowl was played. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League. The final score was 35-10...

uncle phil · 01-16-2008, 03:18 AM

On January 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited the sale or transportation of alcoholic beverages, was ratified. It was later repealed by the 21st Amendment...

uncle phil · 01-17-2008, 03:20 AM

On January 17, 1916, the Professional Golfers Association was formed in New York City...

uncle phil · 01-18-2008, 03:18 AM

On January 18, 1948, "The Original Amateur Hour" debuted. The show was on the air for 22 years...

uncle phil · 01-19-2008, 03:15 AM

On January 19, 1971, at the Charles Manson murder trial, the Beatles' "Helter Skelter" was played. At the scene of one of his gruesome murders, the words "helter skelter" were written on a mirror...

uncle phil · 01-20-2008, 03:15 AM

oN jANUARY 20, 1937, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to be inaugurated on January 20th. The 20th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution officially set the date for the swearing in of the President and Vice President...

uncle phil · 01-21-2008, 03:16 AM

On January 21, 1977, U.S. President Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders...

uncle phil · 01-22-2008, 03:18 AM

On January 22, 1968, "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" debuted on NBC TV...

uncle phil · 01-23-2008, 03:13 AM

On January 23, 1968, North Korea seized the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo, charging it had intruded into the nation's territorial waters on a spying mission. The crew was released 11 months later...

uncle phil · 01-24-2008, 03:17 AM

On January 24, 1916, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that income tax was unconstitutional...

Tully Mars · 01-24-2008, 04:15 AM

On Jan 24 1965 Winston Churchill died. He was ninety. Guess all those cigars and all that hard liqueur are actually good for you. I may have to enjoy a Cohiba and some Jack this evening in his honor.

He's one of my favorite historical figures. He was known for not taking shit from anyone and had a knack for speaking his mind. This lead to numerous fantastic quotes. One of my favorites is:

At a dinner party he uttered something that parties hostess took offense to and she quickly quipped:

"Sir, if you were my husband I'd put poison in your tea!"

"Madame, If you were my wife I'd drink it"

uncle phil · 01-25-2008, 03:18 AM

On January 25, 1981, the 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived in the United States and were reunited with their families...

uncle phil · 01-26-2008, 03:04 AM

On January 26, 1788, the first European settlers in Australia, led by Captain Arthur Phillip, landed in what became known as Sydney. The group had first settled at Botany Bay eight days before. This day is celebrated as Australia Day...

uncle phil · 01-27-2008, 03:07 AM

On January 27, 1870, Kappa Alpha Theta, the first women’s sorority, was founded at Indiana Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, IN...

uncle phil · 01-28-2008, 03:10 AM

On January 28, 1922, the National Football League (NFL) franchise in Decatur, IL, transferred to Chicago. The team took the name Chicago Bears...

uncle phil · 01-29-2008, 03:32 AM

On January 29, 1985, the Dow Jones industrial average peaked at 1,292.62...

uncle phil · 01-30-2008, 03:22 AM

On January 30, 1933, "The Lone Ranger" was heard on radio for the first time. The program ran for 2,956 episodes and ended in 1955...

uncle phil · 01-31-2008, 03:08 AM

On January 31, 1985, the final Jeep rolled off the assembly line at the AMC plant in Toledo, OH...

uncle phil · 02-01-2008, 03:18 AM

On February 1, 1884, the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was published...

uncle phil · 02-02-2008, 03:12 AM

On Decembar 2, 1892, William Painter patented the crown-cork bottle cap...

uncle phil · 02-03-2008, 03:07 AM

On December 3, 1913, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It authorized the power to impose and collect income tax...

uncle phil · 02-04-2008, 03:07 AM

On February 4, 1957, Smith-Corona Manufacturing Inc., of New York, began selling portable electric typewriters. The first machine weighed 19 pounds...

troit · 02-05-2008, 12:51 AM

On This Day in History - February 5

1846 - The Oregon Spectator became the first newspaper published in American territory west of the Rocky Mountains.
1861 - Samuel Goodale of Cincinnati, OH patented the moving picture peep show machine. One put in a coin and turned a crank on the side of the ornately decorated box and voila, a flickering movie appeared! There still are peep shows today, but of an entirely different variety. They cost between $5.00 and $25.00 a peep, we’re told.

1916 - Enrico Caruso recorded O Solo Mio for the Victor Talking Machine Company, which eventually became Victor Records, then RCA Victor.

1928 - Singer Jessica Dragonette was seen on one of the first television shows. She was used only to test the new medium. She didn’t even get to sing. Now, before you start feeling too badly for Jessica, it must be noted that she enjoyed an illustrious radio career. For more, be sure to tune in to Those Were the Days on February 18th...

1931 - Maxine Dunlap became the first woman licensed as a glider pilot. She was only airborne for one minute, successfully executing two ‘S’ curves and a landing. Nice job, Maxine!

1931 - Eddie Cantor’s long radio career got underway as he appeared on Rudy Vallee’s The Fleischmann Hour.

1937 - Modern Times, the first Charlie Chaplin talkie, was released. Actually, Chaplin’s voice was heard in the film, although he was difficult to understand because he was just singing a bunch of gibberish that no one understood. The star of the movie was Paulette Goddard, who played the part of a waif.

1940 - Amanda of Honeymoon Hill debuted on radio. Joy Hathaway starred as ‘the beauty of flaming red hair’. The program stayed for six years on the NBC radio network.

1940 - One of the great classic songs of the Big Band era was recorded. Glenn Miller and his band played Tuxedo Junction at the RCA Victor studios in Manhattan. The flip side of the record (released on the Bluebird label) was Danny Boy.

1953 - Walt Disney’s film, Peter Pan, opened at the Roxy Theatre in New York City. Although the film is now recognized as a great work, not all of the critics in 1953 took to the Disney stylization of the J.M. Barrie play.

1958 - A year after its founding, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) formed a New York chapter. NARAS is better known as the Grammy Awards organization.

1961 - The Shirelles were winding up their first week at #1 on the music charts with Will You Love Me Tomorrow. The song was at the top for two weeks. It was the group’s first #1 tune and the first #1 tune from the pen of a New York Brill Building songwriter who worked right down the hall from Neil Sedaka. She became a huge star in her own right with several #1 singles and albums in the 1970s. Her name: Carole King.

1969 - For one of the few times in television history, a scheduled series (usually 13 or 26 weeks of shows) turned into a one-night wonder. ABC-TV premiered Turn On, hosted by Tim Conway, a show similar to NBC’s Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. TV critics called the show, “offbeat and distasteful.” It never aired again.

1972 - Bob Douglas became the first black man elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. Douglas not only coached the New York Renaissance, an all-black team which won 88 consecutive games in 1933, he owned the team.

1987 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed above the 2,200-point mark for the first time. The market closed at 2201.49.

1997 - Investment companies Morgan Stanley Group Inc. and Dean Witter, Discover & Co. announced their intention to merge. The $10 billion deal, completed on May 31, 1997, created the largest U.S. securities firm.

1999 - These films opened in the U.S.: Payback, with Mel Gibson and Gregg Henry; Rushmore, starring Jason Schwartzman, Olivia Williams, Brian Cox and and Bill Murray; and Simply Irresistible, with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Sean Patrick Flanery.

Birthdays
February 5
1744 - John Jeffries
physician and one of America’s first weather forecasters: kept detailed records of weather conditions [1774-1816]; died Sep 16, 1819
1788 - Robert Peel
English statesman; died July 2, 1850; see Bobbie Day [above]

1900 - Adlai Stevenson
Democratic party candidate for US president [1952, 1956]; governor of Illinois, UN representative from U.S. [1961-1965]; died July 14, 1965

1906 - John (Richmond Reed) Carradine
‘The Bard of the Boulevard’ actor: appeared in over 200 films including: The Bride of Frankenstein, Captains Courageous, Alexander’s Ragtime Band, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Stagecoach, The Grapes of Wrath, House of Dracula; died Nov 27, 1988

1914 - William Seward Burroughs II
Beat Generation writer: Naked Lunch, The Ticket That Exploded, Soft Machine, Nova Express, The Last Words of Dutch Schultz, The Adding Machine, The Western Lands; died in 1997; died Aug 2, 1997

1919 - Red Buttons (Aaron Chwatt)
comedian, actor: The Red Buttons Show, The Longest Day, The Poseidon Adventure, Sayonara, They Shoot Horses Don’t They; died July 13, 2006

1922 - Bernard Kalb
news reporter, commentator

1923 - Claude King
singer: Wolverton Mountain, All for the Love of a Girl; actor: The Blue & The Gray

1928 - Andrew Greeley
author: Happy are the Merciful, An Occasion of Sin

1929 - Al (Allan Fulton) ‘Red’ Worthington
baseball: pitcher: NY Giants, SF Giants, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins [World Series: 1965]

1930 - Don Goldie
trumpeter: Basin Street Blues [vocal by Jack Teagarden]; died Nov 25, 1995

1934 - Hank (Henry Louis) Aaron
‘Hammerin’ Hank’: Baseball Hall of Famer: Milwaukee Braves [all-star: 1955-1965, 1975/World Series: 1957, 1958], Atlanta Braves [all-star: 1965-1974]; home run champ [755]: eclipsed Babe Ruth’s record of 714; baseball executive: Atlanta Braves

1941 - David Selby
actor: Falcon Crest, Rich and Famous, Flamingo Road

1941 - Barrett Strong
singer: Money [That’s What I Want]; songwriter: Just My Imagination, Papa Was a Rolling Stone, Ball of Confusion

1942 - Roger Staubach
Pro Football Hall of Famer: Dallas Cowboys QB: Super Bowl V, VI, X, XII, XIII; Heisman Trophy Winner: Navy [1963]

1942 - Cory Wells
singer: group: Three Dog Night: Mama Told Me Not to Come, Pieces of April, Celebrate, Joy to the World, Shambalaya

1943 - Craig Morton
football: Dallas Cowboys QB: Super Bowl V, VI; Denver Broncos: Super Bowl XII

1943 - Chuck Winfield
musician: group: Blood, Sweat & Tears: Hi De Ho

1944 - John Beasley
basketball: Texas A&M

1946 - Charlotte Rampling
actress: The Verdict, Farewell My Lovely, Georgy Girl

1947 - David Ladd
actor: The Treasure of Jamaica Reef, Catlow, Misty, A Dog of Flanders

1947 - Darrell Waltrip
auto racer: Daytona 500 winner [1989]

1948 - Christopher Guest
Emmy Award-winning comedy writer: Lily Tomlin [1976]; comedian: Saturday Night Live

1948 - Barbara Hershey (Herzstein)
actress: Hannah and Her Sisters, With Six You Get Eggroll, Beaches, The Right Stuff, The Natural, From Here to Eternity, The Monroes

1962 - Jennifer Jason Leigh (Morrow)
actress: Shortcuts, The Hudsucker Proxy, Single White Female, Rush, Backdraft, Miami Blues, The Big Picture, Easy Money, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Eyes of a Stranger

1964 - Laura Linney
actress: Primal Fear, Congo, Absolute Power, The Truman Show, Running Mates, Tales of the City series

1969 - Bobby Brown
Grammy Award-winning singer: Every Little Step [1989]; My Prerogative, LP: King of Stage, Don’t be Cruel; married to singer, Whitney Houston

Chart Toppers
February 5
1948
Golden Earrings - Peggy Lee
How Soon - Jack Owens
Ballerina - Vaughn Monroe
I’ll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) - Eddy Arnold

1956
Rock and Roll Waltz - Kay Starr
See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley & His Comets
No, Not Much! - The Four Lads
Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford

1964
I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
You Don’t Own Me - Leslie Gore
Out of Limits - The Marketts
Begging to You - Marty Robbins

1972
American Pie - Don McLean
Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
Day After Day - Badfinger
One’s on the Way - Loretta Lynn

1980
Rock with You - Michael Jackson
Do that to Me One More Time - The Captain & Tennille
Coward of the County - Kenny Rogers
I’ll Be Coming Back for More - T.G. Sheppard

1988
Need You Tonight - INXS
Could’ve Been - Tiffany
Hazy Shade of Winter - Bangles
Wheels - Restless Heart

uncle phil · 02-06-2008, 03:31 AM

On February 6, 1926, he National Football League adopted a rule that made players ineligible for competition until their college class graduated...

uncle phil · 02-07-2008, 03:21 AM

On February 7, 1985, "Sports Illustrated" released its annual swimsuit edition. It was the largest regular edition in the magazine’s history at 218 pages...

uncle phil · 02-08-2008, 03:14 AM

On February 8, 1952, Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the British throne. Her father, George VI, had died on February 6...

uncle phil · 02-09-2008, 03:13 AM

On February 9, 1950, U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy charged that the State Department was riddled with Communists. This was the beginning of "McCarthyism..."

01-02-2008, 03:20 AM	#281 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 2, 1965, "Broadway" Joe Namath signed the richest rookie contract ($400,000) in the history of pro football... __________________ "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.

01-03-2008, 03:05 AM	#282 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 3, 1967, Jack Ruby died in a Dallas, TX, hospital... __________________ "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.

01-04-2008, 03:25 AM	#283 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 4, 1936, the first pop music chart based on national sales was published by "Billboard" magazine... __________________ "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.

01-05-2008, 03:07 AM	#284 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 5, 1914, Ford Motor Company announced that there would be a new daily minimum wage of $5 and an eight-hour workday... __________________ "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.

01-06-2008, 03:14 AM	#285 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 6, 1994, figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed on the right leg by an assailant at Cobo Arena in Detroit, MI. Four men were later sentenced to prison for the attack, including Tonya Harding's ex-husband... __________________ "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.

01-07-2008, 03:30 AM	#286 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 7, 1927, transatlantic telephone service began between New York and London. 31 calls were made on this first day... __________________ "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.

01-08-2008, 03:40 AM	#287 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 8, 1918, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announced his Fourteen Points as the basis for peace upon the end of World War I... __________________ "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.

01-09-2008, 03:06 AM	#288 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 9, 1902, New York State introduced a bill to outlaw flirting in public... __________________ "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.

01-10-2008, 03:12 AM	#289 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 10, 1949, vinyl records were introduced by RCA (45 rpm) and Columbia (33.3 rpm)... __________________ "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.

01-11-2008, 03:12 AM	#290 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 11, 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released a report that said that smoking cigarettes was a definite health hazard... __________________ "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.

01-12-2008, 03:07 AM	#291 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 12, 1915, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote... __________________ "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.

01-13-2008, 03:20 AM	#292 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 13, 1957, Wham-O began producing "Pluto Platters." This marked the true beginning of production of the flying disc... __________________ "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.

01-14-2008, 03:31 AM	#293 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 14, 1954, Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married. The marriage only lasted nine months... __________________ "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.

01-15-2008, 03:26 AM	#294 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 15, 1967, the first National Football League Super Bowl was played. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League. The final score was 35-10... __________________ "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.

01-16-2008, 03:18 AM	#295 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited the sale or transportation of alcoholic beverages, was ratified. It was later repealed by the 21st Amendment... __________________ "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.

01-17-2008, 03:20 AM	#296 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 17, 1916, the Professional Golfers Association was formed in New York City... __________________ "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.

01-18-2008, 03:18 AM	#297 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 18, 1948, "The Original Amateur Hour" debuted. The show was on the air for 22 years... __________________ "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.

01-19-2008, 03:15 AM	#298 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 19, 1971, at the Charles Manson murder trial, the Beatles' "Helter Skelter" was played. At the scene of one of his gruesome murders, the words "helter skelter" were written on a mirror... __________________ "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.

01-20-2008, 03:15 AM	#299 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	oN jANUARY 20, 1937, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to be inaugurated on January 20th. The 20th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution officially set the date for the swearing in of the President and Vice President... __________________ "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.

01-21-2008, 03:16 AM	#300 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 21, 1977, U.S. President Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders... __________________ "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.

01-22-2008, 03:18 AM	#301 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 22, 1968, "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" debuted on NBC TV... __________________ "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.

01-23-2008, 03:13 AM	#302 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 23, 1968, North Korea seized the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo, charging it had intruded into the nation's territorial waters on a spying mission. The crew was released 11 months later... __________________ "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.

01-24-2008, 03:17 AM	#303 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 24, 1916, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that income tax was unconstitutional... __________________ "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.

01-24-2008, 04:15 AM	#304 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Jan 24 1965 Winston Churchill died. He was ninety. Guess all those cigars and all that hard liqueur are actually good for you. I may have to enjoy a Cohiba and some Jack this evening in his honor. He's one of my favorite historical figures. He was known for not taking shit from anyone and had a knack for speaking his mind. This lead to numerous fantastic quotes. One of my favorites is: At a dinner party he uttered something that parties hostess took offense to and she quickly quipped: "Sir, if you were my husband I'd put poison in your tea!" "Madame, If you were my wife I'd drink it" __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

01-25-2008, 03:18 AM	#305 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 25, 1981, the 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived in the United States and were reunited with their families... __________________ "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.

01-26-2008, 03:04 AM	#306 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 26, 1788, the first European settlers in Australia, led by Captain Arthur Phillip, landed in what became known as Sydney. The group had first settled at Botany Bay eight days before. This day is celebrated as Australia Day... __________________ "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.

01-27-2008, 03:07 AM	#307 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 27, 1870, Kappa Alpha Theta, the first women’s sorority, was founded at Indiana Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, IN... __________________ "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.

01-28-2008, 03:10 AM	#308 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 28, 1922, the National Football League (NFL) franchise in Decatur, IL, transferred to Chicago. The team took the name Chicago Bears... __________________ "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.

01-29-2008, 03:32 AM	#309 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 29, 1985, the Dow Jones industrial average peaked at 1,292.62... __________________ "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.

01-30-2008, 03:22 AM	#310 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 30, 1933, "The Lone Ranger" was heard on radio for the first time. The program ran for 2,956 episodes and ended in 1955... __________________ "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.

01-31-2008, 03:08 AM	#311 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On January 31, 1985, the final Jeep rolled off the assembly line at the AMC plant in Toledo, OH... __________________ "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.

02-01-2008, 03:18 AM	#312 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On February 1, 1884, the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was published... __________________ "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.

02-02-2008, 03:12 AM	#313 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On Decembar 2, 1892, William Painter patented the crown-cork bottle cap... __________________ "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.

02-03-2008, 03:07 AM	#314 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On December 3, 1913, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It authorized the power to impose and collect income tax... __________________ "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.

02-04-2008, 03:07 AM	#315 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On February 4, 1957, Smith-Corona Manufacturing Inc., of New York, began selling portable electric typewriters. The first machine weighed 19 pounds... __________________ "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.