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On January 2, 1965, "Broadway" Joe Namath signed the richest rookie contract ($400,000) in the history of pro football...
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01-03-2008, 03:05 AM | #282 (permalink) |
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On January 3, 1967, Jack Ruby died in a Dallas, TX, hospital...
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01-04-2008, 03:25 AM | #283 (permalink) |
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On January 4, 1936, the first pop music chart based on national sales was published by "Billboard" magazine...
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01-05-2008, 03:07 AM | #284 (permalink) |
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On January 5, 1914, Ford Motor Company announced that there would be a new daily minimum wage of $5 and an eight-hour workday...
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01-06-2008, 03:14 AM | #285 (permalink) |
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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...
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01-07-2008, 03:30 AM | #286 (permalink) |
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On January 7, 1927, transatlantic telephone service began between New York and London. 31 calls were made on this first day...
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01-08-2008, 03:40 AM | #287 (permalink) |
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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...
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01-09-2008, 03:06 AM | #288 (permalink) |
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On January 9, 1902, New York State introduced a bill to outlaw flirting in public...
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01-10-2008, 03:12 AM | #289 (permalink) |
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On January 10, 1949, vinyl records were introduced by RCA (45 rpm) and Columbia (33.3 rpm)...
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01-11-2008, 03:12 AM | #290 (permalink) |
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On January 11, 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released a report that said that smoking cigarettes was a definite health hazard...
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01-12-2008, 03:07 AM | #291 (permalink) |
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On January 12, 1915, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote...
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01-13-2008, 03:20 AM | #292 (permalink) |
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On January 13, 1957, Wham-O began producing "Pluto Platters." This marked the true beginning of production of the flying disc...
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01-14-2008, 03:31 AM | #293 (permalink) |
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On January 14, 1954, Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married. The marriage only lasted nine months...
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01-15-2008, 03:26 AM | #294 (permalink) |
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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...
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01-16-2008, 03:18 AM | #295 (permalink) |
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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...
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01-17-2008, 03:20 AM | #296 (permalink) |
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On January 17, 1916, the Professional Golfers Association was formed in New York City...
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01-18-2008, 03:18 AM | #297 (permalink) |
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On January 18, 1948, "The Original Amateur Hour" debuted. The show was on the air for 22 years...
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01-19-2008, 03:15 AM | #298 (permalink) |
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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...
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01-20-2008, 03:15 AM | #299 (permalink) |
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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...
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01-21-2008, 03:16 AM | #300 (permalink) |
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On January 21, 1977, U.S. President Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders...
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"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) |
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On January 22, 1968, "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" debuted on NBC TV...
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"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) |
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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...
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01-24-2008, 03:17 AM | #303 (permalink) |
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On January 24, 1916, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that income tax was unconstitutional...
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01-24-2008, 04:15 AM | #304 (permalink) |
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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"
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01-25-2008, 03:18 AM | #305 (permalink) |
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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...
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01-26-2008, 03:04 AM | #306 (permalink) |
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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...
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01-27-2008, 03:07 AM | #307 (permalink) |
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On January 27, 1870, Kappa Alpha Theta, the first women’s sorority, was founded at Indiana Asbury University (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, IN...
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01-28-2008, 03:10 AM | #308 (permalink) |
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On January 28, 1922, the National Football League (NFL) franchise in Decatur, IL, transferred to Chicago. The team took the name Chicago Bears...
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01-29-2008, 03:32 AM | #309 (permalink) |
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On January 29, 1985, the Dow Jones industrial average peaked at 1,292.62...
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01-30-2008, 03:22 AM | #310 (permalink) |
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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...
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01-31-2008, 03:08 AM | #311 (permalink) |
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On January 31, 1985, the final Jeep rolled off the assembly line at the AMC plant in Toledo, OH...
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02-01-2008, 03:18 AM | #312 (permalink) |
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On February 1, 1884, the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was published...
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02-02-2008, 03:12 AM | #313 (permalink) |
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On Decembar 2, 1892, William Painter patented the crown-cork bottle cap...
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02-03-2008, 03:07 AM | #314 (permalink) |
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On December 3, 1913, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It authorized the power to impose and collect income tax...
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02-04-2008, 03:07 AM | #315 (permalink) |
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On February 4, 1957, Smith-Corona Manufacturing Inc., of New York, began selling portable electric typewriters. The first machine weighed 19 pounds...
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02-05-2008, 12:51 AM | #316 (permalink) |
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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
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On February 6, 1926, he National Football League adopted a rule that made players ineligible for competition until their college class graduated...
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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...
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On February 8, 1952, Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the British throne. Her father, George VI, had died on February 6...
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"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. |
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On February 9, 1950, U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy charged that the State Department was riddled with Communists. This was the beginning of "McCarthyism..."
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