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uncle phil · 03-09-2008, 01:56 AM

1954 - WNBT-TV (now WNBC-TV), in New York, broadcast the first local color television commercials. The ad was Castro Decorators of New York City.

uncle phil · 03-10-2008, 02:20 AM

On March 10, 1933, Nevada became the first U.S. state to regulate drugs...

Tully Mars · 03-10-2008, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by uncle phil

On March 10, 1933, Nevada became the first U.S. state to regulate drugs...

That's interesting. Booze, gambling and hookers, great! Little pot? Fuck you go to jail.

uncle phil · 03-11-2008, 02:14 AM

On March 11, 1847, John Chapman, 'Johnny Appleseed,' died in Allen County, Indiana. This day became known as Johnny Appleseed Day...

uncle phil · 03-12-2008, 02:49 AM

On March 12, 1985, Larry Bird, of the NBA’s Boston Celtics, scored a club-record 60 points against the Atlanta Hawks...

SSJTWIZTA · 03-12-2008, 03:11 AM

ive never even noticed this thread before.

what the hell is wrong with me? pretty interesting stuff.

gatta wait 3 days to see what happened to my special day though.

uncle phil · 03-13-2008, 02:18 AM

On March 13, 1781, Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus...

uncle phil · 03-14-2008, 02:07 AM

On March 14, 1914, Henry Ford announced the new continuous motion method to assemble cars. The process decreased the time to make a car from 12½ hours to 93 minutes...

SSJTWIZTA · 03-14-2008, 02:16 AM

oh kickass. i knew that the assembly line made the production of cars faster, but i had no idea it was such an increase.

uncle phil · 03-15-2008, 02:14 AM

On March 15, 1820, Maine was admitted as the 23rd state of the Union...

uncle phil · 03-16-2008, 02:05 AM

On March 16, 1950, Congress voted to remove federal taxes on oleomargarine...

Tully Mars · 03-16-2008, 11:34 AM

On march 16th...

1802- Congress authorized the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.

1968- The My Lai Massacre occurred in Vietnam.

2006- A judge in Redwood City, Calif., sent Scott Peterson to death row for the slaying of his pregnant wife, Laci.

2007- Iraq's new parliament met briefly for the first time; lawmakers took the oath but did no business and adjourned after just 40 minutes.

uncle phil · 03-16-2008, 03:32 PM

1968- The My Lai Massacre occurred in Vietnam.

what a monumental fuck-up...

Tully Mars · 03-16-2008, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by uncle phil

1968- The My Lai Massacre occurred in Vietnam.

what a monumental fuck-up...

Roger that.

Oliver Stone is making a film about it, Pinkville. No doubt it will be historically accurate.

silent_jay · 03-16-2008, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Tully Mars

Roger that.

Oliver Stone is making a film about it, Pinkville. No doubt it will be historically accurate.

Oh jesus no, not Oliver Stone, he fucked up The Doors, he fucked up Alexander, I liked Commandante, but Fidel did all the work.

uncle phil · 03-16-2008, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Tully Mars

Roger that.

Oliver Stone is making a film about it, Pinkville. No doubt it will be historically accurate.

he doesn't need to...we all knew way back in the day...

silent_jay · 03-16-2008, 04:09 PM

16 March 1964
Canada's first peacekeepers arrive in Cyprus to help calm tensions between hostile Greek Cypriots and the Turkish minority.

16 March 1704
A French-Indian force attacks and massacres the Massachusetts settlement of Deerfield, resulting in 47 killed and 111 taken prisoner.

16 March 1649
Twelve hundred Iroquois warriors make a dawn raid on the French mission at St. Ignace (just south-east of Midland, Ont.). The Hurons lose 400 men, women, and children for 10 Iroquois killed.

Tully Mars · 03-16-2008, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by silent_jay

Oh jesus no, not Oliver Stone, he fucked up The Doors, he fucked up Alexander, I liked Commandante, but Fidel did all the work.

Tis true:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1051718/

You'd think a a guy this stoned would come up with better stuff...

Oliver Stone - Filmmaker of renowned movies JFK, Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July, pulled over by police officers for driving erratically and subsequently arrested when hash and painkillers were found in his car. - Source: San Francisco Chronicle, August 25, 1999

http://www.martyangelo.com/arrests_rich.htm

uncle phil · 03-17-2008, 02:15 AM

On March 17, 1970, the U.S. Army charged 14 officers with suppression of facts in the My Lai massacre case...

uncle phil · 03-18-2008, 02:17 AM

On March 18, 1909, Einar Dessau of Denmark used a short wave transmitter to become the first person to broadcast as a "ham" operator...

Tully Mars · 03-18-2008, 05:13 AM

1766- After months of American protests, Britain repealed the Stamp Act.

Proof that protests work?

uncle phil · 03-19-2008, 02:24 AM

On March 19,1918, the U.S. Congress approved Daylight-Saving Time...

uncle phil · 03-20-2008, 02:33 AM

On March 20, 1792, in Paris, the Legislative Assembly approved the use of the guillotine...

uncle phil · 03-21-2008, 02:30 AM

On March 21, 1826, the Rensselaer School in Troy, NY, was incorporated. The school became known as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and was the first engineering college in the U.S...

uncle phil · 03-22-2008, 02:25 AM

On March 22, 1894, the first playoff competition for the Stanley Cup began. Montreal played Ottawa...

uncle phil · 03-23-2008, 02:11 AM

On March 23, 1972, Evel Knievel broke 93 bones after successfully jumping 35 cars...

uncle phil · 03-24-2008, 02:17 AM

On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez spilled 240,000 barrels (11 million gallons) of oil in Alaska's Prince William Sound after it ran aground...

uncle phil · 03-25-2008, 02:26 AM

On March 25, 1901, the Mercedes was introduced by Daimler at the five-day "Week of Nice" in Nice, France...

uncle phil · 03-26-2008, 02:23 AM

On March 26, 1885, Eastman Kodak (Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co.) produced the first commercial motion picture film in Rochester, NY...

Tully Mars · 03-26-2008, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by uncle phil

On March 26, 1885, Eastman Kodak (Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co.) produced the first commercial motion picture film in Rochester, NY...

1885? Seriously? Would not have been the my guess. I wouldn't have even got the century correct.

uncle phil · 03-27-2008, 02:20 AM

On March 27, 1884, the first long-distance telephone call was made from Boston to New York...

uncle phil · 03-28-2008, 02:11 AM

On March 28, 1922, Bradley A. Fiske patented a microfilm reading device...

uncle phil · 03-29-2008, 02:10 AM

On March 29, 1932, Jack Benny made his radio debut...

uncle phil · 03-30-2008, 02:02 AM

On March 30, 1950, the invention of the phototransistor was announced...

uncle phil · 03-31-2008, 02:43 AM

On March 31, 1831, Quebec and Montreal were incorporated as cities...

Tully Mars · 03-31-2008, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by uncle phil

On March 31, 1831, Quebec and Montreal were incorporated as cities...

You know I'm amazed at the number Canadians down here that really dislike other Canadians from Quebec. It's like some enter nation bigotry. Some of them can't say Quebec without spitting on the ground, weird.

uncle phil · 04-01-2008, 02:35 AM

On April 1, 1826, Samuel Mory patented the internal combustion engine...

uncle phil · 04-02-2008, 02:18 AM

On April 2, 1972, Burt Reynolds appeared nude in "Cosmopolitan" magazine...

uncle phil · 04-03-2008, 02:29 AM

On April 3, 1946, Lt. General Masaharu Homma, the Japanese commander responsible for the Bataan Death March, was executed in the Philippines...

SSJTWIZTA · 04-03-2008, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by uncle phil

On April 2, 1972, Burt Reynolds appeared nude in "Cosmopolitan" magazine...

out of every single day in the history of....EVER,
this was all anyone had?

bataan death march,aye? time for me to get a quick history lesson.

03-09-2008, 01:56 AM	#361 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	1954 - WNBT-TV (now WNBC-TV), in New York, broadcast the first local color television commercials. The ad was Castro Decorators of 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.

03-10-2008, 02:20 AM	#362 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 10, 1933, Nevada became the first U.S. state to regulate drugs... __________________ "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.

03-11-2008, 02:14 AM	#364 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 11, 1847, John Chapman, 'Johnny Appleseed,' died in Allen County, Indiana. This day became known as Johnny Appleseed 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.

03-12-2008, 02:49 AM	#365 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 12, 1985, Larry Bird, of the NBA’s Boston Celtics, scored a club-record 60 points against the Atlanta Hawks... __________________ "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.

03-12-2008, 03:11 AM	#366 (permalink)
SSJTWIZTA Master Thief. Master Criminal. Masturbator. Location: Windiwana	ive never even noticed this thread before. what the hell is wrong with me? pretty interesting stuff. gatta wait 3 days to see what happened to my special day though. __________________ First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists and I did not speak out because I was not a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for me And there was no one left to speak out for me. -Pastor Martin Niemoller

03-13-2008, 02:18 AM	#367 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 13, 1781, Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus... __________________ "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.

03-14-2008, 02:07 AM	#368 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 14, 1914, Henry Ford announced the new continuous motion method to assemble cars. The process decreased the time to make a car from 12½ hours to 93 minutes... __________________ "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.

03-14-2008, 02:16 AM	#369 (permalink)
SSJTWIZTA Master Thief. Master Criminal. Masturbator. Location: Windiwana	oh kickass. i knew that the assembly line made the production of cars faster, but i had no idea it was such an increase. __________________ First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists and I did not speak out because I was not a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for me And there was no one left to speak out for me. -Pastor Martin Niemoller Last edited by SSJTWIZTA; 03-14-2008 at 02:18 AM..

03-15-2008, 02:14 AM	#370 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 15, 1820, Maine was admitted as the 23rd state of the Union... __________________ "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.

03-16-2008, 02:05 AM	#371 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 16, 1950, Congress voted to remove federal taxes on oleomargarine... __________________ "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.

03-16-2008, 11:34 AM	#372 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On march 16th... 1802- Congress authorized the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. 1968- The My Lai Massacre occurred in Vietnam. 2006- A judge in Redwood City, Calif., sent Scott Peterson to death row for the slaying of his pregnant wife, Laci. 2007- Iraq's new parliament met briefly for the first time; lawmakers took the oath but did no business and adjourned after just 40 minutes. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

03-16-2008, 03:32 PM	#373 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	1968- The My Lai Massacre occurred in Vietnam. what a monumental fuck-up... __________________ "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.

03-16-2008, 04:09 PM	#377 (permalink)
silent_jay Her Jay Location: Ontario for now....	16 March 1964 Canada's first peacekeepers arrive in Cyprus to help calm tensions between hostile Greek Cypriots and the Turkish minority. 16 March 1704 A French-Indian force attacks and massacres the Massachusetts settlement of Deerfield, resulting in 47 killed and 111 taken prisoner. 16 March 1649 Twelve hundred Iroquois warriors make a dawn raid on the French mission at St. Ignace (just south-east of Midland, Ont.). The Hurons lose 400 men, women, and children for 10 Iroquois killed. __________________ Absence makes the heart grow fonder

03-17-2008, 02:15 AM	#379 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 17, 1970, the U.S. Army charged 14 officers with suppression of facts in the My Lai massacre case... __________________ "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.

03-18-2008, 02:17 AM	#380 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 18, 1909, Einar Dessau of Denmark used a short wave transmitter to become the first person to broadcast as a "ham" operator... __________________ "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.

03-18-2008, 05:13 AM	#381 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	1766- After months of American protests, Britain repealed the Stamp Act. Proof that protests work? __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

03-19-2008, 02:24 AM	#382 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 19,1918, the U.S. Congress approved Daylight-Saving 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.

03-20-2008, 02:33 AM	#383 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 20, 1792, in Paris, the Legislative Assembly approved the use of the guillotine... __________________ "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.

03-21-2008, 02:30 AM	#384 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 21, 1826, the Rensselaer School in Troy, NY, was incorporated. The school became known as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and was the first engineering college in the U.S... __________________ "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.

03-22-2008, 02:25 AM	#385 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 22, 1894, the first playoff competition for the Stanley Cup began. Montreal played Ottawa... __________________ "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.

03-23-2008, 02:11 AM	#386 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 23, 1972, Evel Knievel broke 93 bones after successfully jumping 35 cars... __________________ "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.

03-24-2008, 02:17 AM	#387 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez spilled 240,000 barrels (11 million gallons) of oil in Alaska's Prince William Sound after it ran aground... __________________ "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.

03-25-2008, 02:26 AM	#388 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 25, 1901, the Mercedes was introduced by Daimler at the five-day "Week of Nice" in Nice, France... __________________ "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.

03-26-2008, 02:23 AM	#389 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 26, 1885, Eastman Kodak (Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co.) produced the first commercial motion picture film in Rochester, NY... __________________ "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.

03-27-2008, 02:20 AM	#391 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 27, 1884, the first long-distance telephone call was made from Boston to 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.

03-28-2008, 02:11 AM	#392 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 28, 1922, Bradley A. Fiske patented a microfilm reading device... __________________ "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.

03-29-2008, 02:10 AM	#393 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 29, 1932, Jack Benny made his radio debut... __________________ "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.

03-30-2008, 02:02 AM	#394 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 30, 1950, the invention of the phototransistor was announced... __________________ "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.

03-31-2008, 02:43 AM	#395 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On March 31, 1831, Quebec and Montreal were incorporated as cities... __________________ "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.

04-01-2008, 02:35 AM	#397 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On April 1, 1826, Samuel Mory patented the internal combustion engine... __________________ "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.

04-02-2008, 02:18 AM	#398 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On April 2, 1972, Burt Reynolds appeared nude in "Cosmopolitan" 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.

04-03-2008, 02:29 AM	#399 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On April 3, 1946, Lt. General Masaharu Homma, the Japanese commander responsible for the Bataan Death March, was executed in the Philippines... __________________ "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.