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uncle phil · 09-23-2008, 02:11 AM

On September 23, 1780, John Andre, a British spy, was captured with papers revealing that Benedict Arnold was going to surrender West Point, NY, to the British...

Tully Mars · 09-23-2008, 03:12 AM

On September 23, 1806- The Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis from their cross country travels (where they wintered about 15 miles from my house in Oregon.)

Tully Mars · 09-24-2008, 01:40 AM

On Septenber, 24th, 1960 The USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched at Newport News, Va.

uncle phil · 09-24-2008, 02:06 AM

Also on September 24, 1869, thousands of businessmen were financially ruined after a panic on Wall Street. The panic was caused by an attempt to corner the gold market by Jay Gould and James Fisk...

uncle phil · 09-25-2008, 02:19 AM

On September 25, 1513, the Pacific Ocean was discovered by Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa when he crossed the Isthmus of Panama. He named the body of water the South Sea. He was truly just the first European to see the Pacific Ocean...

Tully Mars · 09-25-2008, 02:49 AM

Also on this day... On September 23, 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

uncle phil · 09-26-2008, 02:08 AM

On September 26, 1955, the New York Stock Exchange suffered its worst decline since 1929 when the word was released concerning U.S. President Eisenhower's heart attack...

BadNick · 09-26-2008, 05:24 AM

Also on this date, to help celebrate the Bi-Centennial on September 26, 1976 the Phillies clinch their 1st NL East Division title.

uncle phil · 09-27-2008, 02:14 AM

On September 27, 1840, Thomas Nast was born. He was a political cartoonist that created the Republican elephant and the Democrat donkey...

uncle phil · 09-28-2008, 03:18 AM

On September 28, 1850, the U.S. Navy abolished flogging as a form of punishment...

uncle phil · 09-29-2008, 02:08 AM

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

Tully Mars · 09-29-2008, 04:53 AM

On September 29, 1789 The U.S. War Department established a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.

uncle phil · 09-30-2008, 02:11 AM

On September 30, 1630, John Billington was hanged for murder. He was the first criminal to be executed in the American colonies...

Tully Mars · 10-01-2008, 01:14 AM

On October 1st, 1896 The U.S. Post Office established Rural Free Delivery.

So, for any of you out there watching TV Land and wondering what the R.F.D. in "Mayberry, R.F.D." stood for, now you know.

uncle phil · 10-01-2008, 02:21 AM

Also on October 1, 1903, the first modern World Series took place between the Boston Pilgrims and the Pittsburgh Pirates...

uncle phil · 10-02-2008, 01:36 AM

On October 2, 1452, Richard III was born. He married the widow of the Prince of Wales and then imprisoned his mother-in-law for life...

Tully Mars · 10-02-2008, 02:50 AM

Also On October 2, 1967 Thurgood Marshall was sworn in on the SCOTUS as it's first black justice.

uncle phil · 10-03-2008, 01:51 AM

On October 3, 1893, the motor-driven vacuum cleaner was patented by J.S. Thurman...

Tully Mars · 10-04-2008, 01:02 AM

On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, into orbit.

uncle phil · 10-04-2008, 03:23 AM

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

uncle phil · 10-05-2008, 03:54 AM

On October 5, 1902, Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald's, was born...

uncle phil · 10-06-2008, 02:21 AM

On October 6, 1536, Anglican priest William Tyndale was captured at Antwerp where he was strangled and burnt. He is credited with making the first English translation of the Bible...

uncle phil · 10-07-2008, 02:11 AM

On October 7, 1868, Cornell University was inaugurated in Ithaca, NY...

uncle phil · 10-08-2008, 02:07 AM

On October 8, 1919, the first transcontinental air race in the U.S. began...

Tully Mars · 10-08-2008, 02:11 AM

On October 8, 1871The Great Chicago Fire occurred. The blaze destroyed four square miles of the city, it killed nearly 250 people and left some 90,000 homeless.

*missed it by that much this morning

Tully Mars · 10-09-2008, 01:24 AM

On October 9, 1930 Laura Ingalls became the first woman to fly across the United States as she completed a nine-stop journey from Roosevelt Field in New York to Glendale, Calif.

uncle phil · 10-09-2008, 02:24 AM

Also on October 9, 1701, The Collegiate School of Connecticut was chartered in New Haven. The name was later changed to Yale...

uncle phil · 10-10-2008, 01:55 AM

On October 10, 1865, the billiard ball was patented by John Wesley Hyatt...

Tully Mars · 10-10-2008, 03:35 AM

On October 10, 1973 Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned his office after pleading no contest to one count of federal income tax evasion.

uncle phil · 10-11-2008, 02:40 AM

On October 11, 1759, Parson Mason Weems was born. He is remembered for his fictitious stories that he presented as fact. He was responsible for the story about George Washington cutting down his father's cherry tree...

uncle phil · 10-12-2008, 02:59 AM

On October 12, 1792, the first monument honoring Christopher Columbus was dedicated in Baltimore, MD...

uncle phil · 10-13-2008, 02:10 AM

On October 13, 1775, the U.S. Continental Congress ordered the construction of a naval fleet...

Tully Mars · 10-13-2008, 03:18 AM

Also on October 13, 1943, Italy declared war on Germany, its one-time Axis partner.

Tully Mars · 10-14-2008, 01:19 AM

On October 14, 1890, Dwight David Eisenhower, American general who lead the allied forces during D-Day who later became the 34th United States president, was born.

uncle phil · 10-14-2008, 02:07 AM

Also, on October 14, 1879, Thomas Edison signed an agreement with Jose D. Husbands for the sale of Edison telephones in Chile...

uncle phil · 10-15-2008, 02:40 AM

On October 15, 1914, the Clayton Antitrust Act was passed by the U.S. Congress...

Tully Mars · 10-15-2008, 03:26 AM

Also on October 15, 1860 Eleven-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, N.Y., wrote a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln, suggesting he could improve his appearance by growing a beard.

uncle phil · 10-16-2008, 02:32 AM

On October 16, 1758, author Noah Webster was born. He was a teacher and journalist whose name is associated with the word "dictionary..."

Tully Mars · 10-17-2008, 02:45 AM

On October 17, 1918, Rita Hayworth, the legendary Hollywood beauty

Tully Mars · 10-18-2008, 02:52 AM

On October 17, 1867 The United States took possession of Alaska from Russia.

09-23-2008, 02:11 AM	#641 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On September 23, 1780, John Andre, a British spy, was captured with papers revealing that Benedict Arnold was going to surrender West Point, NY, to the British... __________________ "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.

09-23-2008, 03:12 AM	#642 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On September 23, 1806- The Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis from their cross country travels (where they wintered about 15 miles from my house in Oregon.) __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

09-24-2008, 01:40 AM	#643 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Septenber, 24th, 1960 The USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched at Newport News, Va. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

09-24-2008, 02:06 AM	#644 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on September 24, 1869, thousands of businessmen were financially ruined after a panic on Wall Street. The panic was caused by an attempt to corner the gold market by Jay Gould and James Fisk... __________________ "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.

09-25-2008, 02:19 AM	#645 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On September 25, 1513, the Pacific Ocean was discovered by Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa when he crossed the Isthmus of Panama. He named the body of water the South Sea. He was truly just the first European to see the Pacific Ocean... __________________ "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.

09-25-2008, 02:49 AM	#646 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on this day... On September 23, 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in as the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

09-26-2008, 02:08 AM	#647 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On September 26, 1955, the New York Stock Exchange suffered its worst decline since 1929 when the word was released concerning U.S. President Eisenhower's heart attack... __________________ "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.

09-26-2008, 05:24 AM	#648 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	Also on this date, to help celebrate the Bi-Centennial on September 26, 1976 the Phillies clinch their 1st NL East Division title.

09-27-2008, 02:14 AM	#649 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On September 27, 1840, Thomas Nast was born. He was a political cartoonist that created the Republican elephant and the Democrat donkey... __________________ "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.

09-28-2008, 03:18 AM	#650 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On September 28, 1850, the U.S. Navy abolished flogging as a form of punishment... __________________ "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.

09-29-2008, 02:08 AM	#651 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On September 29, 1951, the first network football game was televised by CBS-TV in color. The game was between the University of California and the University of Pennsylvania... __________________ "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.

09-29-2008, 04:53 AM	#652 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On September 29, 1789 The U.S. War Department established a regular army with a strength of several hundred men. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

09-30-2008, 02:11 AM	#653 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On September 30, 1630, John Billington was hanged for murder. He was the first criminal to be executed in the American colonies... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-01-2008, 01:14 AM	#654 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On October 1st, 1896 The U.S. Post Office established Rural Free Delivery. So, for any of you out there watching TV Land and wondering what the R.F.D. in "Mayberry, R.F.D." stood for, now you know. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-01-2008, 02:21 AM	#655 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on October 1, 1903, the first modern World Series took place between the Boston Pilgrims and the Pittsburgh Pirates... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-02-2008, 01:36 AM	#656 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 2, 1452, Richard III was born. He married the widow of the Prince of Wales and then imprisoned his mother-in-law for life... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-02-2008, 02:50 AM	#657 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also On October 2, 1967 Thurgood Marshall was sworn in on the SCOTUS as it's first black justice. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-03-2008, 01:51 AM	#658 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 3, 1893, the motor-driven vacuum cleaner was patented by J.S. Thurman... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-04-2008, 01:02 AM	#659 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, into orbit. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-04-2008, 03:23 AM	#660 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on October 4, 1895, the first U.S. Open golf tournament took place in Newport, RI. Horace Rawlins, 19 years old, won the tournament... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-05-2008, 03:54 AM	#661 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 5, 1902, Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald's, was born... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-06-2008, 02:21 AM	#662 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 6, 1536, Anglican priest William Tyndale was captured at Antwerp where he was strangled and burnt. He is credited with making the first English translation of the Bible... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-07-2008, 02:11 AM	#663 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 7, 1868, Cornell University was inaugurated in Ithaca, 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.

10-08-2008, 02:07 AM	#664 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 8, 1919, the first transcontinental air race in the U.S. began... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-08-2008, 02:11 AM	#665 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On October 8, 1871The Great Chicago Fire occurred. The blaze destroyed four square miles of the city, it killed nearly 250 people and left some 90,000 homeless. missed it by that much this morning __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo* Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-09-2008, 01:24 AM	#666 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On October 9, 1930 Laura Ingalls became the first woman to fly across the United States as she completed a nine-stop journey from Roosevelt Field in New York to Glendale, Calif. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-09-2008, 02:24 AM	#667 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on October 9, 1701, The Collegiate School of Connecticut was chartered in New Haven. The name was later changed to Yale... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-10-2008, 01:55 AM	#668 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 10, 1865, the billiard ball was patented by John Wesley Hyatt... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-10-2008, 03:35 AM	#669 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On October 10, 1973 Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned his office after pleading no contest to one count of federal income tax evasion. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-11-2008, 02:40 AM	#670 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 11, 1759, Parson Mason Weems was born. He is remembered for his fictitious stories that he presented as fact. He was responsible for the story about George Washington cutting down his father's cherry tree... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-12-2008, 02:59 AM	#671 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 12, 1792, the first monument honoring Christopher Columbus was dedicated in Baltimore, MD... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-13-2008, 02:10 AM	#672 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 13, 1775, the U.S. Continental Congress ordered the construction of a naval fleet... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-13-2008, 03:18 AM	#673 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on October 13, 1943, Italy declared war on Germany, its one-time Axis partner. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-14-2008, 01:19 AM	#674 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On October 14, 1890, Dwight David Eisenhower, American general who lead the allied forces during D-Day who later became the 34th United States president, was born. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-14-2008, 02:07 AM	#675 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also, on October 14, 1879, Thomas Edison signed an agreement with Jose D. Husbands for the sale of Edison telephones in Chile... __________________ "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.