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Tully Mars · 10-19-2008, 02:14 AM

On October 18, 1969 Vice President Spiro T. Agnew referred to anti-Vietnam War protesters "an effete corps of impudent snobs."

Tully Mars · 10-20-2008, 02:00 AM

On October 20, 1973, in the so-called Saturday Night Massacre, President Nixon abolished the office of special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox, accepted the resignation of Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson and fired Deputy Attorney General William B. Ruckelshaus.

uncle phil · 10-21-2008, 02:56 AM

On October 21, 1805, the Battle of Trafalgar occurred off the coast of Spain. The British defeated the French and Spanish fleet...

Tully Mars · 10-21-2008, 02:57 AM

Also on October 21, 1797 The U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, was launched in Boston Harbor.

Tully Mars · 10-22-2008, 01:35 AM

On October 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced an air and naval blockade of Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet missile bases on the island.

uncle phil · 10-22-2008, 02:56 AM

Also on October 22, 1797, Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first recorded parachute jump. He made the jump from about 3,000 feet...

Tully Mars · 10-23-2008, 01:43 AM

On October 23, 1993 Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Joe Carter became the second player to end a World Series with a home run - a three-run shot that gave Toronto an 8-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6.

uncle phil · 10-23-2008, 02:45 AM

Also on October 23, 1869, John (William) Heisman was born. He is recognized as one of the greatest innovators of the game of football...

uncle phil · 10-24-2008, 02:36 AM

On October 24, 1788, poet Sarah Joseph Hale was born. She wrote the poem "Mary Had A Little Lamb..."

Tully Mars · 10-24-2008, 03:03 AM

Also on October 24th, 1861 The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent from California to President Abraham Lincoln.

uncle phil · 10-25-2008, 02:06 AM

On October 25, 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer died at the age of 57. He was the first poet to be buried in Westminster Abbey...

Tully Mars · 10-25-2008, 02:36 AM

Also on October 25, 1983 U.S. forces invaded Grenada at the order of President Ronald Reagan, who said the action was needed to protect U.S. citizens there.

I clearly remember this event as I was in the Navy at the time. Our ship went on a heightened state of alert and there were rumors of us steaming over to provide support. By the time I walked down to the ships library and found an atlas. The "Old Man" (the Captain) announced "Operations on the island of Grenada have been successful, return to normal operating procedures." I found it odd that we went to high alert for an event in the Caribbean since at the time we were floating around off the east coast of Africa some 14,000 miles away.

That is all, carry on. We now return you to your normal thread operating procedures.

Baraka_Guru · 10-25-2008, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uncle phil

On October 25, 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer died at the age of 57. He was the first poet to be buried in Westminster Abbey...

"The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne, the assay so hard, so sharp the conqueryinge."
— Geoffrey Chaucer, the father of English poetry (c. 1340 - 1400)

uncle phil · 10-26-2008, 01:57 AM

On October 26, 1858, H.E. Smith patented the rotary-motion washing machine...

uncle phil · 10-27-2008, 01:45 AM

On October 27, 1880, Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee...

uncle phil · 10-28-2008, 01:50 AM

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

uncle phil · 10-29-2008, 02:24 AM

On October 29, 1901, Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of U.S. President McKinley, was electrocuted...

uncle phil · 10-30-2008, 01:56 AM

On October 30, 1894, the time clock was patented by Daniel M. Cooper of Rochester, NY...

uncle phil · 10-31-2008, 01:54 AM

On October 31, 1941, the U.S. Navy destroyer Reuben James was torpedoed by a German submarine near Iceland. The U.S. had not yet entered World War II. More than 100 men were killed...

uncle phil · 11-01-2008, 02:00 AM

On November 1, 1755, at least 60,000 people were killed in Lisbon, Portugal by an earthquake, its aftershocks and the ensuing tsunami...

uncle phil · 11-02-2008, 02:43 AM

On November 2, 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour expressed support for a "national home" for the Jews of Palestine...

uncle phil · 11-03-2008, 02:56 AM

On November 3, 1507, Leonardo DaVinci was commissioned by the husband of Lisa Gherardini to paint her. The work is known as the Mona Lisa...

uncle phil · 11-04-2008, 02:53 AM

On November 4, 1939, at the 40th National Automobile Show the first air-conditioned car was put on display...

uncle phil · 11-05-2008, 03:05 AM

On November 5, 1605, the "Gunpowder Plot" attempted by Guy Fawkes failed when he was captured before he could blow up the English Parliament. Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated every November 5th in Britain to celebrate his failure to blow up all the members of Parliament and King James I...

uncle phil · 11-06-2008, 02:58 AM

On November 6, 1851, Charles Henry Dow was born. He was the founder of Dow Jones & Company....

uncle phil · 11-07-2008, 03:16 AM

On November 7, 1811, the Shawnee Indians of chief Tecumseh were defeated by William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Wabash (or (Tippecanoe)...

Tully Mars · 11-08-2008, 01:58 AM

On November 8, 1966 Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts became the first African-American to be elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote.

uncle phil · 11-08-2008, 02:57 AM

Also on November 8, 1910, William H. Frost patented the insect exterminator...

uncle phil · 11-09-2008, 02:56 AM

On November 9, 1906, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt left for Panama to see the progress on the new canal. It was the first foreign trip by a U.S. president...

3GPositive · 11-09-2008, 12:37 PM

Also on the 9th November 1989:

After several weeks of civil unrest and amid amazing scenes of celebration the Berlin Wall is officially opened after 28 years and 1 day.

Berlin Wall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

uncle phil · 11-10-2008, 02:58 AM

On November 10, 1917, 41 suffragists were arrested in front of the White House...

dksuddeth · 11-10-2008, 09:10 AM

Nov. 10th, 1775 saw the founding of the United States Marine Corps.

oorah, semper fi

happy birthday to all my fellow marines.

uncle phil · 11-11-2008, 04:20 AM

On November 11, 1887, labor activists were hanged in Illinois after being convicted of being connected to a bombing that killed eight police officers...

Tully Mars · 11-12-2008, 01:55 AM

On November 12, 1954, Ellis Island closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants since opening in New York Harbor in 1892.

uncle phil · 11-12-2008, 03:01 AM

Also on November 12, 1815, American suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in Johnstown, NY...

uncle phil · 11-13-2008, 02:58 AM

On November 13, 1805, Johann George Lehner, a Viennese butcher, invented a recipe and called it the "frankfurter..."

Tully Mars · 11-13-2008, 03:46 AM

On November, 13, 1956, the Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on public buses.

uncle phil · 11-14-2008, 02:52 AM

On November 14, 1889, New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began an attempt to surpass the fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around the world in less than 80 days. Bly succeeded by finishing the journey the following January in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes...

Tully Mars · 11-14-2008, 04:24 AM

Also on November 14, 1972, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 1,000 for the first time, ending the day at 1,003.16

uncle phil · 11-15-2008, 02:56 AM

On November 15, 1902, anarchist Gennaro Rubin failed in his attempt to murder King Leopold II of Belgium...

10-19-2008, 02:14 AM	#681 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On October 18, 1969 Vice President Spiro T. Agnew referred to anti-Vietnam War protesters "an effete corps of impudent snobs." __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-20-2008, 02:00 AM	#682 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On October 20, 1973, in the so-called Saturday Night Massacre, President Nixon abolished the office of special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox, accepted the resignation of Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson and fired Deputy Attorney General William B. Ruckelshaus. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-21-2008, 02:56 AM	#683 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 21, 1805, the Battle of Trafalgar occurred off the coast of Spain. The British defeated the French and Spanish 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.

10-21-2008, 02:57 AM	#684 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on October 21, 1797 The U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, was launched in Boston Harbor. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-22-2008, 01:35 AM	#685 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On October 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced an air and naval blockade of Cuba, following the discovery of Soviet missile bases on the island. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-22-2008, 02:56 AM	#686 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on October 22, 1797, Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first recorded parachute jump. He made the jump from about 3,000 feet... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-23-2008, 01:43 AM	#687 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On October 23, 1993 Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Joe Carter became the second player to end a World Series with a home run - a three-run shot that gave Toronto an 8-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-23-2008, 02:45 AM	#688 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on October 23, 1869, John (William) Heisman was born. He is recognized as one of the greatest innovators of the game of 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.

10-24-2008, 02:36 AM	#689 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 24, 1788, poet Sarah Joseph Hale was born. She wrote the poem "Mary Had A Little Lamb..." __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-24-2008, 03:03 AM	#690 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on October 24th, 1861 The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent from California to President Abraham Lincoln. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-25-2008, 02:06 AM	#691 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 25, 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer died at the age of 57. He was the first poet to be buried in Westminster Abbey... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-25-2008, 02:36 AM	#692 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on October 25, 1983 U.S. forces invaded Grenada at the order of President Ronald Reagan, who said the action was needed to protect U.S. citizens there. I clearly remember this event as I was in the Navy at the time. Our ship went on a heightened state of alert and there were rumors of us steaming over to provide support. By the time I walked down to the ships library and found an atlas. The "Old Man" (the Captain) announced "Operations on the island of Grenada have been successful, return to normal operating procedures." I found it odd that we went to high alert for an event in the Caribbean since at the time we were floating around off the east coast of Africa some 14,000 miles away. That is all, carry on. We now return you to your normal thread operating procedures. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

10-26-2008, 01:57 AM	#694 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 26, 1858, H.E. Smith patented the rotary-motion washing machine... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-27-2008, 01:45 AM	#695 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 27, 1880, Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-28-2008, 01:50 AM	#696 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 28, 1904, the St. Louis Police Department became the first to use fingerprinting... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-29-2008, 02:24 AM	#697 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 29, 1901, Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of U.S. President McKinley, was electrocuted... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

10-30-2008, 01:56 AM	#698 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 30, 1894, the time clock was patented by Daniel M. Cooper of 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.

10-31-2008, 01:54 AM	#699 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On October 31, 1941, the U.S. Navy destroyer Reuben James was torpedoed by a German submarine near Iceland. The U.S. had not yet entered World War II. More than 100 men were killed... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-01-2008, 02:00 AM	#700 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 1, 1755, at least 60,000 people were killed in Lisbon, Portugal by an earthquake, its aftershocks and the ensuing tsunami... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-02-2008, 02:43 AM	#701 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 2, 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour expressed support for a "national home" for the Jews of Palestine... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-03-2008, 02:56 AM	#702 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 3, 1507, Leonardo DaVinci was commissioned by the husband of Lisa Gherardini to paint her. The work is known as the Mona Lisa... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-04-2008, 02:53 AM	#703 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 4, 1939, at the 40th National Automobile Show the first air-conditioned car was put on display... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-05-2008, 03:05 AM	#704 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 5, 1605, the "Gunpowder Plot" attempted by Guy Fawkes failed when he was captured before he could blow up the English Parliament. Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated every November 5th in Britain to celebrate his failure to blow up all the members of Parliament and King James 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.

11-06-2008, 02:58 AM	#705 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 6, 1851, Charles Henry Dow was born. He was the founder of Dow Jones & Company.... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-07-2008, 03:16 AM	#706 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 7, 1811, the Shawnee Indians of chief Tecumseh were defeated by William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Wabash (or (Tippecanoe)... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-08-2008, 01:58 AM	#707 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On November 8, 1966 Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts became the first African-American to be elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-08-2008, 02:57 AM	#708 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on November 8, 1910, William H. Frost patented the insect exterminator... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-09-2008, 02:56 AM	#709 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 9, 1906, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt left for Panama to see the progress on the new canal. It was the first foreign trip by a U.S. 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.

11-09-2008, 12:37 PM	#710 (permalink)
3GPositive Upright	Also on the 9th November 1989: After several weeks of civil unrest and amid amazing scenes of celebration the Berlin Wall is officially opened after 28 years and 1 day. Berlin Wall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

11-10-2008, 02:58 AM	#711 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 10, 1917, 41 suffragists were arrested in front of the White House... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-10-2008, 09:10 AM	#712 (permalink)
dksuddeth Junkie Location: bedford, tx	Nov. 10th, 1775 saw the founding of the United States Marine Corps. oorah, semper fi happy birthday to all my fellow marines. __________________ "no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything. You cannot conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him."

11-11-2008, 04:20 AM	#713 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 11, 1887, labor activists were hanged in Illinois after being convicted of being connected to a bombing that killed eight police officers... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

11-12-2008, 01:55 AM	#714 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On November 12, 1954, Ellis Island closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants since opening in New York Harbor in 1892. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

11-12-2008, 03:01 AM	#715 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on November 12, 1815, American suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in Johnstown, 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.

11-13-2008, 02:58 AM	#716 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On November 13, 1805, Johann George Lehner, a Viennese butcher, invented a recipe and called it the "frankfurter..." __________________ "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.