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Tully Mars · 08-08-2010, 04:39 AM

Also on Aug. 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon announced he would resign following damaging revelations in the Watergate scandal.

A personal side note- On Aug. 8, 1975 My brother and I removed my father's evening newspaper from is box and replaced it with a year old of the same. He pulled into the driveway as usual, stopping at the mail/newspaper box. We watch intently as he proceeded with his evening routine. I think by the time he sat down and started reading we were both chuckling. But curiously he read and read as if it was all normal. Finally he quickly flipped back to the front page and loudly said "Hey! What the hell going on here!" Of course by that point my brother and I were nearly rolling on the floor. One of us asked "why did it take you 20mins to realize it was a year old, didn't the big headline "Nixon Resigns" on the front page give it away? He said "well I thought all that was just pointing out it's a year today, it been on the radio all day... but when I got to the car ads I knew those prices weren't right." I gotta give it to my old man he could have told you within a couple dollars what the coast of a Chevy Nova (a long list of other makes and models) should have been.

Tully Mars · 08-09-2010, 01:35 AM

On Aug. 9, 1945, the United States exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki, Japan, instantly killing an estimated 39,000 people. The explosion came three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima

uncle phil · 08-09-2010, 02:11 AM

On August 9, 1964, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez performed on stage together for the first time...

uncle phil · 08-10-2010, 02:21 AM

On August 10, 1972, Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for drug possession after a concert in Gothenburg Sweden. Paul was fined $1,000 and Linda $200...

Tully Mars · 08-10-2010, 04:40 AM

Also on Aug. 10, 1977, David Berkowitz, the suspect in the "Son of Sam" murders, was arrested.

Tully Mars · 08-11-2010, 01:29 AM

On Aug. 11, 1965, deadly rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles.

uncle phil · 08-11-2010, 02:49 AM

On that same day in 1965, the Beatles' movie "Help!" premiered in the New York...

uncle phil · 08-12-2010, 01:42 AM

On August 12, 1967, Fleetwood Mac made their stage debut in Great Britain at the Windsor Jazz & Blues Festival...

Tully Mars · 08-13-2010, 02:13 AM

On Aug. 13, 1961, Berlin was divided as East Germany sealed off the border between the city's eastern and western sectors in order to halt the flight of refugees.

And Awww! it's Friday the 13th!!!! Run! It's Jason!!!!

Tully Mars · 08-14-2010, 02:52 AM

On Aug. 14, 1945, President Truman announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II.

Sue · 08-14-2010, 05:41 AM

8/14/1900: International forces,including U.S. Marines, entered Beijing to put down the Boxer Rebellion, aimed at purging China of foreign influence.

Tully Mars · 08-15-2010, 03:51 AM

On Aug , 15th, 1935- Humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their airplane crashed near Point Barrow, Alaska.

Tully Mars · 08-16-2010, 01:29 AM

On Aug. 16, 1977, singer Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42.

Tully Mars · 08-17-2010, 01:35 AM

On August 17th, 1969 Hurricane Camille slammed into the Gulf Coast, killing 248 people.

uncle phil · 08-17-2010, 02:37 AM

Also on August 17, 1969, after three days, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in New York came to an end...

uncle phil · 08-18-2010, 01:54 AM

On August 18, 1973, the Doobie Brothers' "China Grove" was released...

Tully Mars · 08-18-2010, 03:46 AM

Also on Aug. 18, 1963, James Meredith became the first black to graduate from the University of Mississippi

Tully Mars · 08-19-2010, 01:18 AM

On Aug. 19, 1934, Germany approved the vesting of sole executive power in Adolf Hitler as Fuhrer.

uncle phil · 08-19-2010, 01:42 AM

Also on August 19, 1973, Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson were married...

Tully Mars · 08-20-2010, 01:34 AM

On Aug. 20, 1968, the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the ''Prague Spring'' liberalization drive of Alexander Dubcek's regime.

uncle phil · 08-20-2010, 02:15 AM

Also on August 20, 1969, Frank Zappa disbanded the Mothers of Invention right after an eight-day tour in Canada. Zappa said that he was "tired of playing for people who clap for all the wrong reasons..."

uncle phil · 08-21-2010, 03:00 AM

On August 21, 1980, Linda Rondstadt made her debut on Broadway. The production was Gilber & Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance..."

Tully Mars · 08-21-2010, 03:02 AM

Also on Aug. 21, 1959, President Eisenhower signed an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union.

Tully Mars · 08-22-2010, 01:23 AM

On August 22, 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States chief executive to ride in an automobile in public.

uncle phil · 08-22-2010, 01:27 AM

Also on August 22, 1906, the Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, NJ, began to manufacture the Victrola. The hand-cranked unit, with horn cabinet, sold for $200...

Tully Mars · 08-23-2010, 01:21 AM

On Aug. 23, 1927, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed in Boston for the murders of two men during a 1920 robbery.

uncle phil · 08-23-2010, 02:48 AM

Also on August 23, 1993, the Los Angeles Police Department formally announced that Michael Jackson was the subject of a criminal investigation...

silent_jay · 08-23-2010, 07:08 AM

August 23 1914, Japan declares war on Germany

Also...August 23 1541, Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada.

Ourcrazymodern? · 08-23-2010, 10:25 AM

In August 23, 2010.

Tully Mars · 08-24-2010, 01:20 AM

On Aug. 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew smashed into Florida, causing record damage; 55 deaths in Florida, Louisiana and the Bahamas were blamed on the storm.

uncle phil · 08-24-2010, 01:51 AM

Also on August 24, 1969, Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant" premiered in both New York and Los Angeles...

Tully Mars · 08-25-2010, 01:27 AM

On Aug. 25, 1944, Paris was liberated by Allied forces after four years of Nazi occupation

uncle phil · 08-25-2010, 01:29 AM

Also on August 25, 1970, Emerson, Lake and Palmer made their world debut at Plymouth Guild Hall in Plymouth, England...

Tully Mars · 08-26-2010, 01:20 AM

On Aug. 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect.

uncle phil · 08-26-2010, 02:31 AM

On AUgust 26, 1987, Sonny Bono announced that he was running for mayor of Palm Springs, CA. He won the election...

Tully Mars · 08-27-2010, 01:20 AM

On Aug. 27, 1962, the United States launched the Mariner 2 space probe, which flew past Venus the following December.

uncle phil · 08-27-2010, 02:19 AM

Also on August 27, 1965, Elvis Presley played host to the Beatles at his home in Bel-Air, CA...

Tully Mars · 08-28-2010, 01:19 AM

On August 28th, 1955- Emmett Till, an African-American teenager from Chicago, was abducted from his uncle's home in Money, Miss., by two white men after he was accused of whistling at a white woman. He was found murdered three days later.

uncle phil · 08-28-2010, 03:53 AM

Also on August 28, 1967, the Grateful Dead and Big Brother and the Holding Company played at the wake of a Hell's Angels member who had been struck by a car in San Francisco, CA...

uncle phil · 08-29-2010, 02:21 AM

On August 29, 1977, 3 people were arrested in Memphis after trying to steal Elvis' body. As a result his body was moved to Graceland...

08-08-2010, 04:39 AM	#2001 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on Aug. 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon announced he would resign following damaging revelations in the Watergate scandal. A personal side note- On Aug. 8, 1975 My brother and I removed my father's evening newspaper from is box and replaced it with a year old of the same. He pulled into the driveway as usual, stopping at the mail/newspaper box. We watch intently as he proceeded with his evening routine. I think by the time he sat down and started reading we were both chuckling. But curiously he read and read as if it was all normal. Finally he quickly flipped back to the front page and loudly said "Hey! What the hell going on here!" Of course by that point my brother and I were nearly rolling on the floor. One of us asked "why did it take you 20mins to realize it was a year old, didn't the big headline "Nixon Resigns" on the front page give it away? He said "well I thought all that was just pointing out it's a year today, it been on the radio all day... but when I got to the car ads I knew those prices weren't right." I gotta give it to my old man he could have told you within a couple dollars what the coast of a Chevy Nova (a long list of other makes and models) should have been. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-09-2010, 01:35 AM	#2002 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Aug. 9, 1945, the United States exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki, Japan, instantly killing an estimated 39,000 people. The explosion came three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-09-2010, 02:11 AM	#2003 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On August 9, 1964, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez performed on stage together for the first 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.

08-10-2010, 02:21 AM	#2004 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On August 10, 1972, Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for drug possession after a concert in Gothenburg Sweden. Paul was fined $1,000 and Linda $200... __________________ "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.

08-10-2010, 04:40 AM	#2005 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on Aug. 10, 1977, David Berkowitz, the suspect in the "Son of Sam" murders, was arrested. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-11-2010, 01:29 AM	#2006 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Aug. 11, 1965, deadly rioting and looting broke out in the predominantly black Watts section of Los Angeles. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-11-2010, 02:49 AM	#2007 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On that same day in 1965, the Beatles' movie "Help!" premiered in the 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.

08-12-2010, 01:42 AM	#2008 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On August 12, 1967, Fleetwood Mac made their stage debut in Great Britain at the Windsor Jazz & Blues Festival... __________________ "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.

08-13-2010, 02:13 AM	#2009 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Aug. 13, 1961, Berlin was divided as East Germany sealed off the border between the city's eastern and western sectors in order to halt the flight of refugees. And Awww! it's Friday the 13th!!!! Run! It's Jason!!!! __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-14-2010, 02:52 AM	#2010 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Aug. 14, 1945, President Truman announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-14-2010, 05:41 AM	#2011 (permalink)
Sue Teufel Hunden's Freundin Location: Westminster, CO	8/14/1900: International forces,including U.S. Marines, entered Beijing to put down the Boxer Rebellion, aimed at purging China of foreign influence. __________________ Teg yw edrych tuag adref.

08-15-2010, 03:51 AM	#2012 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Aug , 15th, 1935- Humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their airplane crashed near Point Barrow, Alaska. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-16-2010, 01:29 AM	#2013 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Aug. 16, 1977, singer Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-17-2010, 01:35 AM	#2014 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On August 17th, 1969 Hurricane Camille slammed into the Gulf Coast, killing 248 people. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-17-2010, 02:37 AM	#2015 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on August 17, 1969, after three days, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in New York came to an end... __________________ "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.

08-23-2010, 10:25 AM	#2029 (permalink)
Ourcrazymodern? still, wondering. Location: South Minneapolis, somewhere near the gorgeous gorge	In August 23, 2010. __________________ BE JUST AND FEAR NOT

08-18-2010, 01:54 AM	#2016 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On August 18, 1973, the Doobie Brothers' "China Grove" was released... __________________ "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.

08-18-2010, 03:46 AM	#2017 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on Aug. 18, 1963, James Meredith became the first black to graduate from the University of Mississippi __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-19-2010, 01:18 AM	#2018 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Aug. 19, 1934, Germany approved the vesting of sole executive power in Adolf Hitler as Fuhrer. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-19-2010, 01:42 AM	#2019 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on August 19, 1973, Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson were married... __________________ "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.

08-20-2010, 01:34 AM	#2020 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Aug. 20, 1968, the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the ''Prague Spring'' liberalization drive of Alexander Dubcek's regime. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-20-2010, 02:15 AM	#2021 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on August 20, 1969, Frank Zappa disbanded the Mothers of Invention right after an eight-day tour in Canada. Zappa said that he was "tired of playing for people who clap for all the wrong reasons..." __________________ "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.

08-21-2010, 03:00 AM	#2022 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On August 21, 1980, Linda Rondstadt made her debut on Broadway. The production was Gilber & Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance..." __________________ "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.

08-21-2010, 03:02 AM	#2023 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on Aug. 21, 1959, President Eisenhower signed an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-22-2010, 01:23 AM	#2024 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On August 22, 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States chief executive to ride in an automobile in public. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-22-2010, 01:27 AM	#2025 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on August 22, 1906, the Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, NJ, began to manufacture the Victrola. The hand-cranked unit, with horn cabinet, sold for $200... __________________ "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.

08-23-2010, 01:21 AM	#2026 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Aug. 23, 1927, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed in Boston for the murders of two men during a 1920 robbery. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-23-2010, 02:48 AM	#2027 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on August 23, 1993, the Los Angeles Police Department formally announced that Michael Jackson was the subject of a criminal investigation... __________________ "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.

08-23-2010, 07:08 AM	#2028 (permalink)
silent_jay Her Jay Location: Ontario for now....	August 23 1914, Japan declares war on Germany Also...August 23 1541, Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada.

08-24-2010, 01:20 AM	#2030 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Aug. 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew smashed into Florida, causing record damage; 55 deaths in Florida, Louisiana and the Bahamas were blamed on the storm. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-24-2010, 01:51 AM	#2031 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on August 24, 1969, Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant" premiered in both New York and Los Angeles... __________________ "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.

08-25-2010, 01:27 AM	#2032 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Aug. 25, 1944, Paris was liberated by Allied forces after four years of Nazi occupation __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-25-2010, 01:29 AM	#2033 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on August 25, 1970, Emerson, Lake and Palmer made their world debut at Plymouth Guild Hall in Plymouth, England... __________________ "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.

08-26-2010, 01:20 AM	#2034 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Aug. 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was declared in effect. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

08-26-2010, 02:31 AM	#2035 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On AUgust 26, 1987, Sonny Bono announced that he was running for mayor of Palm Springs, CA. He won the election... __________________ "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.

08-27-2010, 01:20 AM	#2036 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On Aug. 27, 1962, the United States launched the Mariner 2 space probe, which flew past Venus the following December. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club