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On This Day in History

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by Tully Mars, Aug 1, 2011.

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  1. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    pasco county
    On January 9, 1902, New York State introduced a bill to outlaw flirting in public...
     
    uncle phil, Jan 9, 2012
    #361
  2. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

    Location:
    Yucatan, Mexico
    Also on January 9th in 1968, the Surveyor 7 space probe made a soft landing on the moon, marking the end of the American series of unmanned explorations of the lunar surface.
     
    Tully Mars, Jan 9, 2012
    #362
  3. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    pasco county
    On January 10, 1949, vinyl records were introduced by RCA (45 rpm) and Columbia (33.3 rpm)...
     
    uncle phil, Jan 10, 2012
    #363
  4. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

    Location:
    Yucatan, Mexico
    Also on January 10th in 1946, the first General Assembly of the United Nations convened in London.
     
    Tully Mars, Jan 10, 2012
    #364
  5. paddyjoe

    paddyjoe curious

    Location:
    ROC boy gone south
    Linda Lovelace was born on January 10, in 1949....
     
    paddyjoe, Jan 10, 2012
    #365
  6. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    pasco county
    On January 11, 1958, "Seahunt" debuted on CBS-TV. The show was aired on the network for four years...
     
    uncle phil, Jan 11, 2012
    #366
  7. greywolf

    greywolf Slightly Tilted

    110 years ago today, Popular Science was first published. Still going strong.
     
    greywolf, Jan 11, 2012
    #367
  8. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

    Location:
    Yucatan, Mexico
    On January 12th in 1915, the United States House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote.
     
    Tully Mars, Jan 12, 2012
    #368
  9. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    pasco county
    Also on January 12, 1922, my mother was born...
     
    uncle phil, Jan 12, 2012
    #369
  10. paddyjoe

    paddyjoe curious

    Location:
    ROC boy gone south
    now that's a great history lesson, phil. Because we all know that without her, well..........
     
    paddyjoe, Jan 12, 2012
    #370
  11. CaptainBob

    CaptainBob Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Kingston, eh?
    January 12, 1995:

    Cleveland Ohio - Toronto-born rock superstar Neil Young inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; with the Allman Brothers Band, Janis Joplin and Frank Zappa.

    [​IMG]
     
    CaptainBob, Jan 12, 2012
    #371
  12. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    pasco county
    On January 13, 1982, an Air Florida 737 crashed into the capital's 14th Street Bridge after takeoff and fell into the Potomac River. 78 people were killed...
     
    uncle phil, Jan 13, 2012
    #372
  13. CaptainBob

    CaptainBob Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Kingston, eh?
    January 13, 1943:

    Mediterranean, off Italy - Royal Canadian Navy Corvette Ville de Québec sinks a U-boat in the Mediterranean; RCN's first U-boat kill.

    [​IMG]
     
    CaptainBob, Jan 13, 2012
    #373
  14. paddyjoe

    paddyjoe curious

    Location:
    ROC boy gone south
    On January 14 in 1973, the Dolphins beat the Redskins in Super Bowl VII, to finish their season undefeated.

    And now, Mercury Morris gets to relax for another year.....
     
    paddyjoe, Jan 14, 2012
    #374
  15. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    pasco county
    (i won $50.00 on that game, PJ...)

    Also on JAnuary 14, 1954, Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married. The marriage only lasted nine months...
     
    uncle phil, Jan 14, 2012
    #375
  16. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    pasco county
    On January 15, 1899, Edwin Markham's poem, "The Man With a Hoe," was published for the first time...
     
    uncle phil, Jan 15, 2012
    #376
  17. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    pasco county
    On January 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution, which prohibited the sale or transportation of alcoholic beverages, was ratified. It was later repealed by the 21st Amendment...
     
    uncle phil, Jan 16, 2012
    #377
  18. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    pasco county
    On January 17, 1916, the Professional Golfers Association was formed in New York City...
     
    uncle phil, Jan 17, 2012
    #378
  19. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

    Location:
    Yucatan, Mexico
    On January 18th iIn 1912, English explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover that Roald Amundsen had gotten there first.
     
    Tully Mars, Jan 18, 2012
    #379
  20. uncle phil

    uncle phil Moderator Emeritus (and sorely missed) Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    pasco county
    Also on January 18, 1950, the federal tax on oleomargarine was repealed...
     
    uncle phil, Jan 18, 2012
    #380
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