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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. SCBronco

    SCBronco Getting Tilted

    Thank Goodness... we should move this over to Snowy's Gratitude thread, cuz for that, im grateful...
     
    SCBronco, Mar 4, 2012
    #501
  2. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    But on March 5, 1623, the first alcohol temperance law in the colonies was enacted in Virginia...
     
    uncle phil, Mar 5, 2012
    #502
  3. m0rpheus

    m0rpheus Getting Tilted

    Location:
    Guelph ON
    So after a very busy weekend for me...
    On this day in music history:
    3/05/1958 - Andy Gibb of the Bee Gees is born
    3/05/1962 - Twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid of The Proclaimers are born
    3/05/1983 - "Billie Jean" by Micheal Jackson begins its seven week run atop Billboard singles chart
    3/05/2002 - The first episode of "The Osbournes" airs on MTV
     
    m0rpheus, Mar 5, 2012
    #503
  4. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    On March 6, 1834, the city of York in Upper Canada was incorporated as Toronto...
     
    uncle phil, Mar 6, 2012
    #504
  5. m0rpheus

    m0rpheus Getting Tilted

    Location:
    Guelph ON
    On this day in music history,
    06/3/1970 - Simon and Garfunkle's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" begins a ten week run atop Billboard charts
    06/3/1976 - Elton John is immortalized in wax at Madame Tussauds in London. The first rock star to be so since The Beetles.
    06/3/1987 - The Beastie Boys become the first rap group to have an album hit #1 on Billboard charts with their "Liscensed to Ill" album
    06/3/1987 - The Beetles albums Please Please Me, With the Beatles, A Hard Day's Night, Beatles for Sale and Help! are released on CD
     
    m0rpheus, Mar 6, 2012
    #505
  6. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    On March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a patent (U.S. Patent No. 174,465) for his telephone...
     
    uncle phil, Mar 7, 2012
    #506
  7. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    On March 8, 1907, the British House of Commons turned down a women's suffrage bill; then, on March 8, 1910, the King of Spain authorized women to attend universities...
     
    uncle phil, Mar 8, 2012
    #507
  8. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    On March 9, 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais were married. They were divorced in 1809...
     
    uncle phil, Mar 9, 2012
    #508
  9. CaptainBob

    CaptainBob Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Kingston, eh?
    March 9, 1995:

    CANADA FIRES FIRST SHOTS IN TURBOT WAR
    Off Labrador - Fisheries Minister Brian Tobin orders Canadian fisheries patrol vessel to seize a Spanish trawler for illegally taking undersized turbot outside Canada's 200-mile offshore limit; boat fires warning shots across bow of Spanish trawler Estai; leads to dispute between Canada and the European Union.
     
    CaptainBob, Mar 9, 2012
    #509
  10. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful call with the telephone. He spoke the words "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you..."
     
    uncle phil, Mar 10, 2012
    #510
  11. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    On March 11, 1901, U.S. Steel was formed when industrialist J.P. Morgan purchased Carnegie Steep Corp. The event made Andrew Carnegie the world's richest man...
     
    uncle phil, Mar 11, 2012
    #511
  12. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    On March 12, 1923, Dr. Lee DeForest demonstrated phonofilm. It was his technique for putting sound on motion picture film.
     
    uncle phil, Mar 12, 2012
    #512
  13. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

    Location:
    Yucatan, Mexico
    Also on March 12th in 1947, President Truman established what became known as the Truman Doctrine to help Greece and Turkey resist Communism
     
    Tully Mars, Mar 12, 2012
    #513
  14. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    On March 13, 1781, Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus...
     
    uncle phil, Mar 13, 2012
    #514
  15. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    On March 14, 1891, the submarine Monarch laid telephone cable along the bottom of the English Channel to prepare for the first telephone links across the Channel...
     
    uncle phil, Mar 14, 2012
    #515
  16. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    On March 15, 44 BC, Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated by high ranking Roman Senators. The day is known as the "Ides of March..."
     
    uncle phil, Mar 15, 2012
    #516
  17. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    On March 16, 1802, the U. S. Congress established the West Point Military Academy in New York...
     
    uncle phil, Mar 16, 2012
    #517
  18. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    On March 17, 1756, St. Patrick's Day was celebrated in New York City for the first time. The event took place at the Crown and Thistle Tavern...
     
    uncle phil, Mar 17, 2012
    #518
  19. uncle phil

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

    Location:
    pasco county
    On March 18, 1766, Britain repealed the Stamp Act...
     
    uncle phil, Mar 18, 2012
    #519
  20. m0rpheus

    m0rpheus Getting Tilted

    Location:
    Guelph ON
    On this day in music history,
    3/18/1966 - Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains is born
    3/18/1967 - The Beatles score their 13th #1 hit in the US with Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever
    3/18/1976 - The film "The Man Who Fell to Earth" featuring David Bowie premeires in London
    3/18/2002 - The Ramones are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
     
    m0rpheus, Mar 18, 2012
    #520
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