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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

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    On May 6, 1882, the U. S. Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act. The act barred Chinese immigrants from the U. S. for 10 years...
     
    uncle phil, May 6, 2012
    #601
  2. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    On May 7th in 1945, Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims, France, to take effect the following day, ending the European conflict of World War II.
     
    Tully Mars, May 7, 2012
    #602
  3. uncle phil

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

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    Also on May 7, 1912, the first airplane equipped with a machine gun flew over College Park, MD...
     
    uncle phil, May 7, 2012
    #603
  4. uncle phil

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

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    On May 8, 1956, Alfred E. Neuman appeared on the cover of "Mad Magazine" for the first time...
     
    uncle phil, May 8, 2012
    #604
  5. uncle phil

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

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    On May 9, 1785, Joseph Bramah patented the beer-pump handle...
     
    uncle phil, May 9, 2012
    #605
  6. uncle phil

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

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    On May 10, 1676, Bacon's Rebellion, which pitted frontiersmen against the government, began...
     
    Last edited: May 11, 2012
    uncle phil, May 10, 2012
    #606
  7. uncle phil

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

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    On May 11, 1860, Giuseppe Garibaldi landed at Marsala, Sicily...

    (sans mushrooms...)
     
    uncle phil, May 11, 2012
    #607
  8. uncle phil

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

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    On May 13, 1787, Captain Arthur Phillip left Britain for Australia. He successfully landed eleven ships full of convicts on January 18, 1788, at Botany Bay. The group moved north eight days later and settled at Port Jackson...
     
    uncle phil, May 13, 2012
    #608
  9. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    Yucatan, Mexico
    On May 14th in 1948, the independent state of Israel was proclaimed as British rule in Palestine came to an end.
     
    Tully Mars, May 14, 2012
    #609
  10. uncle phil

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

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    Also on May 14, 1878, the name Vaseline was registered by Robert A. Chesebrough...
     
    uncle phil, May 14, 2012
    #610
  11. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    On May 15th in 1911, the Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of Standard Oil Company, ruling it was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Those socialist bastard!
     
    Tully Mars, May 15, 2012
    #611
  12. uncle phil

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

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    Also on May 15, 1930, Ellen Church became the first airline stewardess...
     
    uncle phil, May 15, 2012
    #612
  13. uncle phil

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

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    On May 16, 1879, the Treaty of Gandamak between Russia and England set up the Afghan state...
     
    uncle phil, May 16, 2012
    #613
  14. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

    Location:
    Yucatan, Mexico
    On May 17th in 1954, the Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling, which declared that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal.
     
    Tully Mars, May 17, 2012
    #614
  15. uncle phil

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

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    Also on May 17, 1792, the New York Stock Exchange was founded at 70 Wall Street by 24 brokers...
     
    uncle phil, May 17, 2012
    #615
  16. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    Yucatan, Mexico
    On May 18th in 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state exploded, leaving 57 people dead or missing.
     
    Tully Mars, May 18, 2012
    #616
  17. uncle phil

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

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    Also on May 18, 1917, the U. S. Congress passed the Selective Service act, which called up soldiers to fight in World War I...
     
    uncle phil, May 18, 2012
    #617
  18. uncle phil

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

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    On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England's King Henry VIII, was beheaded after she was convicted of adultery...

    Also on May 19, in a year that will remain nameless, Aunt Phil was born...
     
    uncle phil, May 19, 2012
    #618
  19. uncle phil

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

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    On May 20, 1874, Levi Strauss began marketing blue jeans with copper rivets...
     
    uncle phil, May 20, 2012
    #619
  20. Tully Mars

    Tully Mars Very Tilted

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    Yucatan, Mexico
    On May 21 st in 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his “Spirit of St. Louis” near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean
     
    Tully Mars, May 21, 2012
    #620
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