Today in History

[Uncle-A]

Someone posted this on FB today


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Poster from the concert were collectors items but tickets were abandoned, it turned into a free concert when so many people just showed up.

 

[Bad Bob]

Nineteenth Amendment ratified
On this day in 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified after Tennessee—by just one vote—became the 36th state to approve it, capping the 72-year fight to win women the right to vote in the United States.

Shame on us.

 

[Bad Bob]

1910
"The Great Fire" Over 3,000,000 acres burned in North Idaho, Western Montana, Eastern Washington. Towns were eliminated, CONFIRMED loss of life 85 people, Rail lines destroyed. This was the reason the Forest Services was created.

The mountains still show scars from this.

 

[scott43]

The Brits sacked the White House, Aug 24, 1814. You're welcome.

We also discovered Soylent green is people..

 

[James]

The Brits sacked the White House, Aug 24, 1814. You're welcome.

We also discovered Soylent green is people..
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Wow, never knew that took place in 2022. Well, they were a little off, though Charlton Heston probably did eat a substitute.

 

[Uncle-A]

29 August 2022

NY Mets retire number 24 Willie May's number. It is about time he is only 91 years old.

 

[James]

29 August 2022

NY Mets retire number 24 Willie May's number. It is about time he is only 91 years old.

He only played two years for the Mets.
Too many number retirings.

 

[cantunamunch]

Too many number retirings.

Fortunately, in August 1874 Georg Cantor was already on his honeymoon and chatting with Dedekind ... about such things as finding more numbers between the numbers.

 

[crgildart]

I remember it was really late at night more like very early morning when I saw the news breaking. Ended up pulling an all nighter watching as the info trickled in..

 

[Uncle-A]

2 September 1945

Japanese surrender and mark the end of WW II.

 

[Uncle-A]

8 September 1934

The Morro Castle Tragedy - Asbury Park, NJ.

 

[Uncle-A]

22 September 1985

The first Farm Aid Concert.

 

[Erik Timmerman]

1066

Battle of Hastings

 

[cantunamunch]

1066

Battle of Hastings

Which, the more we know about it, gets weirder and weirder and weirder for how it fell out.

 

[Laurel Hill Crazie]

Before the day slips away, a tribute to a time when a baseball superstar could also be a real hero, fifty years ago, HOF Bucco, Roberto Clemente got his 3,000th and last hit of his career.

 

[Uncle-A]

1 October 1975

The Thriller in Manilla some say the fight of the century, Frasier vs Ali.

 

[dbostedo]

1 October 1975

The Thriller in Manilla some say the fight of the century, Frasier vs Ali.

I think it's more properly written as "The Thrilla In Manilla"

 

[Uncle-A]

I think it's more properly written as "The Thrilla In Manilla"

Did spell check give you a problem when you tried to post it? Mine did so I just didn't bother with it.

 

[dbostedo]

Did spell check give you a problem

Well it underlined it, but it's not like you can't post something with spleling erorrs.

 

[SKI-3PO]

Thrilla in Manila - Wikipedia

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