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| Petar | Aug 23 2014, 01:47 PM Post #101 |
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Baltic Way (25 years) Amazing how things can change in a bit over 20 years. Edited by Petar, Aug 23 2014, 01:48 PM.
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| Basil Fawlty | Aug 24 2014, 01:24 PM Post #102 |
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The Battle of Bladensburg and the Burning of Washington (200 Years) Edited by Basil Fawlty, Aug 24 2014, 01:24 PM.
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| Basil Fawlty | Aug 25 2014, 12:06 PM Post #103 |
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Liberation of Paris (70 years) |
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| Basil Fawlty | Sep 1 2014, 04:44 PM Post #104 |
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Death of Martha, the last Passenger Pigeon (100 years) |
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| Basil Fawlty | Sep 2 2014, 10:17 PM Post #105 |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_storm_of_1859 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_%28astronomy%29#Auroral_events_of_historical_significance The Great Geomagnetic Storm (155 years) End of the Atlanta Campaign (150 years) |
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| Basil Fawlty | Sep 13 2014, 04:49 PM Post #106 |
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Bombardment of Ft. McHenry (200 years) |
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| Lewington | Sep 13 2014, 06:36 PM Post #107 |
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Does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? |
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| Simon Darkshade | Oct 6 2014, 05:52 AM Post #108 |
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October 6th 1973: Beginning of the Yom Kippur War |
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| Basil Fawlty | Oct 6 2014, 06:11 AM Post #109 |
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Death of Samuel of Bulgaria (1000 years) |
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| Basil Fawlty | Oct 20 2014, 08:52 PM Post #110 |
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| Basil Fawlty | Oct 27 2014, 12:54 AM Post #111 |
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Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in history (70 years) |
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| Basil Fawlty | Oct 27 2014, 09:07 PM Post #112 |
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The Boston Red Sox win the World Series for the first time in 86 years, breaking the "Curse of the Bambino." (10 years) He he he. |
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| Basil Fawlty | Oct 29 2014, 07:22 PM Post #113 |
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Black Tuesday, the Crash of '29 (85 years ago) |
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| Basil Fawlty | Nov 8 2014, 08:32 PM Post #114 |
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Lincoln re-elected, 1864. (150 years) I think it is covered in McPherson's excellent book under the aptly named chapter, "We are going to be wiped off the earth." |
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| Lewington | Nov 9 2014, 12:03 AM Post #115 |
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If I recall my McPherson, it was an election where at times the Democrats looked liked they had a shot at winning but in retrospect they had very little chance. Given how the Democrats essentially peeled off half of the nation into rebellion, is it surprising that they performed as well as they did? |
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| Basil Fawlty | Nov 9 2014, 05:44 PM Post #116 |
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The Fall of the Wall (25 years) |
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| Chuck | Nov 10 2014, 04:50 AM Post #117 |
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Crap! I am a few days late for the 50th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's "A time for choosing" speech. Such an epic speech. Only Reagan can give such a great speech for a terrible candidate. |
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| Basil Fawlty | Nov 16 2014, 11:11 AM Post #118 |
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Sherman's March to the Sea, 150 years ago. |
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| Petar | Dec 15 2014, 09:35 PM Post #119 |
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End of the battle of Kolubara, 100 years |
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| Petar | Dec 23 2014, 01:14 AM Post #120 |
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Beginning of the Dreyfus affair (120 years) |
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| Basil Fawlty | Jan 13 2015, 02:26 AM Post #121 |
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The Battle of New Orleans (200 years, January 8) A bit late, but that is appropriate.
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| Basil Fawlty | Jan 31 2015, 10:56 AM Post #122 |
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The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment. (150 years) Robert E. Lee becomes Confederate general-in-chief. (150 years) |
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| Basil Fawlty | Feb 15 2015, 11:41 PM Post #123 |
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| Lewington | Apr 9 2015, 12:37 PM Post #124 |
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Appomattox - 150 years |
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| Basil Fawlty | Apr 9 2015, 01:22 PM Post #125 |
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| Petar | Apr 9 2015, 09:57 PM Post #126 |
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"When this cruel war is over..." |
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| Petar | Apr 12 2015, 04:07 PM Post #127 |
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FDR's death (70 years) |
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| Basil Fawlty | Apr 14 2015, 11:01 AM Post #128 |
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| Petar | Apr 18 2015, 11:35 AM Post #129 |
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Beginning of the Armenian Genocide (100 years) |
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| Basil Fawlty | Apr 19 2015, 11:45 AM Post #130 |
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| Petar | Apr 20 2015, 01:24 AM Post #131 |
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Lexington and Concord? |
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| Basil Fawlty | Apr 23 2015, 05:52 PM Post #132 |
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Quoth Bill Cosby: Yum. |
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| Basil Fawlty | Apr 25 2015, 03:27 PM Post #133 |
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| Basil Fawlty | May 2 2015, 06:21 PM Post #134 |
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| Lewington | May 3 2015, 02:28 PM Post #135 |
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100th anniversary of the writing of In Flanders Field by Lt Col John McCrae. Spoiler: click to toggle
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| Petar | May 4 2015, 11:08 PM Post #136 |
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Edited by Petar, May 4 2015, 11:08 PM.
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| Basil Fawlty | May 7 2015, 04:36 PM Post #137 |
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The Sinking of the Lusitania, May 7, 1915 "As a result, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt declared war on Germany five days later." |
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| Petar | May 7 2015, 09:34 PM Post #138 |
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First democratic, multi-party elections in modern Croatia (25 years) |
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| Petar | May 8 2015, 03:55 PM Post #139 |
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Have a good VE Day
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| Basil Fawlty | May 10 2015, 08:15 PM Post #140 |
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Jefferson Davis is captured by Union troops. (150 years) |
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| Basil Fawlty | May 12 2015, 11:05 PM Post #141 |
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Last battle of the Civil War: Battle of Palmito Ranch (1865) |
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| Petar | May 24 2015, 12:43 AM Post #142 |
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May 23, 1915 - perfidious Italy joins the Entente |
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| Myles | Jun 6 2015, 08:05 PM Post #143 |
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D-Day June 6 1944 "Although the term D-Day is used routinely as military lingo for the day an operation or event will take place, for many it is also synonymous with June 6, 1944, the day the Allied powers crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, beginning the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control during World War II. Within three months, the northern part of France would be freed and the invasion force would be preparing to enter Germany, where they would meet up with Soviet forces moving in from the east. With Hitler’s armies in control of most of mainland Europe, the Allies knew that a successful invasion of the continent was central to winning the war. Hitler knew this too, and was expecting an assault on northwestern Europe in the spring of 1944. He hoped to repel the Allies from the coast with a strong counterattack that would delay future invasion attempts, giving him time to throw the majority of his forces into defeating the Soviet Union in the east. Once that was accomplished, he believed an all-out victory would soon be his. On the morning of June 5, 1944, U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe gave the go-ahead for Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious military operation in history. On his orders, 6,000 landing craft, ships and other vessels carrying 176,000 troops began to leave England for the trip to France. That night, 822 aircraft filled with parachutists headed for drop zones in Normandy. An additional 13,000 aircraft were mobilized to provide air cover and support for the invasion. By dawn on June 6, 18,000 parachutists were already on the ground; the land invasions began at 6:30 a.m. The British and Canadians overcame light opposition to capture Gold, Juno and Sword beaches; so did the Americans at Utah. The task was much tougher at Omaha beach, however, where 2,000 troops were lost and it was only through the tenacity and quick-wittedness of troops on the ground that the objective was achieved. By day’s end, 155,000 Allied troops–Americans, British and Canadians–had successfully stormed Normandy’s beaches. For their part, the Germans suffered from confusion in the ranks and the absence of celebrated commander Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, who was away on leave. At first, Hitler, believing that the invasion was a feint designed to distract the Germans from a coming attack north of the Seine River, refused to release nearby divisions to join the counterattack and reinforcements had to be called from further afield, causing delays. He also hesitated in calling for armored divisions to help in the defense. In addition, the Germans were hampered by effective Allied air support, which took out many key bridges and forced the Germans to take long detours, as well as efficient Allied naval support, which helped protect advancing Allied troops. Though it did not go off exactly as planned, as later claimed by British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery–for example, the Allies were able to land only fractions of the supplies and vehicles they had intended in France–D-Day was a decided success. By the end of June, the Allies had 850,000 men and 150,000 vehicles in Normandy and were poised to continue their march across Europe." [taken from history.com] Edited by Myles, Jun 26 2015, 12:54 PM.
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| Lewington | Jun 13 2015, 09:48 PM Post #144 |
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The Magna Carta's 800th anniversary is on Monday. Are the Chums of the opinion that the Magna Carta paved the way for the English-speaking civilization becoming superior to anything the world has ever seen? Edited by Lewington, Jun 13 2015, 09:51 PM.
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| Basil Fawlty | Jun 15 2015, 07:17 PM Post #145 |
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Would it be appropriate to sing: "This was the charter, the charter of the land"? |
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| Lewington | Jun 15 2015, 10:10 PM Post #146 |
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I think so. It helped pave the way for the greatest civilization that the world has ever seen by ever standard. Morally, militarily, economically, culturally; the Anglosphere has surpassed all others. |
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| Matthew | Jun 18 2015, 02:50 PM Post #147 |
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Happy Waterloo/War of 1812 day. I never realised they were the same day. Edit: And I agree about Magna Carta/Anglo-Saxon civilisation. Edited by Matthew, Jun 18 2015, 02:51 PM.
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| Basil Fawlty | Jun 24 2015, 01:56 PM Post #148 |
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The French Invasion of Russia (1812) |
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| Basil Fawlty | Jul 1 2015, 08:42 AM Post #149 |
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First aerial dogfight victory (1915) |
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| Matthew | Jul 1 2015, 02:28 PM Post #150 |
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Also, I know most of you are not Canadian, but Happy Dominion Day! |
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