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edge_of_the_wire
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1974 - American actor Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was born.
1975 - Angola declares its independence from Portugal.
1983 - German footballer Philipp Lahm was born.
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afraidtoshooteddie
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Didn't something else happen today too?  |
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Frenchy
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quote:
afraidtoshooteddie wrote
Didn't something else happen today too?
end of WWI  |
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edge_of_the_wire
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:37 pm Post subject: On This Day..... |
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1945 - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (U.N.E.S.C.O.) is founded.
1966 - Rammstein keyboardist Christian 'Flake' Lorenz was born.
1974 - English footballer Paul Aaron Scholes was born.
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rockin_plumber
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edge_of_the_wire wrote
1974 - English footballer Paul Aaron Scholes was born.
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edge_of_the_wire
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:07 am Post subject: On This Day..... |
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1962 - Metallica guitarist Kirk Lee Hammett was born.
1963 - Peter Schmeichel, captain of Denmark's 1992 U.E.F.A. European Championship-winning team, was born.
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edge_of_the_wire
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 1:21 am Post subject: On This Day..... |
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1943 - Lebanon gains independence from France.
1956 - The 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, is declared open.
1976 - German footballer Torsten Frings was born.
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afraidtoshooteddie
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1991 - Eric Carr (KISS drummer) died of cancer at 41.  & Freddie Mercury of Queen died of AIDS complications at the age of 45.
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edge_of_the_wire
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1975 - Suriname gains independence from Holland.
1981 - Xabier Alonso Olano a.k.a. Xabi, winner of this year's U.E.F.A. European Championship with Spain, was born.
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edge_of_the_wire
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| Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:35 am Post subject: On This Day..... |
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1951 - Former Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau was born.
1953 - During the Korean War, North Korean and Chinese troops force their United Nations adversaries to retreat from North Korea.
1973 - Welsh footballer Ryan Joseph Giggs was born.
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edge_of_the_wire
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1960 - The Beatles' Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested then deported from Hamburg, former West Germany, for accusation of attempted arson.
1970 - The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen is founded.
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edge_of_the_wire
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1968 - Foo Fighters bassist Nathan Gregor 'Nate' Mendel was born.
1971 - The emirates of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai and Umm Al Quwain form the United Arab Emirates.
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afraidtoshooteddie
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1971 - The Montreaux Casino was destroyed by fire during a show by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Deep Purple witnessed the event from the other side of Lake Geneva, Hence the song 'Smoke on the Water...'
1976 - The Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the U.K." was released. .oO( 'I am the Antichrist....' )
1986 - A lawsuit was filed against Judas Priest and CBS Records, alleging that two fans shot themselves after listening to the band's music for six hours.  .oO( I listened to them for ages the other day, but the only person I wanted to shoot was Sixxy ).
1991 - Gilby Clarke replaced Izzy Stradlin as rhythm guitarist for Guns 'N' Roses. |
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wicky
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Sorry that made me laugh   |
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edge_of_the_wire
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| Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:37 am Post subject: On This Day..... |
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1917 - Finland is granted independence from Russia.
1956 - During the 1956 Olympic Games, the water polo game between Hungary and the Soviet Union turned violent when players from both teams fought each other in the pool following the Soviet invasion of Hungary 2 months earlier. This event would be known as the "Blood in the Water" match when one of Hungary's players injured his eye after being punched by a Soviet opponent.
1979 - Australian footballer Timothy Joel 'Tim' Cahill was born.
1998 - The 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, is declared open.
afraidtoshooteddie, the Montreux Casino fire occurred on December 4, 1971, not the previous date.
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