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This Day In History
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Zactly ... FOOTBALL Association.
Zactly ... FOOTBALL Association.
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And the new avatar, isn't it cool too?
Thanks Tony.
Da plane Boss!
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Happy Birthday Theodore Roosevelt (1858).
Oct 27, 1962:
The United States and Soviet Union step back from brink of nuclear war.
Jonas Salk was born 100 years ago today.
29 October, 1929 - Stock market crashes
30 October 1938:
Orson Welles causes a nationwide panic with his broadcast of "War of the Worlds"—a realistic radio dramatization of a Martian invasion of Earth.
Orson Welles causes a nationwide panic with his broadcast of "War of the Worlds"—a realistic radio dramatization of a Martian invasion of Earth.
October 30, 1961 The Soviet Union detonated the largest, most powerful bomb ever in testing the 50-85 megaton Hydrogen Tsar Bomb.
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The Rumble in the Jungle (1974)
31 October:
On this day in 1517, the priest and scholar Martin Luther approaches the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, and nails a piece of paper to it containing the 95 revolutionary opinions that would begin the Protestant Reformation.
On this day in 1517, the priest and scholar Martin Luther approaches the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, and nails a piece of paper to it containing the 95 revolutionary opinions that would begin the Protestant Reformation.
1 November 1512
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of Italian artist Michelangelo's finest works, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of Italian artist Michelangelo's finest works, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
2 November 1947
The Hughes Flying Boat—the largest aircraft ever built—is piloted by designer Howard Hughes on its first and only flight. Built with laminated birch and spruce, the massive wooden aircraft had a wingspan longer than a football field and was designed to carry more than 700 men to battle.
The Hughes Flying Boat—the largest aircraft ever built—is piloted by designer Howard Hughes on its first and only flight. Built with laminated birch and spruce, the massive wooden aircraft had a wingspan longer than a football field and was designed to carry more than 700 men to battle.
Fascinating aircraft. It's hard to imagine but military planners in the early 1940's were making contingency plans about fighting Germany if the UK had fallen. The planning for B36 bomber of the early 1950's was started for just such a contingency.
3 November 1957
The Soviet Union launches the first animal into space—a dog name Laika—aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft.
The Soviet Union launches the first animal into space—a dog name Laika—aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft.
Thanks for the information. I'm a history buff and you apparently are too.
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1952 General Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected 34th president of the United States.
