 On this day in history...
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...in 1929, the Stock Market crashed. And ya wanna know why? Because of Wall Street greed! Well, Thank God they've fixed THAT, eh?!  (I wish I could take credit for this one, but it was David Letterman's joke)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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And that's not all that happened on this day in history. Oh, no!! On this day in 1966, the hit song 96 Tears became a #1 hit for ? (Question Mark) and the Mysterians. Yeah... it happened! Check it out!
Live to love, love to live.
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I live in the sun downunder
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Helena Montana was founded on the 30th. October 1864. Just for you Dwight.  Got that wrong. Should have been FJ. 
Last edited by FrankW; 10/30/2010 3:48 AM.
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Also the day you Americans believed the Martians were invading 30th october 1938 "The War of the Worlds" atb geoff
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the signing that ended the first world war was today too.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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the signing that ended the first world war was today too.
Thanks to us Americans. 
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
Edgar Allan Poe
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One year ago today, I lost my job of 25+ years. Too young to quit working, too old to find a decent job. Thank God I still have my bikes. Medicine for the soul. 
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wow alabama that sux. Have you thought of how you could use your skills to create your own revenue.
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.
Edgar Allan Poe
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Thanks to us Americans.
Yeah, you may have been late getting there, but you did help!
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Also the day you Americans believed the Martians were invading
What! That's not true? You mean I've been beleiving this all my life! Boy do I feel stoooopid!
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One year ago today, I lost my job of 25+ years.
Wow, that's not good. What were you doing and what happened that you lost your job? Sorry to hear that.
07 America, Pacific Blue/New England White.
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Should be Riding
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1919 - The professional baseball association ruled that spitballs and shineballs were illegal.
1970 - Jim Morrison was sentenced to 6 months in jail and fined $500 for exposing himself in Miami, FL.
1978 - The movie "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park" aired on NBC-TV.
1986 - The 100th episode of "Cheers" aired on NBC-TV.
1988 - The New York Jets beat the Pittsburgh Steelers for the first time.
2001 - In New York City, U.S. President George W. Bush threw out the first pitch at Game 3 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
2010 - Soren posts some randon stuff that happened on today over the last 100 years or so.
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Same old story, plant closed. Our manufacturing base is not so slowly going overseas. A country without that can not stay on top long. It's not just a political party eather. The "make a buck at any cost" thinking is killing this country.
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2010 - A gentleman residing in Alabama stated a very true fact.
(...sorry about your situation, Alan)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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And that's not all that happened on this day in history. Oh, no!! On this day in 1966, the hit song 96 Tears became a #1 hit for ? (Question Mark) and the Mysterians. Yeah... it happened! Check it out!
I am fortunate enough to have seen the all original lineup a few years back. They were awesome. Thanks for reminding me of that Keith.
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1919 - The professional baseball association ruled that spitballs and shineballs were illegal.
1965 - Traditionalist hurlers discover dabs of vasoline on the bills of otherwise brand new baseball caps. Infamous greaseballer, Gaylord Perry is heard say "Go Figure". In his later years, Perry switched to Preparation H, explaining the pungent odor kept his nasal passages clear.
Go Figure.
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the signing that ended the first world war was today too.
Thanks to us Americans.
And a few others that were there aswell 
What goes round comes round
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the signing that ended the first world war was today too.
And, for some weird reason, the French insisted that the fighting should continue until 11:00 AM on 11/11.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Well GB, maybe the French are REALLY into Numerology???!!!  (..though I'm also thinkin' here if that's the case, then they might've built the Maginot Line later on usin' the wrong combination of numbers)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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the signing that ended the first world war was today too.
And, for some weird reason, the French insisted that the fighting should continue until 11:00 AM on 11/11.
GB, your timeline is a bit screwed
The fighting stopped on the 11th November 1918, which was followed by months of negotiations when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on the 28th June 1919, which was the offical end of the war on the Western Front.
The war on the Eastern Front having ended after the Russian Revolution, in October 1917
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