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[Seenobita]

Wow! nice information there, Thanks for sharing

[DeliriousKris]

March 25 is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 281 days remaining until the end of the year.

1634 – The first settlers arrive in Maryland.
1807 – The Slave Trade Act becomes law, abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire.
1948 – The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
1958 – Canada's Avro Arrow makes its first flight.
2006 – Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.

[DeliriousKris]

June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 213 days remaining until the end of the year.


1495 – Friar John Cor records the first known batch of Scotch whisky.
1792 – Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States.
1831 – James Clark Ross becomes the first European at the Magnetic North Pole.
1960 – New Zealand's first official television broadcast commences at 7.30 pm from Auckland.
2009 – General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.

[hitch0403]

Today is June 1st!The next day is June 2nd!

[DeliriousKris]

July 19 is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 165 days remaining until the end of the year.

1553 – Lady Jane Grey is replaced by Mary I of England as Queen of England after only nine days on the throne.
1821 – Coronation of George IV of the United Kingdom.
1848 – Women's rights: A two-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York.
1900 – The first line of the Paris Mιtro opens for operation.
1903 – Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.

[dancer139]

yep  today is the 19th,,,,,    its Sunday,,,,   I got to sleep in:)   its my day to do laundry,,,, watch a nascar race on TV and enjoy relaxing !!!!!

[JediJohnnie]

July 20th.....

Diana Rigg was born in 1938
Natalie Wood was born in 1938
Kim Carnes was born in 1945
Carlos Santana was born in 1947
Charlie Korsmo (*bleep* Tracy,Hook) was born in 1978 ( wow, I thought he was a lot younger than me!)
Gisele Bόndchen was born in 1980
Julianne Hough was born in 1988

[DeliriousKris]

July 24 is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 160 days remaining until the end of the year.

1823 – Slavery is abolished in Chile.
1935 – The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109°F (43°C) in Chicago and 104°F (40°C) in Milwaukee.
1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
1969 – Jennifer Lopez, (American actress, singer, and dancer) was born.

[DeliriousKris]

August 14 is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 139 days remaining until the end of the year.

1842 – American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.
1885 – Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
1916 – Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, joining the Entente in World War I.
1959 – Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League.
2003 – A widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada.

[DeliriousKris]

August 15 is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 138 days remaining until the end of the year.

1185 – The cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia.
1483 – Pope Sixtus IV consecrates the Sistine Chapel.
1519 – Panama City, Panama, is founded.
1843 – Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1939 – The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.

[teresa3200]

Wow, that's interesting! John Lennon was born 2 months before my mom. I didn't realize he would have been that old.

[DeliriousKris]

August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 137 days remaining until the end of the year.

1930 – The first color sound cartoon, called Fiddlesticks, is made by Ub Iwerks.
1954 – The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
1960 – Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
2012 – South African police fatally shoot 34 miners and wound 78 more during an industrial dispute near Rustenburg.

[ancmetro]

       Some are born...while others are faithfully departed. It happens every day!

[madeara]

I enjoy this discussion.  This discussion is quite interesting and informative.  I hope you are well.  Have  a wonderful weekend!

[DeliriousKris]

August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 135 days remaining until the end of the year.

1612 – The trial of the Pendle witches, one of England's most famous witch trials, begins at Lancaster Assizes.
1891 – Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
1938 – The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States with Ontario, Canada over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1958 – Brojen Das from Bangladesh swims across the English Channel in a competition, as the first Bengali and the first Asian to do so. He came first among 39 competitors.
2005 – A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history.