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calendria

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Day in History
« on: May 13, 2019, 09:30:41 am »
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I found this link and might try to keep up with it daily!!

https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day

1981
 Pope John Paul II survived an assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, in which he was shot and seriously wounded by Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish national.

1950
 American musician Stevie Wonder, a child prodigy who developed into one of the most creative musical figures of the late 20th century, was born in Saginaw, Michigan.

1940
British politician Winston Churchill faced the House of Commons for the first time as prime minister and told the members that “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.”

Coming up:

Eruption of Mount St Helens  May 18, 1980



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Re: Day in History
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2019, 01:02:49 pm »
I flew to  Washington on July 1st. 2 months after it  blew.  What destruction there  was. It looked like a bomb had gone off. The ash was so think everywhere.  Spent time at my aunts house  for a reunion. Anytime we the younger generation went out into the fields looking for agates, we got so dirty. Had to  take our  clothes off and  wash them in the old wringer washer outside instead of the  washer in the house and then dry them on a line. that was nasty crap.  We also used the outdoor shower to  rinse our selves off be fore undressing in separate  areas of  course.

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Re: Day in History
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2019, 09:52:54 am »
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1973   Skylab, the first U.S. space station, was launched.

The United States' first space station crashed back to Earth on July 11, 1979, four years ahead of schedule. In its six years of service, the laboratory was used for many biomedical and technological experiments.
                   
 1944   George Lucas · Born       Lucas is known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and
                                                founding   Lucasfilm

1796    Edward Jenner administered the first vaccination against smallpox.

1787   Delegates gather in Philadelphia to draw up US constitution

1804   Meriwether Lewis & William Clark's expedition commissioned by Thomas Jefferson sets out from St Louis for
           Pacific Coast

1955 The Warsaw Pact is established
Eight communist bloc countries signed the mutual defense treaty, which played an important role during the Cold War as an antagonist of NATO.

Coming Up:   May 15

 1918   The first regular airmail route in the United States opened between New York City and Washington, D.C.

Musical History facts
See also:     https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/

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Re: Day in History
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2019, 09:22:48 am »

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1792  Meeting on what is now Wall Street in New York City, 24 businessmen took the initial steps to forming the
        New York Stock Exchange.         

 1875   The first Kentucky Derby was run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, and the winning horse was       
             Aristides.
Note:
 The last African American to win the Kentucky Derby as a jockey was James Winkfield, who won in 1901 and 1902. By the early 20th century, however, racial discrimination had increasingly curtailed African Americans’ role in American horse racing, and no African American would ride in the Kentucky Derby between 1921 and 2000, 
when Marlon St. Julien rode to a seventh-place finish.


Tomorrows:

1980    Eruption of Mount St. Helens
On this day in 1980, following an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale, Mount St. Helens in Washington erupted in one of the greatest volcanic explosions ever recorded in North America.


Also See:   https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/
     
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alice44

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Re: Day in History
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2019, 09:30:31 am »
Interesting.  I wish I had appreciated History when I was in school as much as I do now.  Maybe because I am part of history now  :o

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Re: Day in History
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2019, 12:34:50 pm »
I usually just read the Today in History page on PTC right here on FusionCash for its convenience. Not sure I am going to start using this page, but I'll keep it in mind.

Remember to be careful with posting links in the forum. FusionCash usually doesn't like them.

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Re: Day in History
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2019, 05:45:26 am »
That's interesting. It is so fun to find out historical facts.

calendria

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Re: Day in History
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2019, 10:19:26 am »
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https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day

1980            St. Helens erupts



2004                 Johnson's perfect game
Randy Johnson throws perfect game at age 40
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson, age 40, throws a perfect game against the Atlanta Braves, becoming the oldest player ever to do. Johnson will finish his career in 2010 with more than 300 wins and be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015.

1953       American aviator Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier.   


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Re: Day in History
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2019, 10:33:54 am »
I think this is all interesting.

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Re: Day in History
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2019, 02:41:02 pm »
I think it is interesting to find out things that happen on certain days in the past.  It helps you understand history so much better if it is presented in an interesting way.

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Re: Day in History
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2019, 06:18:20 pm »
I always enjoy reading the history tab on the paid to click. History is very fascinating to me.

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Re: Day in History
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2019, 06:29:49 pm »
I enjoy quick history facts.  The PTC tab Today in History is interesting.

I also like cards or booklets that have history for a certain year......for instance, in 1957:
House: $10,000
Average income: $4,494
Ford car: $1879-$3408
Milk: $1.00
Gas: $.24
Bread $.19
Postage stamp: $.03
Can of Libby’s peaches, 17 oz.: $ .25
Swanson TV dinner: $.75
Vermont Maid Syrup, 12 oz bottle: $.33
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Re: Day in History
« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2019, 07:57:50 pm »
I think it is interesting to find out things that happen on certain days in the past.  It helps you understand history so much better if it is presented in an interesting way.

I enjoy reading history and real life stories and krst hand/eye witness account of events.

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Re: Day in History
« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2019, 09:42:31 am »
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1994        Jacqueline Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis—who, as U.S. first lady, married to President John F. Kennedy, became known for her style and elegance—died in New York City.


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Re: Day in History
« Reply #14 on: May 20, 2019, 04:58:24 am »
It is fun to look back at what happen on certain days like your birthday

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