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George Orwell's 1984 was published 64 years ago today.
Ezra Pound's "In the Station of the Metro" was published 100 years ago today. It's one of the shortest, well-known poems in the English language. It goes like this:
The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
petals on a wet, black bough.
That's the whole thing.
The famous German writer, Thomas Mann, was born today. Thus ends your literary history lesson for today.
Ezra Pound's "In the Station of the Metro" was published 100 years ago today. It's one of the shortest, well-known poems in the English language. It goes like this:
The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
petals on a wet, black bough.
That's the whole thing.
The famous German writer, Thomas Mann, was born today. Thus ends your literary history lesson for today.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleiwitz_incident
Pretext for the German invasion of Poland and the start of WWII
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleiwitz_incident
Pretext for the German invasion of Poland and the start of WWII
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Gonna try to bring this back.
August 4
70 AD Titus completes the destruction of Jerusalem. I post this one because I have seen the triumphal arch in person
Here, you can see the Romans carrying away a menorah and a bunch of television cameras
1704 War of Spanish Succession: Gibraltar is captured by an English and Dutch fleet
Remains British. I want to go there so I can be in Spain, England and Morocco the same day (short ferry ride from there)
1821 Saturday Evening Post published for the first time
They claim a dubious connection to the Philadelphia Gazette and Benjamin Franklin as you can see in the header
1892 Lizzie Borden's parents found dead
I don't think I knew she was acquitted
1944 Anne Frank arrested
1984 African country Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso
This is important because the capital of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou
Births:
1792 Percy Bysshe Shelley
1821 Louis Vuitton
1834 John Venn (he of the diagram)
1898 Ernesto Maserati
1901 Louis Armstrong
1918 Iceberg Slim
1944 Richard Belzer (Munsch)
1949 John Riggins
1955 Billy Bob Thornton
1961 Barack Obama
1962 Roger Clemens
1971 Jeff Gordon
Deaths:
1875 Hans Christian Andersen
1886 Samuel Tilden
1990 Ettore Maserati
2014 James Brady
August 4
70 AD Titus completes the destruction of Jerusalem. I post this one because I have seen the triumphal arch in person
Here, you can see the Romans carrying away a menorah and a bunch of television cameras
1704 War of Spanish Succession: Gibraltar is captured by an English and Dutch fleet
Remains British. I want to go there so I can be in Spain, England and Morocco the same day (short ferry ride from there)
1821 Saturday Evening Post published for the first time
They claim a dubious connection to the Philadelphia Gazette and Benjamin Franklin as you can see in the header
1892 Lizzie Borden's parents found dead
I don't think I knew she was acquitted
1944 Anne Frank arrested
1984 African country Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso
This is important because the capital of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou
Births:
1792 Percy Bysshe Shelley
1821 Louis Vuitton
1834 John Venn (he of the diagram)
1898 Ernesto Maserati
1901 Louis Armstrong
1918 Iceberg Slim
1944 Richard Belzer (Munsch)
1949 John Riggins
1955 Billy Bob Thornton
1961 Barack Obama
1962 Roger Clemens
1971 Jeff Gordon
Deaths:
1875 Hans Christian Andersen
1886 Samuel Tilden
1990 Ettore Maserati
2014 James Brady
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August 5
1305 William Wallace captured
1583 Humphrey Gilbert establishes first English colony in North America at St. Johns, Newfoundland
1620 Mayflower departs Southampton, England
1735 RELEVANT Freedom of the Press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.
1858 First Transatlantic telegraph cable completed. Worked for a month
1861 First US income tax issued to help pay for the war. 3% of income over $800. Rescinded 1872.
1864 Battle of Mobile Bay led by Admiral David Farragut. "Torpedoes. Damn the torpedoes. Four bells, Captain Drayton, go ahead. Jouett, full speed." This morphed into the much cooler, "Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead!"
1884 Cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty laid
1926 Harry Houdini escapes after 91 minutes in a sealed tank under water
1957 American Bandstand debuts
1962 Mandela jailed
Births
1862 Joseph Merrick
1930 Neil Armstrong
1937 Herb Brooks
1962 Patrick Ewing
1964 MCA (RIP)
1968 Marine Le Pen
1968 John Olerud
1982 Lolo Jones
Deaths
1895 Friedrich Engels
1962 Marilyn Monroe
1984 Richard Burton
2000 Alec Guinness
1305 William Wallace captured
1583 Humphrey Gilbert establishes first English colony in North America at St. Johns, Newfoundland
1620 Mayflower departs Southampton, England
1735 RELEVANT Freedom of the Press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.
1858 First Transatlantic telegraph cable completed. Worked for a month
1861 First US income tax issued to help pay for the war. 3% of income over $800. Rescinded 1872.
1864 Battle of Mobile Bay led by Admiral David Farragut. "Torpedoes. Damn the torpedoes. Four bells, Captain Drayton, go ahead. Jouett, full speed." This morphed into the much cooler, "Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead!"
1884 Cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty laid
1926 Harry Houdini escapes after 91 minutes in a sealed tank under water
1957 American Bandstand debuts
1962 Mandela jailed
Births
1862 Joseph Merrick
1930 Neil Armstrong
1937 Herb Brooks
1962 Patrick Ewing
1964 MCA (RIP)
1968 Marine Le Pen
1968 John Olerud
1982 Lolo Jones
Deaths
1895 Friedrich Engels
1962 Marilyn Monroe
1984 Richard Burton
2000 Alec Guinness
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You need to add Jack White's birthday to today.
physicsfactor
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Gotta be honest. I miss Clemens a lot more.
cameron06
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1986 Roger Clemens sure. 2004 cheating his ass off Clemens no. And I'm an Astro fan. How's that for honesty.
torontoduke
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1997 cheating his ass off Clemens was pretty enjoyable for Jays fans.
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August 6
1787 60 proofs of US Constitution delivered to Constitutional Convention
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1806 Francis II abdicated as Holy Roman Emperor, ending Holy Roman Empire (founded 962)
1890 William Kemmler 1st person executed by the electric chair
1912 1st meeting of Bull Moose Party
1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
1965 LBJ signs Voting Rights Act
Births
1667 Johann Bernoulli
1809 Alfred, Lord Tennyson
1881 Alexander Fleming
1902 Dutch Schultz
1904 Henry Iba
1911 Lucille Ball
1917 Robert Mitchum
1928 Andy Warhol
1957 Bob Horner
1965 David Robinson
1976 Soleil Moon Frye
Deaths
1637 Ben Jonson
1660 Diego Velasquez
2004 Rick James
1787 60 proofs of US Constitution delivered to Constitutional Convention
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1806 Francis II abdicated as Holy Roman Emperor, ending Holy Roman Empire (founded 962)
1890 William Kemmler 1st person executed by the electric chair
1912 1st meeting of Bull Moose Party
1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
1965 LBJ signs Voting Rights Act
Births
1667 Johann Bernoulli
1809 Alfred, Lord Tennyson
1881 Alexander Fleming
1902 Dutch Schultz
1904 Henry Iba
1911 Lucille Ball
1917 Robert Mitchum
1928 Andy Warhol
1957 Bob Horner
1965 David Robinson
1976 Soleil Moon Frye
Deaths
1637 Ben Jonson
1660 Diego Velasquez
2004 Rick James
cameron06
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Cheating Clemens almost got us our first one!
torontoduke
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Happy Birthday to Punky Brewster
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August 7
322 BC Battle of Crannon. Athens rises up in rebellion upon learning of Alexander the Great's death. Loses.
936 Coronation of Otto I as King of Germany. Crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 962.
1420 Construction of the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore (Il Duomo) begins (Brunelleschi)
1782 George Washington commissions the Badge of Military Merit, renamed Purple Heart
1789 Department of War established
'Fat' Henry Knox
1794 George Washington puts down the Whiskey Rebellion
1858 First Australian Rule Football match: Melbourne Grammar vs Scotch College
1942 Battle of Guadalcanal begins
1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
1990 American soldiers arrive in Saudi Arabia
1998 Bombings of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania
Births
317 Constantius II (son of Constantine and future emperor)
1726 James Bowdoin
1742 Nathaniel Greene
1876 Mata Hari
1903 Louis Leakey
1929 Don Larsen
1942 Garrison Keillor
1944 ROBERT MUELLER (good tidings to you, sir)
1950 Alan Keyes
1955 Wayne Knight (Hello, Wayne)
1960 David Duchovny
1975 Charlize Theron
1987 Sidney Crosby
1989 DeMar Derozan
1991 Mike Trout
Deaths
461 Majorian (decapitated. One of the last Western Roman Emperors)
1106 Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor. Key figure in fight for supremacy between rulers and Popes
1957 Oliver Hardy
2005 Peter Jennings
322 BC Battle of Crannon. Athens rises up in rebellion upon learning of Alexander the Great's death. Loses.
936 Coronation of Otto I as King of Germany. Crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 962.
1420 Construction of the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore (Il Duomo) begins (Brunelleschi)
1782 George Washington commissions the Badge of Military Merit, renamed Purple Heart
1789 Department of War established
'Fat' Henry Knox
1794 George Washington puts down the Whiskey Rebellion
1858 First Australian Rule Football match: Melbourne Grammar vs Scotch College
1942 Battle of Guadalcanal begins
1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
1990 American soldiers arrive in Saudi Arabia
1998 Bombings of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania
Births
317 Constantius II (son of Constantine and future emperor)
1726 James Bowdoin
1742 Nathaniel Greene
1876 Mata Hari
1903 Louis Leakey
1929 Don Larsen
1942 Garrison Keillor
1944 ROBERT MUELLER (good tidings to you, sir)
1950 Alan Keyes
1955 Wayne Knight (Hello, Wayne)
1960 David Duchovny
1975 Charlize Theron
1987 Sidney Crosby
1989 DeMar Derozan
1991 Mike Trout
Deaths
461 Majorian (decapitated. One of the last Western Roman Emperors)
1106 Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor. Key figure in fight for supremacy between rulers and Popes
1957 Oliver Hardy
2005 Peter Jennings