Tag Archives: 1776
What Happened – January 10
The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “49 BC – Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war” and the most recent is “2011 – 2010–2011 Queensland floods: Torrential rain in the Lockyer Valley region of South East Queensland, Australia causes severe flash flooding, killing … Continue reading
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Tagged 1776, 1964, 2011, 49 BC, Australia, Common Sense, Donald Fagen, George Foreman, history, Julius Caesar, Meet the Beatles, Pat Benatar, Rod Stewart, The Beatles, Thomas Paine
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What Happened – December 23
The earliest event that Wiki says occurred on this day is “962 – Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city of Aleppo” and the most recent is “2003 – PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China, killing at least 234.” A few … Continue reading
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Tagged 1776, 1823, 1913, 1938, 1968, 2003, 962, A Visit from St. Nicholas, Bob Kahn, China, Dave Murray, Eddie Vedder, Federal Reserve Act, Harry Shearer, history, Jorma Kaukonen, Margaret Hamilton, North Korea, Paul Hornung, Ron Bushy, The Crisis, The Wizard of Oz, Thomas Paine, USS Pueblo, Woodrow Wilson
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What Happened – September 15
It was on this day in 1965 that Ford started to offer an 8-track tape player as a factory-installed option on some of their vehicles, the first automobile manufacturer to do so. RCA initially had about 175 albums from their catalog available in … Continue reading
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Tagged 1776, 1959, 1965, 1981, 2008, 668, 8-track, Bruce Reitherman, Ford, history, Kelly Keagy, Lehman Brothers, New York City, Nikita Khrushchev, Oliver Stone, RCA, Revolutionary War, Roman, Sandra Day O'Connor, Signe Toly Anderson, Tommy Lee Jones
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What Happened – September 11
It was on this day in 2001 that…well, you know. The earliest event that Wiki takes note of happening on this day is “9 – The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends” and the latest is “2007 – Russia tests the largest conventional … Continue reading
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Tagged 1776, 1847, 1857, 1919, 2001, 2003, 2007, 9, Amy Madigan, Felton Perry, FOAB, history, Honduras, Kristy McNichol, Leo Kottke, Mickey Hart, Mountain Meadows Massacre, Oh! Susanna, Staten Island Peace Conference, Teutoburg Forest, Tommy Chong, Tommy Shaw
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What Happened – September 9
“Madness folk & roll musicians, singers wanted for acting roles in new TV show. Parts for 4 insane boys.” It was on this day in 1965 that an advertisement with those words ran in Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Almost 450 people tried out … Continue reading
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Tagged 1776, 1850, 1926, 1965, 2009, 9, Adam Sandler, California, Charles Manson, Continental Congress, Danny Hutton, David A. Stewart, Davy Jones, Don Kirshner, Doug Ingle, Dubai Metro, General Electric, history, John McFee, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, NBC, Paul Williams, Peter Tork, RCA, Roman, Stephen Stills, The Monkees, Tom Wopat, Westinghouse
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What Happened – July 4
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving … Continue reading
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Tagged 1776, 1862, 1865, 2009, 836, Alice Liddell, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Benevento, Declaration of Independence, history, Lewis Carroll, Naples, Statue of Liberty
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