Tag Archives: 2011
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 – January 8
The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “307 – Jin Huidi, Chinese Emperor of the Jin Dynasty, is poisoned and succeeded by his son Jin Huaidi” and the most recent is “2011 – An attempted assassination of Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and subsequent shooting in Casas Adobes, Arizona at a Safeway grocery store kills 6 … Continue reading
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Tagged 1815, 1835, 1941, 2011, 307, Andrew Jackson, Battle of New Orleans, Bob Eubanks, Charles Osgood, Citizen Kane, David Bowie, Gabrielle Giffords, history, Jin Huaidi, Jin Huidi, Larry Storch, national debt, Robby Krieger, Stephen Hawking, Terry Brooks, William Randolph Hearst
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What Happened – August 22
It was on this day in 1864 that the First Geneva Convention, entitled Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, was signed by Baden*, Belgium, Denmark, France, Hesse*, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Prussia*, Switzerland, Spain, and Württemberg*. (*modern-day Germany) Focusing … Continue reading
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Tagged 1864, 1956, 2011, 392, 565, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Cindy Williams, Debbi Peterson, Donna Godchaux, Elvis Presley, Geneva Convention, history, Honor Blackman, Libya, Loch Ness, Love Me Tender, Norman Schwarzkopf, Ray Bradbury, Ringo Starr, Roman, Saint Columba, The Beatles, The White Album, Tori Amos, Valerie Harper
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What Happened – July 15
It was on this day in 1799 that a lieutenant serving in Napoleon’s army spotted an odd-looking stone. The soldiers were strengthening a small fort in Egypt when the unusual slab of rock was unearthed. The officer noticed some strange markings inscribed on it … Continue reading
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Tagged 1099, 1799, 1870, 1916, 1996, 2010, 2011, Adam Savage, Alicia Bridges, Arianna Huffington, Artimus Pyle, Boeing, British Petroleum, Forest Whitaker, Georgia, Harry Potter, Hieroglyphs, history, Jason Bonham, Jerusalem, Jesse Ventura, Joe Satriani, Linda Ronstadt, Millie Jackson, MSNBC, Rosetta Stone, Terry O'Quinn
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What Happened – July 12
It was on this day in 1979 that there was a riot on a baseball field in Chicago. A local radio station was offering reduced admission to Comiskey Park for a double-header if a disco record was also donated, so it … Continue reading
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Tagged 1812, 1962, 1967, 1979, 2011, 927, Bambi Woods, Ben Burtt, Bill Cosby, Canada, Charlie Murphy, Cheryl Ladd, Christine McVie, Detroit Tigers, disco, England, Erik Per Sullivan, history, Jay Thomas, Michelle Rodriguez, Neptune, Newark, Richard Simmons, The Rolling Stones, Topher Grace, White Sox
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