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wuzzie
20-Jan-09, 05:59

On this day...January 20th
a new president is welcomed in the USA  
rilke
03-Feb-09, 10:36

On this day.....February 3rd
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47), German composer was born; and Pulitzer winner (1947) James Michener (1907-) was born, author of "Tales of South Pacific."
rilke
15-Feb-09, 18:59

On this day.....February 15th
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642),the Italian astronomer and physicist , was born on this day in Pisa.

In 1942 Singapore was surrendered to the Japanese.

In 1971decimal coinage was adopted in Great Britain.

Also born on this day: Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), the English philosopher and social reformer who introduced the registration of births,deaths and marriages.
rilke
01-Mar-09, 22:32

On this day...... March 1st
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) Polish composer and pianist; and American bandleader and composer Glenn Miller (1904-44) was born.
rilke
02-Sep-09, 04:56

On this day....September 2nd
In 1752, the Julian calender was used in Britain and the colonies offically for the last time, with the following day becoming 14 September in accordance with the Gregorian calender and bringing Britain in line with the other Europenas countries.

Born on this day were John Howard(1736-90), the Englsih philantropist, and Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) the German chemist and recipient of the Noble prize in 1909.
rilke
25-Dec-09, 13:00

On this day.....December 25th
Born on third day: The English scientist Sir Issac Newton (1642-1727); American film actor Humphrey Bogart (1900-1957); and Mohammad Anwar El-Sadat (1919-1981), the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
cyna
31-Dec-09, 19:29

On this day, I'd like to say:
I hope You ALL enjoy a Happy, Prosperous, Joyous & Peaceful, New Year!!!!!!!!!!
rilke
07-Feb-10, 13:12

On this day....February 7th
Born on this day :English novelist Charles Dickens (1725-70) and the American novelist Harry Sinclair Lewis (1851-1951), the first American recipient of the Noble Prize for literature, though he had earlier refused the Pulitzer prize.

Also born on this date, Sir Thomas Moore (1478-1535),Lord Chancellor of England, who executed for high treason for refusing to recognize Henry VIII as head of the Church.
rilke
10-May-10, 02:35

On this day.... May 8th
Harry S. Truman (1844-1972) was born.
rilke
12-Sep-10, 04:18

On this day....Sept. 12th
Jesse Owens was born, The American Athlete won gold medal at the Oympic games in Berlin.
hebrit
12-Sep-10, 07:09

On this day ... Sept 12th
1959 : Premiere of Bonanza
rilke
13-Sep-10, 15:19

On this day...Sept.13th
Law and Order was premiered on NBC. year 1990.

1943- Chiang Kai-Shek became President of China.

1819- Clara Schumann was born.

1874_ Arnold Schoenberg was born.
rilke
02-Jan-11, 11:24

On this day ....January 2nd
On this date January, 2,1727, English General James Wolfe was born. He captured Quebec.

Jan,2,1920... Science Fiction Writer Isaac Asimov was born.

1788. Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
antinephilehi
30-Apr-11, 14:27

April24 1945
Eva Braun dies in a bunker in Berlin together with her evil husband.
wildfiree
10-Jun-11, 11:45

June 10
Exactly 68 years ago, the ballpoint pen was invented
rilke
17-Jan-12, 14:25

January,17
The Soviets capture Warsaw....1945
PGA is formed in ........1916
Eisenhower bids farewell.....1961
rilke
03-Sep-12, 15:31

On this day.... September 3
301 - San Marino, one of the smallest countries in the world was founded by Saint Marinus.

590 - Consecration of Pope Gregory ( Gregory the Great )

1971- Qatar becomes an independent country.
rilke
06-Sep-12, 11:56

On this day...September 6
1901 -- USA President McKinley was h shot in Buffalo, NY.

1997 -Funeral services held for Princess Diana. And weeping masses mourning Mother Teresa 's death.

1998 - Film director Akira Kurosawa dies.

1943_ Roger Waters, co founder and musician of Pink Floyd is born.
rilke
01-Nov-12, 09:15

On this day...November 1st
1512 --- Michelangelo 's paintings on the Sistine Chapel is exhibited for the first time.

1604---- Shakespeare " Othello' is 1st presented.

1776 ----Mission San Juan Capistrano is founded in California.

1972 --- US poet Ezra Pound ides at the age of 87.
rilke
09-Nov-12, 08:45

On this day ...... Novemmber 9th
Dorothy Dandrige ( Actress ) is born in 1922, Cleveland ,Ohio.
1921 ... Albert Einstein wins Nobel prize for his services to theoretical physics.
1985.... Gary Kasparov becomes the youngest World Chess Champion at the age of 22.
1953 ...... Poet Dylan Thomas died at the age of 39.
antinephilehi
10-Nov-12, 03:51

On this day....November 10th
Lady Chatterleys Lover.
rilke
13-Feb-14, 09:24

On this day ....Fevruary 13
1776 -- A group of Spanish Missionaries settled in what is now San Francisco.

1855 --Issac Singer patented the sewing machine motor.

1967 -- Che Guevara was executed by Bolivian soldiers.
rilke
28-Jul-14, 11:13

On this day .... July 28
the 14th amendment adopted in 1868 .

In 1914 Austria- Hungary declares war on Serbia and
marks the beginning of World War I.
kewois
10-Jan-17, 08:06

10 January
1839 - Tea from India 1st arrived in UK
rilke
19-Feb-18, 23:29

On this day....february 20
1985

Ireland allows the sale of contraceptives.
The Irish government defied the powerful
Catholic church
kewois
08-May-18, 09:06

09 May
1945 World War II: The Soviet Union marks Victory Day
lord_shiva
08-May-18, 18:42

I Thought
Che Guevara was killed by the CIA.

And Ireland--wow. Not until 1985 did they relent on contraceptives. Crazy! They still have work yet to recognize women's reproductive autonomy.
rilke
11-Feb-19, 11:09

0n 1531 Henry the VII it s recognized as
The head supreme of the Church

1953, Walt Disney premieres Peter Pan
kewois
12-Feb-19, 07:34

12 February
1947 - French fashion designer Christian Dior presents his first influential collection,
named the "New Look"
rilke
09-Mar-19, 16:20

On this day....March 9
1943 -- American chess player Bobby Fisher is born
on this day.

1959. -- The Barbie Doll goes on the Market sale.
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