This Day In History - Page 3 - The Orange Mane

Billy Clyde Puckett · 12-19-2005, 11:09 AM

I also read a lot about WWII, but I find the Pacific War more interesting and fewer people know much about it. I think you would be hard pressed to find an event in history that caused as many social and economic changes as WWII

Rascal · 12-19-2005, 11:11 AM

I agree Big Guy about the pacific. The carrier battles and island jumping are some incredible events. The ingenuity of our commanders and troops in that environment was simply amazing.

Billy Clyde Puckett · 12-19-2005, 11:40 AM

And in many cases, amazing luck.

REB · 12-19-2005, 05:57 PM

And there lies the question that a lot of historians ask. Could we have beat the Japanese going Island to Island and not drop the Bomb? I think yes but a lot more of our boys would have died and let's not forget about the fact that man has never built a weapon that they haven't used. Sooner or later.......

Billy Clyde Puckett · 12-19-2005, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by REB

And there lies the question that a lot of historians ask. Could we have beat the Japanese going Island to Island and not drop the Bomb? I think yes but a lot more of our boys would have died and let's not forget about the fact that man has never built a weapon that they haven't used. Sooner or later.......

We could have done that or we could have continued the blockade and the napalm bombing and hundreds of thousands more would have died.

Rascal · 12-20-2005, 06:40 AM

There were dozens of nights in which our fire bombing killed more then either of those nukes. If we had invaded the number of deaths and casualties would have been horrendous. They were literally prepared to have every military aged man die to drive us off if we invaded. I've talked to several of their veterans when i lived in Japan so I know.

They would not have surrendered unless we invaded.

Billy Clyde Puckett · 12-20-2005, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Rascal

They were literally prepared to have every military aged man die to drive us off if we invaded. .

Plus the women and children. Nuke was/is a terrible thing, but it saved hundreds of thousands of lives

REB · 12-20-2005, 12:43 PM

1790: American cotton producer Samuel Slater opens the first American cotton mill.
Learn more about Samuel Slater.

1803: France formally transfers authority over the territory of Louisiana to the United States.
Learn more about the Louisiana purchase.

1820: Missouri passes legislation that taxes single men, aged 21 to 50, one dollar.
Learn more about taxation.

1860: South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the United States, following the victory of Republican Abraham Lincoln in the presidential election.
Learn more about South Carolina.

1880: In New York City, electric lights are installed on Broadway.
Learn more about electricity.

1922: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed.

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Born on This Day

Branch Rickey, American baseball executive (1881)

Harvey Firestone, American industrialist (1868)

(Jack) John Christiansen, American football player (1928)

REB · 12-22-2005, 01:19 PM

1807: Congress passes the Embargo Act, which bars trading between the United States and European nations.
Learn more about Embargo Act.

1845: The first voice synthesizer, later known as P.T. Barnum's Euphonium, is demonstrated to the public.
Learn more about electronic music.

1894: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is convicted of treason by a military court-martial.
Learn more about Alfred Dreyfus.

1894: The U.S. Golf Association is founded.
Learn more about golf.

1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill begin their first official conference in Washington, D.C.
Learn more about Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Today's Web Pick

Your Life As a Gorilla
December 22, 1956, marks the birthday of Colo, the first gorilla born in captivity, at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio.

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Born on This Day

Edwin Robinson, American poet (1869)

Cornelius 'Connie Mack' McGillicuddy, American baseball player (1862)

Peggy Ashcroft, English actor (1907)

Steve Carlton, American baseball player (1944)

Rascal · 12-23-2005, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rascal

There were dozens of nights in which our fire bombing killed more then either of those nukes. If we had invaded the number of deaths and casualties would have been horrendous. They were literally prepared to have every military aged man die to drive us off if we invaded. I've talked to several of their veterans when i lived in Japan so I know.

They would not have surrendered unless we invaded.

For those that would like more information on this I strongly suggest you read Ripples of Battle by Victor Hanson. He does an incredible job analyzing how the battles of Shiloh, Okinawa, and Delium (Athens versus Thebes/Boeotian) changed the course of history and the effect they had. With the battle of Okinawa he clearly illustrates how the severe casualties that we faced there led to the decision to use the bomb on Japan.

REB · 12-24-2005, 09:50 AM

1814: Great Britain and the United States sign the Treaty of Ghent, formally ending the War of 1812.
Learn more about the War of 1812.

1851: A fire at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., destroys about two-thirds of its 55,000 volumes, including two-thirds of Thomas Jefferson's personal library.
Learn more about the Library of Congress.

1906: The first radio program is broadcast.
Learn more about radio.

1946: The first live telecast of an American church service is broadcast from the Grace Episcopal Church on Broadway and Tenth Street in New York City.

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Born on This Day

Kit (Christopher) Carson, American hunter, trapper, and scout (1809)

Robert Joffrey (Khan), American dancer and choreographer (1930)

Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founded the Society of Jesus, the Order of the Jesuits (1491)

Ava Gardner, American film actor (1922)

Rocket 7 · 12-24-2005, 07:57 PM

http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.ph...contentID=1243

1977 AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Saturday, December 24, 1977, 02:00 PM (Mountain Standard)

BOX SCORE
1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Broncos 7 7 7 13 0 34
Steelers 0 14 0 7 0 21

After ties at 7, 14, and 21, veteran Jim Turner kicked a 44-yard field goal to put Denver ahead to stay as the Broncos — in their first playoff game ever — beat the perennial AFC Central Champion Steelers.

Leading 24-21, the Broncos capped their victory with two fourth-quarter interceptions by linebacker Tom Jackson, the last of which set up Craig Morton’s 34-yard game-clinching touchdown pass to Jack Dolbin.

Denver capitalized on a blocked punt and a fumble recovery for two scores in the first half, which ended 14-14. Morton and Steeler quarterback Terry Bradshaw traded touchdown passes in the second half before Turner’s kick, Jackson’s interceptions, and Morton’s arm kept Pittsburgh from the AFC title game for the first time in four years.

The Denver victory set up a third game between the AFC Western Champion Broncos and the AFC Wild Card Raiders, who split two regular season games.

REB · 12-26-2005, 01:18 PM

REB · 12-26-2005, 01:22 PM

1776: American forces under George Washington raid British Hessian mercenaries at the Battle of Trenton, Pennsylvania.
Learn more about George Washington.

1865: The coffee percolator is patented.
Learn more about coffee.

1941: Winston Churchill becomes the first British prime minister to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress.
Learn more about Winston Churchill.

1966: Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University at Long Beach, organizes the first Kwanzaa celebration in Los Angeles, California.
Learn more about Kwanzaa.

Today's Web Pick

radium (WebElements)
Polish-born French scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discovered the element radium on this day in 1898.

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Big day after Christmas celebration at labf's house to worship or celebrate the birth of Mao....

Born on This Day

Mao Zedong, founder of the People's Republic of China (1893)

Henry Miller, American writer (1891)

Charles Babbage, British mathematician and inventor (1792)

Steve Allen, American comedian and musician (1921)

Richard Widmark, American actor (1914)

Rocket 7 · 12-26-2005, 02:45 PM

JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered in 1996
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JonBen%C3%A9t_Ramsey

REB · 12-28-2005, 11:21 AM

1832: John C. Calhoun becomes the first U.S. vice president to resign from office, citing political differences with President Andrew Jackson and a desire to fill a vacant Senate seat in South Carolina.
Learn more about John C. Calhoun.

1869: The North American labor union Knights of Labor hold the first Labor Day ceremony in American history.
Learn more about Labor Day.

1869: William Semple of Ohio patents chewing gum.
Learn more about patents.

1895: Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrate the cinématographe using their film Quitting Time at the Lumière Factory, probably the first real motion picture ever made.
Learn more about the Lumière brothers.

1945: The U.S. Congress officially recognizes the pledge of allegiance and recommends its recitation in American classrooms.
Learn more about the pledge of allegiance.

Today's Web Pick

National Earthquake Information Center
On December 28, 1908, an earthquake struck the ancient city of Messina, Italy, killing more than 80,000 people.

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Born on This Day

Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the United States (1856)

Dame Maggie Smith, British actor (1934)

REB · 12-29-2005, 11:26 AM

1845: Texas is admitted into the United States as the 28th state.
Learn more about Texas.

1891: Thomas Edison patents the wireless radio.
Learn more about Edison.

1916: Siberian peasant and self-proclaimed holy man Grigory Rasputin is assassinated in St. Petersburg.
Learn more about Grigory Rasputin.

1940: Germany bombs London; fire causes widespread damage to the city.
Learn more about World War II.

1952: The first hearing aid using a transistor goes on sale.
Learn more about hearing aids.

Today's Web Pick

The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Today is the anniversary of the 1808 birth of Andrew Johnson, one of only two U.S. presidents to be impeached. Harper's Weekly offers coverage of the 1868 impeachment, including news reports and biographies of key figures.

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Born on This Day

Charles Goodyear, American inventor (1800)

Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States (1808)

Mary Tyler Moore, American actor (1937)

Jon Voight, American actor (1938)

Ray Nitschke, American football player (1936)

Billy Clyde Puckett · 12-29-2005, 01:42 PM

Happy Birthday Ray. You were ten times the linebacker as the clown they now call Ray.

REB · 12-30-2005, 12:08 PM

1853: U.S. minister to Mexico James Gadsden and Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna sign the Gadsden Purchase in Mexico City.
Learn more about the Gadsden Purchase.

1880: The Transvaal province declares itself an independent Boer republic in British South Africa, instigating an armed conflict with Britain and setting the scene for the Boer War.
Learn more about the Boer War.

1922: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is established through the confederation of Russia, Belarus, the Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation.

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Born on This Day

Stephen Leacock, Canadian writer and economist (1869)

Rudyard Kipling, English writer and Nobel laureate (1865)

Simon Guggenheim, American industrialist and philanthropist (1867)

Rascal · 12-30-2005, 12:15 PM

The Gadsden purchase was basically the US saying "sorry for taking all your land. We won't give it back but here is a huge amount of money for some worthless land...we suggest you take it before we decide to take the rest of your country."

Bronco_Beerslug · 12-30-2005, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rascal

The Gadsden purchase was basically the US saying "sorry for taking all your land. We won't give it back but here is a huge amount of money for some worthless land...we suggest you take it before we decide to take the rest of your country."

Actually, we only paid about $300 a square mile for it so I don't think that was considered very much money for it. I guess Santa Anna may have thought it was.

REB · 12-31-2005, 06:24 AM

1775: During the first phase of the American Revolution, Patriot forces under generals Benedict Arnold and Richard Montgomery are defeated by the British defenders of the city of Québec in Canada.
Learn more about the American Revolution.

1808: French chemist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac formulates a law of gases known as Gay-Lussac's Law.
Learn more about Gay-Lussac.

1879: Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrates the electric light bulb.
Learn more about Edison.

1890: New York's Ellis Island opens to all immigrants to the United States.
Learn more about Ellis Island.

1946: U.S. President Harry Truman officially announces the end of World War II.

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Born on This Day

Henri Matisse, French artist (1869)

George Marshall, American military commander (1880)

Anthony Hopkins, British actor (1937)

Patti Smith, American rock singer and songwriter (1946)

Dagmar · 12-31-2005, 08:07 AM

This day in History I got married in 2003 by the same dude that married Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman.

Vegas 2003 baby!

REB · 12-31-2005, 08:30 AM

Happy Anniversary Dagmar!

mmmmmmmmmm Carmen Electra!

Billy Clyde Puckett · 12-31-2005, 08:44 AM

Took kids to see Cheaper By the Dozen 2 yesterday, Carmen Electra looks like a two bit slut even in a family movie

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12-19-2005, 11:09 AM	#51
Billy Clyde Puckett Billy=Semi Tough Big Guy Looking down on KC, SD and Oakland Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: between 5,000 and 10,000 feet elevation Posts: 12,665 Adopt-a-Bronco: John Elway	I also read a lot about WWII, but I find the Pacific War more interesting and fewer people know much about it. I think you would be hard pressed to find an event in history that caused as many social and economic changes as WWII

12-19-2005, 11:11 AM	#52
Rascal RIP Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 16,581 Adopt-a-Bronco: Turf	I agree Big Guy about the pacific. The carrier battles and island jumping are some incredible events. The ingenuity of our commanders and troops in that environment was simply amazing.

12-19-2005, 11:40 AM	#53
Billy Clyde Puckett Billy=Semi Tough Big Guy Looking down on KC, SD and Oakland Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: between 5,000 and 10,000 feet elevation Posts: 12,665 Adopt-a-Bronco: John Elway	And in many cases, amazing luck.

12-19-2005, 05:57 PM	#54
REB LP.org/L4L.org "This one's for John!" 3:16 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 'I guess he'd rather be in Colorado' Posts: 8,723	And there lies the question that a lot of historians ask. Could we have beat the Japanese going Island to Island and not drop the Bomb? I think yes but a lot more of our boys would have died and let's not forget about the fact that man has never built a weapon that they haven't used. Sooner or later.......

12-20-2005, 06:40 AM	#56
Rascal RIP Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 16,581 Adopt-a-Bronco: Turf	There were dozens of nights in which our fire bombing killed more then either of those nukes. If we had invaded the number of deaths and casualties would have been horrendous. They were literally prepared to have every military aged man die to drive us off if we invaded. I've talked to several of their veterans when i lived in Japan so I know. They would not have surrendered unless we invaded.

12-20-2005, 12:43 PM	#58
REB LP.org/L4L.org "This one's for John!" 3:16 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 'I guess he'd rather be in Colorado' Posts: 8,723	1790: American cotton producer Samuel Slater opens the first American cotton mill. Learn more about Samuel Slater. 1803: France formally transfers authority over the territory of Louisiana to the United States. Learn more about the Louisiana purchase. 1820: Missouri passes legislation that taxes single men, aged 21 to 50, one dollar. Learn more about taxation. 1860: South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the United States, following the victory of Republican Abraham Lincoln in the presidential election. Learn more about South Carolina. 1880: In New York City, electric lights are installed on Broadway. Learn more about electricity. 1922: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is formed. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Born on This Day Branch Rickey, American baseball executive (1881) Harvey Firestone, American industrialist (1868) (Jack) John Christiansen, American football player (1928)

12-22-2005, 01:19 PM	#59
REB LP.org/L4L.org "This one's for John!" 3:16 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 'I guess he'd rather be in Colorado' Posts: 8,723	1807: Congress passes the Embargo Act, which bars trading between the United States and European nations. Learn more about Embargo Act. 1845: The first voice synthesizer, later known as P.T. Barnum's Euphonium, is demonstrated to the public. Learn more about electronic music. 1894: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is convicted of treason by a military court-martial. Learn more about Alfred Dreyfus. 1894: The U.S. Golf Association is founded. Learn more about golf. 1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill begin their first official conference in Washington, D.C. Learn more about Franklin D. Roosevelt. Today's Web Pick Your Life As a Gorilla December 22, 1956, marks the birthday of Colo, the first gorilla born in captivity, at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Born on This Day Edwin Robinson, American poet (1869) Cornelius 'Connie Mack' McGillicuddy, American baseball player (1862) Peggy Ashcroft, English actor (1907) Steve Carlton, American baseball player (1944)

12-24-2005, 09:50 AM	#61
REB LP.org/L4L.org "This one's for John!" 3:16 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 'I guess he'd rather be in Colorado' Posts: 8,723	1814: Great Britain and the United States sign the Treaty of Ghent, formally ending the War of 1812. Learn more about the War of 1812. 1851: A fire at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., destroys about two-thirds of its 55,000 volumes, including two-thirds of Thomas Jefferson's personal library. Learn more about the Library of Congress. 1906: The first radio program is broadcast. Learn more about radio. 1946: The first live telecast of an American church service is broadcast from the Grace Episcopal Church on Broadway and Tenth Street in New York City. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born on This Day Kit (Christopher) Carson, American hunter, trapper, and scout (1809) Robert Joffrey (Khan), American dancer and choreographer (1930) Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founded the Society of Jesus, the Order of the Jesuits (1491) Ava Gardner, American film actor (1922)

12-24-2005, 07:57 PM	#62
Rocket 7 Formerly known as Dipso Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 4,723 Adopt-a-Bronco: Paul Smith 70	http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.ph...contentID=1243 1977 AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Saturday, December 24, 1977, 02:00 PM (Mountain Standard) BOX SCORE 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Broncos 7 7 7 13 0 34 Steelers 0 14 0 7 0 21 After ties at 7, 14, and 21, veteran Jim Turner kicked a 44-yard field goal to put Denver ahead to stay as the Broncos — in their first playoff game ever — beat the perennial AFC Central Champion Steelers. Leading 24-21, the Broncos capped their victory with two fourth-quarter interceptions by linebacker Tom Jackson, the last of which set up Craig Morton’s 34-yard game-clinching touchdown pass to Jack Dolbin. Denver capitalized on a blocked punt and a fumble recovery for two scores in the first half, which ended 14-14. Morton and Steeler quarterback Terry Bradshaw traded touchdown passes in the second half before Turner’s kick, Jackson’s interceptions, and Morton’s arm kept Pittsburgh from the AFC title game for the first time in four years. The Denver victory set up a third game between the AFC Western Champion Broncos and the AFC Wild Card Raiders, who split two regular season games.

12-26-2005, 01:18 PM	#63
REB LP.org/L4L.org "This one's for John!" 3:16 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 'I guess he'd rather be in Colorado' Posts: 8,723

12-26-2005, 01:22 PM	#64
REB LP.org/L4L.org "This one's for John!" 3:16 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 'I guess he'd rather be in Colorado' Posts: 8,723	1776: American forces under George Washington raid British Hessian mercenaries at the Battle of Trenton, Pennsylvania. Learn more about George Washington. 1865: The coffee percolator is patented. Learn more about coffee. 1941: Winston Churchill becomes the first British prime minister to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress. Learn more about Winston Churchill. 1966: Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University at Long Beach, organizes the first Kwanzaa celebration in Los Angeles, California. Learn more about Kwanzaa. Today's Web Pick radium (WebElements) Polish-born French scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discovered the element radium on this day in 1898. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Big day after Christmas celebration at labf's house to worship or celebrate the birth of Mao.... Born on This Day Mao Zedong, founder of the People's Republic of China (1893) Henry Miller, American writer (1891) Charles Babbage, British mathematician and inventor (1792) Steve Allen, American comedian and musician (1921) Richard Widmark, American actor (1914)

12-26-2005, 02:45 PM	#65
Rocket 7 Formerly known as Dipso Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 4,723 Adopt-a-Bronco: Paul Smith 70	JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered in 1996 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JonBen%C3%A9t_Ramsey

12-28-2005, 11:21 AM	#66
REB LP.org/L4L.org "This one's for John!" 3:16 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 'I guess he'd rather be in Colorado' Posts: 8,723	1832: John C. Calhoun becomes the first U.S. vice president to resign from office, citing political differences with President Andrew Jackson and a desire to fill a vacant Senate seat in South Carolina. Learn more about John C. Calhoun. 1869: The North American labor union Knights of Labor hold the first Labor Day ceremony in American history. Learn more about Labor Day. 1869: William Semple of Ohio patents chewing gum. Learn more about patents. 1895: Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrate the cinématographe using their film Quitting Time at the Lumière Factory, probably the first real motion picture ever made. Learn more about the Lumière brothers. 1945: The U.S. Congress officially recognizes the pledge of allegiance and recommends its recitation in American classrooms. Learn more about the pledge of allegiance. Today's Web Pick National Earthquake Information Center On December 28, 1908, an earthquake struck the ancient city of Messina, Italy, killing more than 80,000 people. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born on This Day Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the United States (1856) Dame Maggie Smith, British actor (1934)

12-29-2005, 11:26 AM	#67
REB LP.org/L4L.org "This one's for John!" 3:16 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 'I guess he'd rather be in Colorado' Posts: 8,723	1845: Texas is admitted into the United States as the 28th state. Learn more about Texas. 1891: Thomas Edison patents the wireless radio. Learn more about Edison. 1916: Siberian peasant and self-proclaimed holy man Grigory Rasputin is assassinated in St. Petersburg. Learn more about Grigory Rasputin. 1940: Germany bombs London; fire causes widespread damage to the city. Learn more about World War II. 1952: The first hearing aid using a transistor goes on sale. Learn more about hearing aids. Today's Web Pick The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Today is the anniversary of the 1808 birth of Andrew Johnson, one of only two U.S. presidents to be impeached. Harper's Weekly offers coverage of the 1868 impeachment, including news reports and biographies of key figures. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Born on This Day Charles Goodyear, American inventor (1800) Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States (1808) Mary Tyler Moore, American actor (1937) Jon Voight, American actor (1938) Ray Nitschke, American football player (1936)

12-29-2005, 01:42 PM	#68
Billy Clyde Puckett Billy=Semi Tough Big Guy Looking down on KC, SD and Oakland Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: between 5,000 and 10,000 feet elevation Posts: 12,665 Adopt-a-Bronco: John Elway	Happy Birthday Ray. You were ten times the linebacker as the clown they now call Ray.

12-30-2005, 12:08 PM	#69
REB LP.org/L4L.org "This one's for John!" 3:16 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 'I guess he'd rather be in Colorado' Posts: 8,723	1853: U.S. minister to Mexico James Gadsden and Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna sign the Gadsden Purchase in Mexico City. Learn more about the Gadsden Purchase. 1880: The Transvaal province declares itself an independent Boer republic in British South Africa, instigating an armed conflict with Britain and setting the scene for the Boer War. Learn more about the Boer War. 1922: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is established through the confederation of Russia, Belarus, the Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born on This Day Stephen Leacock, Canadian writer and economist (1869) Rudyard Kipling, English writer and Nobel laureate (1865) Simon Guggenheim, American industrialist and philanthropist (1867)

12-30-2005, 12:15 PM	#70
Rascal RIP Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 16,581 Adopt-a-Bronco: Turf	The Gadsden purchase was basically the US saying "sorry for taking all your land. We won't give it back but here is a huge amount of money for some worthless land...we suggest you take it before we decide to take the rest of your country."

12-31-2005, 06:24 AM	#72
REB LP.org/L4L.org "This one's for John!" 3:16 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 'I guess he'd rather be in Colorado' Posts: 8,723	1775: During the first phase of the American Revolution, Patriot forces under generals Benedict Arnold and Richard Montgomery are defeated by the British defenders of the city of Québec in Canada. Learn more about the American Revolution. 1808: French chemist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac formulates a law of gases known as Gay-Lussac's Law. Learn more about Gay-Lussac. 1879: Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrates the electric light bulb. Learn more about Edison. 1890: New York's Ellis Island opens to all immigrants to the United States. Learn more about Ellis Island. 1946: U.S. President Harry Truman officially announces the end of World War II. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Born on This Day Henri Matisse, French artist (1869) George Marshall, American military commander (1880) Anthony Hopkins, British actor (1937) Patti Smith, American rock singer and songwriter (1946)

12-31-2005, 08:07 AM	#73
Dagmar ...there ain't no devil ..there's just God when he's drunk. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Morrison Posts: 17,132 Adopt-a-Bronco: Tim Tebow	This day in History I got married in 2003 by the same dude that married Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman. Vegas 2003 baby!

12-31-2005, 08:44 AM	#75
Billy Clyde Puckett Billy=Semi Tough Big Guy Looking down on KC, SD and Oakland Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: between 5,000 and 10,000 feet elevation Posts: 12,665 Adopt-a-Bronco: John Elway	Took kids to see Cheaper By the Dozen 2 yesterday, Carmen Electra looks like a two bit slut even in a family movie