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Scapler
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Posted: January 21 2007 at 21:17 |
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, one of the Confederate army's best generals, was born January 21, 1824
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Posted: January 21 2007 at 21:21 |
Today in music history:
January 21st:
2003, David Palmer, former keyboard player for Jethro Tull changed his
name to Dee Palmer after a successful sex change operation. Palmer was
the keyboard player for Jethro Tull between 1969 and 1980. He played on
all the Tull classics including 'Thick As A Brick' and 'Aqualung.'
1989, Phil Collins scored his seventh US No.1 single with 'Two Hearts'.
1984, Yes started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with
'Owner Of A Lonely Heart 'a No.28 hit in the UK.
1966,
George Harrison married Patti Boyd at Leatherhead Register Office in
Surrey with Paul McCartney as Best man.
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Scapler
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Posted: January 22 2007 at 17:09 |
On January 22nd:
1901-King Edward VII is the second oldest man to ascend the British throne ever
1905-Father Gapon and his peacefuil demonstators are massacred outside the Winter PAlace in St. Petersburg on what came to be known as Bloody Sunday
1973-The landmark Supreme Court case Roe V. Wade makes all abortion up to the six or seven months of preganancy legal in the United States
1980-Nobel Prize winner Andrei Sakharov is arrested in Moscow after protesting the Soviet War in Afganistan
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Scapler
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Posted: January 22 2007 at 17:13 |
Sir Francis Bcon was born Jnuary 22, 1561  Michael Kelland Hutchence was born January 22, 1960
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Scapler
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Posted: January 22 2007 at 17:15 |
Today in music history:
1983,
The new 24-hour music video network MTV started broadcasting to the
West Coast of America after being picked up by Group W Cable, Los
Angeles.
1972, David Bowie 'came out' as bisexual during an interview in the British music weekly Melody Maker.
1967, The Monkees performed live for the very first time at The Cow Palace, San Francisco to a sell-out crowd.
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Scapler
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Posted: January 23 2007 at 19:08 |
On January 23rd: 1556-The deadliest earthquake in human history, the Shaanxi Earthquake, occurs in the Shaanxi province of China, killing upwards of 830,000 people 1570-Regent James Stewart is assasinated, throwing Sctoland into Civil War 1571-The London Royal Exchange opens 1897-Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Her husband's folowing trial is the only case in US history where the statement of a supposed undead ghost was permitted as evidence!  1943-The Warwsaw Ghetto Uprisising 1964-The 24th Amendment to the US Constituiton prohibtis the use of poll taxes.
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Posted: January 23 2007 at 19:11 |
John Hancock, founding father of America who left quite a large "hancock" on the Decleration of Independence, was born January 23, 1737 
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Posted: January 23 2007 at 19:23 |
Today in music history: January 23rd: 1993-Genesis went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Live-The Way We Walk Volume II'.
1990-David Bowie announced his forthcoming and final world tour,
'Sound And Vision' 1990, during which he will invite each local
audience to decide on a 'greatest hits' running order, organised
through local radio stations. 1971-George Harrison became the first solo Beatle to have a No.1 when
'My Sweet Lord' went to the top of the UK single charts. The song
stayed at No.1 for five weeks. 1986-The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Chuck Berry  James Brown  Ray Charles  Fats Domino  Everly Brothers  Buddy Holly  Jerry Lee Lewis  Elvis Presley
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Scapler
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Posted: January 24 2007 at 18:13 |
On January 24th:
1438-Pope Eugene IV was suspended by the Council of Basel
1848-James W. Marshall discovers gold in Sutter's Mill, sparking the California Gold Rush
1924-Petragrad is renamed Leningrad
1984-The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale
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Scapler
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Posted: January 24 2007 at 18:17 |
Neil Diamond was born January 24, 1941  Blues Brother John Belushi (AKA Jack Blues) was born January 24, 1949
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progadicto
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Posted: January 24 2007 at 20:26 |
On January 24th: -1927: Alfred Hitchcock released his first movie The Pleasure Garden  -1986: Director Vincent Minelli dies  -1935: CANNED BEERS GOES ON SALE!!!  -1965: Wisnton Churchill dies
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Posted: January 25 2007 at 06:41 |
On January 25th... -1971: Charles Manson and his followers were convicted in LA of the murder of Sharon Tate and six others...  -1924: First Winter Olympics at Chamonix (French Alps)  -1949: The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presents its first
industry award (best known as the EMMY) at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles.  -1554: BRazilian city Sao Paulo was founded.  -1882: British writer Virginia Woolf born.  -1990: American actress Ava Gardner dies.  -1947: Gangster Al Capone dies.  1943: Legendary soccer player Eusebio born in Portugal. He is worldwide know as The Black Panther.
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eugene
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Posted: January 25 2007 at 07:11 |
Today is St. Tatiana's day.
This day in 1755 the First Russian University was founded, and St. Tatiana's day became known on ex-Soviet Union territory as All Students Day.
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: January 25 2007 at 10:07 |
1919: The League of Nations was created (unfortunately)
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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progadicto
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Posted: January 25 2007 at 13:15 |
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
1919: The League of Nations was created (unfortunately)
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Scapler
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Posted: January 25 2007 at 16:23 |
On January 25th: 1327-Edward III ascends the English throne, but the country is ruled by his mother and her lover. 2004-Mars Exploration Rover Oppotunity lands on Mars.  It is also Burns Night in Scot culture
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Scapler
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Posted: January 25 2007 at 16:27 |
Robert Burns, composer of "Auld Lang Syne" was born January 25, 1759  Ed Newman was born January 25, 1919
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Atkingani
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Posted: January 25 2007 at 17:04 |
My congrats to the huge city of Săo Paulo, with its more than 20 million inhabitants.
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Posted: January 26 2007 at 17:37 |
On January 26th:
1700-A magnitude 9 earthquake strikes of the Pacific coast of the American northwest, it is now called the Cascadia Earthquake
1788-The British First Fleet and Captain Arthur Philip land at Sidney Cove and establish the first permanent European settlement in Australia
1950-President Rajendra Prasad succeedes Rajaji, the last Governor General in India who serves as the head of state
It is also Australia Day in Australia and Republic Day in India
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Posted: January 26 2007 at 17:43 |
General Douglas MacArthur was born on January 26, 1880  Paul Newman was born January 26, 1925  Eddie Van Halen was born January 26, 1955  Ellen Degeneres was born January 26, 1958  Wayne Gretzky was born January 26, 1961
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