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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 14, 2020 0:15:24 GMT -5
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Post by johnmori on Aug 14, 2020 5:11:36 GMT -5
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August 14, 1959
Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League.
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Post by soutxed on Aug 14, 2020 8:11:02 GMT -5
August 14, 1935 Social Security Act is Signed into Law in the United States
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 14, 2020 9:31:56 GMT -5
Aug 14 is Code Talkers Day. The Apache used a new undecipherable code in WWII. They used common words and phrases from their tribal language to communicate information on the radio the Axis could not crack.
Have you seen the movie Code Talkers?
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Post by BillG on Aug 14, 2020 10:17:05 GMT -5
Who knew??? On August 14, 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced that Imperial Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II.
 
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 14, 2020 20:34:26 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 15, 2020 0:07:41 GMT -5
The oldest condoms ever found dates back to the 1640s (they were found in a cesspit at Dudley Castle), and were made from pig or sheep intestines.
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Post by johnmori on Aug 15, 2020 7:13:22 GMT -5
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August 15, 1965
The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City, an event later regarded as the birth of stadium rock.
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Post by BillG on Aug 15, 2020 7:21:01 GMT -5
Who knew??? On August 15, 1939 "The Wizard of Oz", American musical fantasy film directed by Victor Fleming and King Vidor, premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, starring Judy Garland (Dorothy), Ray Bolger (Scarecrow), Jack Haley (Tin Man), Bert Lahr (Cowardly Lion), Frank Morgan (Wizard), Billie Burke (Glinda), and Margaret Hamilton (Wicked Witch)
 
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 15, 2020 22:29:18 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 15, 2020 23:10:31 GMT -5
1 piña please.
In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race, but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
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Post by johnmori on Aug 16, 2020 6:16:44 GMT -5
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August 16, 1954
The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
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Post by BillG on Aug 16, 2020 7:19:59 GMT -5
Who knew??? On August 16, 2008 Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt sets new world record of 9.69 seconds to win the coveted 100m gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.
 
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Post by soutxed on Aug 16, 2020 7:55:29 GMT -5
August 16, 1948--Babe Ruth Died
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 16, 2020 21:08:15 GMT -5
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